Andrew Lytton

Industrial Design placement year for the coffee category within an RD&Q facility.

Provided creative support for a number of different projects across a variety of brands, expanding my time and project management capability.

Applied a multitude of skills gained from university including: creative research, ideation, visualising, problem solving and prototyping.

Created and executed various presentations to key stakeholders, including senior management. Increasing my verbal and visual communication ability.

Gained excellent knowledge on Adobe software, commonly using Photoshop, Illustrator and In Design to achieve project goals to a higher quality standard.

Travelled overseas on several occasions to liaise with suppliers and the global design team.

Developed a technical understanding to how both product and packaging are manufactured, providing an understanding to key manufacturing constraints.

Prepared stimulus and attended consumer tests in multiple countries.

Successfully worked individually and within the design team, completing over 50 requests across the 12 month placement.