Date of Entry: January 3rd, 2018
Section: Planning & Taking action
ATLs: I will demonstrate my developed self-management, Communication and thinking skills as I solve tough encountered problems, communicate with businesses and my experts and work together with people in order to generate ideas and find solutions.
Subject: The side requirements for my project
Content:
In order to join this shopping event professionally, there were other necessary acts to be taken such as: the creation of bags, business cards as well as the clothing labels. Through this process, I encountered different problems, improved my communication skills, and also built a tight relationship with my experts. The designs of the bags held great value for me in this project. This is because I wanted to introduce my clothing line with all the pieces fully completed, and represented a specific image. I took the role of designing the bags very seriously and spent a lot of time on it. Below is a image that shows the design I made.
This design was extremely simplistic and was exactly how I wanted it to look. I knew a place called Euro Flora, and I contacted them explaining what I needed. I ordered exactly 50 bags, agreed on a price and sent them my design. I was very comfortable that it would turn out as what planned.
However, there was substantial complication, as I received a purple bag with no writing on it. I was extremely upset and confused because I was very specific, and what they sent me was something totally different. I thought that there was an issue with the shipping and two orders got mixed up, so I called the company and told them what happened. The employees were quite arrogant and did not take me seriously. This issue of not being taken seriously due to my age, was a situation I continuously faced throughout personal project. Nevertheless, I was not going to let go of this mistake, because I not only paid for those bags, but I also went one step ahead of the other customers and sent them I specialised design. After long arguments I had with the company, they did not take the bags back, nor did they refund the money. I was very stressed due to having limited time left. To get some advice I called and met with my expert Alev Behar.
Section: Planning & Taking action
ATLs: I will demonstrate my developed self-management, Communication and thinking skills as I solve tough encountered problems, communicate with businesses and my experts and work together with people in order to generate ideas and find solutions.
Subject: The side requirements for my project
Content:
In order to join this shopping event professionally, there were other necessary acts to be taken such as: the creation of bags, business cards as well as the clothing labels. Through this process, I encountered different problems, improved my communication skills, and also built a tight relationship with my experts. The designs of the bags held great value for me in this project. This is because I wanted to introduce my clothing line with all the pieces fully completed, and represented a specific image. I took the role of designing the bags very seriously and spent a lot of time on it. Below is a image that shows the design I made.
This design was extremely simplistic and was exactly how I wanted it to look. I knew a place called Euro Flora, and I contacted them explaining what I needed. I ordered exactly 50 bags, agreed on a price and sent them my design. I was very comfortable that it would turn out as what planned.
However, there was substantial complication, as I received a purple bag with no writing on it. I was extremely upset and confused because I was very specific, and what they sent me was something totally different. I thought that there was an issue with the shipping and two orders got mixed up, so I called the company and told them what happened. The employees were quite arrogant and did not take me seriously. This issue of not being taken seriously due to my age, was a situation I continuously faced throughout personal project. Nevertheless, I was not going to let go of this mistake, because I not only paid for those bags, but I also went one step ahead of the other customers and sent them I specialised design. After long arguments I had with the company, they did not take the bags back, nor did they refund the money. I was very stressed due to having limited time left. To get some advice I called and met with my expert Alev Behar.
This is a picture of the bag I received. It is the wrong colour and also does not have the requested printing on it. Alev reacted the same way towards EuroFlora and its service. Yet, our talk was very helpful because she found a solution for this big obstacle I had to overcome. She advised me to make stickers with the writings on them, and stick them on the front and back of every bag. She also did an amazing favour for me which was contacting a print business named, “Erdem Copy Ulus” which she knows closely and organising the making of the stickers.
This is a final picture of how the bags looked with the stickers on them. I was very happy and relieved with how it turned out. The experience of encountering this problem taught me a lot about how to react correctly and generate solutions. Alev provided me with a different perspective on problem solving, and allowed me to understand that complications like this could occur.
Another requirement for launching this clothing collection was the brand labelling. I had to contact several tailors in order to find the most suitable price for the making of 50 tags. This process also improved my communication skills greatly, because I talked with many different people and stepped extremely out of my comfort zone. I talked with Mine hanim, Ercan Kaya, Mahmut bey, and lastly, Melek hanim. After receiving several offers I connected best with Melek hanim.
Another requirement for launching this clothing collection was the brand labelling. I had to contact several tailors in order to find the most suitable price for the making of 50 tags. This process also improved my communication skills greatly, because I talked with many different people and stepped extremely out of my comfort zone. I talked with Mine hanim, Ercan Kaya, Mahmut bey, and lastly, Melek hanim. After receiving several offers I connected best with Melek hanim.
This shows the final version of the two tags made with different size indications. The fabric used was provided by the tailor, and she also allowed me to pick out the colour I wanted.
The last job that had to be done was making business cards. I wanted to have a card which would display the social media page and email of my brand as well as my telephone number. I thought that it would be a good opportunity to get thename “CliffHanger” known. Unfortunately I did not know anyone whom would make these cards for me, so I called and asked my expert Alev. I contacted and arranged the business cards with the company she recommended me. Below are images.
The last job that had to be done was making business cards. I wanted to have a card which would display the social media page and email of my brand as well as my telephone number. I thought that it would be a good opportunity to get thename “CliffHanger” known. Unfortunately I did not know anyone whom would make these cards for me, so I called and asked my expert Alev. I contacted and arranged the business cards with the company she recommended me. Below are images.