ATC Internship Update #1

Hello, my fellow internet denizens! I've been working really hard at the ATC and doing some really cool stuff, but I finally got some time to write an update about how things have been going and the work I'm doing for them!

First off, I would like to say that the people I work with are super awesome, friendly, intelligent, and just all around fun people to hang out with and that makes the environment a great place to work and feel welcome in! I get to interact with staff members from almost every department in the organization due to it's small size and everyone is great! Some days I even get to chat with the director of our company in the break room as we get coffee (which is for me and not being fetched for other staff members.)

 John, my supervisor, the graphic designer/web developer and Javier, the director of the Communication department are especially awesome to work with. Both of them allow me to be creative with any project I work on and from there, help me refine my ideas to fit company branding standards.They also assist me with any technical problems I run into. Overall, they exceeded my expectations of what it's like working in a professional environment, and while I understand that not all directors or supervisors will be that cool, I am very thankful that mine are really understanding, supportive, and honest about my work and my experience at the ATC.

As far as the work Im doing, I have mostly been working on graphic design projects for the organization such as logo, poster and flyer design, but I do some other things as well regarding video work, photography and marketing/advertisement campaign advisement, but for now, I want to exhibit some projects I completed earlier in the semester.

For my first project, I was tasked with creating a logo for T-shirts and other merchandise with a sporty feel for hikers who hike from Georgia to Maine using the abbreviations for the states to make the acronym GAME. In just an afternoon, I was able to come up with a rough concept of a pair of crossed hiking poles with block type to make it feel sporty, emulating sports logos for reference.  

This project was a fun way to start my work with the ATC because the project was something that they had been wanting to work on for a while but never had the time to work on it. It wasn't something that was time sensitive or that had a deadline so I got to work on it freely without any external pressure. Shortly after though, things got busy again so I couldn't spend any more time on it, but hopefully it will see it's way to the printing press someday!

That concludes my first update post about my internship! I will be sure to post another update in a few days about some more projects I have finished and ones I am currently working on. Thanks for reading in the mean time though!