Project. Project.

oh, and one more project.

Everything is in full gear, and possibly even overdrive. I was swamped with work all day! The first hour was very chill and relaxing as I looked through magazines for clips. Then I think every one's caffeine intake kicked in. I was busy doing my own personal projects and didn't talk to Megan for much of the day. The two of us have been assigned different projects these past few days. I do miss being around Megan all day, but it's nice to have full ownership of a project.

Julie had me use Adobe Photoshop (my second nature) to create photos with credit lines. Basically, the High has rights to our exhibit's photos. There is a jewelry collection being exhibited later in the year, and we have images for each piece of jewelry. These images can be used for the High's website, for an internal log of exhibit works, and also for journalists or media outlets. With each photo comes an explanation (credit line) of what is being viewed. Unfortunately, the credit lines are not initially attached to the photos. My job was to crop/scale the pictures down to an appropriate size, as well as to add the appropriate credit line to each photo. Although the project took under an hour to complete, it was nice to be back on Photoshop. The Photoshop tools I used for this project I am not too familiar with. I was able to learn a few new tricks in the wonderful world of Adobe. I love little things like that.

Nick is still keeping tabs on me regarding the Talladega Murals hit list for the PRSA award. He is back in the office (for two days until he finishes his time with the High) and met with me to discuss a few things he needed. I have already compiled a list of all the hits and now I have to make copies of all the clips in order to create a submission book. I am actually making three of these books: one for PRSA, one for another competition with IBC, and one for the High itself. With only a few articles left to copy, these books are going to be a great representation of the media this exhibition received within the past year!

Ellie gave me a new project concerning the Summer Single Mingle (Aug. 23). This event includes one drink, admission to the galleries, and an icebreaker game. Ellie recruited me to help design the icebreaker game for all (supposedly) 500 singles to participate in. We already have a concept, but Ellie has asked me to expand the idea, as well as to create challenges, icebreaker questions, and the rules for the 'winners circle' -that's right, High Museum swag.

I took a break and toured the exhibits looking for inspiration for the game. I enjoyed my solitary time in the exhibit. For such a gloomy day, the High was packed with patrons. There were people down every hallway. With all the visitors I was given a chance to see how patrons interact with the works, paintings, sculptures, etc. Some came in groups, others with their families, and some in solitude like me. It's interesting how museums promote solitude and silence, while embracing the discussion of art <--something to think about.

Hours flew by today. Maybe that is something the Museum does to its visitors. After three hours you don't realize that you have been wandering in an alternate world, yet sure enough you have just seen 12,000 works of art (and that doesn't include the special exhibitions). Just another reason why I will miss this internship. Eight more days....and counting.