Monday I really began to organize my notes and ideas for Braintree's rebranding and windows. John wasn’t going to be in the office until Tuesday, so I could only send out a couple emails requesting quotes because I still needed a little more information on some things. I sent out emails to get quotes for the doormat with a custom logo on it and got responses right away.
John was back in the office Tuesday, so I was able to run some things by him about the store. We finalized an idea for the front door. I mocked something up in Word then Rachel emailed that document to the graphic designer so she could put it in all the right dimensions, fonts and add the artwork. Once that artwork is approved, I can send it to the company for a quote and hopefully get it ordered for the store!!! I sent an email asking for a quote on a custom hand-carved wooden plaque for the sidewall of the store. The owner mocked something up fairly quickly with the little bit of information I gave him, and it looks really nice. I need exact dimensions and it definitely needs to be stylized more to grab people’s attention, so either I’ll mock something up or Rachel may ask the graphic designer to come up with something.
I reminded Rachel that I had a list of green publications and forums for her to look over so she said we’d go over it the next morning. We also started talking about my plan for when I go back home, with job hunting, etc. She told me to bring my resume in so we could go over it and that she would be more than happy to write a recommendation letter for me!!! I definitely want to get her opinion on my resume, especially with what to put for this particular internship. She said that we could also discuss what type of jobs I was or would be looking into, interviewing, cover letters and all that stuff :)
Tuesday night I went to Convent Gardens to check out the Christmas lights with Chelsea and Bridget. They were really pretty, I think they are all LED lights. Afterwards we went to Nandos, a Portuguese restaurant. Delicious!!! Really good, spicy chicken and mashed potatoes….MMMMMMM
Today I showed Rachel all of the GREEN publications I found for Braintree to send press kits and releases to. I found mainly online magazines and forums (makes sense since they are GREEN companies-NO PAPER!). She was interested in a few which was great. I had to dig for a little more information on those in particular, some membership fees, etc. She wants to send them press kits and releases, for when a new range comes out for example, but Braintree currently doesn’t have anything like one really. She asked me if I had any experience writing a press release, which I do not formally, only through school, but I told her that I could definitely draw something up because I can write well. So we will see about that because in the meantime I’m still working on everything for the store!
I got the artwork back for the front door, but some small changes need to be made so I probably won’t be able to send that off for a quote until next week. I put in the order for a doormat and now I’m just waiting for a visual mockup from the company for our approval. I picked everyone’s brain about another one of the outside installations so I could mock something up and send it off to get a quote. I ended up finishing that particular mockup after work and emailed it to John and Rachel to see what they thought.
Rachel went over my resume with me. She made some really good suggestions so now I have to tweak it a little bit and show it to her again on Monday. She said that we could do some cover letters and look over specific job posts next week. She also wants me to look into fashion placement agencies so I can contact them before I leave for home, that way I could have appointments set up with them for when I return.
After work, I went to the Bleeding Heart Tavern with Eya, Chelsea, and Bridget. It’s right around the corner from us, on Bleeding Heart Yard. There is Bleeding Heart Tavern, Bleeding Heart Bistro, and Bleeding Heart Restaurant, all different menus and price points. The tavern was really cute, small. The staff all had French accents. The menu had a French flair about it as well. I had spinach and cheddar roulade with mashed vegetables. It was really, really good. For dessert (because you have to have dessert!) I had peach and blackberry crumb with clotted cream and white coffee (filtered coffee with milk). Delicious! The menu had a lot of interesting things on it and the prices, at least in the Tavern, were not bad, so I think we’ll be going back there again!
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