I hope you are well. And not in the generic and unengaged way that we experience from day to day, but in a true and strangely powerful way. But why would I care, I'm sure you're wondering. I don't even know you.

So, you’ve landed yourself an internship — congrats! You’re on the path to becoming a better designer, and for that, I salute you. Here's a bunch of tips to help you make the most of your design internship and, equally important, not annoy the studio who’ve bravely taken you on.

Imposter Syndrome is a prevalent issue in and outside of the design industry, infecting the hearts of the ambitious. I've encountered it numerous times across my career, both for commercial and non-commercial projects. It has crushed my excitement and motivation, dissuading me from one opportunity after another, and has never failed at informing me of how egotistical, ill-knowledgable, and naïve I am to believe myself worthy of doing 'X'. It is a plague of the mind that often begins from logical and well-meant investigation before mutating into a heavy smothering cloak of doubt.

There is a beauty and ground-shaking power to re-imagining the way you think of writing. In this article, I want to share with you where I stumbled most on this, how I can to a more logical way of thinking about tackling writing, and then some maths for you figure-weirdos to see how powerful this can be.