Bowl-a-Rama

Down here in Austin, TX it’s been hot and crazy. When I arrived at the Mobile Film School, I learned that we were planning our first annual fundraiser for Aug. 9th. “The Mobile Film School Bowl-a-Rama,” was held in a biergarten and historic six-lane bowling alley. Companies put teams together to bowl in the historic alley where free drinks and food were readily available, while general admission played Wii Bowling, listened to live music, and munched on BBQ. The two full-time employees of the Mobile Film School came up with this idea a mere 7-weeks before the event was set to take place. So, we were on the fast track to a really big event with a really small staff.
In order to do my part in helping get this event off the ground, I needed to jump in quickly. I began where their previous graphic designer left off. Ideally, I would have started a month earlier and conceived all of the ideas myself, but I had to start with the logo and flyer he designed and make the rest of the event a seamless match. After countless emails to our sponsors begging for EPS files, I was on my way to designing my first large signs. Begging for files turned out to be the easiest part, as I was about to get my first lesson in large corporation communication.
One large printing company, that shall remain nameless was horrible to deal with. Although the event has already passed, I’m still receiving emails about filling out the proper legal documents to use their logo. (Not to mention the only reason we used their logo was because they gave us a discount, so we in turn wanted to promote them) This nameless company also printed large orders late, wrong, and lost files.
However, my time here has been fun. It was great to get so involved in an event and get to see the results so quickly. ‘Till next time…