Week 9: July 30-Aug 2

Triangle:
One thing that stood out to me is the number of meetings the individual disciplines have with each other.  One of the disciples met with each other off-site at one of the BBR owner's house as a disciple team bonding exercise and making sure the work between them is going well.

Another thing that stood out is the use of stock photos in the agency.  I assumed that every photo that is used is original work, but some clients cannot afford a full photoshoot and pay to use stock photography instead.

Lastly, the office communication through the app Slack surprised me.  Everyone in the office uses Slack to communicate individually as well as to send general messages to the entire agency.  It seems informal, but I suppose email is too slow to use between employees when the work there is so fast moving.

Square:
Something that I came to understand over my time here its how quickly the general pace of an agency works.  Every minute is planned for, and everyone has to work together for a client's project to run smoothly.  A great way for the creative department to turn over their part of the project more quickly is by finding small ways to run more efficiently.  For example, just learning the little shortcuts on the Adobe software saves so much time.  I took time out to learn some of the shortcuts I use regularly, and I noticed a significant difference when working in Illustrator and Photoshop.  Another way the creative department can run more efficiently is through the initial research process.  The better a designer understands a project, the better the primary drafts, and the better the revisions.

Circle:
How will the summer internship at BBR change over the next few years?

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