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Gardening & Graphic Design
My name is Alexandria Meyer, and I’m the Communications & Graphic Design Intern at Reiman Gardens this summer. This fall I will be a senior in the graphic design program at Iowa State University.
I’m a bit of the oddball of the group, because I personally had no experience with horticulture or gardening before taking this internship. I was the girl who didn’t know what a hosta was on day one, or how deep to plant flowers. I’ve learned a lot since starting my internship, with the help of the Reiman Gardens’ staff, the other interns and Google, occasionally.
My job involves a lot of different things. I design identities and materials for different events held at the Gardens, I update the website, I create interpretation (the signs and posters around the Gardens which explain what’s going on in the area), I take photographs and I send out press releases, among many other things. I really enjoy having a job where I get to do so many varied things. I don’t really have a traditional graphic design internship like many of my peers. I may design a logo about roses one morning and be building flamingo topiaries out of roses that afternoon, but that, to me, makes things fun.
The logo I designed for the Rose Festival:
Helping assemble a topiary flamingo with the other interns:
Reiman Gardens has given me the opportunity to experience what it’s like to work at a non-profit organization as well, and I’m learning a lot about ways to be more economical in my design work. Classes are full of large-scale projects where there is no budget, but here I have gotten a lot of practical, real-world experience in how to design when there is a specific budget or production method I have to think about. I’m also learning how to think about the environment and how my design work may affect it.
I’m having a blast here at the Gardens. If you want to see some of my work, visit the Herb Garden at Reiman Gardens and check out the interpretation I’ve designed.
Here’s a peek:
Jul 12, 2010 9:36 AM
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