Press Release - NCAD Visual Communication student awarded Threex3 Internship Programme
Ranelagh based NCAD Visual Communication student awarded innovative internship
Wednesday 20th July, 2016
A recent Visual Communication graduate of the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Jordan Huysmans, has been selected for the Threex3 internship programme. Established by Atelier, Detail & Zero-G in 2007, the Threex3 programme offers three students a full-time paid internship and the opportunity to experience working in three of Dublin’s leading design studios.
The programme is intended to bridge the gap between education and professional practice. All graduates of Visual Communications at recognised third level Irish institutions are eligible to apply. This year saw strong representation from NCAD, with five Visual Communication students making it to the final interview stage.
The internships commence in October 2016 and run until June 2017 with the three interns completing three months with each studio.
Speaking following the announcement on Wednesday, 13th July, John Paul Dowling, NCAD Head of Department of Visual Communications said, “It is an excellent opportunity for Jordan to kick start his career in the creative industry. Congratulations must also be given to the other four NCAD students who made it to the final round of interviews. It is an extremely competitive process with only three places available.
“I would also like to acknowledge Atelier, Detail & Zero-G for setting-up the scheme and helping to ensure that some of our most talented young designers stay in Ireland to develop their careers. The design industry in Ireland is growing from strength to strength and initiatives like this greatly add to the developing narrative.”
Jordan Huysmans said: “I’m very grateful to have been given this opportunity. To be able to work alongside and learn from some of Irelands top designers, will be hugely beneficial and a great way to progress in the design field.”
Ross Phelan and Rachel Broaders from Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) were named as the other two students to be accepted onto the Threex3 programme.
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Note for Editors:
Images of recent visual communication work completed by Jordan Huysmans are available to download here: http://bit.ly/2atow7F
Media interviews are available upon request.
About NCAD
The National College of Art and Design occupies a unique position in art and design education in Ireland. It offers the largest range of Art and Design degrees in the State at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and is the only Irish university institution specialising in Art and Design. NCAD has over 1,100 full-time students and a further 450 students who take award and non-award bearing part-time classes. Further information is available at www.ncad.ie
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About Threex3
Established in 2007, the Threex3 programme was initiated by David Smith (IADT/Atelier) and colleagues, Brian Nolan and Paul McBride (Detail) and Ciaran O’Gaora (Zero-G). Internships and Stages are a common and an integral aspect of European design education however the practice of “learning through professional practice” has never been successfully established or negotiated by Education and Industry here in Ireland. The programme therefore set out to redress the lack of any established internship programmes for graduate and emerging designers in Ireland.
Simply conceived, the internships are intended to bridge the gap between education and professional practice, and provide a stable and supportive pathway into a career in design. Uniquely the programme offers successful candidates a full-time paid placement for 9 months post-graduation with each intern completing three months with each studio. Originally open to third and fourth year students of Visual Communications in DIT, IADT and NCAD. The success of the initial cycle encouraged the partners to extend the programme to all graduates of Visual Communications in Ireland. Since 2008 applications have been received from, the best and most talented, graduated designers across the island of Ireland. Guidelines and terms of engagement have been shared and distributed broadly, and the partners and alumni have promoted this model of best practice to the benefit of other studios and emerging designers in Ireland and abroad.
