My name is Kayla Autrey and I am currently
enrolled at Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies My school is very
focused and centered on art and design. All juniors must complete a senior
practicum. The purpose for the practicum is to gain experience and knowledge in
the field we want to pursue a career in. I wanted to dive deeper into the
process of Graphic Design because of how much it is integrated in today’s world
and society. It can be found everywhere from the image on a coffee mug to a
billboard overlooking the highway. Not only is graphic design seen everywhere
but it comes in so many different ways and forms all unique to the person who
designed it. I want to be able to put out my own voice through design.
I started my internship with Centric Design
Studio in March and thoroughly enjoyed each day. Something new happened almost
every day walking into the office. Everyone was welcoming and made the office a
very pleasant place to be in. The first week of my interning, Vivian and I had
very similar looking coats. This caused there to be some confusion every now
and then where she would almost leave with my coat. We would all laugh and
return coats to their rightful owners. I immediately knew that this was going
to be an enjoyable and fun experience.
The first
project I worked on was making a Facebook promotion for Centric Design Studio about them being first place in 2018 Detroit Homes Design Award. This was my
first time ever making a promo for something and I was a bit nervous at first.
Luckily, they had already had a basic layout for me to edit and make my own.
This made it easier for me to transition into the future promotions and other
design layouts I had the chance to work on.
The biggest thing I have worked on was a book for one of their clients.
What I did was help come up
with some ideas as to the layout of the sub chapter pages and some of the
layout of the inside text. This was a really fun experience because I thought “Wow, this project will eventually turn into an actual book and I will get to say ‘I helped’.” This also taught me about the amount of revisions it takes to
reach an end result that was way better than the first.Teamwork and collaboration
is a big part of the design which is something I never knew before.
The biggest thing I have worked on was a book for one of their clients.
Kayla working in Adobe InDesign on community development project |
I also
learned a lot about the process of design and the tools used to design. One of the
biggest things was learning how to use different programs. At Centric Design
Studios I mostly used Adobe Illustrator, I program I had little familiarity
with. Now, I have way more experience with this program and others such as
Photoshop and can use them confidently.
Overall, I had an
amazing time working with everyone here at Centric Design Studios. I feel like
I have personally gained experienced on not just design, but how the workplace
runs that I can apply to a future career.
Kayla's last day after a very successful completion of her practicum program |
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