May 2012
4 posts
How will I carry the CreateAthon torch and spread...
CreateAthon is such a great experience it will be no problem to spread the torch of awesomeness. Already i have been getting my friends interested into CreateAthon. Hoping that they will become team leaders or team members next year. I will also bring the spirt of createathon to my work and career trying to get my future creative advertising companies trying to bring createathon to them. I feel...
Things I would change about CreateAthon to make it...
Interesting topic this time dont want to make anyone mad. No but really CreateAthon was amazingly great and there was not many problems but there was a few. I would like to see a few things change to see that it goes easier for the next run of team leaders. Communication there are some communication break downs sometimes i was unaware who to talk to or who was the best person to get certain advice...
Reflection on field trip to Carter Printing
Field trips are always fun and this one was no different. Carter printing press was an awesome place. I am always excited to see how things are made or how they work. I got to do both this time.
Seeing every step of my print deliverables get made was awesome. There is a lot more that goes into printing then i realized. They had to make different metal sheets one for each of the four colors CMYK....
What I Learned About The Way i Work
During CreateAthon i was given the chance to work with and around a lot of different people and work ethics. Seeing all these different work styles gives me insight into my own work ethic and the way i actually work. Talking about your own work ethic makes me feel as if i am in an interview process or something and that i have to impress someone.
The way i work is low key and sorta slow. At first...
April 2012
3 posts
What I learned About Working With Clients
Working With Clients is the toughest and most rewarding part of createaton. There are some crazy clients out. One of my favorite tumblers just has ridicules client stories on it Clients From Hell. Just go there for some good old luls.
Clients can ask for really annoytings things. One client asked if we could install internet into there building. Sometimes they just dont understand what we are...
Why Createathon is good for Students everywhere
Createathon is an amazing experience that everyone should try one time in there life. Working with a group of people for twenty four hours straight is really fun you find out a lot about your self and you group mates. Working for a real client is an just wonderful. Putting in a bunch of work for twenty four hours straight making all these things that look cool and help your non profit then you get...
Collaboration: the good, the bad & the ugly
This is how i feel when i first think about Collaboration.
This how i act when i am in charge.
This is what happens when i have a good team.
But Really Collaboration is very interesting its tough. Working with other people can be a pain or really easy it just counts on your team members. For me i am shy so it takes some time for me to get comfortable with my team. But once i...
March 2012
5 posts
CreateAthon AfterMath!
It has been five days since CreateAthon and i think that my sleep schedule is finally back to normal. CreateAthon was an amazing experience. i had so much fun staying up all night and making great work for my non-profit.
My BIggest Take Aways From CreateAthon.
-Leading a team is tough, but if you make your team happy and don’t piss them off they will do great work.
-Don’t Try to do everything...
The difference my client makes
-My Client Helps Individuals with physical disabilities in many different ways it helps keep them physically fit. Gives them a community of peers where they may not have this originally might not have. It shows them that not matter what there physical disability then can still achieve there goals. It also gives them mentors to help them as they grow.
-Without My Client These individuals would not...
Top 5 things that _____________________(amaze,...
CreatAthon
1. Super excited to work with my team its gunna be like this
2. A little Nervous about Getting stuff Done
3. Excited to help out Sportable it is the most amazing Non-Profit
4.Cant Wait to stay up all night long that is always fun.
5. Just excited for the super amazingness that is Creatathon
What is the problem & who are you talking to?
-Clients main problem is that they do not have enough cliental. They only have about 100 clients. There other problem is that they would like more youth clients out of there clients only about 1/3 are youth.
- For CreateAthon our main target is going to be the youth trying to show them what the benefits of Sportable and there are many.
February 2012
4 posts
Client Problems
During my client meeting i learned a lot about Sportable. Sportable has a problem reaching a younger audience. Most of there clientele are folks who are older and out of school already. They would like to reach the youth by building there confidence and having the coaches mentor them. Show them that they can achieve goals they they never thought possible. They have all this great content that they...
Client Meeting
On Tuesday i was able to meet with my Client for creatathon on campus. It was a great experience and i am really excited to work with them from here on out. While talking to the client i learned a lot about Sportable and the people they help. They provide 13 different sports for the Physically Disable. They modify the sports in certain ways to allow the physical disable to play them. I was very...
Creative Brief Rough Draft
Client:Sportable
Project:
Job:
Team Leader: Ian Taylor
Creatathon on campus VCU School of Mass Communications
Director: Peyton Rowe
Creatathononcampus.org
They younger physically disabled community, high school and lower is not aware of the opportunity to work on team skills tune there skills in sports and have fun.
Raise awareness with the younger physical disable community about the...
January 2012
1 post
CreateAthon: What is Non Profit
A non profit is an organization that uses its surplus revenue to help achieve its goal over distributing them as profits. Non Profits are more concerned about achieving a goal rather then making a profit. There a few different types of non profits.
A public charities is one type of non profit their missions range from helping the poor to advancing science. To be a public charity the non profit...
