Here’s the final rendering of that sketch I posted the other day. I hope you like it!
Here’s a peek at what I’ve been working on today.
I’ll take them both!
Oh, and the painting of the little yellow house too!
I love these!
Here’s a little sneak peek at what I’m currently working on.
Junior Designer
On January 2nd, I officially started as the newest Junior Designer at Lily Z Design in Brooklyn, NY. =) Here’s a sneak peak of my first project:
Zach Mitchell Interior Design
As promised, here is the link to my online portfolio. Let me know what you think!
1 Don’t worry, followers. I’m not dead.
It has been chaos and drama since moving to New York City, and this past week has been no exception. Thanks for that, Sandy.
Since my last post, I have launched a website via www.wix.com (which I will post a link to shortly) and I am preparing to begin a new design internship in Brooklyn on Monday morning. It is (sadly) an un-paid internship for the next two months. Two interns have been hired — myself for the start of the week, and the other for the end — and we are competing for a full-time (paid) junior designer position beginning in January. The pay will not be great, and there are no benefits or paid vacation. However, it is a jumping off point and valuable experience for my resume. Desperate times call for desperate measures, right?
Wish me luck.
I arrived in the Big Apple yesterday evening. Before leaving Pittsburgh, I had begun a dialogue with a solo designer seeking a Design Assistant. He had asked that I get in touch with him once I had arrived in the city.
Unfortunately, in reaching out to him this afternoon, I have learned that he has already filled the position. It is a disappointment, to be sure, but I refuse to lose face. I’ll just have to spend some more time tomorrow applying for other available positions.
New York City
Last week, an incredible opportunity presented itself, and I jumped on it. In two weeks, I will be moving to New York City for four months to work as a Key Holder in a pop-up store, with the retailer for which I am currently working.
This may very well be my most spectacular display of spontaneity to date. I am a planner—a maker of lists. Off the cuff moves to New York City are not at all in my comfort zone, but sometimes the biggest risks have the biggest pay-offs. How can I pass up a chance to live in one of the most influential cities in the design world? I can’t.
For the time being, plans of launching my own firm are being put on hold—but not indefinitely. I will be using my spare time while I am there to hunt down a design job, and when (not if) I find it, I fully intend to call the Big Apple my home.
It really is funny, isn’t it? I complained so much over this past year about how much I hated working in retail again, and yet without this retail job, I may never have made it out of Pittsburgh. This was the kick in the butt that I needed, but never expected. Never give up hope, and never quit trying, because sometimes opportunities are found in the most unlikely of places.
