Hi again. So it's my second day, and I'm already getting used to it here. Yesterday afternoon was just a few hours of good design time; I'd been missing it since winter quarter, which was the last time I was taking an actual design class and not animation. I got a few posters started and printed out and I can't wait for some critique because I can never see the small things in my own work— probably because I sit there staring at it for hours and when I want to see the details they disappear. Anyway, today I've been brainstorming a few more ideas for the anti-bullying and anti-drunk driving posters, and I think some of my ideas for slogans and designs are actually starting to go somewhere. And I took part in my first intern meeting today!
I actually only officially met Ron yesterday, but that was only a handshake. Today I got to hear his spiel on America today and in the future, and everything we're probably going to go through in the next few years. It's weird, thinking about the day I won't be in school anymore, but it's necessary, and Ron has definitely made me think about it. It seems a little scary, but in two years I'm going to be out in the "real world" trying to make a life for myself and I better be ready because there won't be any time to warm up at that point— it'll be too late. So this internship is the beginning of me taking my future seriously and getting ready for possible (probable) disappointments and failures. Obviously I've failed before, but they always say artists take it more personally because it's themselves they're pouring into their work. I guess I've just never identified as an artist before, more a person who wants a challenge. And seeing as I've decided to major in the 5th worst degree to get a job in the United States, I think I'm going to get that.
Really, what more is there to say? I'm hoping that soon I'll be completely comfortable here at Esente, and that the projects I work on will teach me something new, exciting, and— most importantly— challenging.
Carolina Rago
RIT Student
Graphics Intern
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