9 to 5: Returning to the work force
So after a long vacation (10 days) from work, I returned last week and was immediately met with an onslaught of projects and duties. And it felt amazing.
The days flew by, and I had accomplished several important things. Instead of providing all the boring details that would involve me explaining MagAdvisor and Excel spreadsheets, I'm going to list off a couple of highlights of the week.
- I did a Photoshop project that involved editing and presenting an article about Interview's website featured in AdAge magazine (which is an industry magazine that is a big deal in the advertising world). It was a very flattering article, complimenting Interview on the creative design and quality of material on our website. So, I did some scanning, some touch-ups, arranging etc, and the final product is being sent to some of our clients, specifically Guess, and it was presented to Sandra Brant (the publisher). Apparently, she thought it looked great!!!
- The most recent issue came out last Wednesday with one of my favorite bands ever The White Stripes on the cover! That was exhilarating unto itself and their interview is excellent. There is also an interview with Arcade Fire, another one of my all time favorite bands.
- Almost more exciting than The White Stripes being on the cover is that my name is featured in the masthead!!!!!! (under interns). I made a bunch of photocopies for my family and friends.
When the new issue comes out, one my jobs is to go through all the advertisments in the magazine and record their placement (page number and what articles they are near) in an Excel spreadsheet. This gave me a great opportunity to look at the aesthetic element of ad placement and how certain ads are featured in correspondence with article content. The ads we use are all very glamorous and feature high profile people (celebrities and models).
- Last but not least, the other interns and I have been asked to work an Interview event that is co-sponsored by Hugo Boss. It is a rooftop event that involves a film screening of this new film about Joe Strummer, one of the leaders of the 70's punk band The Clash. This is all amazing news to me because I love The Clash, and this is my golden opportunity to mingle with glamour and fame!!! I will post more details as soon as I find them out.
Outside of my internship, I haven't really been spending a whole lot of time in New York City. My money supply is dwindling rapidly, so I have been going home a lot on the weekends. But this coming weekend, my friend is coming into the city and we are going to Brooklyn on Saturday for The Siren Music Festival. It is this free music festival sponsored by the Village Voice at Coney Island. We are mainly going to see this one band, Dr. Dog, that is incorporates everything great about 60s rock (especially harmonies) and has this great retro feel to them. And then next Tuesday, I am seeing THE WHITE STRIPES at Madison Square Garden. The show is going to be massive, and it will be my 2nd time seeing them. Words cannot describe how much I am looking forward to that show.