Monday, November 17, 2014

Poster presentation

My PSA Poster is the one that addresses "Tipping your server". I have worked in the hospitality industry for over 10 yrs. I've managed restaurants, bars and even a ski lodge in Colorado. I started off bar-tending and waiting tables and there is nothing more frustrating than not receiving a tip for your hard work. Waiters only receive $2.10 an hour from their employer and that is for taxes so they receive no check at all basically (tips are how they get paid). While minimum wage has gone up drastically in the last 30 yrs, it has remained the same for servers in the last 30 yrs, its never gone up and there are laws setup by congress so these wages can remain the same and never go up. I don't want to get started on how this pisses me off because I can go on forever on this topic. My poster was not created to increase server tips but just make aware to the people who don't tip to tip. The average a person should tip is 15%-20%.  I have one friend who works for "Bad Daddy's Burger Bar" and he told me that they also have to tip out the bus boys from their own tips, he said when a table does not tip it effects him and the bussers. So tips are what keep the restaurant moving in all respects. While doing this project I learned a lot about Photoshop which I had never used before but I learned so much. I first drew the donkey and the server, then I scanned them to my flash and uploaded into Photoshop. Once in Photoshop I began sizing my words, putting on a border, changing colors and finally saving and taking to Repros at school. They had my posteer ready in 30 minutes with a nice Gloss finish. Throughout the process I learned a little about other restaurants (I knew most of the info on tips), but I learned the most about the process of making a poster which was very cool. Thank you.

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