How then do you make sure you’re always trying new things within the company? That’s an exciting landscape to navigate. You definitely have to apply some freelance sensibilities, but we respond to briefs from other departments so it’s also like an agency working inside a bigger company. It's so interesting to have an in-house illustration team and it's becoming slightly more common in other companies, but at the same time still quite rare and unique. Has it changed your process to be dedicated to one project completely? There were some small projects that required illustration and I was like ‘well, okay, let me try my hand with that’ which was a great opportunity.Īfter that, I was freelancing for less than a year and then I came to Dropbox, which was my first full-time gig and also my first dedicated illustrated job. I've always liked drawing but I never studied it formally. Once I left school I did a graphic design internship at Airbnb, which is where I was first exposed to the tech industry and the fact that illustration is something tech companies were into. I didn't really picture myself becoming an illustrator, but that's been a fun journey to embark on. I studied graphic design at The University of Washington in Seattle. Hi Fanny! Firstly, how about you tell us your design background and how you landed at Dropbox?

Dropbox careers illustrator