NAOMI PLEASURE-PARK

I designed a set of playful yet informative infographics analyzing the current landscape of design internship listings. These visual tools help young designers better understand the patterns that show up in their search processes, so that they can spend more time thinking about what they want in an internship and less time catering to hiring algorithms.

To this end, the infographics visualize language data from over 250 listings—related to terminology, phrasing, and structure—in an attempt to deduce potential employers' true meanings and intentions.

View the digital publication here.

FIG. 1: CONTINUUM OF WORK ENVIRONMENTS

Common, entertaining, or otherwise notable phrases from internship listings.

Rigidity (X) axis: Flexible Pressure Cooker
Energy Level (Y) axis: Reserved Lively

FIG. 2: PRIORITY VS APPLICATION COUNT

Data gathered from over 50 design students and recent grads.

X-axis: # of total applications vs. total length of job search in months
Y-axis: Self-reported selection criteria (Culture, Location, Discipline, or no discernible criteria)

FIG. 3: REQUIREMENT INDEX

Desirability of design skills for potential employers, per job board categories.

X-axis: # of total applications vs. total length of job search in months
Y-axis: Self-reported selection criteria (Culture, Location, Discipline, or no discernible criteria)

FIG. 4: EXAMPLE LISTING ANALYSIS

A look into the general structure of internship listings, broken down into six main sections and four keyword categories.

Yellow: Behavioral Quality
Blue: Time Management
Red: Social Value
Pink: Company Acclaim

NAOMI PLEASURE-PARK

01 THE LANGUAGE OF DESIGN INTERNSHIPS

02 SNAKE OIL

03 ORIENTATIONS CONFERENCE

04 GAUDI SYMBOL SET

05 FREEDOM DIVING ANIMATION

06 ADDITIONAL WORKS

01 THE LANGUAGE OF DESIGN INTERNSHIPS

MUST BE WILLING TO HAVE FUN

FIG. 1: CONTINUUM OF WORK ENVIRONMENTS

FIG. 2: PRIORITY VS APPLICATION COUNT

FIG. 3: REQUIREMENT INDEX

FIG. 4: EXAMPLE LISTING ANALYSIS