Kai DeWitt
Year in ISM: Class of 2017-19
Current Location: Design Lead / Marketing at Immortals
Topic: Graphic Design / Branding
Currently Pursuing: Yes
Digital Portfolio: http://kaidewitt.design/
How has ISM benefitted Kai DeWitt?
"ISM helped me pave the way to my career in a way that I wouldn't have been able to without that environment."
What was a challenge they faced and overcame?
"During my time in ISM I scored an internship in downtown Dallas and had to find a way to work around my schedule's time constraints in order to make it work. It was very stressful, but nevertheless the best decision I've ever made."
Advice
"1. If it ever feels like you don't love what you're doing, don't do it. ISM is a great place to experiment with that thing you never thought could work as a career and surprise yourself--it would be a shame to spend it doing something you don't love.
2. You reap what you sow in every sense, the more you personalize the assignments for yourself and find ways to do more and be better, the more opportunities you'll find available. The possibilities are what you make them out to be and no less, so long as you put the work in."
Ryan Raschbaum
Occupation: Sr Designer
Name of Business: Matchbox Studio
Link to Business:
About Mr. Raschbaum
"Ryan is a multidisciplinary designer who's very talented at all facets of design, from print to digital to illustration."
Mentorship Contribution
"Ryan taught me a lot of what I know now, and helped me point my passion in the right direction so I could be where I am today. He was also responsive to what I wanted to learn and helped to create a perfect balance of the fundamentals to fast track me."
- Kai DeWitt
REMINDER: Mr. Raschbaum's information is listed on the website only for reference purposes. Students are expected to find their own mentors.