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A Happy Chinese New Year from the Orchan team!

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We wish you a great Chinese New Year! May you be blessed with health, wealth and longevity.

What Makes for Great Design Practice

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Today we are getting an insider look of OCD – Orchan’s official design arm, through an interview with our Creative Director, Kristy Voon. T ell us about yourself, and your role as Creative Director at Orchan? I like reading, and long walks on the beach.... oh wait, you mean in regards to design?  I graduated from The One Academy with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Graphic Design. The degree was from University of Hertforshire in UK, but I did it in Malaysia – a twinning-without-leaving-home thing (it ’ s actually less complicated than it sounds). I was actually an intern-turned-part-timer with Orchan while I was slaving away studying for my degree. In that capacity I was given the chance to dabble in the PR side of the operation (I got to hang out with cool people), and I brought along a graphic design mindset to the projects. After 2 years here, it was time for me to leave the nest. I stepped into an advertising agency where I learnt an immeasurable amount o...

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Making the Most of Your Internship

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From our experience hiring and developing our interns (most turned full-time), we have settled with the fact that an   internship remains the best strategic career move one should take before taking on a full-time post. With 'strike while the iron is hot' as our credo, we believe internships allow for a period where professionalism can be inculcated in fresh minds, and character can be moulded effectively from the get-go; which would significantly affect one's career evolution. How do you benefit from taking part in an internship, and why is it an ideal first step for developing your career? Have a read of the nuggets of wisdom we have gained from our experience dealing with interns; highlighted   in the slides below: Download the PDF here: Making the Most of Your Internship Image Source: www.kellyocg.com

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