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Presentation: Research Project

I have been working on:

-  getting nametags, signs and banners printed

-  designing templates for signs

-  prepareing T-shirts for IF’s staffs

I successfully finished:

- designing nametags

- printing IF’s posters and posted them around

university’s bulletin boards and mailed them.

- measuring the wall at the front of IDS for IF banners

- assigning tasks to my printing members

- designing arrows for way finding signs

- doing a T-shirt mock up for a screen printing

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What I Have Learned?

I have learned

-to organize the conference

-to share ideas with co-workers and technicians at the Digital Output Center

-about what my strengths and weaknesses in relation to graphic  and printing skills are

-that I should pay more attention to details

-about the use of diffenrent typography

-to use Illustrator to do some mock up and sample designs for prints

-to set up name tag’s templates in InDesign

-to select papers for different categories of prints, for example, for example, for posters, name tags,

-to be a team leader for prints

-to get assigned tasks done on time

-to be an organized person

-to listen and except others’ ideas

-to adapt myself to professional environment

-to be patient , keep doing experiments

-to be a careful  and responsible person

-to be aware and understanding of each task

-to be more organized person

-to be careful of reading emails and update the to do list immediately otherwise I could miss

some importants changes

-to tackle all tasks with enthusiasm and a positive Attitude

-to avoid negativity

-not be afraid to ask questions

- to enjoy myself  during the internship

How Have My role And Work Shifted?

My role and work have been slightly shifted. However, I still have been dealing with prints but it is more than I expected.  It is challenging for me to get all the tasks done on time. Presently, I have to print nametags for the conference, then Interactive Futures’ banners and the last items will be “Now in Stereo” banners and signs for sponsors, registration, orientation and wayfindings.

What  Do I Hope To Achieve?

My main goals for this internship are to prepare all prints and T-shirts for

the conference and provide leadership in the field of printing T-shirts.

What I hope to achieve from the internship are:

-  to gain a professional hand-on experience in graphic design and prints

-  to have ability to work with others

-  to have ability to exchange ideas with others

-  to have ability to solve problems on my own

-  to develop my skills of using Illustrator and InDesign

- to develop my presentation skill

- I also hope that this rewarding experience in terms of personal,

practical and technical skills will help me build my future career.

PDF: MRT_presentation_DIVA300

Proposed by Julaluck Kitpowsong

Employer name: Interactive Futures (IF)

Duration: Sept 23, 2009 – Dec 9, 2009

Hours per week: 6-9 hours

During my internship with Interactive Futures, I will be mainly working with Wendi Copeland and Julie Andreyev. My roles in this internship are to assist in coordinating the conference preparation, for example, prints, set up, registration, bus coordination and catering.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Design nametags that categorize different groups in the conference
• Research about materials for nametags and how to make them look good and cost-efficient
• Research about how to make staffs to look distinctive during the conference, for example, they may be requested to wear a black T-shirt with IF logo printed at the back.
• Print conference posters, nametags, images of conference sponsors, agenda for registration desk and the conference area.
• Create, print and display a poster for display restaurant on Grandville Island
• Type a list of restaurants participating in the conference
• Create various colorful tickets that can identify different beverage categories
• Create some signs for Cash Bar
• Create and print some generic signs for way finding

Learning outcomes

• Development of graphic design and printing skills
• Development of problem-solving skills
• Development of oral and written and communication skills
• Development of skills to work effectively in a group
• Development of an awareness and understanding of a theme of each project
• Development of research and management skills
• Development of creative and critical thinking skills
• Development of being a  punctual and responsible person
• Development of adapting myself to a professional circumstance
• Development of using Adobe Creative Suit software especially Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

Recent Projects:

Nametag designs ( phototypes)

T-shirt designs for IF’s staffs (phototype)

Scope of Work Report 1 (PDF 518KB)