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Get Inspired
As an art direction student in Temple’s advertising program I’ve often been consumed with moments where creative ideas seem completely out of the realm of existence. However, with a little help of our World Wide Web I wanted to share…
Life’s Too Short For The Wrong Job
We’ve all had it, the classic advertising assignment of finding a campaign that we think works well. After spending an hour or so searching for a unique solution I found a campaign that I think is inspiring to us all…
My First MBFW
It’s fashion week in New York!! My company Zang Toi had finally presented his beautiful, romantic Spring 2013 collection at The Stage, Lincoln Center on Sunday night. It was a superb experience for me to be one of the crews…
2012 DesignPhiladelphia Festival
Mark your calendar, DesignPhiladelphia is near! This year it will be the 8th annual DesignPhiladelphia Festival from Wednesday, October 10th through Sunday, October 14th 2012. The Festival in partnership with The University of the Arts, will bring together the region’s…
How Twitter Can Help You Start Your Career
In todays market finding a job can become a daunting task if you don’t know how to leverage yourself and use the tools around you. All our teachers stress the importance of keeping your social media sites clean because employers…
First Friday at AIGA Philly: Heads of State
This past First Friday AIGA Philly presented Heads of State “10 Years of Rectangles.” The space was small, and the crowd was large, but the exhibit was still one that I’m glad to have seen. Everything from R.E.M. album covers…
Temple University Study Abroad Week
September 10 – 14th Do you love Temple University but have always wondered what it would be like to study overseas? September 10-14th is your chance to ask all your questions and hear from study abroad alumni who’ve lived…
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House Of Toi Angel
It is such a happy experience to intern with the noted fashion designer Mr. Zang Toi who based in New York City. Let me introduce Zang Toi briefly to everyone. He is the first Asian designer discovered by Anna Wintour…
My time as a TEEN VOGUEtte
Being part of such a huge publishing company, Conde Nast, has been the most amazing experience of my entire life. Not only was it everything that I ever expected, it was more. I came in as a marketing intern, and…
First day at TEEN VOGUE
It was May 29, 2012 when I walked into the doors of the Conde Nast building with dozens of other interns from various magazines. It didn’t feel like real life to me. I went to the front desk where I…
Interning at the March of Dimes
For the past few months I have spent my days interning at the March of Dimes King of Prussia office. As this was my first internship, I was unsure of what to expect. This entire experience from start to finish…
John Varvatos Internship Update
Hello again, Tom McCann here. With my internship at John Varvatos wrapped up, I’m feeling prideful when I think of all I’ve learned. It is hard to stress how important I feel office experience is. Sure, we all see a…
St. Luke’s Pride
Over the past month and a half I have been interning at St. Luke’s University Health network. In the beginning I was anxious for this internship and wasn’t too sure what to expect. I was moving back home, which I…
Start of Something Good…
With a little under two weeks remaining in my internship with Cintas Corporation, I can safely say that I have grown both personally and professionally. I have to admit I haven’t fully mastered the art of blogging just yet, so…
West York Loft Project Makes Me Feel Pretty Important
Hello fellow advertising students, it’s Emily Walsh, Advertising Art Direction student in her senior year. If you’re curious, read my first blog post for a fall background on my internship at Matthews Interior Design. For this blog post, I would…
My Summer at the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce
Over the summer I interned at my local chamber of commerce–The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. At first I was extremely nervous…I have a lot of experience in advertising design and this internship consisted of barely any advertising design. However,…
A Meeting with Nicole Cashman
As you may remember, I have spent the summer interning with Cashman & Associates, the public relations firm in Northern Liberties and owned by Nicole Cashman. Throughout the course of my internship, I have been fortunate enough to mix and…
Philadelphia Magazine “Lady in Red”
From my experience working in the art department of the Philadelphia Magazine I’ve realized that I’ve gained a great knowledge of what it takes to be in a fast paced magazine company. There are different cycles within each month for…
Learning to Grow Thick Skin…
On June 11th when I began working as a sales intern for Cintas Corporation I had a general idea of what my roles and responsibilities would include. What I didn’t realize at that time was how much these daily duties…
Making the Client/Customer Happy: A Very Good Skill
My internship with Hamilton Jewelers of Insignia is not centered around advertising, however I am taking away great skills that will only improve me as a worker. When talking to customers on phones all day long, problems do arise. There…
I <3 West Chester
I am currently a social media intern at Bradford Media Group in West Chester, PA. As an intern I work on Twitter and Google+ everyday. Which can get a little boring, but recently myself and my fellow interns received our…
Cats and Kittens and …Gigantic Lizards? Oh My.
My name is Nicole and I’ve been interning at the Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia now for over two months. I took on this internship as a way for me to both fulfill the advertising requirements and help…
Philadelphia Magazine “Best of Philly”
My name is Samantha Dubin and I am an intern working in the art department of the Philadelphia Magazine. My job as an intern in the art department of the Philadelphia Magazine is to get photography in for the art…
JUMP FOR IT
Hi! My name is Bree and I am an intern at Jump Magazine in Philly. My job is to write articles for print and blog. I write a weekly post about what to do this weekend in Philly. I also…
Saying Good Bye to the Cube
Hello all! My name is Nicole Berger and I am currently an intern at St. Luke’s University Health Network. I am incredibly sad to report that this is my last week at my internship! I can’t believe how fast the…
The Life of A Web Nerd at Two Paperdolls
The graphic they posted for the web design position. I’m Kelly Clawson and this summer I had the amazing opportunity to work as a Web Design Intern at Two Paperdolls. This boutique design and letterpress shop does everything from branding…
A Lesson Worth Learning
Even though this is my last day of having an official obligation to the Animal Care and Control Team, I feel that I will not end my work there. I have already gotten involved in the organization in more ways…
Jump Magazine, You Just Got To Do It.
Hi! My name is Bree and I am an intern at Jump Magazine in Philly. My job is to write articles for print and blog. I write a weekly post about what to do this weekend in Philly. I also…
What I’ve Learned As A Two Paperdoll
My desk and computer in the web department. As my internship at Two Paperdolls draws to a close, I reflect back on this amazing experience. Being able to work directly with the web department, an area which I hope to…
Conclusion of a Wonderful Experience!
Hello! My name is Heather Kasprzak and I am finishing up my internship at Nassau Broadcasting. Our specific branch mainly takes care of three local radio stations: 99.9 The Hawk, 107.1 The Bone, and 1230/1320 ESPN. Honestly, I am sad…
Why do trains only come once every hour after 7?
I’ll start by saying it feels like the summer is just about to start now in mid August. Working as a full-time design intern for Digitas Health in center city isn’t really a cushy 9-5 schedule. Its more like –…
My Experience at Cashman & Associates
Hello! My name is Mark Longacre, and I’m currently interning with Cashman & Associates, the public relations firm in Northern Liberties. Cashman & Associates is an incredibly fast paced public relations firm representing some of Philadelphia’s most well-known organizations. We…
Be a good worker!
Hi! I am Hyeri interning in TAF JK Group which is a web design and branding company. I am an advertising intern, so I am working projects related to advertising and marketing. Because the company is small, workers are like…
Be connected!
Hello, everyone! I am Hyeri. Currently, I am doing an internship as an advertising intern in TAF JK Group which is a web design and branding company. I am interested in marketing, so I wanted to experience it. On…
The 9-5 office job dealing with pins- and no, not Pinterest.
My summer internship is with Hamilton Jewelers, however in the insignia and business gifts department. Hamilton has retail stores throughout the US, a corporate office in New Jersey and an insignia department in Philly- right along Broad St. The commute…
A Paid Search Internship that Surely Paid Off
Today marks the last week of my internship, and I am happy to be able to say that I had an excellent time doing it. My coworkers at Harmelin happily welcomed me, and most importantly guided me through the process…
And the words just keep coming.
Good morning, afternoon, or evening (for whatever time you happen to be reading this!), I’m Austin Sabattis, the S3 Agency’s (former) copywriting intern. Besides my complete shock that it’s August, meaning school will soon be starting up again, I’m absolutely…
Xfinity Comes to a Closing
Throughout the summer I had a great experience at Xfinity Live! doing a lot of the Audio/Visual work for the venue. This included being in charge of all the TV’s in the venue, and doing a little bit of DJing.…
