Week 19
Progress
Creating new posts and redesigning the front of the leaflet, while handling a lack of tasks
Posts from the Volunteer Coordinator:
- She forwarded me an email from an organisation, who provided materials to make a collaborative post, but the messaging didn’t align with her reason to post: RFS discounts
- I asked about this and she decided to get back to me = the importance of understanding an organisation to pick up on misalignments, plus the importance of being proactive in asking about them
Since I didn’t receive confirmation on my ideas, I had less to get on with:
- I decided to start early on posts for the end of the week:
- Taking pictures of items in the warehouse for FOTW
- Pictures in general
- The volunteers suggested items, which was motivating = showing me that inconsistencies can be demotivating and the importance of resilience
- I also moved onto recreating the front page of the leaflet
- After not hearing back, I sent a final email about the data post. A meeting was set, and he confirmed the data I found (from a partner organisation) could be used, and that I can email the organisation to ask for a reference. I was glad progress was being made
Carousel
- I also went to the carousel workshop and a volunteer said I could film what she was doing: stripping paint
Week 20
Feedback
Made my last Reel, asked for leaflet feedback and had some impact report difficulties
Carousel video editing:
- From past experiences, I learnt finding inspiration first was better than diving into editing. There were many different styles to take choose from, and I decided to start with a question as a hook and to speed up the clips so it’s short
- I made multiple versions to compare e.g. music and make the final decision, which gained 3k+ views, the highest views of any videos on RFS’ page
- I remembered that seemingly small choices have big impacts on engagement
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUi-PicDHW2/
Leaflet:
- My manager asked me to ask a volunteer for feedback on the leaflet. She asked me to:
- Replace some copy. They sounded great but were lengthy so I altered them slightly to fit
- Match the alignment of the text, which was a good point to also keep in mind for the future
- For the front page, I was unsure of the best way to position the copy so I made options and sent a few to them
- We didn’t come to a decision on the best positioning (hence the different copy positioning below) as the focus shifted to the shape of the image. The shape was inspired by the current leaflet, but my manager mentioned:
The shape can match the back page of the new leaflet
Which I understood and agreed with, as another piece of feedback to keep in mind for future designing
Impact report issues:
- Once I heard back about the data references, I was able to create and distribute the post. So, the last thing to think about was the flipbook
- My manager said he’d like to make a trial website to test embedding the flipbook onto. He then mentioned a volunteer had emailed him report feedback the same day
- I was frustrated as I was told it was completed back in December and waited for feedback and progress since then, and am now focused on promoting/distributing it
- Despite this, I kept calm as I didn’t mind editing further, but was concerned about how it would be effectively put up in time, so I mentioned this. He clarified the report can be prioritised over e.g. the leaflet = I understood what was more important and strengthened my resilience
- We read through the feedback together, which was beneficial to better understand what could be done to apply it feasibly = going through it collaboratively and speaking up I’ll be taking with me to future projects
This made me reflect on the importance of clear expectations and prompt feedback to deliver projects on time
Week 21
Feedback
Looked into the feedback for the report to make edits
Some report feedback & changes:
Make the inputs/outputs on the Social Impact page lateral for better understanding
- I made this change and, in the process, noticed uneven white space around the report that I fixed. Next time I will ensure it’s correct earlier
[Social Impact page] subheading looked squished
- I agreed. I previously didn’t know how to correct this, but noticed the information below made it look tight, so altered the line spacing to make the overall page readable = an interesting insight to keep in mind when designing in future
Self-referred needs more explanation [Making Homes page]
- After making further changes, I sent this over. My manager said there would be more edits to make and that he would make these edits later
- This made it clearer why there was less urgency, as I didn’t know this was an option considering we had discussed distribution/promotion. Again, suggesting the importance of clear communication, but also informing me on what the work environment is like
- During this discussion, he looked at the insights for the recent carousel video that reached 3000+ views and he was impressed = reinforced the overall impact I had on their content, building my confidence in my work
Some of the report pages with their changes:
Week 22
Last week at RFS
- Shared files, like the report and leaflet, with the RFS Team on Canva for them to access
- Regarding the leaflet, I asked which options were preferred, but didn’t receive a response. Similarly to the report, this was frustrating as I felt I had to keep chasing for progress
- However, I remained resilient and agile throughout the process, and now understand that if they’d like to make changes, they have access
- Additionally, I was emailed earlier in the week by the volunteer that there was more report feedback to come, but I didn’t receive any, so understood they’d likely apply it
- Provided photos and videos I took as requested and posted for the week
- In a final call with my manager, I was thanked and received positive feedback from the volunteer coordinator that I:
Helped keep things together
This showed me that my strengths had a positive impact which I was glad about