Reflection
This was my first service learning project and as I went into the project I didn't really know what to expect. As a group we had chosen to work with the non-profit organization Fit to Recover specifically because one of our group members was close to the organization. This group member ended up not being able to participate in the project and we lost our main connection to the organization, however, as a team we decided to continue on with Fit to Recover and reach out to them directly. Because of this we also needed to think of a new way to accomplish our goal of helping those recovering from substance abuse by spreading awareness about Fit to Recover and their services.
After talking to some contacts at Fit to Recover I determined that they were in need of a simple one page flyer as they only had a 3-fold double-sided brochure. The contact that I was in touch with had limited access to any of their prior media and logos because the person who normally took care of it was not available. I was still able to get the text information needed for the brochure and then I was able to locate photos we were looking for and pull them from their brochure. I was also able to pull their logo from the website and turn it into a transparent .png image for our purposes. In addition to the print flyer we also wanted to integrate social media marketing by making a similar digital flyer. In doing this I utilized several of my prior skills but I needed to use them in a way that I hadn't before. Because I don't normally create print flyers this was one of the first times I had integrated a QR code into a flyer. We were also on a time crunch to complete the flyer and get it approved while someone was still in the office. This was a really great way for me to practice graphic design using limited resources.
Throughout all of this we needed to communicate effectively, and work in a professional and constructive manner with each other in the group, as well as the contacts at our non-profit. If we had not worked professionally we wouldn't have been able to support each other or our non-profit successfully. In the end my thoughts have not changed, I will continue to give 100% to any effort or commitment I take on, even if things do not go as planned. I think we were able to spread awareness of Fit to Recover in areas of the community they had not previously attempted.
After talking to some contacts at Fit to Recover I determined that they were in need of a simple one page flyer as they only had a 3-fold double-sided brochure. The contact that I was in touch with had limited access to any of their prior media and logos because the person who normally took care of it was not available. I was still able to get the text information needed for the brochure and then I was able to locate photos we were looking for and pull them from their brochure. I was also able to pull their logo from the website and turn it into a transparent .png image for our purposes. In addition to the print flyer we also wanted to integrate social media marketing by making a similar digital flyer. In doing this I utilized several of my prior skills but I needed to use them in a way that I hadn't before. Because I don't normally create print flyers this was one of the first times I had integrated a QR code into a flyer. We were also on a time crunch to complete the flyer and get it approved while someone was still in the office. This was a really great way for me to practice graphic design using limited resources.
Throughout all of this we needed to communicate effectively, and work in a professional and constructive manner with each other in the group, as well as the contacts at our non-profit. If we had not worked professionally we wouldn't have been able to support each other or our non-profit successfully. In the end my thoughts have not changed, I will continue to give 100% to any effort or commitment I take on, even if things do not go as planned. I think we were able to spread awareness of Fit to Recover in areas of the community they had not previously attempted.