It's been exactly 2 months since my 23rd birthday.
It's time for some updates.
WEBSITE
www.solbergdesigns.com has had over 900 visitors! I am always looking for comments and suggestions for the site, so if you have one please pass it along to me. I am hoping to put some new designs up within the next few weeks.
WORK
I am currently working as a graphic design intern at the Missouri Botanical Gardens until mid-December. While I have been working for 3 weeks, this is technically my first full, 5 day week. All of the design work for the Gardens is done in house. Therefore, there are always things to be done! So far I have done a few ads, some table tents, etc. We went on a tour of Mulligan Printing Company in downtown St. Louis, and will be getting a "behind-the-scenes" tour of the gardens soon as well. You could also say that I am getting into horticulture. Having to frequently look up plant names has made me more interested in the subject. Today on my lunch break I strolled around and snapped some pictures:
Rose Garden
Rose Garden
Fountain in Rose Gardens
Taking a break.
Tram Ride
The Climatron
Dale Chihuly
Chihuly close-up
More Roses
Rose Garden
Water LilyNeedless to say, the work environment is, well, pleasant.
OTHER
My brother asked me to come up with a promo poster for a show he is playing in Nashville with some other performers. It is an Elliot Smith Tribute Show that is going to be at Mercy Lounge on Sunday, October 18th. He wanted me to go for the look that Elliot Smith used on his "Figure 8" album, seen below:
After a few drafts, I decided that the best way to go about this "look" was to make all of my own letters. I only used a font for the Event Info section. So, here is what I came up with:
SOCIAL MEDIA
Not embarrassed to say that I use text, BBM, Gchat, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, sometimes simultaneously, to communicate with my friends. It is also a part of my job at the Gardens to keep up a blog of Henry Shaw's travels from the late 1800s. I advise you all to check it out; Mr. Shaw was quite the character. Click Here to view it!
CUBICLE FRIEND
I was able to buy this cactus/succulent (I'm still not sure which one she is) with the help of my 20% employee discount. :)
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OTHER
My brother asked me to come up with a promo poster for a show he is playing in Nashville with some other performers. It is an Elliot Smith Tribute Show that is going to be at Mercy Lounge on Sunday, October 18th. He wanted me to go for the look that Elliot Smith used on his "Figure 8" album, seen below:
After a few drafts, I decided that the best way to go about this "look" was to make all of my own letters. I only used a font for the Event Info section. So, here is what I came up with:
SOCIAL MEDIA
Not embarrassed to say that I use text, BBM, Gchat, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, sometimes simultaneously, to communicate with my friends. It is also a part of my job at the Gardens to keep up a blog of Henry Shaw's travels from the late 1800s. I advise you all to check it out; Mr. Shaw was quite the character. Click Here to view it!
CUBICLE FRIEND
I was able to buy this cactus/succulent (I'm still not sure which one she is) with the help of my 20% employee discount. :)
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Have a Great Day!
~Christy
~Christy
