January 20-26

What I Did This Week

            This week I did the last step of the creation of my product: have it printed. I am glad that I had it printed earlier than the day before it is due, because I encountered a few problems that I would not have the time to solve in one night. More about those problems in the next heading. I also organized my Personal Project binder according to the table of contents given by my school.

Difficulties Faced

            Printing the calendar was a huge issue for me. I simply did not have time. On top of that, the workers there could not open my InDesign files. I found out that they could only open picture files, Photoshop files, and PDFs. Later, after the problem was sorted out, I was looking through my calendar and found a typo. One typo. And a blank page at the back.

How I Solved the Challenges/What I Learned

            Since I did not have time to go to the print shop, my mom went for me. Also, since the workers could not open my Indesign files, she had to come all the way home and wait for me to save all of my calendar pages as PDF files so they could be printed. We fixed the typo and reprinted the calendar. One of the only differences was that I filled in the blank page with a picture of myself taking a picture outdoors, with a caption saying my name and school.

Although I had some issues with the printing of the calendar, overall it turned out very well and turned out just as I had imagined it. I am so happy that all of that is officially over and done with, and hopefully I will pass with good Personal Project grades so I will not get held back next year and have to start the PP process all over again with a different project.

            This will likely be my last process journal entry, ever. Hope you enjoyed looking at how my Personal Project has progressed and how I have grown throughout the process. Now, to conclude, here is a picture of me with my freshly-printed calendar. Thank you.