Being a design mentor has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time — and my experience with École Intuit Lab, Mumbai was deeply fulfilling. I had the opportunity to build and teach a module focused on creating powerful design portfolios.
Here’s what the experience held:
- Developed three distinct courses and workshops tailored for beginner to intermediate students.
- Taught them to craft compelling showreels that reflect more than just skill, focusing on story, intent, and presence.
- Emphasised that everything is part of your portfolio — not just your work, but how you think, observe, behave, and deliver
- Framed the mindset shift: today you build brands, tomorrow you’ll build teams that build brands
- Guided 15–35 students in each class across different sessions
- Led portfolio reviews, helping students decode and reframe their existing work
- Trained their eyes to see as visual storytellers, not just designers
- Encouraged resilience, how to receive failure as feedback, not rejection
- Invited them to commit to a life in visual art and communication, not just a job
- Offered one-on-one mentoring, building not just skills but a sense of confidence and clarity.
This wasn’t just about preparing students for the industry; it was about reminding them that their voice matters and that design, at its core, is a quiet kind of leadership.
Here are some screenshots:
