Happy 2016! I spent the second day of the year exploring a few of the many antique stores found in the West Bottoms in Kansas City. We started at Bella Patina, and then wandered to a few other surrounding shops. Here are a few of my favorite snapshots from the day:
Royals Chalk Lettering
Today was an exciting day to be in Kansas City, and at Hallmark! With the Royals playing in the World Series the atmosphere around town is amazing. To celebrate, the Lettering Studio created a chalk lettering piece at Crown Center, and I was lucky enough to be able to help out. Take a look at a few pictures from the process, and be sure to watch the video Hallmark made! Visit Hallmark's Facebook album to see even more pictures from today. Go Royals!
Seville
Today we traveled to Seville! Our day began with a walking tour of Seville's Barrio Santa Cruz. Seville is known as one of the great cathedral and university cities in Europe, a center for bullfighting and flamenco, and also happens to be Kansas City's sister city! In fact, we even drove down Kansas City street. Of course I loved this. Our tour led us to Seville Cathedral, and I immediately recognized the bell tower, La Giralda, as the model for one of the towers on the Plaza in KC. We were able to climb the tower and had a beautiful view of the entire city. The choir also gave an impromptu performance in from of the church. After breaking for lunch, we then headed to learn Flamenco from local dancers. This was quite an interesting experience, and after our hour lesson we were able to watch an actual performance which was full of passion. It was another wonderful day in Spain!
Summer Internship Recap
This past summer I worked full-time as the Design Intern for Trozzolo Communications Group. Because I wasn't blogging during this time I wanted to do a short recap about my experience. Throughout the summer I was able to work on actual client projects, as well as a specific intern project in collaboration with the Writing Intern Scott, and the Account Services Intern Anna. We were assigned to create a Philanthropic Vision for Trozzolo's client mobank, shown here. Another project I worked on throughout the summer was designing a poster and tshirt for Trozzolo's annual Lake Day.
Anna, Scott and I spent a great deal of time together throughout the summer while working on our intern project, as well as other assignments including painting the "Hello, Growth" boxes for Trozzolo's window display. We also spent our lunch hours exploring downtown KC. The most worthwhile experience during my internship was the actual interaction we had with clients, especially when presenting to mobank. Having worked in an agency setting, the real-world experience I gained has already impacted my view of what working life will be like after graduation and I know I was able to gain valuable skills that continue to encourage my work ethic.
