Autumn Schreiber Creative

Tag: intern

  • catching up

    It’s been awhile! I’ve really gotten engulfed in my internship. I started working full 40 hour weeks since the end of May.

    Here’s the rundown of my current projects:

    • Updating HR documents and keeping them in proper branding
    • Finalizing chatbot color ways for the final vote
    • Drafting retirement flyer templates
    • Petting dogs because it’s DOG WEEK at work

    Yeah you read that right. It’s dog week at my internship and I definitely could use all the puppy love. (Pic for proof, otherwise it didn’t happen)

    This is Artie, the office’s BFG. He is such a sweetheart!

    In other intern news, I’ve gotten to meet the other interns at the City. We’ve done some name games, and more recently a team building activity after learning our CliftonStrengths. I’m really looking forward to getting to know everyone a bit more as well as growing my skillset.

    There was another citywide intern event that I went to (even got featured on local news). It was refreshing to meet other interns outside my office! You best believe I was trying to get people’s LinkedIn handles lol. We did some speed networking and it was good practice (and the sandwiches were SO good).

    I’ve also started job hunting. It is not for the weak. I am trying to stay positive and actively look for new opportunities. What else can a girl do?

    Until next time!

  • intern diaries #4

    My internship has been so fun! It honestly doesn’t even feel like work. I’ve been working on a bunch of different projects. The chat bot has been ongoing for awhile now. Currently we have four strong designs that need to be voted on! I’m secretly rooting for the Sherman graphic (below).

    Sherman was based on E.A. Sherman

    I’ve also been working on a bingo card for the Mayor’s Fitness Challenge. What I thought would be a simple bingo card became more of a task than I thought. I guess I just am used to boring bingo cards. The basic bingo card that I made was ok, but some feedback I got was that it needed more color. After some back and forth, I revised the bingo card to have light blue and white checkers with some navy png graphics. I wish I had some pictures!

    My coworker let me design two summer activity guide event ads! This was really fun because I wasn’t limited to brand fonts and colors. I did run into some design burnout, which I remedied with some time away from the screen and sketching.

    I can’t wait for the internship to really kick off this summer!

  • intern diaries #3

    I finally finished my first assigned ticket/project! It was a really simple task but still. I had to turn a bookmark file into an 8.5 x 11″ flyer. There were some bumps in the road. The bookmark functioned as a coupon for a free library bag, which would be odd for a flyer. I asked about that and then scrapped the coupon paragraph. Turning a bookmark into a flyer also made it interesting when trying to place images.

    I learned how communication between a client and a designer goes. It was good practice! Another graphic designer was also able to look over my file. I’m still learning what versions of logos to use and where everything is on the I drive. I’ve never used the Share for Review feature in Adobe. It’s pretty handy and I think I’ll remember that for future projects.

    Now I’ve got the hang of things (a little bit at least). I can’t wait to update yall on what I work on next 🙂

  • the intern diaries #2

    Currently, I’m working on an ultra top-secret (not really) chatbot design. I’ve been given the chance to determine a chatbot’s graphic and overall branding.

    I started my process like any other project, with research. I wanted to get a feel for the chatbot graphic standard as well as fit into my criteria which are:

    • five individual graphics
    • graphics should use brand colors
    • graphics shouldn’t be too robotic or too human-like

    I spent a good amount of time drafting up potential graphics. When designing, I knew my graphic was going to be very small on a screen. I got a lot of good feedback from my manager and the lead graphic designer.

    • my graphics needed more personality
    • scale isn’t an issue, so add more detail
    • play around with different color combos
    • make all-white versions of logos to determine their flexibility

    After the feedback, I went back and revised it. I am not an artist in the drawing sense, and I was a bit worried about my knack for digital art. But I played around and made edits. Hopefully, I’ll get another round of critiques soon.

    Here’s where I’m at so far:

  • the intern diaries #1

    I’ve been working as an intern since March! So far I’ve learned a lot. There is so much to get used to, like the ticketing system and brand guides. The first month was mostly settling in, understanding processes and procedures. I even get my own cubicle.

    My fun lil trinkets that occupy my desk space 🙂

    I’m really blessed to have such an awesome manager and team at my internship. Right now, I’ve even gotten some tickets to complete. It’s a bit daunting but I know that I’m capable.

    I can’t wait to share some intern project progress!