Few and Far recently welcomed Cat Macauley to the team on a three month design internship. Our Creative Director Col sat down with Cat to ask her about her experience as an Intern so far and to see what she’s been up to.

Hey Cat, first of all, can you tell the readers out there a little bit about yourself and your background in design?

Hey everyone!

My name’s Cat and my introduction to graphic design was back in 2013 in my first year of a-level graphics when I started experimenting with the tools and functionality that Adobe Photoshop had to offer.

My love for design started way before that as a kid, I was really into album art and brands and I always surrounded myself with books and posters; I just didn’t know what graphic design was back then.

In 2015, after college and during my art foundation year, I decided to specialise in design and pursue a degree in graphic design at Leeds Arts University, which I wrapped up in 2020.

Other than design I really enjoy photography and illustration and more recently I’ve dabbled in motion graphics. Outside of the digital world I enjoy rug tufting and my two more recent hobbies: skateboarding and playing bass guitar!

What made you reach out to Few and Far?

When I took the leap to start my journey of getting into the industry I wanted to make sure I wasn’t just jumping at the first opportunity I saw and made a point of considering where I wanted to work.

A really useful tool that I came across whilst I was at university was All. In. Leeds.; it’s a list of a huge number of creative agencies that are based in Leeds.

Using the All. In. Leeds. website as a sort of directory, I was able to look through the different agency websites and started to prioritise which ones had similar interests and values to me and my work. From here I created a list ranking my favourite choices and moved onto the next step of reaching out to them.

Few and Far stood out to me early on in my list because of the type of projects they had in their portfolio: projects that make positive change in the world, which is something that was really important to me when looking where I wanted to contact.

In my email to Few and Far, I mentioned a particular project that really stood out and inspired me, which was M2. When I spoke about it I was just honest about why I liked it and the fact that I would have really appreciated having such a programme in my life when I was in primary school.

How did you end up interning with Few and Far?

In my initial email, I actually asked about what they particularly looked for in a designer and if there was any chance I could get some feedback on my portfolio.

I was lucky enough to get a reply where not only did they offer to provide feedback on my work, but organised a video call to provide me with some insight into what they looked for in team members.

I had a call with Col and he gave me some really valuable feedback on my website, my CV and some further insight into Few and Far and how they got to where they are. He also recommended that I have a call with Tom the following week as he’d love to chat with me too.

A day in the life: Meet Cat and read her internship story at Few and Far