Anti/Anti

My name is Drew Laskowski and I am a senior Graphic Design major. During the summer of 2017, I was fortunate to intern for Anti/Anti, a small graphic design studio located in New York City. Anti/Anti’s primary practice is in branding for both small businesses and large corporate clients. They bring a certain level of elevation to their work and believe that good design is built upon strong ideas. I found out about Anti/Anti in the spring of my junior year when I was starting my first internship search. I was unable to intern for the studio then as they had already found their summer interns. A tumultuous Fall 2017 offset my graduation date by one semester, and with the extra summer I was determined to intern at Anti/Anti. I applied in early January by emailing the studio and submitting my portfolio and resume. Within a week I was scheduled for an interview, and two weeks after that I was offered the internship.

           

The experience of interning at Anti/Anti was incredible! The interns delve right into real projects and serve as integral parts of the team. The studio was involved in a few large branding projects when I started, and I was able to work on collateral for Deutsche Bank, The Simons Foundation, as well as a few new small businesses in the city. Every day was a thrilling experience and I was genuinely happy to take a two-hour train ride into New York each day. The Creative and Art Directors teach at SVA and made efforts to ensure that the internship was a valuable learning experience. I was challenged daily to strengthen my creative skills and was encouraged to trust my gut instincts while designing.

The most worthwhile experience was being invited to sit in on client meetings and conference calls. I learned a great amount about negotiating and guiding a client through the creative process, skills I will take with me into my freelance practice. My internship at Anti/Anti occurred at the right time – with one semester of school left and with the prospect of job-hunting on the horizon, I can confidently say that I feel prepared for whatever lies ahead.