u/CocaineRacoons

Hey everyone,

I live in a women and children's house that's chartered for 9 bed. We've been having a rough time filling 1-2 rooms for a very long time now and there was talk of raising ESS by almost $100 each to make sure our accounts arent near the red every month.

In the past we have had massive success with bake sales, usually drawing in $900 on average, so we thought we will do another one of those soon. However its summer so wasn't sure the normal stuff would sell as well, I COULD BE WRONG! People love their treats.

I was coming to Reddit in hopes of getting ideas for other types of fundraising we can do for our house in addition to the usual bake sale.

Anyone have luck in this area finding new ways to fundraise?

I have experience in graphic design so I was trying to come up with ideas of fundraisers that I could design a product for, but T shirts cost additional money up front and might not sell fast so might have to wait to be above red for that idea lol

Please send me ideas! Our house is awesome and many of us our moms in recovery and we have a wonderful group of women here with the best kids ever, and I would hate to have some of us struggle if we increase EES.

My BF is gonna experience his first KPOP concert!
If you were going with a newbie what songs would you throw at them over the summer to get them hyped up?!

I got the tickets, and he said he will get food and merch. This is gonna be amazing!
Seattle show cant come soon enough...and I got us REALLY nice tickets!

I'm wrapping up my first quarter of graphic design courses as a Visual Communications student (ATA 2 year program near Seattle) and would love some advice from working designers on how to make the most of my summer.

This quarter I took my first InDesign-focused design class and learned:

• Grids and Swiss/Modernist layout principles
• Typography fundamentals (kerning, leading, hierarchy, readability)
• Multi-page editorial design
• Magazine spreads and feature articles
• Cover design and publication layout
• Parent/master pages
• Working with images, text wraps, and layout systems
• Basic Photoshop and Illustrator integration into InDesign workflows
• Packaging and exporting files for print/PDF delivery

Projects included:
• A multi-page Swiss Modern publication
• Editorial spreads based on a personal feature article
• Postmodern cover designs
• Marketing and advertising layouts
• Various typography and publication assignments

I feel like I've gone from "I can barely use InDesign" to "I can build a functional publication," but I also know I'm still very much at the beginner stage. I received 100% on all my assignments and didnt find the class overwhelmed me. I have grown up on computers and used programs CASUALLY for years and dabbled in PS and Canva (dont judge) so picking up the tools was easy in that regard.

I learned so much however about the program itself. However its just scratching the surface of what this program is capable of and im eager to learn more. I will spend time over the summer watching tutorials and putting them to use.

This summer I'll have significantly more time to focus on design without juggling 15 credits, parenting, and multiple classes at once.

If you were in my position, what would you work on next?

Specifically, I'm interested in:
• Portfolio-worthy self-directed projects
• InDesign exercises that build professional-level skills
• Editorial design practice
• Typography improvement
• Branding projects
• Layout challenges that mimic real-world client work

What projects helped you improve the fastest when you were still a student?

And if you were reviewing a student portfolio, what kinds of projects would make you think, "This person is developing strong fundamentals"?

Thanks in advance. I'm trying to build a solid foundation rather than rush into flashy work before I have the basics down.

Tatcha
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I feel silly admitting this, but I haven't checked my account since starting to shop. Over the last 9 months, I have visited around 7 times and bought multiple products at a time.

I see everyone discussing points, sales, and special ways to maximize value while planning for shopping!

Anyone able to help advise me on how to be a pro Ulta user?

THANK YOU!