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Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Anna Stienberg 28th April
(AOI representative)
Anna took us on one of her creative journeys from start to finish, starting from the emails she sent to potential clients to having a good filing system!
keep your email informal, short and simple although lots of contact details...
Hello John,
My website can now be viewed at www......co.uk
Best wishes
name
address
email
(maybe a sample of your work)
*make sure your naming and dating your jpeg images.
Copyright; the illustrator holds own copyright, clients are only paying for the use of the image.
Anna took us on one of her creative journeys from start to finish, starting from the emails she sent to potential clients to having a good filing system!
keep your email informal, short and simple although lots of contact details...
Hello John,
My website can now be viewed at www......co.uk
Best wishes
name
address
(maybe a sample of your work)
*make sure your naming and dating your jpeg images.
Copyright; the illustrator holds own copyright, clients are only paying for the use of the image.
self employment, invoicing and tax affairs 26th april
Steve Gordon (aucb careers adviser)
Is freelancing right for me?
Qualities that are required to be a freelance illustrator; ability to cope with uncertainty; superior networking skills; being self motivated; self marketing skills; belief in yourself; self discipline; energy.
What do you need? equipment; studio/workplace; transport; how much do i need to earn to cover these essential living costs and at the same time making some profit.
Steve also explained the scary, hard to understand stuff. Sole Trader; no registration costs; personally liable for any debts; self assessment tax return;
I have considered freelancing especially more recently but i dont think its right for me at this point of my life; i think i need a constant source of income starting of in this business to build myself up.
Is freelancing right for me?
Qualities that are required to be a freelance illustrator; ability to cope with uncertainty; superior networking skills; being self motivated; self marketing skills; belief in yourself; self discipline; energy.
What do you need? equipment; studio/workplace; transport; how much do i need to earn to cover these essential living costs and at the same time making some profit.
Steve also explained the scary, hard to understand stuff. Sole Trader; no registration costs; personally liable for any debts; self assessment tax return;
I have considered freelancing especially more recently but i dont think its right for me at this point of my life; i think i need a constant source of income starting of in this business to build myself up.
Tim Fletcher 23rd April
(Head of Design at Rosie lee, London)
one thing Tim mentioned that was mentioned at the briefing of this unit was relevance of your work.
Also a very simple thing but something that may make a difference is personality. being easy to work with and basic manners will get you far anywhere which is something i totally agree with.
something which matt touched on in his talk at the briefing and tim also mentioned was that he pestered a lot of potential clients which in turn actually worked out for him and making yourself aware.
DEADLINES MUST BE RESPECTED!
As a head designer Tim was asked what where the best attributes of an illustrator; he felt originality; varied work; flexibilty; good ideas;and in terms of work less is more in a way he would rather see a succint collection of work rather than a lot of bad work.
one thing Tim mentioned that was mentioned at the briefing of this unit was relevance of your work.
Also a very simple thing but something that may make a difference is personality. being easy to work with and basic manners will get you far anywhere which is something i totally agree with.
something which matt touched on in his talk at the briefing and tim also mentioned was that he pestered a lot of potential clients which in turn actually worked out for him and making yourself aware.
DEADLINES MUST BE RESPECTED!
As a head designer Tim was asked what where the best attributes of an illustrator; he felt originality; varied work; flexibilty; good ideas;and in terms of work less is more in a way he would rather see a succint collection of work rather than a lot of bad work.
briefing 16th April
This unit is designed to allow me to reflect critically upon the work i have preduced for my Final Major Project against the aims i set and the finished body of work. Additionally i will be able to reflect critically on work produced by other illustrators- increasing my prefessional judgement and awareness.
the main topics that where emphasised where targeting your portfolio; becoming my own brand in a sense; and gain a professional attitude to presentation on my work; evaluate my creative journey with relevant information.
The key word of any portfolio is RELEVANCE! i must reasearch potential clients and make sure my work is relevant to their concerns.
the main topics that where emphasised where targeting your portfolio; becoming my own brand in a sense; and gain a professional attitude to presentation on my work; evaluate my creative journey with relevant information.
The key word of any portfolio is RELEVANCE! i must reasearch potential clients and make sure my work is relevant to their concerns.
creative ways to find a job 17th march
this was a talk by Michelle Fischer from Creative Leadership. some of the topics we discussed;
'think outside the box' Michelle told us of a story of a man who sent a laminated cv into a company in a donuts box with donuts for all the staff on a friday morning. This man then offered a job...amazing!
Project manage your job search; know what your looking for; make it easy to find you; go where the employers are and make an effort; brainstorm who could help you with your search; ask for help; take notes; follow up; do what you promised.
useful links
networking; newspapers; agencies; job boards (monster.co.uk-reed.co.uk; speculative applications; work experience; radio; tv; post office and supermarket;volunteer.
www.gumtree.co.uk
The Graduate
Just jobs for students
Telegraph jobs
NORAS
www.indeed.com
www.simplyhired.co.uk
'think outside the box' Michelle told us of a story of a man who sent a laminated cv into a company in a donuts box with donuts for all the staff on a friday morning. This man then offered a job...amazing!
Project manage your job search; know what your looking for; make it easy to find you; go where the employers are and make an effort; brainstorm who could help you with your search; ask for help; take notes; follow up; do what you promised.
useful links
networking; newspapers; agencies; job boards (monster.co.uk-reed.co.uk; speculative applications; work experience; radio; tv; post office and supermarket;volunteer.
www.gumtree.co.uk
The Graduate
Just jobs for students
Telegraph jobs
NORAS
www.indeed.com
www.simplyhired.co.uk
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