Hato Press are a book design, publishing, printing and finishing company based in Hoxton, London. Interning within the press side of the company allows me to print, bind and finish the publications for various artists, designers and companies using a Risograph printer, and various finishing techniques such as saddle stitching and perfect binding. During my time at Hato I have learnt all of the book making methods that the company use, including; folding and collating machines and have also gained a full knowledge of Risograph printers.

Jealous are a screen printing studio and gallery space based in Shoreditch.During my time at Jealous so far I have been responsible for assisting withscreen printing client artwork, cleaning up pieces to a professionalstandard and to the client’s satisfaction and building frames for canvases,stretching then hanging them in the gallery space for private views andexhibitions.

Kindom London is a Graphic Design company based in Shoreditch who specialisein UI/UX Design including apps, games, websites and commercial film. Duringmy time here I was required to fulfill various roles and duties spanningacross all aspects of the company including; Creating artwork for apps andgames using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, using InDesign to create visualpresentations to be shown to clients, testing the apps and games for any bugsthat may have occurred in regards to design, functionality and robustness. Ialso attended client meetings to hear their pitch and to gain anunderstanding of how Kingdom see a project from initial pitch through to thefinal product.

Done London, a screen printing studio and clothing company based in Lewisham. My role here was to help with printing merchandise for both the brand and the clients. The types of screen printing varies daily at the company, from screen printing t-shirts for a grime artists merchandise to printing record sleeves for a label. I attend client meetings to understand how to gain and maintain a good rapport with the client from idea to outcome including promotion.

During my internship at Print Club London I was responsible for various tasks both in the office and in the printing studio. Within the office some of the tasks included photographing prints for the company website, writing descriptions of the prints and composing posts and articles to be posted online. Within the studio space I was responsible for helping out with workshops; giving advice on techniques to first time screen printers and maintaining the standards of the studio and facilities. I also hand screen-printed bags and t-shirts for the two events that i represented the company at; Blisters, an in house exhibition that Print Club hold every year, and The Summer Screen Prints Film Poster Exhibition at the Somerset House.