This week has been hectic. A weekend of
work, followed by a week of interning for the fabulous design company I Love
Dust, rounded off with ANOTHER weekend of work. It’s fair to say, it was a VERY
realistic insight in to the working world…and it is also fair to say, I am
shattered.
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| The wonderful print and choccies for the I Love Dust team! |
Feeling sorry for myself aside, despite the
early mornings, I thoroughly enjoyed my few days in the industry. For those of
you who don’t know, my work was hand picked by I Love Dust after working on a PR
related project, collaborating with fashion company B-Side and the before
mentioned design studio; which then won me this week of experience with the
talented team at Dust.
I Love Dust is a hugely successful
illustration and animation company working with the likes of Nike, Karl
Lagerfeld and Converse to name just a few.
Check out their website:
Despite not being in my field of expertise
(if I can call it that yet), I was excited to see how a professional unit
worked.
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| I Love Dust Website |
As this was my first PROPER internship with
a renowned company, I was beyond nervous on the initial morning commute. You
know that horrible feeling in your tummy, where hundreds of butterflies are
fluttering about, trying to make you feel as uncomfortable as possible? Yeah, I
had that! With my brain filled with thoughts of “What if I can’t find the
studio and I’m late?” (Despite being on an unnecessarily early train with
plenty of time to spare), “What if I can’t do what they ask me to?” and “What
if the team don’t like me?”…
Trying to find the studio was confirmation
that I really should wear my glasses more often, the location couldn’t have
been ANY closer to the station, yet I still managed to make a magical mystery
tour for myself. Once I did eventually get there, (it was a little awkwardly
sign posted – in my defense) I was greeted by a lovely lady called Alice Isaac
– Project Manager for the team and my buddy for the week ahead; as well as being
introduced to a dashing panel of 13 males, making up the rest of the I Love
Dust gang.
The studio was AMAZING, large wooden desks,
intricate art work and even a skate ramp! It was such a cool environment and on
my guided tour I was informed of their secret beer fridge and that the team
baked cakes on a REGULAR basis…anyone who knows me, knows how happy I am around
food, so my nerves instantly took a back seat and I was more excited at the
prospect of a slice of heaven for elevens’.
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| I Love Dust Studio - From Website. |
I was given my own huuuge mac and desk space
and that was it - I was off. My week was spent doing general jobs, making the
odd tea (and slicing their yummy cakes) as well as doing a bit of writing for
their new website, set to launch in a few weeks time. I was slightly
disappointed by the lack of things for me to help them with – but on reflection
this was to be expected of an Illustration company, as my drawing skills are
certainly nothing to shout about.
Despite feeling a little underworked at
times, there were so many things that I took away from my short time with I
Love Dust, which will stand me in good stead for the future. My confidence is
10 times higher than it was at the start of the week, I got a great
introduction to the fast paced life of being within the creative industry and
most importantly, I have a lot more belief in myself…bring on the next
internship!
p.s. They had a cute little puppy called
Bosko too! Now, I am not an animal lover in the slightest – but this little
chap managed to win me over.
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| Bosko the pup - I Love Dust Website |
