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inter(n)view: Allisence Chang

Allisence!

Basics: 21, senior at Michigan State University, studying journalism and Spanish.

Flight: She came in two days early than everyone else. In Detroit she was told she arrived too late for her flight and was bumped to the next one.

Anything to see in Boston: “Family.” She’s a local.

Dream job: “To get a job.”

Favorite publication: “It’s definitely not my fav, but I’m really digging my college paper right now.” She and Nick Mrozowski launched a redesign of The State News in August.

Favorite computer program: “Illustrator, because I’m more of a graphic artist than a designer.”

Music lately: “Nothing in particular.”

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inter(n)view: Amy Duncan

Amy has the best smile.

Basics: 22, senior at Ball State University, studying journalism graphics with a minor in sociology.

Flight: Her flight was delayed but she had a layover in Cleveland and didn’t mind checking out the design of the Plain-Dealer.

Anything to see in Boston: “I just want to walk around, the architecture is really cool.”

Dream job: It’s hard to explain, but she’d like to design the all-plus fronts of the Monday and Friday editions of the Tampa Tribune.

Favorite publication: “I really love the design of the Plain-Dealer right now, but I don’t have a favorite favorite.”

Favorite computer program: “InDesign is really important to me.”

Music lately: Daft Punk’s “Harder Better Faster Stronger.”

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inter(n)view: Darla Cameron and Nicole Davis

Darla and Nicole looking like professionals!

DARLA CAMERON (at left)
Basics: 21, senior at University of Missouri, studying news/editorial journalism and geography.

Flight: “It was fine, no one sat in the seat next to me so it was nice.”

Anything to see in Boston: “I want to eat clam chowder, but I didn’t come here to do tourism.”

Dream job: I’d really like to do graphic somewhere.” She would love to design mapping software, it’s the geographer in her.

Favorite publication: “I really like the Bakersfield-Californian, they do things that are different and don’t apologize for doing them.”

Favorite computer program: Illustrator and the Oregon Trail.

Music lately: She listened to a lot of Blue October on the plane, and after seeing “Across The Universe” she’s been on a Beatles kick lately.

NICOLE DAVIS (at right)
Basics: 21, senior, Ohio University, studying information graphics and publication design, specializing in advertising.

Flight: Good, she arrived 20 minutes early.

Anything to see in Boston: “I just want to walk around and see Boston.”

Dream job: “I just want to be able to say I did it all.”

Favorite publication: The Virginian-Pilot, for the risks they take.

Favorite computer program: Her ChiaPets widget, but otherwise Illustrator.

Music lately: Nothing really.

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inter(n)view: Bridget O’Donnell

Bridget keeping dry.

Basics: 20, junior, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, studying communications and political science.

Flight: “I spent it writing a paper for class so it went by a little too quickly.”

Anything you’d like to see in Boston: Fenway Park.

Dream job: A managing editor at a newspaper or an art director of a magazine.

Favorite publication: Time for magazines, The New York Times for content, and the San Jose Mercury News for design.

Favorite computer program: Photoshop, “You can do anything in Photoshop.”

Music lately: Coldplay’s “A Rush of Blood to the Head,” but don’t make any 40-Year-Old Virgin jokes!

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inter(n)view: Travis Larchuk

Travis lurking about!

Basics: 21, senior at Penn State, studying journalism and business.

Flight: His direct flight was cancelled, he ended up flying down to D.C. then back up to Boston.

Anything to see in Boston: “Nothing specific.”

Dream job: “Anything I like doing that people would pay me to do.”

Favorite publication: GOOD, a social activism magazine.

Favorite computer program: Photoshop and Safari.

Music lately: “I’m shipping up to Boston” by the Dropkick Murphys.

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14 hours of design at the Globe.

You know you’ve been at the Boston Globe too long when you’ve seen three different security guards.

Day Two (Monday) was intense and the Globe staff wasn’t even there. We reported to the Globe at 10 a.m., got a quick breakfast and tour, then straight to work. Critiques, designing nonstop, huddles and pow-wows have led to what I think is a very solid group presentation. They ordered in pizza for us for lunch, and then we took a much need break by walking to Shaw’s Grocery to pick up dinner. Tomorrow won’t be as intense, but the Globe editors will all be coming in and out to give us feedback on our projects.

Day One (Sunday) was awesome. My flights were great, I met up with Intern organizer Kristen Lenz at the airport with fellow Intern Carl Hennies in tow as well. We couldn’t check in yet at the hotel so Kristen dropped Carl and I off at Fenway Park. We ran around a bit before grabbing lunch and walking back to the hotel.

Finally checked in, my roommate Bridget O’Donnell and I unpacked until we had to meet to catch taxis to the Christian Science Monitor party. Coolest thing ever: The Mapparium. There were leftovers food stuffs so they got us to-go boxes and let us pack up anything left, even the bottled water. Back at the hotel, Kristen debriefed us on the week and we all heaved a sigh of relief finally knowing what’s going on. I managed to crawl into bed at 1 a.m. and didn’t budge an inch all night.

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inter(n)view: Carl Hennies

Carl Hennies at Fenway!

Basics: 20, junior at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, studying journalism and political science.

Flight: ahead of schedule!

Anything to see in Boston: Fenway Park. (Already done, see photo above!)

Dream job: Coaching basketball for a high school.

Favorite publication: None in particular, but he reads the Daily Tar Heel and the Raleigh News-Observer.

Favorite computer program: 3D Pinball.

Music lately: Corey Smith.

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Eight days!

My flight leaves at 9 a.m. from Louisville’s Standiford, arriving at 12:15 p.m. at Boston’s Logan to spend a week at this hotel going to this conference. I turned in this application and will be working with Travis Larchuck, Amy Duncan, Rebecca Rolfe and Nicole Davis to turn my application and theirs into an even better group project. Hopefully at the end of the week, I’ll come home with plans for next summer, whatever and wherever they may be. Kind of scared to death, but I bought business cards. Who can’t take me seriously when I own business cards?


Posted 29 September 2007 † admin § Boston § SNDBOSTON ‡ Comments (0)

Oh, learning to be tech savvy.

Figuring out Wordpress is difficult! But thanks to the help of my friend and site host, it’s all worked out and I’ve officially got a nice looking blog with only a week and a half to spare until Boston. Now if only my resume was in as good of shape.

Posted 26 September 2007 † admin § Boston ‡ Comments (0)

Baby’s first domain name!

I have officially registered “adriennedye.com.” Eventually (read: once I’ve got time, probably once senior year is over) that domain will be attached to a snazzier website, but for the time being HTML and CSS are doing what I need them to do. I decided to blog about Boston for my own memories, and because I’m in the Intern competition! Stoked? An understatement.

Posted 18 September 2007 † admin § Boston ‡ Comments (0)