2007 Graduate Apprentice Blog

Two placements down means only one thing, its time to start the next challenge that my year will throw at me!  Today was day one of my sixteen weeks with Stefan Lewandowski, who is a ‘Creative Freelance’… which I am told means he is the ‘Ideas Guy’.  Stef is a key figure within Birmingham’s creative community, and judging by the amount of work going on, I am sure that his influence will only increase.  I will be working on a number of projects while with Stef, the main of which is a hush-hush for now, but trust me, once its ready, it will be all you hear about.

Its also going to be a little bit of a different placement in that I am going to be working from Stef’s home, and sometimes remotely.  I do feel bad, as ultimately I am invading someone’s personal space, and its the space where a baby lives, which is hectic enough without a new face to add to the mix.  However, I met Imogen this morning for the first time, and hopefully after seeing me a few more times she will allow me to spend a little time in her house.

In terms of work, my first day was a busy one, lots of research, lots of testing, and lots of idea generation, looking at things and working out how they will be used, and ultimately, how we can make them easier to use and more informative.  It is going to be a fantastic placement, one where I am sure I will learn a lot, and after my first day, I could not be more excited about the forthcoming months.

On another note, I received my rather posh invite to BYPY today, which takes place next week… it should be a great event, and after I have removed all of the little glitter stars from my keyboard (should have opened the box away from my desk!) I think I better consider getting my ‘black tie’ sorted… that can be a job for the weekend.