I thought it would be fun to start off this blog post by talking about how I start off my weekday mornings. Ever since quarantine began last March, I had to find a substitute for my morning gym routine. I took up jump roping as it seemed to be the least expensive option, but I’m still dreaming of getting adjustable dumbbells one day to truly have a solid exercise set up at home. I’ve had most people ask me how I get up so early in the mornings to exercise, and I think in my head because I’ve tackled the most physically taxing activity of my entire day, I can overcome whatever else might come my way.
Now for the actual work that I’ve done this week! Unfortunately, I once again cannot spill any beans on most of the projects I’m working on, but I can at least show some of my process thus far approaching these projects. It’s been really interesting to see just how much IDEA has prepared me, I truly feel like I’m working on a project that’s been assigned to me at school, but this time it’s going to be out there in the world for real. I still can’t wrap my head around the idea that my hands have physically touched something that will be published out there, but it’s really cool and I hope I can hold onto this feeling for a long time and remember that it’s exactly why I decided to pursue this career.
Just like last week, I’ve been bouncing from one project to another requiring different skills and approaches. This particular mood board was created to get a better idea of what the website could possibly look like. I made sure to ask beforehand what kind of energy and keywords describe the brand, to better capture the feel of what the design could be. After showing these two mood boards both were well received and we were able to decide which images spoke to the brand the strongest.
As for what I learned this week, I definitely saw how important communication and being proactive was. Especially since I’m doing my practicum remotely, I didn’t realize just how much I need to be a bit pushy and how it’s totally fine for me to do so. I was so used to being told what to do in school, that I was sort of waiting to be ordered around. Funny because I was talking in my last blog post about how I learned to take more initiative, but seems that’s going to be an ongoing process! All in all, even though I could have gotten more work done this week I’m glad that I had a lengthy conversation with Kenji about what’s expected from me and how this is the time for me to put everything I’ve learned to work.