This past week marked the end of my internship with Indianapolis Monthly. It has been an amazing experience that went by much too fast. I was lucky to do plenty of exciting things during my time there, ranging from working on large sections of the magazine, creating vector art for feature stories, to helping art direct cover photo shoots. A job with a magazine publication can sure seem glamorous in the rush of things, but the whole experience was to teach me more about my creative self and collaborating with a team. The experience taught me that when a group of talented people get together in an organized form, amazing things can happen. The staff is constantly being pushed harder and harder, which they have to be in order to beat their competition. Magazines are suffering right now, and it’s a battle ground out there but luckily Indianapolis Monthly is selling well. My time with the publication also taught me that my creative energy is no match for a magazine. I can definitely see myself doing magazine art direction through a firm someday, but working in a publication house is much too repetitive for my taste. So now as my Junior year ends, I’m about to start a new journey as an intern. Starting in May, I will be joining a team of designers at a downtown design firm, Hotbed Creative, where I’ll get my taste of what life at a firm is like, just in time for my last year as a student. I’m very excited to start this new journey!

Early this week I finally received my official AIGA membership card. I’m finally official. For those of you who aren’t familiar with AIGA, it is a national group for designers. They plan portfolio showcases, social functions, etc. all aimed at strengthening networking for designers.

The tune for this week is very relaxed to feed the stress that has been eating me lately. The semester is dwindling to its end and my near future is heavily on my mind. I’ve been considering which cities are best for me, hunting through firms and more firms. The search and decision process seems endless. In a time where the mind has hit overload, you need a clean simple tune. Coldplay fits this gap just right.

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I just updated my folio to include my latest project, an album cover for The Freaky Afronaut‘s latest album, Baby Sugar Honey. It is expected to come out sometime this spring as a digital release. Will provide more details when they come.

Today I designed a pair of Converses just in time for spring.