So i haven't really been updating after every week but to be fair i have covered basically everything so far :)
So this last one will just be about my last few days. I've been working really hard...to be honest that CRT monitor is killing my eyes! haha luckily the tea breaks and the nice view helped me through it :) not to mention the totally awesome people :)
Busy with some website backgrounds for Huisgenoot, You and Kick-off. It's for the new TopTV Company. As well as doing banners for them. What i like about Gloo was that they trusted me, they didn't just give me petty intern work but they gave me real jobs for real clients with real deadlines. I was surpised with how much they trusted me :) I worked on Cadiz and Woolworths banners even brainstormed with them on a new Woolworths campaign :D
Everyone at Gloo has really been supportive and really been friendly towards me :) After scouting all the afrikaans people heehee :P I've started to feel more at home, not because i know any of them, but because i have a lot in common with most of the people at Gloo and they are so welcoming! I mean like some of the Project Managing people are so friendly and they ALWAYS great me with a smile :) it's really been a pleasure working them! They make me want to work hard! and i can see they all do! Maybe thats why they have been voted Best Digital Design Agency 4 years in a row?!
They have the recipe of success and they doing it with a smile on their faces! And that is part of what i stand for! I mean when they brainstorm they pump out great ideas like its nothing! haha i think i can learn a lot from these guys as well as a few new tricks :) This made me realise that i pretty mch knew nothing, all my throughts and perceptions on how the industry works has completely changed, and i'm glad it did. I would have failed badly if i hadn't witnessed the inner workings of Gloo.
So thank you Gloo for opening my eyes and future! :D
P.S as much as i would love to do my own thing, i would certainly not mind working at Gloo!, by thw way today was popcorn day again! WOOHOOGLOO!
The end is near :(
Band Meeting
Things are starting to take shape today. I had to drive in with my car, normally i take the train, but because i had to bring my camera with i couldn't take the gamble of using public transport. After 1h30 of traffic which normally takes round 30 min i finally ended up in town only to be greeted by NO parking space. Sigh now i remember why i didn't want to work in town. But i eventually got a space a couple of blocks away.
Anyways alas i arrived at Gloo. Each day getting less awkward and more comfortable :) I've started learning some names without having to ask for them, you just have to pay attention to these things hehe. It took a while to set up my Mac to have Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign but its settled now and i can start working! At least it's CS3 now!
I finally got my 1st project gloohoo! I have to redesign the layout of their projects board. At the moment its a white marker board with the current projects they are busy with written on it. My job is to structure a workable layout and just plainly make it look pretty! My style reference is Gloo's own styling, which i reckon would be easy to recreate since it is more or less the same styling i use myself! So great success!
I had to take mug shot photo's of each design team member, this will be used to indicate who is working on what project. Made them wear my 3D glasses hahaha ice breaker much? So today it's Friday, turns out today was band meeting! haha who would've thought! i remember reading it somewhere on their website, but didn't really take it seriously. They are planning to perform 2 original songs and one cover. Plus its going to be metal! \m/ !hells yeah! \m/ but let me not tell you all their secrets :)
So yes as the days progress i'm feeling more comfortable, and more and more like a part of the team. Plus everyone is so friendly!
I like it here ^.^
Popcorn day!
So here i am sitting...in my own little Glooniverse working on a old mac, which is not that bad (it has photoshop 7 lol's). I got introduced to everyone but forgot the names the moment i heard them :D
They showed me around the place and its just plain awesome, everything looks so nice i just want to work here forever! :D Free coffee, air-hockey table and a Wii! its a small little place but with a staff of approximately 25 people i take it.
The day started off with a little meeting where everybody just got everyone up-to-date with what they're doing and how things are going. They've made me a part of a project for spur. It's not even been long and i've already learned new ways digital media is being used. Our little team brainstormed, its really just me and another guy...ironically the only other afrikaans dude i think :)
I just presented him a scamp of how the idea can take shape and they liking it :D yay! success!
*note to self...you have to spark and get noticed! now is your time!
Anyways as it turns out, apparently is wednesday popcorn day! :D yay they've got their own popcorn machine! Great success!
Gloonigan over and out!
GlooHoo!
For BTech I have to intern at a specific company of my choice this year for 4 weeks. So after a bit of googling and a bit of talking I came across Gloo. Looking at their website...because I judge a company by its website, especially design companies, i started getting amped at the possibility of interning there! :D
But typically in my case things always don't happen at all until last minute! So after emails and phone calls I got through to Gloo and so far things are looking goooood! They really look like a fun place to work at, and they produce quality work from what I could see so far. So now they are consulting with the Art Director and getting me a work station! I'm just awaiting the final details...Whoop-di-dooo! I'm really amped to finally get into the design industry and get my hands dirty with a bit of web design! So to give you an idea of how excited I am, look at this :D ----------------------------------------->