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I felt I was following my instinct and I absolutely loved the atmosphere, and approach of the entire course—it’s like working at a real studio.
Head of Digital, Death to Stock
Estefi Panizza
Why did you chose to study at Shillington? What made our design course stand out from the rest?
I am an entrepreneurial creature. I was co-directing my creative studio Cascabel which is mainly acts as a bridge between artists, brands, and institutions. For pitches, presentations or events I always needed to hire someone to develop the ideas that I had in a visual way—that process took me a lot of time and I wasn’t always happy with the result, so I decided to do it by myself.
I had heard of Shillington from a friend who was switching careers and was really happy with the course. I saw her develop skills from the scratch and thought I am going to be able to do it too!
I felt I was following my instinct and I absolutely loved the atmosphere, and approach of the entire course—it’s like working at a real studio.
What was your biggest challenge during your time at Shillington? Why?
The biggest challenge for me was to become friends with the software. I had no previous experience with any of them and I felt really intimidated by the technical aspects of design. The first weeks were a bit difficult because I worried I was too slow but the teachers were always there to support me.
Did you make any meaningful connections with teachers or fellow students during the course?
Yes, I am still in touch with my teachers, Ben Longden and George Simkin. I also made a couple of friends during the course—which is amazing—because you meet creative, nice and open people who share some of the most challenging and important months of your life with you. It’s really nice to share work with colleagues around you and be able to support and be supported by them along the way.
What would you say to someone who is sceptical about the Shillington course?
First, that there is no way to know something without trying. Scepticism is not a good friend of creativity. Secondly that this course has the most real approach to what is a design environment, a way of learning not only technical skills but also design thinking and design process. It also taught me how to work in a team, how to present my work and how to back up your ideas—something that is key for your future work and this course teaches you in a natural way.
Visit Estefi’s website and read her full interview on the blog.
I felt I was following my instinct and I absolutely loved the atmosphere, and approach of the entire course—it’s like working at a real studio.
Head of Digital, Death to Stock
Estefi Panizza
Why did you chose to study at Shillington? What made our design course stand out from the rest?
I am an entrepreneurial creature. I was co-directing my creative studio Cascabel which is mainly acts as a bridge between artists, brands, and institutions. For pitches, presentations or events I always needed to hire someone to develop the ideas that I had in a visual way—that process took me a lot of time and I wasn’t always happy with the result, so I decided to do it by myself.
I had heard of Shillington from a friend who was switching careers and was really happy with the course. I saw her develop skills from the scratch and thought I am going to be able to do it too!
I felt I was following my instinct and I absolutely loved the atmosphere, and approach of the entire course—it’s like working at a real studio.
What was your biggest challenge during your time at Shillington? Why?
The biggest challenge for me was to become friends with the software. I had no previous experience with any of them and I felt really intimidated by the technical aspects of design. The first weeks were a bit difficult because I worried I was too slow but the teachers were always there to support me.
Did you make any meaningful connections with teachers or fellow students during the course?
Yes, I am still in touch with my teachers, Ben Longden and George Simkin. I also made a couple of friends during the course—which is amazing—because you meet creative, nice and open people who share some of the most challenging and important months of your life with you. It’s really nice to share work with colleagues around you and be able to support and be supported by them along the way.
What would you say to someone who is sceptical about the Shillington course?
First, that there is no way to know something without trying. Scepticism is not a good friend of creativity. Secondly that this course has the most real approach to what is a design environment, a way of learning not only technical skills but also design thinking and design process. It also taught me how to work in a team, how to present my work and how to back up your ideas—something that is key for your future work and this course teaches you in a natural way.
Visit Estefi’s website and read her full interview on the blog.
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