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Hans Boas is having a presentation printed out and in this document he needed some graphs re-designed for a BW format at half a page size. He requested only outlined boxes and more on the plain side. I kept the formatting of the graph the same since the supplemental text he supplied followed with the graph nicely.
Project: UT Dana Center Carnegie Layouts (1/3 of Dana Center projects)
Client: Dana Center (Alison Cothe is principal contact)
Completion Status: In progress
Staff Guidance: Suloni (art director), Maddy (project assistance and InDesign guru)
STA Team Members: Rachel, Cristina, Abriella
Description/Plans: So! The UT Dana Center is a center at UT that (simplistically put) works to reduce educational disparities by taking action in mathematics and science curricula across TX and US in under served communities. LAITS is now taking on 3 projects related to designing InDesign layouts for their content, as well as creating a few infographics.
We are still in the early stages of this project, but I have helped with project management and assistance w/ this, creating Box folders and a spreadsheet to track our progress. I am focusing on project assistance but am also getting trained w/ Rachel on InDesign so I can do hands-on design work if needed!
So, this week I’ve been bopping around. I’ll detail my work below more coherently, but for a TL;DR: continuing to pen the accessibility training (it’s almost ready to go online!), helping with project management on a new service center project, and editing photo IDs.
But first, have a low quality photo of me and Bucky a moment before he leapt for freedom
Accessibility Training
So this is really exciting for me! Maddy, Suloni, and Estella have been kind enough to let me spend more work hours than I probably should have on writing an accessibility training for designers. This is really an area close to my heart, because I’ve decided it’s the area in which I would like to pursue a career. It really combines a lot of areas I love, such as research and writing, design and development, and client communication.
This overview covers a quick summary of legal requirements and W3C recommendations, as well as more hands-on steps STAs can take to ensure accessibility. If anyone wants to chat more about web accessibility and what it means beyond not getting legal action for violations, let me know!
Hello!
I’m getting closer & closer to wrapping up the Accessibility in Graphic + UX Design KB write-up :~)
I’ve been taking a self-paced course w/ the Department of Homeland Security abt Section 508 materials that has definitely helped a lot!
We are currently in the generating stage for digital backdrops for this course. We are looking for a textured background or a collage-style background. My co-workers are leaning towards collage-style backgrounds based on their comments in slack so I decided to do a textured background. We all have about an hour to make something so below are the drafts I made inspired by a laser-cut MRI scan of a brain.
I know this is my last blog post for a while, and sadly, it is hard to say goodbye because I will miss my STA family. So instead, I will say see you soon.
When I first became an STA, I only had a little experience with Photoshop and an ambitious mindset to become an animator. I knew that becoming a STA was my next step in life. With this job, I have learned so many create programs, how to manage project efficiently, and how to be a leader in the workplace. I honestly wouldn’t have been able to obtain this internship without all the skills I have gained from this position.
I appreciate all the time I have spent working with all the STAs. I enjoyed all the moments working in person and all the collaborative projects. I also loved the support from the STA team when I was creating my own small business.
Thank you Valerie, Maddy, and Suloni for seeing the potential in me and allowing me to grow into the designer I am today. This job was a true blessing and I can’t wait to come back and share my experience with everyone.