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The Summer According to Odopod’s First Intern
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This summer, I was given the amazing opportunity to pioneer the first design internship at Odopod after meeting with founder Tim Barber at RIT’s Industry Day. From my first day, I felt like a part of the Odopod family.
Right away, I became heavily involved with major projects for both IWC and DonQ, working on interface design, user experience, and motion studies that kept me busy throughout the summer. I was also delegated to conquer some design and development for internal projects as well.
As the team became more confident in my skills, I was given more work and more responsibility. By the end of the summer I had done everything from animating an After Effects motion study to coding HTML/CSS and designing web pages. I even had the opportunity to render stylized 3D assets, making my summer experience extremely well rounded.
Working at Odopod has really boosted my knowledge of the industry and has greatly enhanced my skills as a designer. I had the privilege of working alongside a team of incredible designers who were always ready to answer my questions, show me helpful shortcuts, and share special design techniques to improve my work and help me become more efficient.
Perhaps the most important part of the experience was learning how to work with a full team that included strategists, designers, developers, creative directors, and producers. From client meetings to lunch breaks, everything I did was always a part of a team effort. I was honored to be included on a team of people with such similar interests and personalities to my own.
I am thrilled to have had such a wonderful experience working here at Odopod. The "odopeeps" are a fun and energetic group of people that made me excited to get up and go to work each day and tackle challenges for huge clients. I am now looking forward to taking my newly acquired knowledge and skills back into the classroom so I can make my senior year the best one yet.
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Congrats on your summer achievements =]
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Matt, We are still waiting for you to compliment each of us individually formally in this blog post. love, Team Green
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Great write up Matt! Pumped to share knowledge and Kill It for Senior year! RIT NMD 4 life!
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You made the most of it. Thanks so much for spending your summer with us, Matt!!
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Look at you go Matt. Your senior year will be great. I'll be like I knew matt back in the day and look at him now. Keep up the great work
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Well done, Matt! You've set the bar high for other design interns. Come back and visit us once you get through your senior year.
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Thanks for the kind words everyone! Also, Team Green (Britt, Emily, Wayne, Alisha, Jason H, Jason E, Telly, Melanie, Janice, Shane, and Greg) is awesome and I was happy to be a part of it :)
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Matt, I believe you are forgetting an integral part of Team Green. Listen, we didn't spend a lot of time together on my visits to SF, but that couldn't have stopped you from finding a place in your heart for me. Best of luck on your senior year. Take the next year to reflect on how you forgot about me. Crying at my computer, DAVE
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Dear Dave, I got the whole team together at my computer before I published that comment and we reviewed the names of those mentioned. However, everyone present failed to mention you :( I think this means you should come back more often before they forget about you entirely. Shame on them for causing this tragedy. You'll always have a special place in my heart, right under my tricuspid valve. - Matt
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