PowerPoint Owns My Soul

March 9 - 13

(Social Media Design because PowerPoint isn't as easy to showcase)

Week ten: Surveying all that I see.

• Saying Rixida is slowing down is a lie.

• Excel is an enemy to design, or it could just be me.

• PowerPoint owns my soul.

  
  

I swear I was never a theater kid. That isn’t relevant, but I feel like it’s important to say so you know I’m not just being dramatic this week. I’m at the point where I have about a month left in my internship, and my mind is filled with ideas for the future and, honestly, a little bit of delusion of grandeur.

Something I know I struggle with is getting out of my comfort zone and convincing others. Data and research are a huge part of the process, though, so I pushed myself this week. I went out to the MC a few times and surveyed a ton of students. The goal is to run new surveys every week in different areas, with different people collecting responses.

This week, we focused on what words students feel best represent the school. What words would they choose to describe their experience? What do they want to represent them? I feel like you know what I’m getting at, but I’m not ready to put it into words just yet.

I spoke to over 100 students this week. It might not sound that intense, but my social battery was completely drained. And I have to do it all again next week. That being said, it does get easier every time I go out.

I also started working on the Excel sheet Tony asked me to create. I’ve mostly used Excel before as a calculator or for basic budgeting, so this is new territory. Thank goodness for YouTube. It’s not a very design-heavy application, but I still want to make something that’s both useful and visually appealing. By the end of the week, I definitely felt more comfortable with it, but I still have a long way to go. It’s not finished yet, but it will be soon.

I have officially become the default PowerPoint person. Mostly because no one else wants to do it. I have experience with it and don’t mind using it, but I genuinely don’t know what they’ll do when I leave. I think I’ve spent more time in PowerPoint this semester than I did in my entire four-year education.

This is more of a side note, but I've also done a lot of social media work this work. I'm not as familiar with it, but it's been exciting to work on from time to time.