The internship of Hareem, a graphic design intern studying at Sheffield Hallam University. When I first started looking for an internship 5 months ago, I did not know what to expect. Initially I asked for advice from my professors and my family, searching online for design-related agencies. Also I was hoping to come across an agency where I could learn and grow in two areas: publication and packaging. I would like to tell you about things that I learned as a graphic design intern at Anisha International. Hareem celebrating passing her exams with first class honours at Anisha offices Real life skills learnt during internship It’s a demanding job At Anisha, the learning scope during the internship was huge, as there wasn’t a moment where I felt like the time was being wasted. I contributed to work areas like packaging design for fragrances, production works and brainstorming. Often I found creative solutions with the senior team members and did market research. I brushed off my presentation skills and subsequently used various high level designing softwares which Anisha uses. There’s plenty to learn What type of work did I do? Designing posters and books, seemed like the perfect job for me, as I did that a lot at university. However, the first project I had during my internship was designing a box for a fragrance. As I had never done that before, I had to ask for advice, watch, learn, and then ask again. Nevertheless, it was perfectly normal and my co-workers were very supportive. During my internship I designed packaging, decorated bottles, made production artwork, billboards, presentations, PSD mockups for clients later I evaluated market research. . The team at Anisha is highly skilled, professional and always ready to counsel. I learned how to work in a dynamic workplace pressure, also how to efficiently deliver results to the clientele. What was the variety of work and learning scope? Learning Never Stops Graphic design, branding, design thinking — everything changes so quickly that you must continually learn new skills. In reality, even experienced designers must learn. New tools and technologies arrive every day and you must keep an open mind, concurrently experiment and embrace the new. The best approach for any internship is to watch and learn and ask questions. Additionally your supervisor may learn from you as much as you learn from them. We hope you enjoyed this overview of how a real internship works at Anisha International. Please, click on this link for internship opportunities and please attach your CV and portfolio. For a better understanding of the skillset required as a packaging designer please check out the check list of skills here. […]
My Internship at Anisha International
