Culture Archives – Tekna Inc

Being the First Supply Chain Intern

When it came time to look for a summer internship, I really wanted to find something that would help me explore the various aspects of supply chain management. With that in mind, I felt like interning for a larger scale company wouldn’t be ideal because I would likely be limited to a narrower role with fewer activities.

When Life Gives you Lemons

About 2 years ago I tried to shoe ski down a huge, snowy, slick hill on my way to class (as any college kid would), which resulted in me falling pretty hard on some ice. After my fall, I experienced sharp and persistent pain in my hip.

A Holistic Approach

Looking at the bigger picture has always been a tendency of mine. I’ve shaped who I am today, in part, because of my inclination to question ideals, motives, and systems around me. I think it’s a big part of what drew me to industrial design—I love the discussion around what makes a well-designed product. I love the questioning.

Operation Birdhouse – Summer 2019

During the first few weeks of our internship, we heard talk of an intern project and a running joke about how the birdhouse is coming along. Around our last month at Tekna, we were given the project brief. The mission was to create a birdhouse for the back patio—but not just any old birdhouse.

Not Your Average Graphic Design Internship

Before my graphic design internship, my experience was limited to branding, marketing, and some web design then I came across Tekna’s internship opportunity

Michigan Design Prize 2019

For the 3rd year, we collaborated with students to bring their concept to life at Michigan Design Prize. Every year, K-12 and collegiate level students are tasked with designing a product based on larger societal issues and with a Michigan focus. This year, the challenge was to design a physical product solution that improves and beautifies the lives of Michigan’s citizens.

Design Team Meetings: A Year in Review

At Tekna, we recognize how important it is to stay connected and inspired outside of our daily workflow, so we’ve built in an hour of collaboration every week that celebrates creativity and exploring together as a team.

What I Learned From My Tekna Internship and More
(No Coffee Runs Required!)

As a first-year aerospace engineering student, the expectations I set for my first summer internship were not high. I had heard horror stories about entry-level interns spending 12 weeks running countless errands and fine-tuning their boss’s coffee order―only to head back to school before learning anything about their aspired field of work.

What I Learned From My Tekna Internship and More(No Coffee Runs Required!)

As a first-year aerospace engineering student, the expectations I set for my first summer engineering internship were not high. I had heard horror stories about entry-level interns spending 12 weeks running countless errands and fine-tuning their boss’s coffee order―only to head back to school before learning anything about their aspired field of work.

Ellipses and I Have Come a Long Way

As a first year Product Design student at WMU looking for an internship, I was apprehensive about all that I didn’t know and eager to learn everything I possibly could.

From INNOVATION to REALIZATION.