Thoughtful Lecture

I attended the Thoughtful lecture today which was about how to get in contact with people within the industry and present yourself and you work to them professionally. It was an amazing lecture with loads of information i can take away and keep in mind for when find portfolio visits and even looking for job interviews. A word used by Greg Quinton from Partners design company was 'persistence' so basically if there is something you want you have to work for it, nothing is easy but if you want it so badly and try hard enough eventually you will get it.

Something else that also stood out to me was a statement made by Patrick Baglee a creative director at Navy Blue 'It is better to be interested than interesting'. Reflecting on this i believe it means to make yourself appear interested in everything that goes on around you and the studio your visiting and also appear interested and ready to learn as he also mentioned that you never stop learning.

Some things to consider about first getting in contact with a studio:-

1. Preferred method of first initial contact is e-mail.

2. Know something about the studio, letting them know you have done your research.

3. Find out who you should address the email to, to show it is specifically for that company rather than just a basic email sent out with out any thought to loads of different companies.

4. If you are going to attach anything such as a CV or PDFs make sure they are small preferably under 5MB.

Somethings to consider when at the portfolio visit/interview:-

1. Be prepared - ask how much time you have been allocated and make sure you don't run over.

2. Be organised - make sure you have everything prepared and ready.

3. Include sketches in sketchbooks or possibly even in a paper portfolio.

4. Make sure that while you are presenting your work it is visible at all times to the viewer and not yourself.

5. Sit up straight, portray good etiquette

5. Make something you can leave behind so that the studio will remember you after you have left.