Hi designers!

It’s Clément again! Welcome to the 5th edition of the CU Design newsletter – a curated set of learnings, inspiration, resources, and tips.

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Agenda

Since it’s break, this week’s edition is pretty short!

Internship opportunities
Advice from a fellow designer
Design inspiration

Internship opportunities

Product Design Intern @ Forbes
Jersey City, $21 / hr
Experience Design Intern @ Siemens
Newport, $22 - $50 / hr
UI/UX Design Intern @ DigitalOcean
Seattle, $45 / hr
UX Design Intern @ iHeartMedia
New York, $16.50 / hr
UX Design Intern @ Macmillan
Remote, $16.50 / hr

Advice from a fellow designer

About

Valerie Wong, Junior in Information Science, concentrating in UX and Data Science and minoring in AI

Fav Figma shortcut

cmd + D to duplicate and Shift + A to quickly auto layout!

Previous work experience

Most of my past experiences have been through contracting work inside and outside of my extracurriculars at companies ranging from YC-backed startups, nonprofits, and some companies in the tech industry.

Proudest design project

In my sophomore year, I was a Design Project Manager for a contract project with TextQL, a startup working in self-serve data analytics for businesses. It was one of the best work experiences I’ve had. I learned how to handle product pivots, and learn how to lead a team all while under a lot of time constraints. This project ultimately grew my interest in designing for AI, and being involved in a product behind just design.

Advice

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Explore everything you can, inside and outside of product design. Over my time at Cornell so far, I’ve tried full-stack development, mechanical design + engineering, graphic design, service design, product management, marketing, and more—not only will it help you explore different adjacent fields, but also help you learn, build intuition, and collaborate cross-functionally as a product designer. Even if it doesn’t feel relevant to your career, as long as you are intentional about your work and your impact, you’ll grow from every experience (and it’ll pay off)!