Siwes Logbook

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Here's a 3-day-per-week, 26-week SIWES logbook for a graphics design computer

science student, focusing on using CorelDRAW to achieve design aims.
### Week 1
**Day 1**:
- **Activity**: Orientation and Introduction.
- **Details**: Introduction to the company, meeting the team, setting up the workstation, and
installing CorelDRAW.
**Day 2**:
- **Activity**: CorelDRAW Interface Overview.
- **Details**: Learning the CorelDRAW interface, exploring basic tools, and navigating menus.
**Day 3**:
- **Activity**: Basic Shapes and Text.
- **Details**: Creating and manipulating basic shapes and text, exploring properties and simple
effects.
### Week 2
**Day 4**:
- **Activity**: Advanced Shapes.
- **Details**: Working with advanced shape tools, creating complex shapes.
**Day 5**:
- **Activity**: Colors and Fills.
- **Details**: Understanding color theory, applying fills, gradients, and exploring the color
palette.
**Day 6**:
- **Activity**: Simple Project.
- **Details**: Designing a basic business card to apply learned skills.
### Week 3
**Day 7**:
- **Activity**: Layers and Object Management.
- **Details**: Using layers to organize design elements, grouping, and alignment.
**Day 8**:
- **Activity**: Effects and Filters.
- **Details**: Applying and experimenting with CorelDRAW effects and filters.
**Day 9**:
- **Activity**: Project.
- **Details**: Creating a multi-layered flyer.
### Week 4
**Day 10**:
- **Activity**: Typography.
- **Details**: Advanced text manipulation, font selection, and text effects.
**Day 11**:
- **Activity**: Vector Tracing and Drawing.
- **Details**: Converting raster images to vector graphics, manual vector drawing.
**Day 12**:
- **Details**: Designing a typography-focused poster.
### Week 5
**Day 13**:
- **Activity**: Combining Images and Text.
- **Details**: Integrating images with text, using masks, and clipping paths.
**Day 14**:
- **Activity**: Templates and Presets.
- **Details**: Utilizing CorelDRAW templates and creating custom templates.
**Day 15**:
- **Details**: Designing a magazine cover.
### Week 6
**Day 16**:
- **Activity**: Advanced Object Effects.
- **Details**: Using shadows, transparency, and blends.
**Day 17**:
- **Activity**: Page Layouts.
- **Details**: Working with multi-page documents, page numbering, and master layers.
**Day 18**:
- **Details**: Designing a 3D effect poster.
### Week 7
**Day 19**:
- **Activity**: Interactive Tools.
- **Details**: Using interactive tools like blend, contour, and envelope.
**Day 20**:
- **Activity**: Output and Export.
- **Details**: Preparing designs for print and digital formats, understanding different file types.
**Day 21**:
- **Details**: Creating a dynamic and interactive infographic.
### Week 8
**Day 22**:
- **Activity**: Design Principles.
- **Details**: Study of design principles such as balance, contrast, and harmony.
**Day 23**:
- **Activity**: Client Work.
- **Details**: Assisting on real-world client projects, understanding client requirements.
**Day 24**:
- **Details**: Redesigning a previous project with these principles in mind.
### Week 9
**Day 25**:
- **Activity**: Feedback and Revisions.
- **Details**: Learning to take feedback, making revisions based on critique.
**Day 26**:
- **Activity**: Portfolio Development.
- **Details**: Compiling work into a professional portfolio, understanding portfolio presentation.
**Day 27**:
- **Details**: Revising the client project based on feedback.
### Week 10
**Day 28**:
- **Activity**: Special Techniques.
- **Details**: Exploring advanced features like mesh fill, transparency, and custom brushes.
**Day 29**:
- **Activity**: Industry Standards.
- **Details**: Learning about industry standards for graphics design, file formats, and resolution
requirements.
**Day 30**:
- **Details**: Creating a complex design incorporating special techniques.
### Week 11
**Day 31**:
- **Activity**: Presentation Skills.
- **Details**: Preparing designs for client presentations, creating mockups.
**Day 32**:
- **Activity**: Collaboration.
- **Details**: Working in teams, using collaborative tools, and feedback loops.
**Day 33**:
- **Details**: Creating a presentation for a design project.
### Week 12
**Day 34**:
- **Activity**: Advanced Techniques.
- **Details**: Exploring macros and automation within CorelDRAW.
**Day 35**:
- **Activity**: Professional Development.
- **Details**: Attending workshops, webinars, and other learning opportunities.
**Day 36**:
- **Details**: Automating repetitive design tasks.
### Week 13
**Day 37**:
- **Activity**: Client Interaction.
- **Details**: Engaging with clients, understanding briefs, and presenting ideas.
**Day 38**:
- **Activity**: Final Project Preparation.
- **Details**: Handling a client project from start to finish independently.
**Day 39**:
- **Activity**: Final Review and Assessment.
- **Details**: Reviewing all work completed during SIWES, receiving feedback, and self-
assessment.
### Week 14 to 26
- **Repeat the structure for new projects or deeper exploration into previous topics**, with new
advanced tasks, client interactions, and professional development activities to ensure continued
learning and improvement.
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internship period.

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