Fall Tour Interactive

The purple team guides on the Fall Tour Interactive, Boris and Raz (below) and the guys documenting us. All photos by JH who posted these on the Fall Tour Interactive Facebook page.

First stop nurun, where we had a great tour of the office spaces, a breakdown of their operations and the chance to chat with some of the staff. Thats me in the bottom left talking UX, and that's Melissa in the bottom right looking really studious. Always looking for interns so there were good contacts to make.

Next we had a tour of Idea Couture Inc. Very relaxed atmosphere. Young staff with lots of amazing ideas. I answered a question right and snagged a copy of MISC.

Where do you go for innovation | IdeaCouture from IdeaCouture Inc on Vimeo.

David Stubbs, Group Creative Director at MacLaren McCann gave a presentation back at the Underground Cinema. He talked a lot about an intern recruiting project they created for Mastercard, and an alternative reality game they came up with to promote Gears of War where you had to figure out how to find locust meat to get into a special pre-launch party.

Steve's main advice was to remember to be 3 things: Helpful, Relevant and Adaptive. Also, be a problem solver.

Lunch at Oddly Studios, the organizers of the tour. These guys were fun, and obviously loved their jobs. A lot of passion. Thanks for the sandwiches.


This was the finance panel. It makes the world go round. Some interesting topics but a lot of talk about project grants.

John St had a really cool atmosphere and they put together an awesome presentation for us. They took us through the entire process of creating a campaign for Tetley Infusions. This commercial is great.

Lastly we visited Grip Limited which had the most interesting office space. The website is also incredible.

Patrick, one of the Associate Partners gave us some good tips. Things to do when cultivating a career.

1) Independent: Be original, self directed and aim high.
2) Futurist: Think of the opportunities that don't exist yet.
3) Inspiration: Keep your radar turned on!
4)Growing: Always learn new skills, be curious and have side projects.
5) Collaboration: Share inspiration and energy, reach out to other disciplines.
6) Participate & Network: What's your verbal branding? Project the most optimistic version of yourself.
7) Think different: Be strategic and intentional.
8) Expert: Share your expertise at anything.
9) Curious: Be a student of life.
10) Stay optimistic and enthusiastic.