"It's a drama class," the English teacher told me in a panic last December. "Something new for the course catalog, but the guidance counselor won't promote it without more hype from the students. Please, Rachel, I really need a poster or a flyer. Please."

Luckily, quick panic design jobs are what I like to think I'm good at. Half an hour later I had something simple but dramatic enough to suit the class and its target audience. Even though registration is long since over, the English department won't take the posters down because they liked them so much!