9:30 -- arrive, go straight to magenta room for worldwide marketing meeting. try to read emails from my phone. debi asks me to send joel a message and i spend the rest of the time trying to delete emails because my mailbox is too full to send it. it never gets sent.
10:35 -- back to desk. read emails (11). try to find more messages to delete and empty trash so i can use email today.
11 -- reply to shelly about how to print the draft i sent yesterday and her edits.
11:15 -- send reply. melinda needs a sketch of the calendar in order to make her estimate. i draw a sketch in illustrator and make a PDF.
11:55 -- send sketch. look over shelly's edits.
12:05 -- look up part numbers to reply to debi's email about the TPR sheets. start on shelly's edits.
12:50 -- finish edits, make PDF.
12:55 -- sent PDF to debi for approval. went to lunch.
1:10 -- back at my desk. no emails are being sent because my mailbox is full. delete more attachments and file everything on my computer.
1:25 -- debi comes by to get answers to the emails she had sent me this morning. also we discuss final edits to the conference program. melinda calls and emails with more questions about the estimate for the gov calendars.
1:45 -- i call melinda back and leave her a VM to answer her questions, continuing to delete emails from my entourage folders.
2:30 -- finish deleting and archiving emails, restart entourage. email geoff from imagemedia about the ETA on shelly's signage. finish edits on the program and PDF.
2:35 -- send final program PDF to shelly and debi. send all other emails waiting in my drafts folder.
2:40 -- geoff replies with the status on the signage, i forward it to shelly and debi and thank geoff.
2:45 -- start lenore's TPR sheets (3).
3:10 -- take a break from TPRs and write back to EDS about the DHCP reservation form. forward the whole thing to mark shepard, who calls and tells me i don't need to apply for the DHCP reservation until after my IP address is changed, and we may or may not be notified when that happens. finish the email to EDS, cancelling the request.
3:20 -- send email. back to TPRs.
5:10 -- send reseller TPR PDF to debi. start end-user TPR.
5:15 -- debi calls to ask what is wrong with them. i explain all that needed to be done and keep working.
5:50 -- make PDFs of both end-user flyers. insert customizable field for GOVFY-31.
6 -- email PDFs to debi. archive everything. upload to the lit engine.
6:05 -- quitting for the day.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
MONDAY, SEPT. 29, 2008
10 -- arrive, spread the news about seeing the max train in Wilsonville!!
10:05 -- read emails (4 -- since i had replied to debi's emails about Lenore's TPRs over the weekend). Mark Shepard needed action taken to ensure Retrospect backup. i try to figure out what he needs.
10:25 -- remember to send Lenore the TPR sheets. back to setting up the backup.
10:50 -- finished DHCP creation form per Mark's instructions. wrote an email of thanks to Mark for all the instruction he set up for completing the intimidating EDS form and asked him to bring me a PC laptop this week so i can delete attachments in entourage.
10:55 -- Reading up on the OfficeMax sitelet update to prepare for 11am meeting.
11 -- meeting with Marci, Debi and Joel. Debi not talking to me? i promise to do the nav bars and nav boxes today and the 2 new pages and re-do of the index page by friday, 10/10. Marci will get us a definitive list of OfficeMax's offerings and warn Channel Intelligence about the supplies lookup functionality they will be doing. Joel asks for marketing direction for the animated headers and receives cajoling from Debi ("buy supplies! duh!") and direction from Marci.
11:35 -- start on Shelly's fixes for the partner program. making a plain "make it happen" letter-size sheet for her to print and put into clear folders.
12 -- sent PDF of the slip sheet. back to her marked-up PDF.
12:05 -- shelly replies immediately with thanks and asking to add a "passport" to the project. she has files so i say that sounds fine to me if i can do it tomorrow. send that email, forward to debi with explanation.
12:15 -- send email to debi. lenore's TPRs arrive with explanation, i acknowledge.
12:20 -- marci emails me asking how to open the zip files i sent. i try to figure out what her carrie woods is doing and why they can't see the images.
12:25 -- shelly sends a PDF of the passport. i look it over. it's enormous and there's no way i can do that by thursday unless debi can clear my week. i write out this reply and CC debi.
12:35 -- sent reply. forward PDF to debi. write down here all that transpired the past 20 minutes.
12:40 -- back to figuring out marci's problem. no, shelly replies and wants to take me up on my letter-size folded passport idea. i write to debi and ask if i should agree to it or not.
12:45 -- back to marci. downloaded the zip from her email, unstuffed and all the pages work fine on my computer. write reply about extracting files from zips.
12:50 -- reply sent. lunch.
1:05 -- back to shelly's program.
1:10 -- debi comes over and will be telling shelly we can't do the passport this week. back to program.
1:25 -- go to cafeteria for staff meeting.
2:10 -- back to desk, back to program.
3:25 -- finished all of shelly's, debi's and bonnie's edits, make booklet PDF, print for debi.
3:30 -- write email to shelly and debi, send for approval. starting on officemax nav bars. re-considering the order of the page links.
3:40 -- consulted with joel. we set a new order by topic.
3:50 -- starting layout. made new nav box graphics, rebuilt tables and re-did all the links. created placeholder page templates. QA'd all 8 pages.
6 -- zipped it all. uploaded to xean FTP site.
6:05 -- start email to all stakeholders about the new files available.
6:20 -- sent email explanation and FTP URL to joel, debi and marci. marci is out till wednesday. check calendar and agenda for tomorrow morning's worldwide marketing meeting. download the rest of lenore's purchased images for the gov calendars.
6:35 -- start email to lenore about one of the images being "unavailable" so she can talk to getty about it.
6:45 -- sent email. start emails to premier press and bridgetown requesting an estimate for printing these calendars.
7:05 -- emails sent. quitting for today.
10:05 -- read emails (4 -- since i had replied to debi's emails about Lenore's TPRs over the weekend). Mark Shepard needed action taken to ensure Retrospect backup. i try to figure out what he needs.
10:25 -- remember to send Lenore the TPR sheets. back to setting up the backup.
10:50 -- finished DHCP creation form per Mark's instructions. wrote an email of thanks to Mark for all the instruction he set up for completing the intimidating EDS form and asked him to bring me a PC laptop this week so i can delete attachments in entourage.
10:55 -- Reading up on the OfficeMax sitelet update to prepare for 11am meeting.
11 -- meeting with Marci, Debi and Joel. Debi not talking to me? i promise to do the nav bars and nav boxes today and the 2 new pages and re-do of the index page by friday, 10/10. Marci will get us a definitive list of OfficeMax's offerings and warn Channel Intelligence about the supplies lookup functionality they will be doing. Joel asks for marketing direction for the animated headers and receives cajoling from Debi ("buy supplies! duh!") and direction from Marci.
11:35 -- start on Shelly's fixes for the partner program. making a plain "make it happen" letter-size sheet for her to print and put into clear folders.
12 -- sent PDF of the slip sheet. back to her marked-up PDF.
12:05 -- shelly replies immediately with thanks and asking to add a "passport" to the project. she has files so i say that sounds fine to me if i can do it tomorrow. send that email, forward to debi with explanation.
12:15 -- send email to debi. lenore's TPRs arrive with explanation, i acknowledge.
12:20 -- marci emails me asking how to open the zip files i sent. i try to figure out what her carrie woods is doing and why they can't see the images.
12:25 -- shelly sends a PDF of the passport. i look it over. it's enormous and there's no way i can do that by thursday unless debi can clear my week. i write out this reply and CC debi.
12:35 -- sent reply. forward PDF to debi. write down here all that transpired the past 20 minutes.
12:40 -- back to figuring out marci's problem. no, shelly replies and wants to take me up on my letter-size folded passport idea. i write to debi and ask if i should agree to it or not.
12:45 -- back to marci. downloaded the zip from her email, unstuffed and all the pages work fine on my computer. write reply about extracting files from zips.
12:50 -- reply sent. lunch.
1:05 -- back to shelly's program.
1:10 -- debi comes over and will be telling shelly we can't do the passport this week. back to program.
1:25 -- go to cafeteria for staff meeting.
2:10 -- back to desk, back to program.
3:25 -- finished all of shelly's, debi's and bonnie's edits, make booklet PDF, print for debi.
3:30 -- write email to shelly and debi, send for approval. starting on officemax nav bars. re-considering the order of the page links.
3:40 -- consulted with joel. we set a new order by topic.
3:50 -- starting layout. made new nav box graphics, rebuilt tables and re-did all the links. created placeholder page templates. QA'd all 8 pages.
6 -- zipped it all. uploaded to xean FTP site.
6:05 -- start email to all stakeholders about the new files available.
6:20 -- sent email explanation and FTP URL to joel, debi and marci. marci is out till wednesday. check calendar and agenda for tomorrow morning's worldwide marketing meeting. download the rest of lenore's purchased images for the gov calendars.
6:35 -- start email to lenore about one of the images being "unavailable" so she can talk to getty about it.
6:45 -- sent email. start emails to premier press and bridgetown requesting an estimate for printing these calendars.
7:05 -- emails sent. quitting for today.
Friday, September 26, 2008
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26, 2008
10:05 -- arrive, read emails (4), reply to debi about my schedule today, and listen to voicemail from shelly dates.
10:10 -- look up shelly's intelnet number and call her. she has layout edits and text edits. i make notes of the layout ones and she will send a PDF with notes to me this afternoon (i'm leaving at 1pm). i assure her i will have all the edits done first thing monday morning.
10:25 -- hang up and go debrief debi on the phone call. not sure she heard me because she continued typing, facing away as i spoke.
10:30 -- start working on gov calendars' edits.
12:05 -- took Lenore's jump drive back to her, discussed downloading the rest of the images.
12:15 -- back to desk. try to download getty images. keep getting errors.
1:10 -- leaving for the day.
10:10 -- look up shelly's intelnet number and call her. she has layout edits and text edits. i make notes of the layout ones and she will send a PDF with notes to me this afternoon (i'm leaving at 1pm). i assure her i will have all the edits done first thing monday morning.
10:25 -- hang up and go debrief debi on the phone call. not sure she heard me because she continued typing, facing away as i spoke.
10:30 -- start working on gov calendars' edits.
12:05 -- took Lenore's jump drive back to her, discussed downloading the rest of the images.
12:15 -- back to desk. try to download getty images. keep getting errors.
1:10 -- leaving for the day.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 2008
10 -- arrive, read emails (4), reply to nancy about the gov YAG calendar and to debi about the design of the gov calendars.
10:40 -- start getting together notes for time tracking meeting.
10:55 -- go to D16, meet with debi and bonnie.
11:35 -- back at desk. email with nancy about YAG calendar.
11:45 -- leave for lunch.
12:45 -- back from lunch. 3 emails. reply to nancy that i'll have the YAG calendar next week.
12:55 -- reply sent. forward FCP/XD label shipping info to premier.
1 -- start email to shelly to see where we are on the program.
1:05 -- throw away the email and decide to go back to the layout and finish what i know needs finishing.
1:35 -- melinda from premier replies about shipping the labels, asking if they should be overnighted or shipped ground. she confirms they will be sent ground, i forward to guy and debi. guy then asks for an ETA, i write melinda to ask it.
1:40 -- melinda replies and i thank her. she replies that i should keep an eye out for the samples today or tomorrow. back to the program layout.
3:15 -- linda at the front desk calls and has my samples. i go sign for them and bring back 5 each for me, 5 each for debi and the rest for guy and katie.
3:45 -- back to the program layout.
4:40 -- computer is running so slowly, i must restart. shut down all programs, installed software updates, restarted.
4:50 -- back to the program.
7:25 -- close to final draft -- PDF and send to shelly and debi.
10:40 -- start getting together notes for time tracking meeting.
10:55 -- go to D16, meet with debi and bonnie.
11:35 -- back at desk. email with nancy about YAG calendar.
11:45 -- leave for lunch.
12:45 -- back from lunch. 3 emails. reply to nancy that i'll have the YAG calendar next week.
12:55 -- reply sent. forward FCP/XD label shipping info to premier.
1 -- start email to shelly to see where we are on the program.
1:05 -- throw away the email and decide to go back to the layout and finish what i know needs finishing.
1:35 -- melinda from premier replies about shipping the labels, asking if they should be overnighted or shipped ground. she confirms they will be sent ground, i forward to guy and debi. guy then asks for an ETA, i write melinda to ask it.
1:40 -- melinda replies and i thank her. she replies that i should keep an eye out for the samples today or tomorrow. back to the program layout.
3:15 -- linda at the front desk calls and has my samples. i go sign for them and bring back 5 each for me, 5 each for debi and the rest for guy and katie.
3:45 -- back to the program layout.
4:40 -- computer is running so slowly, i must restart. shut down all programs, installed software updates, restarted.
4:50 -- back to the program.
7:25 -- close to final draft -- PDF and send to shelly and debi.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 24, 2008
10 -- arrive. read emails (4). reply with status report for shelly dates.
10:05 -- try to send email. entourage won't send it, mailbox is full. i try removing attachments.
10:10 -- still won't go. i delete emails that have attachments.
10:15 -- finally sends. i run down to F13 to meet with Lenore about her calendars. She tries to add pages to the printed calendars. i explain that we don't have time and she doesn't have money for that. she tries to add little pictures onto each page, we narrow it down to april, june, july, september and december. i agree to get print estimates today. debi does not attend.
10:45 -- after the meeting, i brief Debi on the decisions made. She tells me about the 2-page scope creep and 2-week deadline extension for OfficeMax. She will send out a meeting notice for me, Joel, Marci and herself.
11 -- back to cleaning out email. i go thru the past three months of email on the xerox webmail site and find that all the "removing attachments" i thought i was doing in entourage does not in fact remove anything. i go through and delete actual emails with attachments that i know i have on file (checking some as i go) or messages with a follow-up message soon after that will document when something was sent and received.
12:20 -- flow in the rest of the missing items from the partner conf program.
12:50 -- lunch.
1:05 -- back to layout of the program and fixing photos.
2:20 -- pete staugaitis stops by for a chat.
2:40 -- pete leaves. make PDF of program progress for shelly.
3 -- send PDF to shelly. mitch says there are people in room G18 so i go to the cafeteria for our staff meeting (since that's where we always go when we find out we don't get to use G18). no one in the cafeteria. hoof it back to G18 late.
3:50 -- staff meeting ends. i forward the program PDF draft to debi. bathroom break and head down to H12 for meeting about the interviewees.
4 -- staff meeting about interviewees.
4:20 -- back to my desk. Lenore is there and we go thru the image sizes i will need for her calendars.
4:30 -- back to the program.
4:50 -- debi comes by and asks me to upload the OM sitelet draft so far so we can show OM our direction so far. i upload the zip file and email the URL to debi and marci. back to the program.
6:50 -- sent pdf of progress to debi and shelly. going home.
10:05 -- try to send email. entourage won't send it, mailbox is full. i try removing attachments.
10:10 -- still won't go. i delete emails that have attachments.
10:15 -- finally sends. i run down to F13 to meet with Lenore about her calendars. She tries to add pages to the printed calendars. i explain that we don't have time and she doesn't have money for that. she tries to add little pictures onto each page, we narrow it down to april, june, july, september and december. i agree to get print estimates today. debi does not attend.
10:45 -- after the meeting, i brief Debi on the decisions made. She tells me about the 2-page scope creep and 2-week deadline extension for OfficeMax. She will send out a meeting notice for me, Joel, Marci and herself.
11 -- back to cleaning out email. i go thru the past three months of email on the xerox webmail site and find that all the "removing attachments" i thought i was doing in entourage does not in fact remove anything. i go through and delete actual emails with attachments that i know i have on file (checking some as i go) or messages with a follow-up message soon after that will document when something was sent and received.
12:20 -- flow in the rest of the missing items from the partner conf program.
12:50 -- lunch.
1:05 -- back to layout of the program and fixing photos.
2:20 -- pete staugaitis stops by for a chat.
2:40 -- pete leaves. make PDF of program progress for shelly.
3 -- send PDF to shelly. mitch says there are people in room G18 so i go to the cafeteria for our staff meeting (since that's where we always go when we find out we don't get to use G18). no one in the cafeteria. hoof it back to G18 late.
3:50 -- staff meeting ends. i forward the program PDF draft to debi. bathroom break and head down to H12 for meeting about the interviewees.
4 -- staff meeting about interviewees.
4:20 -- back to my desk. Lenore is there and we go thru the image sizes i will need for her calendars.
4:30 -- back to the program.
4:50 -- debi comes by and asks me to upload the OM sitelet draft so far so we can show OM our direction so far. i upload the zip file and email the URL to debi and marci. back to the program.
6:50 -- sent pdf of progress to debi and shelly. going home.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
TUESDAY, SEPT. 23, 2008
8 -- check emails (4). reply to shelly, promising to send a new PDF of the program cover when i get to the office. thank theresa wells at premier for getting mason set up for FTP access.
8:20 -- electrician arrives, log off email. i check back on email periodically over the following two hours.
10:25 -- arrive. rearrange the program file to print the cover as a spread, PDF and send to shelly.
10:40 -- reply to a personal email.
10:50 -- shelly points out that i didn't attach the PDF. i re-send. start getting the approved EIP banner ready to send to imagemedia.
11:30 -- sent email with URL of files for imagemedia. getting back to the program booklet.
11:50 -- stop to re-organize folders for the conference files.
12:05 -- meet with Joel to discuss changes on officemax pages.
12:55 -- get lunch.
1:05 -- back at desk. finish re-organizing folders.
1:20 -- back to layout.
1:55 -- premier thinks i'm the client on mason's envelope. i go get the proofs from the front desk and hand them off to mason. i start explaining how to ship back via courier but i thought it was 3pm so i go out to the cobalt room for my 3pm meeting.
2 -- bonnie sees me in the hallway and points out that it's 2, not 3pm. back to my desk. back to program layout.
2:55 -- go to cobalt with mitch and ami, get jason harris and take him to the cafeteria for our interview.
4:05 -- back to my desk.
4:15 -- i take mason out to the front desk to learn how to send stuff via courier.
4:20 -- back to officemax text changes.
5:45 -- bonnie comes by to chat about the interviewees.
5:55 -- back at my desk, back to officemax.
7 -- finished officemax correx, zipped and sent to Joel and Debi. quitting time for me.
8:20 -- electrician arrives, log off email. i check back on email periodically over the following two hours.
10:25 -- arrive. rearrange the program file to print the cover as a spread, PDF and send to shelly.
10:40 -- reply to a personal email.
10:50 -- shelly points out that i didn't attach the PDF. i re-send. start getting the approved EIP banner ready to send to imagemedia.
11:30 -- sent email with URL of files for imagemedia. getting back to the program booklet.
11:50 -- stop to re-organize folders for the conference files.
12:05 -- meet with Joel to discuss changes on officemax pages.
12:55 -- get lunch.
1:05 -- back at desk. finish re-organizing folders.
1:20 -- back to layout.
1:55 -- premier thinks i'm the client on mason's envelope. i go get the proofs from the front desk and hand them off to mason. i start explaining how to ship back via courier but i thought it was 3pm so i go out to the cobalt room for my 3pm meeting.
2 -- bonnie sees me in the hallway and points out that it's 2, not 3pm. back to my desk. back to program layout.
2:55 -- go to cobalt with mitch and ami, get jason harris and take him to the cafeteria for our interview.
4:05 -- back to my desk.
4:15 -- i take mason out to the front desk to learn how to send stuff via courier.
4:20 -- back to officemax text changes.
5:45 -- bonnie comes by to chat about the interviewees.
5:55 -- back at my desk, back to officemax.
7 -- finished officemax correx, zipped and sent to Joel and Debi. quitting time for me.
MONDAY, SEPT. 22, 2008
9:30 -- arrive, read emails (6).
9:45 -- compact database in entourage because my mailbox is full again.
10 -- print out the 6 officemax webpages, all 4 calendars, the FCP and XD stickers, 4 of the 16 signs for the partner summit and found printed launch postcards. asked debi or guy to post the officemax pages to the marcomm server but debi is not done with her edits. all to be taken to the integrated marketing staff meeting for creative services show-and-tell.
10:45 -- start looking for very high resolution photos of EIP in use.
10:55 -- go down to cyan room for integrated marketing staff meeting.
12:20 -- back at desk. read emails. set searches running on the servers for EIP collaterals.
12:35 -- go to lunch.
12:45 -- back at desk. find a nice big photo from an EIP brochure. start re-design of EIP banner.
2:30 -- mason comes over to see how to FTP files to premier press. we get him set up with an account with them, and talk to melissa about cyberduck and setting up paths thru the proxy.
2:40 -- debi comes over to discuss edits to the officemax pages and the partner summit pieces. she is giving her edits to joel to re-write and okayed my working at home on the conference program tonight to make up for time i'll miss friday afternoon.
3:15 -- finish EIP banner and PDF.
3:20 -- start email to shelly with new draft.
3:25 -- sent. start getting the signs ready to send to imagemedia.
3:50 -- made EPS files, zipped and uploaded to FTP site.
4:10 -- sent URL to geoff gillam. starting partner conference booklet.
6:40 -- started email to shelly listing what files i'm still missing for the program. back to layout.
9:05 -- break.
9:20 -- back to layout.
11:30 -- make PDF, start email to shelly with rough draft attached.
11:40 -- finish email, set for delayed send. it appears to have sent already. i remember that i forgot to upload files for mason (to premier, cuz he never got the login info from them). i upload the zip and send an email to all involved that it's there. quitting for the day.
9:45 -- compact database in entourage because my mailbox is full again.
10 -- print out the 6 officemax webpages, all 4 calendars, the FCP and XD stickers, 4 of the 16 signs for the partner summit and found printed launch postcards. asked debi or guy to post the officemax pages to the marcomm server but debi is not done with her edits. all to be taken to the integrated marketing staff meeting for creative services show-and-tell.
10:45 -- start looking for very high resolution photos of EIP in use.
10:55 -- go down to cyan room for integrated marketing staff meeting.
12:20 -- back at desk. read emails. set searches running on the servers for EIP collaterals.
12:35 -- go to lunch.
12:45 -- back at desk. find a nice big photo from an EIP brochure. start re-design of EIP banner.
2:30 -- mason comes over to see how to FTP files to premier press. we get him set up with an account with them, and talk to melissa about cyberduck and setting up paths thru the proxy.
2:40 -- debi comes over to discuss edits to the officemax pages and the partner summit pieces. she is giving her edits to joel to re-write and okayed my working at home on the conference program tonight to make up for time i'll miss friday afternoon.
3:15 -- finish EIP banner and PDF.
3:20 -- start email to shelly with new draft.
3:25 -- sent. start getting the signs ready to send to imagemedia.
3:50 -- made EPS files, zipped and uploaded to FTP site.
4:10 -- sent URL to geoff gillam. starting partner conference booklet.
6:40 -- started email to shelly listing what files i'm still missing for the program. back to layout.
9:05 -- break.
9:20 -- back to layout.
11:30 -- make PDF, start email to shelly with rough draft attached.
11:40 -- finish email, set for delayed send. it appears to have sent already. i remember that i forgot to upload files for mason (to premier, cuz he never got the login info from them). i upload the zip and send an email to all involved that it's there. quitting for the day.
Friday, September 19, 2008
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 2008
9:50 -- arrive, chat with other designers, read emails (4).
10 -- start reply to shelly about the design of the big banners. decide to send a new draft with my reply, go do the layout, make PDF.
11 -- staff meeting.
11:45 -- back at my desk. shelly has new fixes for the sponsor banner. i start making corrections.
12 -- i get a meeting request from lenore about her calendars. i decline and ask to reschedule. then i ask debi if she wants back in on the project. she says yes and i forward her the new meeting request.
12:15 -- leave for lunch.
2:15 -- back from lunch. make PDF of banner to send to shelly.
2:20 -- start concepting redesign of the other 9-footer.
2:50 -- bonnie comes by to chat about time management.
3 -- back at my desk. back to the banners.
4:30 -- sent new comp to shelly. starting on the other 14 signs.
6:30 -- all signs layed out and put into one PDF, sent to shelly. starting 2x6 banner.
6:50 -- finished 2x6, PDFed and emailed to shelly. clean out emailbox and update the database.
7 -- quitting for the day.
10 -- start reply to shelly about the design of the big banners. decide to send a new draft with my reply, go do the layout, make PDF.
11 -- staff meeting.
11:45 -- back at my desk. shelly has new fixes for the sponsor banner. i start making corrections.
12 -- i get a meeting request from lenore about her calendars. i decline and ask to reschedule. then i ask debi if she wants back in on the project. she says yes and i forward her the new meeting request.
12:15 -- leave for lunch.
2:15 -- back from lunch. make PDF of banner to send to shelly.
2:20 -- start concepting redesign of the other 9-footer.
2:50 -- bonnie comes by to chat about time management.
3 -- back at my desk. back to the banners.
4:30 -- sent new comp to shelly. starting on the other 14 signs.
6:30 -- all signs layed out and put into one PDF, sent to shelly. starting 2x6 banner.
6:50 -- finished 2x6, PDFed and emailed to shelly. clean out emailbox and update the database.
7 -- quitting for the day.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
THURSDAY, SEPT 18, 2008
9:45 -- read emails (7), reply to meeting request and shelly.
10:20 -- arrive (electrician never showed, rescheduled for tuesday). read webcollage cheat sheet for syndication in the officemax pages. write emails to wrinkledog and summit to hand off all the builder files.
10:40 -- send emails. lenore comes over to get a letter-size and tabloid prints of the gov YAG calendar to submit for pricing for getty images.
10:45 -- give prints to lenore. corrections to 9-foot thank you banner, shelly got me the missing logos (already!!).
11:05 -- remembered to forward on the new signage estimate to shelly and nudged her about getting the PO going. back to the banner.
11:10 -- email arrives from joel about legal's response to our officemax copy, asking how to proceed. start reply.
11:35 -- find the environmental fact sheet bonnie sent out 9/2/08 for joel to use as guideline for copy on our sitelet. sent it to joel and debi. back to the banner.
12:15 -- joel calls. we go thru each webpage and make small text edits.
12:50 -- call ends, i print the pages to show debi.
1 -- meet with debi and go over the pages. she suggests we have the links in the nav bars be the same text. duh!! she takes the prints to comb thru with fresh eyes.
1:20 -- lunch.
1:30 -- melinda calls to see if i approved the FCP/XD stickers. i run out and look at the inkjets and bluelines. i find a note on the inkjets that they are planning to use pantone 032 instead of 1797 (i had it correct in my files), so i call melinda to make sure that is corrected.
1:40 -- i sign off with the correction noted and leave the envelope at the front desk. melinda sent down a courier for it.
1:45 -- back to my desk. continue searching for x-solutions logo on the servers.
2 -- fire drill. (seriously!)
2:20 -- back to my desk. start other 9-foot banner. looking for BIG images to blow up on the 9-footer. lay out a simple banner.
3:40 -- make PDF of layout, send to shelly, along with corrected thank-you banner.
3:50 -- sent email. back to officemax banners.
4 -- i remember to alert geoff that shelly will be paying with a credit card but that i really won't have art approved till tomorrow. i cancel the order with melinda with no explanation. she soon calls and we decide to wait to print the stickers on monday (so i don't have to press check at midnight tonight or during the day tomorrow's friday traffic). joel calls and we pow-wow the words to put in the top nav bar and imagery for the environmental page's animated banner. i get back to the banners but i'm not sure when that was -- around 5pm.
9 -- finished the remaining 3 banners, finished the html of the pages to include them, zipped and sent out for a final review. went back and tried to remember every minute of the past 5 hours....
9:10 -- done writing that out. quitting for today.
10:20 -- arrive (electrician never showed, rescheduled for tuesday). read webcollage cheat sheet for syndication in the officemax pages. write emails to wrinkledog and summit to hand off all the builder files.
10:40 -- send emails. lenore comes over to get a letter-size and tabloid prints of the gov YAG calendar to submit for pricing for getty images.
10:45 -- give prints to lenore. corrections to 9-foot thank you banner, shelly got me the missing logos (already!!).
11:05 -- remembered to forward on the new signage estimate to shelly and nudged her about getting the PO going. back to the banner.
11:10 -- email arrives from joel about legal's response to our officemax copy, asking how to proceed. start reply.
11:35 -- find the environmental fact sheet bonnie sent out 9/2/08 for joel to use as guideline for copy on our sitelet. sent it to joel and debi. back to the banner.
12:15 -- joel calls. we go thru each webpage and make small text edits.
12:50 -- call ends, i print the pages to show debi.
1 -- meet with debi and go over the pages. she suggests we have the links in the nav bars be the same text. duh!! she takes the prints to comb thru with fresh eyes.
1:20 -- lunch.
1:30 -- melinda calls to see if i approved the FCP/XD stickers. i run out and look at the inkjets and bluelines. i find a note on the inkjets that they are planning to use pantone 032 instead of 1797 (i had it correct in my files), so i call melinda to make sure that is corrected.
1:40 -- i sign off with the correction noted and leave the envelope at the front desk. melinda sent down a courier for it.
1:45 -- back to my desk. continue searching for x-solutions logo on the servers.
2 -- fire drill. (seriously!)
2:20 -- back to my desk. start other 9-foot banner. looking for BIG images to blow up on the 9-footer. lay out a simple banner.
3:40 -- make PDF of layout, send to shelly, along with corrected thank-you banner.
3:50 -- sent email. back to officemax banners.
4 -- i remember to alert geoff that shelly will be paying with a credit card but that i really won't have art approved till tomorrow. i cancel the order with melinda with no explanation. she soon calls and we decide to wait to print the stickers on monday (so i don't have to press check at midnight tonight or during the day tomorrow's friday traffic). joel calls and we pow-wow the words to put in the top nav bar and imagery for the environmental page's animated banner. i get back to the banners but i'm not sure when that was -- around 5pm.
9 -- finished the remaining 3 banners, finished the html of the pages to include them, zipped and sent out for a final review. went back and tried to remember every minute of the past 5 hours....
9:10 -- done writing that out. quitting for today.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2008
10:15 -- arrive, restart computer, mason comes over to see if i have a dieline for a 10x13" envelope. joel comes over to go over corrections on the officemax pages and discuss headlines.
10:40 -- send mason the dieline, read emails (4). continue working on comps for shelly's signage.
11 -- ask guy to forward the path to the common folder for amber. finish sign comps, make PDFs.
11:40 -- write email to shelly asking her to pick one of the comps or provide feedback.
11:45 -- sent email.
11:50 -- checked calendar, left for lunch.
12:55 -- back from lunch. read 4 emails, wrote reply to debi about how much more time i will need to finish up the promo- and emailbuilders (a few hours).
1 -- sent reply. copied guy's response to a reply to amber.
1:05 -- sent reply. start reply to shelly dates about the conference booklet.
1:10 -- sent reply to shelly, telling her not to expect to see the program booklet this week but that i am focusing more on getting her signs done by friday. starting officemax correx.
1:15 -- feedback email from shelly arrives, she is worried about keeping the whole project on schedule and esp about getting me the final agenda file. i reply that we are still on track, and i offer solutions on one of the sign comps.
1:20 -- reply sent. she replies instantly that it all sounds good. amber still can't get on common and i reply with a couple variations of file paths.
1:25 -- officemax correx on the index page and nav bar.
2:05 -- finish index page, email joel to proof it. start solid ink page.
2:15 -- joel is in a meeting so i go to marci to ask about using a TCO calculator that i cannot find online. she says nevermind, we'll use the cost calculator we had in before.
2:25 -- joel still can't get into common. i tell him to take care of it, then tell him (in person) that i will send a zip with both the index and solid ink pages to him and marci when i finish the corrections. back to solid ink page.
2:50 -- melinda from premier calls, they can't do the 9-foot banners. i tell her to send over the estimate for the rest of the signage and shipping.
2:55 -- it arrives and i compare hers and geoff's. premier would charge $1554, imagemedia would charge $1464 -- both excluding the 9+footer banners and shipping. ($3286 for everything from imagemedia.) add it all up and write to geoff to see if they can split up the shipping to save (UPS for the smaller ones and truck the big ones).
3:20 -- sent email to geoff. amber comes by to tell me she still can't get into common to see the builders. i offer to upload to the FTP site, but she's blocked from that too. she decides to ask debi if she knows anything about it.
3:30 -- i add up the estimates and wait to hear from geoff. he will need the files for the big banners on friday. start email to shelly about the estimates.
3:50 -- send email, asking for advice as to how to proceed and get the PO set up. debi comes by and asks me to print out all the builders for amber to proof.
3:55 -- amber writes to ask me to print everything out and send a zip of the EMBs, which i do. i start printing all the PBs.
4:30 -- done printing and collating. i walk them over to amber and also talk to marci about the legal dept looking over the text of our officemax pages.
4:35 -- back to solid ink officemax page. finish corrections and zip.
5 -- send zip to debi, marci and joel. realize i missed some of the corrections on the solid ink page. back to work on that one.
6:30 -- zipped and sent new zip file and explanation to debi, marci and joel. now starting corrections to EMBs for amber.
6:55 -- sent corrected EMB files to amber. starting PBs for amber, while also collecting all source files for hand-off to wrinkledog (promobuilder vendor).
7:30 -- corrected PBs sent to amber. just collecting files now.
8 -- break.
9 -- finish collecting and zipping.
10:05 -- set upload going for promobuilders. start 9-foot "thank you sponsors" banner for conference.
11:40 -- 1st draft completed, made PDF, start email to shelly asking for feedback and for vector logos for omtool, visioneer and NSI (sponsors).
11:45 -- email sent. starting on remaining officemax pages.
3:35am -- email sent with attached OM sitelet except 3 banners yet to be finished. quitting time.
10:40 -- send mason the dieline, read emails (4). continue working on comps for shelly's signage.
11 -- ask guy to forward the path to the common folder for amber. finish sign comps, make PDFs.
11:40 -- write email to shelly asking her to pick one of the comps or provide feedback.
11:45 -- sent email.
11:50 -- checked calendar, left for lunch.
12:55 -- back from lunch. read 4 emails, wrote reply to debi about how much more time i will need to finish up the promo- and emailbuilders (a few hours).
1 -- sent reply. copied guy's response to a reply to amber.
1:05 -- sent reply. start reply to shelly dates about the conference booklet.
1:10 -- sent reply to shelly, telling her not to expect to see the program booklet this week but that i am focusing more on getting her signs done by friday. starting officemax correx.
1:15 -- feedback email from shelly arrives, she is worried about keeping the whole project on schedule and esp about getting me the final agenda file. i reply that we are still on track, and i offer solutions on one of the sign comps.
1:20 -- reply sent. she replies instantly that it all sounds good. amber still can't get on common and i reply with a couple variations of file paths.
1:25 -- officemax correx on the index page and nav bar.
2:05 -- finish index page, email joel to proof it. start solid ink page.
2:15 -- joel is in a meeting so i go to marci to ask about using a TCO calculator that i cannot find online. she says nevermind, we'll use the cost calculator we had in before.
2:25 -- joel still can't get into common. i tell him to take care of it, then tell him (in person) that i will send a zip with both the index and solid ink pages to him and marci when i finish the corrections. back to solid ink page.
2:50 -- melinda from premier calls, they can't do the 9-foot banners. i tell her to send over the estimate for the rest of the signage and shipping.
2:55 -- it arrives and i compare hers and geoff's. premier would charge $1554, imagemedia would charge $1464 -- both excluding the 9+footer banners and shipping. ($3286 for everything from imagemedia.) add it all up and write to geoff to see if they can split up the shipping to save (UPS for the smaller ones and truck the big ones).
3:20 -- sent email to geoff. amber comes by to tell me she still can't get into common to see the builders. i offer to upload to the FTP site, but she's blocked from that too. she decides to ask debi if she knows anything about it.
3:30 -- i add up the estimates and wait to hear from geoff. he will need the files for the big banners on friday. start email to shelly about the estimates.
3:50 -- send email, asking for advice as to how to proceed and get the PO set up. debi comes by and asks me to print out all the builders for amber to proof.
3:55 -- amber writes to ask me to print everything out and send a zip of the EMBs, which i do. i start printing all the PBs.
4:30 -- done printing and collating. i walk them over to amber and also talk to marci about the legal dept looking over the text of our officemax pages.
4:35 -- back to solid ink officemax page. finish corrections and zip.
5 -- send zip to debi, marci and joel. realize i missed some of the corrections on the solid ink page. back to work on that one.
6:30 -- zipped and sent new zip file and explanation to debi, marci and joel. now starting corrections to EMBs for amber.
6:55 -- sent corrected EMB files to amber. starting PBs for amber, while also collecting all source files for hand-off to wrinkledog (promobuilder vendor).
7:30 -- corrected PBs sent to amber. just collecting files now.
8 -- break.
9 -- finish collecting and zipping.
10:05 -- set upload going for promobuilders. start 9-foot "thank you sponsors" banner for conference.
11:40 -- 1st draft completed, made PDF, start email to shelly asking for feedback and for vector logos for omtool, visioneer and NSI (sponsors).
11:45 -- email sent. starting on remaining officemax pages.
3:35am -- email sent with attached OM sitelet except 3 banners yet to be finished. quitting time.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16, 2008
9:25 -- arrive. go to magenta room, nobody there.
9:30 -- back at my desk, discover meeting was cancelled but entourage didn't take it off my calendar. read emails (4), including feedback about the webpages so far.
9:50 -- walk out to the 60/61 lawn for the all-hands meeting. check emails the whole time.
11:45 -- back at my desk. preflight and zip files for XD and FCP stickers.
11:55 -- upload sticker files to premier press's FTP site. write email to melinda to tell her files are available and funds are approved.
12 -- send email. out of office autoreply arrives from melinda. write forwarding message to theresa wells. mason comes by to announce that the flash banner is done, so i load it up and it is perfect. i forward it as an attachment to joel and marci.
12:05 -- send message to theresa. autoreply message arrives from her. the stickers have no firm deadline so we can afford to wait till tomorrow to confirm that premier has all they need. start a list of all the signage shelly will need so i can send out requests for estimates from image media and premier. marci calls to ask why files she saves to her desktop are disappearing. i lead her through opening the webpages and flash banner in explorer.
12:30 -- verify numbers with shelly, she emails me back immediately. continue making the list.
12:35 -- marci comes over to get printouts of the webpages for marking up corrections, notes that the flash banner isn't playing all the way thru on her machine.
12:45 -- verify substrate for a banner for shelly. list finished otherwise. start estimate request emails.
1:10 -- sent message to melinda and theresa at premier. start message to geoff gillam at image media.
1:25 -- cannot find email address for geoff's replacement for his paternity leave. run searches thru entourage.
1:45 -- ask mitch, he forwards me the info.
1:50 -- finish email, send. bathroom and lunch break, hall meeting with guy about FCP and XD stickers.
2:15 -- start emailbuilder updates (9).
7:10 -- finish emailbuilders, email amber to ask her to proof them. start concepting conference signage. 1 comp made.
7:55 -- shut down computer to install new adobe, quicktime and security updates.
8:05 -- quitting for the day.
9:30 -- back at my desk, discover meeting was cancelled but entourage didn't take it off my calendar. read emails (4), including feedback about the webpages so far.
9:50 -- walk out to the 60/61 lawn for the all-hands meeting. check emails the whole time.
11:45 -- back at my desk. preflight and zip files for XD and FCP stickers.
11:55 -- upload sticker files to premier press's FTP site. write email to melinda to tell her files are available and funds are approved.
12 -- send email. out of office autoreply arrives from melinda. write forwarding message to theresa wells. mason comes by to announce that the flash banner is done, so i load it up and it is perfect. i forward it as an attachment to joel and marci.
12:05 -- send message to theresa. autoreply message arrives from her. the stickers have no firm deadline so we can afford to wait till tomorrow to confirm that premier has all they need. start a list of all the signage shelly will need so i can send out requests for estimates from image media and premier. marci calls to ask why files she saves to her desktop are disappearing. i lead her through opening the webpages and flash banner in explorer.
12:30 -- verify numbers with shelly, she emails me back immediately. continue making the list.
12:35 -- marci comes over to get printouts of the webpages for marking up corrections, notes that the flash banner isn't playing all the way thru on her machine.
12:45 -- verify substrate for a banner for shelly. list finished otherwise. start estimate request emails.
1:10 -- sent message to melinda and theresa at premier. start message to geoff gillam at image media.
1:25 -- cannot find email address for geoff's replacement for his paternity leave. run searches thru entourage.
1:45 -- ask mitch, he forwards me the info.
1:50 -- finish email, send. bathroom and lunch break, hall meeting with guy about FCP and XD stickers.
2:15 -- start emailbuilder updates (9).
7:10 -- finish emailbuilders, email amber to ask her to proof them. start concepting conference signage. 1 comp made.
7:55 -- shut down computer to install new adobe, quicktime and security updates.
8:05 -- quitting for the day.
MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 2008
10 -- arrive, read emails (5). verify flash banner specs with mason and upload various formats of partner conference graphics to the docushare site.
10:30 -- send shelly dates reply email about the files uploaded, go interview kelly.
11:05 -- try to figure out why mitch didn't receive the email meeting notice or calendar reminder for the kelly interview.
11:15 -- hook up mason's banner and add fine touches (spacing and formatting) on officemax index page.
11:20 -- i go remind joel that it is ready for proofing. we look at it again and see too much white space. we go tell mason and he already has a better solution than we were going to suggest.
11:30 -- i send mason the original photo i had been working with. shrink the 6180mfp photos on the page.
11:50 -- concepting GIF banners for other 5 pages.
12:30 -- lunch break.
1:05 -- start solid ink page banner.
1:30 -- wait at G18 for debi and to find out where our staff meeting will be.
1:35 -- debi arrives and we go to the cafeteria for the meeting.
2:10 -- work on solid ink page banner.
4:45 -- start layout on solid ink page.
5:15 -- joel stops by to see the progress, has a great suggestion for the navigation bar, which i re-do in photoshop.
5:45 -- replace the nav bar slices on the index and solid ink pages. add light yellow background to solid ink banner. finish layout on solid ink page.
6:45 -- leave for dinner.
8:25 -- hook up all available product links to the officemax product pages and anchors to the rebate chart, get javascript for calculator, test all links.
10:25 -- save and zip finished pages and all support files and scripts.
10:30 -- email zip. break.
10:50 -- promobuilder edits.
12:45am -- make PDFs of all revved documents, copy over to common folder, leave mark-ups on amber's desk.
12:55am -- write email to amber about PDFs ready to proof.
1am -- send email. quitting for the day.
10:30 -- send shelly dates reply email about the files uploaded, go interview kelly.
11:05 -- try to figure out why mitch didn't receive the email meeting notice or calendar reminder for the kelly interview.
11:15 -- hook up mason's banner and add fine touches (spacing and formatting) on officemax index page.
11:20 -- i go remind joel that it is ready for proofing. we look at it again and see too much white space. we go tell mason and he already has a better solution than we were going to suggest.
11:30 -- i send mason the original photo i had been working with. shrink the 6180mfp photos on the page.
11:50 -- concepting GIF banners for other 5 pages.
12:30 -- lunch break.
1:05 -- start solid ink page banner.
1:30 -- wait at G18 for debi and to find out where our staff meeting will be.
1:35 -- debi arrives and we go to the cafeteria for the meeting.
2:10 -- work on solid ink page banner.
4:45 -- start layout on solid ink page.
5:15 -- joel stops by to see the progress, has a great suggestion for the navigation bar, which i re-do in photoshop.
5:45 -- replace the nav bar slices on the index and solid ink pages. add light yellow background to solid ink banner. finish layout on solid ink page.
6:45 -- leave for dinner.
8:25 -- hook up all available product links to the officemax product pages and anchors to the rebate chart, get javascript for calculator, test all links.
10:25 -- save and zip finished pages and all support files and scripts.
10:30 -- email zip. break.
10:50 -- promobuilder edits.
12:45am -- make PDFs of all revved documents, copy over to common folder, leave mark-ups on amber's desk.
12:55am -- write email to amber about PDFs ready to proof.
1am -- send email. quitting for the day.
Friday, September 12, 2008
FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 2008
10 -- arrive, read emails (6).
10:15 -- officemax index page images and formatting. fighting issues with an HTML table.
12:10 -- Joel sends revised text, not sure why or what is different. Replace all the text on the index page.
1:10 -- cafeteria.
2 -- back at desk. fight with tables. start new document with new tables. add in rebate table and format.
4:45 -- break.
5:10 -- fine-tune the layout of the index page. save a copy to common.
7:30 -- let joel know the rough draft is available for proofing. quitting for the day.
10:15 -- officemax index page images and formatting. fighting issues with an HTML table.
12:10 -- Joel sends revised text, not sure why or what is different. Replace all the text on the index page.
1:10 -- cafeteria.
2 -- back at desk. fight with tables. start new document with new tables. add in rebate table and format.
4:45 -- break.
5:10 -- fine-tune the layout of the index page. save a copy to common.
7:30 -- let joel know the rough draft is available for proofing. quitting for the day.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 2008
9:30 -- arrive, read emails.
9:35 -- Shelly Dates calls to discuss signage for her "make it happen" conference.
9:45 -- start to compose reply to Debi's email question about the photographer's invoice cancellation, Debi comes over to ask in person, I explain the whole thing (i couldn't pay the invoice from my personal paypal account so J. Tyler had to cancel the invoice so it was no longer outstanding). Debi also tells me about a new vendor that will take our webpage and HTML email assets and do all the back-end/functionality work for us. She is still concerned that i will not make any of my deadlines.
10:10 -- send email reply of the explanation (CC to ovalle, danielson, andria young). archive finished files to servers and install freeware CD burning software.
10:45 -- bathroom break, chat with nancy ovalle about calendars.
11 -- reply to shelly dates about further signage questions.
11:05 -- sent reply. started saving historic xerox pictures for OM email.
11:30 -- received email request from nancy to upload all her calendars (3), wrote reply.
11:35 -- sent reply. back to images.
11:40 -- request from ami to upload calendars to lit engine. uploaded and verified uploads (quitting firefox and logging onto the lit engine again and making sure the files are there).
11:55 -- replied that all are uploaded and verified. leaving for lunch.
1:05 -- back at my desk. building nav bar graphic for OM pages.
1:45 -- browse thru Mason's "adverts" inspiration folder, find an idea for our CS email, a way to present thumbnails.
2:15 -- send email to run it by the rest of the group. build layered PSD with very rough animations for mason to turn into the flash banner on the OM/xerox index page.
4:40 -- write up instructions for Mason, email sent. Joel stops by to see my progress (and i make an FPO image and place it on the page so he can see) and show me the latest copy. since Joel is out tomorrow, we decide to send copy to Marci (client) and me at the same time, and we will incorporate her edits into my layouts on monday. i remind Joel that i need to see what Mason decides to do with our banner before i design my banners for the other pages.
5 -- slice up the nav bar, build a table and put in placeholder links. try to figure out how to stretch a GIF to 100% height (no cigar) (yet).
6 -- final copy for all the pages arrives from Joel. start typesetting.
6:50 -- quitting for the day.
9:35 -- Shelly Dates calls to discuss signage for her "make it happen" conference.
9:45 -- start to compose reply to Debi's email question about the photographer's invoice cancellation, Debi comes over to ask in person, I explain the whole thing (i couldn't pay the invoice from my personal paypal account so J. Tyler had to cancel the invoice so it was no longer outstanding). Debi also tells me about a new vendor that will take our webpage and HTML email assets and do all the back-end/functionality work for us. She is still concerned that i will not make any of my deadlines.
10:10 -- send email reply of the explanation (CC to ovalle, danielson, andria young). archive finished files to servers and install freeware CD burning software.
10:45 -- bathroom break, chat with nancy ovalle about calendars.
11 -- reply to shelly dates about further signage questions.
11:05 -- sent reply. started saving historic xerox pictures for OM email.
11:30 -- received email request from nancy to upload all her calendars (3), wrote reply.
11:35 -- sent reply. back to images.
11:40 -- request from ami to upload calendars to lit engine. uploaded and verified uploads (quitting firefox and logging onto the lit engine again and making sure the files are there).
11:55 -- replied that all are uploaded and verified. leaving for lunch.
1:05 -- back at my desk. building nav bar graphic for OM pages.
1:45 -- browse thru Mason's "adverts" inspiration folder, find an idea for our CS email, a way to present thumbnails.
2:15 -- send email to run it by the rest of the group. build layered PSD with very rough animations for mason to turn into the flash banner on the OM/xerox index page.
4:40 -- write up instructions for Mason, email sent. Joel stops by to see my progress (and i make an FPO image and place it on the page so he can see) and show me the latest copy. since Joel is out tomorrow, we decide to send copy to Marci (client) and me at the same time, and we will incorporate her edits into my layouts on monday. i remind Joel that i need to see what Mason decides to do with our banner before i design my banners for the other pages.
5 -- slice up the nav bar, build a table and put in placeholder links. try to figure out how to stretch a GIF to 100% height (no cigar) (yet).
6 -- final copy for all the pages arrives from Joel. start typesetting.
6:50 -- quitting for the day.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2008
10 -- arrive, read emails (6). Lenore has answers for my calendar questions and suggests we add products onto the YAG calendar (good idea).
10:15 -- reply to photographer J. Tyler to wrap up invoicing and contract for images.
11:05 -- Lenore requests (thru Debi) current TPR spreadsheets. i check the files and send them over.
11:15 -- finish email to photographer.
11:35 -- sent email. bathroom break, discussion of japanese design with a designer on the launch team.
11:50 -- received email from Debi requesting the calendars all in one file. made PDF. took 4 tries to get it under 10MB. email bounced. posted PDF to common.
12:35 -- sent email. left for lunch off-campus.
1:50 -- back from lunch. read emails (4).
1:55 -- go down to D17 for 2pm CS meeting to discuss Debi's idea about starting a monthly communique to our clients about CS.
2 -- meet and discuss email and wiki possibilities. nothing was assigned but we want to send something around oct. 15.
3:05 -- back to desk, Lenore appears and agrees to paper and varnish choices so i can get an estimate for printing her calendars. we discuss the design of the calendars so far and the problems with getting the money to buy her images.
3:20 -- save images from the OfficeMax site and build the HTML framework of the pages.
7 -- quitting for the day.
10:15 -- reply to photographer J. Tyler to wrap up invoicing and contract for images.
11:05 -- Lenore requests (thru Debi) current TPR spreadsheets. i check the files and send them over.
11:15 -- finish email to photographer.
11:35 -- sent email. bathroom break, discussion of japanese design with a designer on the launch team.
11:50 -- received email from Debi requesting the calendars all in one file. made PDF. took 4 tries to get it under 10MB. email bounced. posted PDF to common.
12:35 -- sent email. left for lunch off-campus.
1:50 -- back from lunch. read emails (4).
1:55 -- go down to D17 for 2pm CS meeting to discuss Debi's idea about starting a monthly communique to our clients about CS.
2 -- meet and discuss email and wiki possibilities. nothing was assigned but we want to send something around oct. 15.
3:05 -- back to desk, Lenore appears and agrees to paper and varnish choices so i can get an estimate for printing her calendars. we discuss the design of the calendars so far and the problems with getting the money to buy her images.
3:20 -- save images from the OfficeMax site and build the HTML framework of the pages.
7 -- quitting for the day.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
TUESDAY, SEPT. 9, 2008
10 -- arrive, read emails (5), replied to Amber (promobuilder questions).
10:10 -- corrections on FCP flyer for Guy.
10:15 -- new PDF sent to Guy. starting OfficeMax sitelet. read thru copy from Joel, read thru OfficeMax style guide.
10:30 -- email with more PB/EB questions from Amber arrives. write out reply.
10:45 -- sent reply. Joel came over to ask for PDFs of the already-created sites we did for PC Mall.
10: 50 -- made PDFs and sent them on. started hooking up links on the PDFs to send to Joel (so he could finish writing the pages).
11: 30 -- meeting with Debi and Lenore about gov calendars. decided on paper and customization but not quantity or shipping.
12 -- back to putting links in the PDFs for Joel since he can't get the sites off the XEAN FTP site or email (too big) or the common server.
12:25 -- sent Joel new PDFs with links. asked Guy to teach Joel how to get on the servers.
12:30 -- researching OfficeMax website look and feel.
1:15 -- went to cafeteria.
1:25 -- ate lunch while poking thru OfficeMax site.
1:55 -- starting concepting. image search on library, see what we already own.
2:10 -- Joel and Mason come over and we decide on headlines for all six webpages, i explain my look and feel ideas and tell Mason how i want the flash banner to look.
2:35 -- back to image search.
4:45 -- i find several graphic illustrator files i can use without making any new purchases. i colorize them in the OfficeMax colors.
5:50 -- i start building the table framework for the first "home" page (in dreamweaver).
6:30 -- quitting for the day.
10:10 -- corrections on FCP flyer for Guy.
10:15 -- new PDF sent to Guy. starting OfficeMax sitelet. read thru copy from Joel, read thru OfficeMax style guide.
10:30 -- email with more PB/EB questions from Amber arrives. write out reply.
10:45 -- sent reply. Joel came over to ask for PDFs of the already-created sites we did for PC Mall.
10: 50 -- made PDFs and sent them on. started hooking up links on the PDFs to send to Joel (so he could finish writing the pages).
11: 30 -- meeting with Debi and Lenore about gov calendars. decided on paper and customization but not quantity or shipping.
12 -- back to putting links in the PDFs for Joel since he can't get the sites off the XEAN FTP site or email (too big) or the common server.
12:25 -- sent Joel new PDFs with links. asked Guy to teach Joel how to get on the servers.
12:30 -- researching OfficeMax website look and feel.
1:15 -- went to cafeteria.
1:25 -- ate lunch while poking thru OfficeMax site.
1:55 -- starting concepting. image search on library, see what we already own.
2:10 -- Joel and Mason come over and we decide on headlines for all six webpages, i explain my look and feel ideas and tell Mason how i want the flash banner to look.
2:35 -- back to image search.
4:45 -- i find several graphic illustrator files i can use without making any new purchases. i colorize them in the OfficeMax colors.
5:50 -- i start building the table framework for the first "home" page (in dreamweaver).
6:30 -- quitting for the day.
MONDAY, SEPT. 8, 2008
9:50 -- arrive at desk.
10 -- read emails (5).
10:15 -- download translated french rebate flyer for Mason, update the part number, PDF and post in his common.
10:45 -- receive email from Andria about paying for J. Tyler photos. go talk to Andria, get credit card, set up Paypal account and pay invoice.
11 -- Debi comes to redesign the approved design on the year-at-a-glance calendar. Paper trail summary of the meeting email arrives at 11:15.
11:15 -- summarize and send paypal transaction details PDF to Andria.
11:30 -- start this list.
11:45 -- re-design the YAG calendar. got january and february done.
12:30 -- bathroom break and cafeteria.
12:40 -- back at desk, eat while working. got thru june done.
1:27 -- go to meeting room indicated on meeting reminder (G18).
1:40 -- find out there was a room change. mitch and i join the meeting late.
2:15 -- back from meeting, back to the calendar.
4:45 -- finished letter-size layout, got part numbers, made PDF.
5:35 -- finished tabloid layout, made PDF, emailed both PDFs to Debi.
5:40 -- fixed the IT Advantage welcome letter, PDF and emailed to Victor, Kohl and Debi.
5:50 -- 8 hours. promobuilders text edits.
6:45 -- fix legal text on calendars.
6:55 -- final PDFs sent out. back to promobuilders.
7:30 -- quitting for the day.
10 -- read emails (5).
10:15 -- download translated french rebate flyer for Mason, update the part number, PDF and post in his common.
10:45 -- receive email from Andria about paying for J. Tyler photos. go talk to Andria, get credit card, set up Paypal account and pay invoice.
11 -- Debi comes to redesign the approved design on the year-at-a-glance calendar. Paper trail summary of the meeting email arrives at 11:15.
11:15 -- summarize and send paypal transaction details PDF to Andria.
11:30 -- start this list.
11:45 -- re-design the YAG calendar. got january and february done.
12:30 -- bathroom break and cafeteria.
12:40 -- back at desk, eat while working. got thru june done.
1:27 -- go to meeting room indicated on meeting reminder (G18).
1:40 -- find out there was a room change. mitch and i join the meeting late.
2:15 -- back from meeting, back to the calendar.
4:45 -- finished letter-size layout, got part numbers, made PDF.
5:35 -- finished tabloid layout, made PDF, emailed both PDFs to Debi.
5:40 -- fixed the IT Advantage welcome letter, PDF and emailed to Victor, Kohl and Debi.
5:50 -- 8 hours. promobuilders text edits.
6:45 -- fix legal text on calendars.
6:55 -- final PDFs sent out. back to promobuilders.
7:30 -- quitting for the day.
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