Undergraduate student of Art Education Study Program
Rupa Doing Independent Internship
UM MBKM Program at Peacock
decoration
Independent internship activities are one of the UM MBKM programs that give students the right to study outside the campus and are intended for students to become graduates who are ready to meet the needs of the times. Students who are familiar with the workplace or who have work experience will certainly be better prepared to enter the world of work and their careers. Independent internship activities are carried out at Peacock Decoration which is a company engaged in the decoration sector in Malang. Peacock decoration handles important event decorations, such as wedding decorations, proposal decorations, birthday decorations, and many more. Intern students will be taught how to decorate an event. Starting from meetings with clients, surveying venues, measuring venues, designing venue decorations using Photoshop and Illustrator applications, preparing items for decoration purposes, to making these designs into real event decorations. Intern students will certainly be assisted by employees who are used to decorating an event. Students will always be accompanied by employees according to their fields in working on an event decoration project with the target of this activity being clients who use Peacock Decoration services. The independent internship activities carried out at Peacock Decoration start from January 16 2023 to May 12 2023 in accordance with the time of lectures at Malang State University. The purpose of this independent internship activity is that students are expected to acquire hard skills (skills, complex problem solving, analytical skills, etc.), as well as soft skills (professional/work ethics, communication, cooperation, etc.) so that they can provide field contextual experiences that will enhance student competence as a whole, ready to work, or create new jobs. This independent internship activity was carried out at the Peacock Decoration which is located at Jalan Letjend Soetoyo IV No. 57, Lowokwaru, Lowokwaru District, Malang City, East Java, 65141
The internship activity begins with an introduction to the jobdesk that will be carried out during the internship process. Even though the main jobdesk of apprentice students is included in the design division, apprentices are still taught all jobdesks from the start until an event decoration is realized. In realizing event decorations that are in accordance with the wishes of course, careful preparation is needed. The first thing to do is meeting with the client. This is done in order to find out what the client wants and determine the best way to make it happen. After that, a site survey was carried out and the measurement process was carried out. Apprentice students are required to bring a meter or measuring instrument as well as writing equipment. A place survey was conducted to find out which spots are the best for decorating, the size of the place to be decorated, flow, plotting or layout when decorating, and having a plan B for eventualities that can occur beyond our control and how to handle them. The second stage is to design the form of decoration that will be realized later. This decoration design is in 2D shape using the help of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. After finishing the design, they will be consulted and undergo several stages of revision so that it is truly in accordance with the wishes of the client. Design also has several stages, such as concept, structure, coloring, to detailing. The third stage is preparation. Prepare items for decoration purposes such as real flowers, artificial flowers, bubblekan foam, stages, fabrics, various types of insulation, etc. The final stage is the application of the design into a real decoration. Realizing decorations that are based on the designs that have been made. After the event is over, the decorations will be dismantled, so that the items that can be reused can be used in the next decoration. This can be said to fulfill SDG 4, namely quality education that is obtained by students outside the lecture bench in the form of knowledge obtained by the learn by doing method directly at an internship which of course will be more easily absorbed by students and can also fulfill SDG 8 which is also fulfilled, namely decent work and economic growth. Students who have internship experience or work directly in the field will certainly make it easier for students to find decent jobs after graduating from college and can increase economic growth.
Figure 1. [Decorating at UB]
The photo above is the decoration process for the approval of the new building for the Department of Agriculture, Universitas Brawijaya on March 13th. Decorations are in the form of table settings, using decorations in the form of brocade cloth as table coatings, flower arrangements, wooden placements, candles, and chair ribbons
Figure 2. [Decorating in Indie City]
The photo above is the process of finishing an application at an indie garden on February 18, 2023. The finishing process includes turning on the lights, arranging chairs, attaching chair ribbons, setting up the table and its covering cloth, and arranging table flower arrangements so that everything goes smoothly during the event.
Figure 3. [Flower Arrangement for Eid Parcel Decoration]
The photo above is the process of arranging dried flowers to be arranged as Eid parcel decorations. The photo above was taken on March 29, 2023. The steps include preparing dried roses and peacocks. Followed by spraying peacock flowers with pink using pylox. Flowers that have been colored aerated to dry. After drying, a few sprigs of roses and peacocks will be strung together as a Ramadan parcel decoration using hemp ropes.
Figure 4. [Jardin Aisle Design]
The photo above is a design for Jardin’s aisle for May 13 2023, starting with creating a concept according to the client’s wishes, choosing a building structure, and arranging it in digital form, followed by detailing flowers, leaves and gardens, with the client’s request asking for more leaves than flower arrangements. The next stage is finishing by adding a stage, trees, aisle chairs and parents, so that the design looks more real and helps give the client an idea of the decorations that will be realized later.
Figure 5. [Layout Arbanat Kitchen & Lounge]
The photo above is a layout design for a wedding event at Arbanat Kitchen & Lounge which is located on Jl. Dieng Canal No.4-6, Banana temple, Kec. Breadfruit, Malang. The first thing to do before designing a layout is to survey the venue and take measurements. Students are required to bring measuring instruments and stationery and measure all parts of the building to be decorated, including height, width and length, buildings, windows, chairs, elevators, stairs, bars, doors, partitions between rooms, plants that might get in the way decorating, all are counted without exception. Then do a rough sketch of the layout along with the sizes that have been measured before. After that, proceed with making the final digital layout design using the help of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator accompanied by clear measurements and descriptions.
Figure 6. [Welcome Sign Rara’s Birthday]
The photo above is a welcome sign design for Rara’s birthday which will be held on May 6, 2023. With the theme black and pink. The manufacturing process is carried out by downloading several welcome sign models, changing the layout along with the font type, and printing it on the cloth before it is installed on the midangan.