NAOMI PLEASURE-PARK
01 THE LANGUAGE OF DESIGN INTERNSHIPS
Representing the diverse, prolific, and perplexing world of job listings for young designers.
Information Design
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MUST BE WILLING TO HAVE FUN
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
Energy Level (Y) axis: Reserved
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