Our tutors are always encouraging us to participate in live briefs and competitions, which is how I stumbled across the SMINT packaging contest in 2014. That's where I truly learned what the phrase "make yourself lucky" really means. I not only got shortlisted and had my work displayed in a London exhibition, but also gone ahead and won the competition. It was only a couple of months later that I got to see my design printed and sold in stores throughout the UK. This was followed up by my participation in the 2015 poster design contest, which I got shortlisted on.