Tips for Finding Internship

I’ve just recently had the opportunity to move 30 + students from the classroom and off into the ‘real world’ and many of them had the same questions about interning and finding work ‘cold’.  I just stumbled across this very useful article on ’10 tips for interns’ on the behance network, which I would suggest reading over to get some great ideas about the different things needed to get into your top studios.  Students: use your big creative brain mass and apply these ideas to finding a job that actually pays money as well as experience, not just interning. With Pixar looking to open up shop in our (proverbial) backyard, the time would definitely appear to be ripe to get into the industry!

Check out the link here!

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The artist as a marketer

Here’s a fantastic post from LateralAction.com which I recently stubmled across via PSFK.com which features an interview by Hugh MacLeod.

Up until now, I have never heard of Hugh MacLeod, but I certainly enjoyed his perspective on the role of and needed abilities/attitudes for artists these days.  It resonates to a degree with Dan Pink’s view on the artist and creative type in the new economies, as explored in ‘A Whole New Mind’, although it sticks closer to the ‘artist’ still using ‘art’ as the medium.  None the less, well worth the read!

To my future students, take heed, this may be the view point and area of knowledge that you too must begin to take to succeed and step on the shoulders of your competition!

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EDIT: Sorry, I didn’t even link to Hugh MacLeod’s website: gapingvoid.com – I just spent about 10 minutes wandering, and I can see he’s on the same path as personal favourite, Seth Godin.  Cool stuff!