INTERNSHIP STORIES

My name is Hannah Meng and I am a sophomore Graphic Design major. During the summer of 2017, I was the Graphic Design intern for Creative Capital Shanghai.  Creative Capital Shanghai provides everything from brand creation, storytelling,  naming, visual identity to packaging design, retail design and short movie production,  with a cultural twist. When I googled the design studio in Shanghai, I was attracted by  their website, then I looked through all the projects and I decided to apply for the  internship. Laura was my supervisor during the time I was in the design team at Creative Capital. She was a senior designer at Creative Capital. During the internship, I have been given several projects, which include wine packaging, illustration for hair product, icon of sunglasses and baby wipes’ packaging. I will give one direction of every project, and if my design has been select from client, I will keep work on it. The thing I am most proud of ...

My name is Haven DeAnglis and I am currently a sophomore Fibers major. This summer  I was a design intern at an up cycling company based in Trenton, New Jersey called Terracycle. I had previous knowledge about the company and its internships while I was in high school because my school participated in their recycling programs, and I attended an environmental awareness event with students from high schools where Terracycle advertised the company and its mission. While at this program, I immediately wanted to intern for this company because everything at the office was up cycled and there was art everywhere. I had forgotten about this dream of working at Terracycle, but while I was looking online for internships in New Jersey, I stumbled upon an ad for internships at Terracycle. After reading the description of a design team internship, I knew I had to apply. I emailed by resume, cover letter and my portfolio of up cycled and found object artwork, and received a responds the ...

I found out about Lanning Smith Studios in Spring semester of my junior year from a former classmate of mine, Katya Villano (Class of 2016, Painting). She described her work at a small fabrication company which primarily specialized in woodworking, in addition to a variety of larger construction and other processes. Overall she really enjoyed the work and spoke highly of the people, and mentioned that two current IS seniors had previously interned there in the summer of 2016. I became especially interested because it seemed this organization was open to people with relatively little experience so long as they had drive and interest. Soon after, I spoke with both Chelsea Lee and Jenna Staffieri (Class of 2017, IS) about their respective experiences. While the projects were often for big name clients, they were still able to enter the shop as a learning environment. I quickly sent out an email with my cover letter and resume.  When I first met with Kyle, he explained ...

I’m Reyna — a senior Graphic Design major at MICA. This summer, I spent 3 months working as a design intern at Paperwhite Studio, a branding studio based in Brooklyn, NYC. The New York office collaborates with food and hospitality brands, creating visual identities for cafés and restaurants as well as food product packaging for small businesses. They also have another office in Austria that specializes in tech-related projects. Before the semester ended, I applied to a lot of companies and studios in NYC, understanding the competitive nature of NYC internship. I was open to different areas but my latest design works are related to food and cooking. I found Paperwhite on LinkedIn under the ‘Similar Company’ tab while doing my research. I checked out their website and recognized most of their restaurant projects. I reached out to the team and received positive feedback shortly. After some emails and phone calls, I was offered a summer intern position. Laureen Moyal was...

My name is Mengxi Wei and I am a Graphic Design MFA student. During the 2017 Summer, I was very excited to have a chance to take the Graphic Design Editorial Intern for O, the Oprah Magazine. Before I started this intern, I was always paying attention to social issues and women health. At the social design course, we used to collect female magazines, including O, for a collage activity among women living with HIV in Baltimore. Then this opportunity was recommended by my friend. I was very excited about this opportunity so I directly replied to Gillian, our deputy art director, with my resume and portfolio. Then everything went very well. We had a very good time during the interview and they loved my work. I got this intern right after that interview. The magazine has two parts generally, editorial and advertising. Our art team is a part of the whole editorial team, including Copy team, Photo team, Fashion team, Health team, Food team and so on. The main work f...

My name is Carlos Enrique Rincon, and I am a senior GFA student. In the summer of 2017, I interned at the Miami location of Opera Gallery. I’ve always been interested in Opera Gallery and have visited multiple times. One day while visiting, I started a conversation with an employee (who then became my coworker) about the possibility of an internship. After that, it was a lot of emailing back and forth of information such as resume, cover letter, etc. until the date of the interview. Opera Gallery is a series of family-run galleries with a total of 12 locations all over the world, featuring some of the most historically popular artists, such as Picasso, Dali, Magritte, Yves Klein, and many more. The Miami work site is very personal and welcoming. Interacting with people was a big part of this internship, since the pieces didn’t have tags and we would engage in conversation and inform the visitor on pieces to create a one-on-one experience. My supervisor was Dan Ben...

My name is William Grimm, and I’m a fiber major. In the summer of 2017, between my sophomore and junior years, I interned at SewLab USA, a Baltimore-based soft goods manufacturer. SewLab is small scale, employing only about ten people, and produces things like duffel bags, hats, and totes. Aside from making their own products, SewLab does custom work, and the majority of my internship was spent working on special orders. The company was started by married duo Jeremiah Jones and Cecilia Grimm (no relation). Jeremiah handles the creative side, designing most of the products himself, while Cecilia handles all of the business. There is one manager on the production floor, Jess Turner, who I reported to, and my day to day activity varied. I would come in, go to Jess for a task, and return to her for my next task when that was finished. Among the many things that I got to do while interning, most notably I attached over 1,000 metal belt buckles to straps in the course of tw...