INTERNSHIP STORIES

My name is Haven DeAnglis and I am a junior Fibers major with concentrations in Sustainability and Social Practice and Experimental Fashion. During the summer of 2018, I was an intern at MamerSass Reinvented Fashions in Chincoteague, Virginia. The small business focuses on reducing textile waste, and the apparel that is sold in the store is either vintage or upcycled. I learned of the internship experience after the co-owner and designer of the business, Jamey Brittingham, reached out to the Students of Sustainability club to see if we would be interested in hosting them on their college tour. I was able to bring MamerSass to campus in the spring of 2018, and Jamey gave an inspiring artist talk about starting a small, sustainable business. They also brought along the mobile shop, so students could see the upcycled clothing creations. Before Jamey and her partner Derek came to MICA, I did research on the company and learned that they offered internships. I e...

My name is Morgan Smith, and I am a senior Graphic Design major. My previous professor,  Hieu Tran, was an intern and designer at Studio Rodrigo in 2017. Knowing that I had taken on  UI/UX in the past year, he mentioned that they were looking for design interns. Studio Rodrigo is  primarily a product design studio, and I figured this would be a great way for me to test the  UI/UX skills I’ve gathered. Hieu thankfully passed along my resume, and I even had the chance  to interview with their team at the 2018 Career Fair. After going through this process and  sending up a follow up email, I got to interview with other members of the team to review my  work and goals as a designer. Later, I was accepted as an intern in late May of this year.  Studio Rodrigo is a design studio located in New York that works in various fields of design  including: product design, brand elements, and more. Studio Rodrigo does focus more on  product des...

During the Summer of 2018, I was a graphic design intern for Paperwhite Studio , a design and  branding company in Brooklyn, New York. As a Graphic Design MFA student at MICA, I have a  strong interest in identity design and packaging, especially in the food industry. Thus, while  searching for an internship for the summer, I specifically looked for studios that have done  projects in this food-GD area. Paperwhite is prestigious in the industry of restaurant/cafe branding and food packaging, and  also famous for helping small restaurants explode in popularity thanks to a strong conceptual  and carefully crafted design that connected with their audience. Jackʼs Wife Freda, by CHLOE,  and The Sosta were three signature cases designed by Paperwhite. T o prepare for this experience, I have spoken personally with Laureen Moyal, the co-founder of  Paperwhite Studio, about the job, and I also have contacted to one past intern and one current  i...

I had an amazing summer at Gretel , a design studio in New York City. As I prepare for a  career in graphic design, I am dedicated to gaining practical experience to complement  my academics. I had always hoped to immerse myself in a studio culture and  collaborate with creative people from different disciplines. After the spring break, I  found Gretel on imageofthestudio.com and looked through the works on their website.  I loved the use of bold typography in their visual designs and their creative motion  works. I emailed them immediately and inquired about summer internship opportunity. The production coordinator emailed back within one week and asked me for an  interview. I decided to visit their studio in NYC and meet them in person. I took the train  on a Friday morning and made it to Union Square, where Gretel located. I met the  coordinator and one of their designers, introduced some of my works on my portfolio  website, and ...

I’m Juliette Wang, a rising senior Graphic Design student. For 2018’s summer, I was a Design Intern for Studio Rodrigo , a product design agency based in New York. They produce various work from products, marketing websites to branding; clients include Adobe, This American Life, Serial Podcast, Comcast, ABC News, xfinity, and more. Studio Rodrigo is most focused in helping companies identity and evaluate product opportunities, developing strategies, and designing and bringing new products and services to market. I became aware of Studio Rodrigo last summer so this summer I decided to apply for the internship. Hieu Tran, my professor and good friend, interned and worked at Studio Rodrigo last summer so he mentioned me to Rodrigo as they were looking for interns. I also met them in person at MICA Career Fair and after, I sent a carefully composed ‘cover letter’ email to Rodrigo with my resume and portfolio website. After a couple of days, I got an email back from the Creative Direc...

My name is Eun Young (Esther) Ko, an upcoming Senior majoring in Architecture  Design in Maryland Institute College of Arts. During the summer of 2018, I  worked as intern for TimHaahs located in Pennsylvania, USA. TimHaahs is a  multi-disciplined engineering and architectural design firm that provides planning  design services to create parking and mixed used facilities. The company specializes  in developing unique and effective parking strategies to create attractive, vibrant and  sustainable communities. As a student who is wishing to have as much experience in different fields in  architecture, I started looking for architectural firms specializing in something totally  different than the companies I had worked for before. Fortunately, I was able to watch  a documentary about TimHaahs that mainly designed parking structure that I never  thought of. For this reason, I decided to apply for TimHaahs internship during  summer ...