My name is Vishnu Venugopal and I
am a 2nd year MFA graphic design student at MICA. During this summer, I was a
visual design intern at Samsung Research America. I have been passionate about
various forms of visual design from a very young age and hence pursuing this
has been a dream come true for me. With interest in multiple design formats, I
was trying to find the right fit for me. I chanced upon the internship
opportunity at Samsung Research America on the internet. As I was always
interested in working closely with technology and research and development, I
decided to pursue this opportunity.
At Samsung Research America, most
of the teams work on R&D projects. I was part of the CX (Customer
Experience) Lab at this office. During my internship, I worked with multiple
teams such as Product, Development, and other design teams to understand the
design requirements and propose design solutions. Working with multiple teams
was both a great learning experience as well as a challenge. Understanding the
different perspectives of the cross-functioning teams and how they perceived
design was the biggest lesson for me. At the same time, communicating to these
teams about the various possibilities and challenges while creating designs was
challenging.
Every day was new and exciting, and
I had the opportunity to work with new technologies and teams, created
prototypes, presented my ideas, and brainstormed new approaches. I learned and
gathered a great deal of knowledge during those four months. I am very happy
and grateful that I got this opportunity to intern with Samsung Research
America.
