Episode 35: Designer Downtime.

About this episode

The episode discusses how young designers can utilize their downtime effectively.

Welcome to Episode 35: Designer Downtime! In this episode, the Team discusses what young designers can do with their downtime, whether that be from school or in off-work hours. We discuss how to find an internship and also and how to fill the experience holes in your résumé if you haven’t had a summer internship. We’ll go over ideas including mentorship, shadowing, networking, and in-person or digital events, culminating in a list of ideas to help you boost your design skills and experi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Cela, Kristen Pericleous, Dan Lawson

Topics covered

• downtime
• internships
• mentorship
• networking
• design skills

Keywords

• design
• internship
• mentorship
• networking
• skills

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