Blue Ridge Quick Print Internship

In regards to the history of Blue Ridge Quick Print, I know that it was opened in 1978 under the original owner, and operated for 47 years until the owner sold it to my current manager in 2025. While we have new clients occasionally, most of our clients ordered stuff from us previously. All of the saved designs or products are located in a massive organized drive, which we have to look through to find specific information or previous work for clients. The business focuses heavily on local community, diverse utilities, and a mix of quality and fast services. The biggest change that has impacted this business has mainly come from the change in staff, with new owners and employees. This has lead to a few changes in regards to the companies values and methods. With a few designers involved, we not only want to print with great quality but make the printed designs the best they could be. We want to give people what they want while also improving it for the benefit of the client. While they...

  For my first week on interning, I had an overall positive experience. I was able to get introduced to the studio and into some projects quickly. A majority of my work involved editing existing designs per client's requests and then sending emails to confirm their approval or ask for feedback. I did get to work on a few projects that allowed creative liberties, mainly business cards.  The studio is somewhat small, with a reception desk, two work tables, a desk with two monitors, a main office, and an array of printers. I sit at the desk with the monitors, in the corner of the room. The main working area takes up a majority of the space, with enough room to move around and place printed materials.  As an intern, I mainly work as a support to the organization, doing quick edits and design work to help the more experienced workers get bigger projects done. While I have learned a little about printing and the machines, I have mainly been situated on the computer, unless my a...