Week Ten

1) Identify what you personally have completed since last week

      Since last week I have basically finished creating one of the graphic design project requests from the EMA Gala Planning and Logistics team (another pull-up/penguin banner) and am still waiting to hear back from the team leader about the dimensions I need to use for the second project request (directional signage for the roads on the day of the awards) before I begin working on it. I also accepted, and completed, a project request for a VIP email invitation from the Conference Planning and Logistics team. Furthermore, I’m still waiting for the Sponsorship team to send me the sponsor’s logos that they need included in the penguin banner and posters that I will be creating for them.

2) How you accomplished those tasks including any resources you used such as tutorials, meeting with group members, meeting with other groups, books, etc.

      One of the necessary resources used this week was meeting up in person with the other graphic designers, along with members of other various groups, to update each other on our individual progress, share ideas and opinions, and to clear up some confusion due to miscommunication. Facebook, email, text messages and phone calls were also resources that were used for communication purposes. Additionally, I also personally used the Adobe design programs InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator when creating my requested projects.  

3) What your team has accomplished in the last week

      Other than meeting up in person and continuing to communicate online via Facebook and email, we have not accomplished much as a team as were still working away on our own, individual project requests.

4) The biggest difficulty in the last week

      In the past week the biggest difficulty (which really wasn’t that difficult at all) was the aforementioned confusion due to miscommunication. The Sponsorship team submitted a request that specified that they wanted me to work on the project for them, but it actually involves social media posts, which is something that Adam has been working on all along so we thought it made more sense that he take on the project instead. After we met up with the Sponsorship team leader and told her our thoughts, she said she was fine with the decision and there was no more confusion.

5) What you personally aim to achieve before next week

Before next week I aim to have the EMA penguin banner completely finalized and sent out to the printer. I also hope to have the dimensions for the signage along with the sponsor’s logos so I can complete those project requests and possibly accept, and even finish, another few project requests - if there are any.