On the Go

This week has been a busy, but very exciting one! I temporarily moved to Toronto for my placement at Parcel on Sunday, found out Wednesday that I made it to round two for the Next Gen Dinner Series and today the judging for the Reggies began.

Through my college I was given the opportunity to apply for a three week placement, while I live in Kitchener, I thought it would be great to take a stab at Toronto. So far I have loved it, the TTC is so much better than the transit in Kitchener, I'm getting the chance to experience working at a great design studio and everything I see is new (which I love). Everyone at Parcel has been so welcoming and get me involved in a ton of different projects.

The Next Gen Dinner Series is my next big news, I applied hoping for the best and have made it on to the interview process. The dinner brings together 63 students with 7 industry professionals. Each professional is an expert in a different field and students are placed at tables according to their interests. Overall I think it would be a great chance to meet members of the industry and also a neat opportunity to see what students like myself are up to.

Lastly, but never least, I saw on Twitter today that judging has began for the second annual Reggies. I can't wait to hear the results as this year I entered one of my favourite pieces, my Wite-Out package redesign.

My week so far has shown me that making the effort makes for a much more exciting life. Had I decided to not go on placement, or not entered either of the competitions, I would have been carrying out a boring old week.