During the thirteenth week (and last week) of my internship, I had a lot to stay on top of with school starting in one week. Majority of my work consisted of on-campus orders the needed to be done before school starts so I was needed in the shop as much as possible. We also hired four new student workers, so I was busy with showing them the ropes as well.
The entire week, my desk was occupied with piles of work orders. For instance, on Monday I printed 20 11 x 4 desk tags on 80# uncoated cover, two sets of campus business cards, 200 wedding invitations, RSVPs and information cards on 100# uncoated cover, 25 folded cards on 80# coated cover with envelopes, 300 postcards on 80# uncoated cover, 75 more different postcards, 1,000 PSU letterheads on 25% cotton, 200 PSU envelopes, 200 5 x 7 forms on 28# uncoated paper, 25 posters on 100# uncoated cover and 50 flyers on 28# uncoated paper. On top of that I designed a placemat for a company called NAMI and proofed a brochure and card for the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas. The rest of the workweek was a lot like this, including several more design jobs and wide format orders.
Through out my internship I have gotten into the habit of writing down everything I get done in a day. It has given me the chance to see how productive I can be and what all I can get done in a short amount of time. With the work ethic I have developed over the summer, I’m ready to dive into my senior year at Pittstate University and last year of working as a student designer for PSU printing & design!