Notes from Generation Press/An& talk

Studio visit....

I just got back from my first meeting/mentoring session at Logistik as my prize for the Inspire Create competition. I was surprised to have my other part of the prize waiting for me when I got there -  a brand new Macbook Pro! - and was pretty overwhelmed by this for the first half of the meeting! It was really interesting looking around the studio and seeing all the different areas, as well as talking to Adam and Sharon about what they look for in an intern/potential employee and how the company works, as well as answering some questions that they had and giving them some feedback on Inspire Create. The next step is for me to create a case study template on myself for Sharon, and to think about what I want to go over in the next session as this will determine when I should come in next and who would be the most appropriate person on the team for me to work with. At the moment I am thinking some kind of critique of my online portfolio would be great as well as help with a brief that I am working on....

Networking links...

I just received a really nice e-mail from Carrie at imbue who are a local design company that I contacted at the end of the Summer. She had promised to send me some networking links to help build my online presence in Suffolk as well as in general.

Crit feedback and notes

pop up shop

Pop up shop application accepted....

Book Fair

These are some images of the work that I produced for the Manchester Book fair last week.....

A good day

Yesterday I  got a call from Inspire Create to say that I won half of the prize for the competition - a brand new mac and mentor from Logistik in Leeds. I am so happy as I have been saving for a new computer as mine is very old and tired! Also having a mentor from Logistik will be so valuable and an opportunity that not every student will have so I feel very lucky!!!

Jenny also mentioned that she is trying to arrange a certificate to be awarded at Digital Leeds just to get me some recognition which would obviously be fantastic.

I e-mailed the lady from Logistik straight away to thank them and she said that they would be in touch tomorrow to arrange when I should come in....

(I also e-mailed Adam from Logistik who I met at the event)

I just received this e-mail arranging my meeting with them....

Freelance work for the Hyde Park Social Club

At the start of this term I got a bar job at the Hyde Park Social Club, but off the back of this the manager Chris asked me if I would also do some design work for him. This has culminated in about one piece per week which is fantastic for both my portfolio and for my recognition as a graphic designer. The most valuable thing about this experience so far for me has been working with a client constantly and the quick turn around of each design. It has helped me get back into designing after a Summer of distractions. It's a real learning curve having a client who specifies copy and often layout and even occasionally watches me work and gives me direct feedback (as sometimes I bring my laptop in and work on the designs when it's quieter). 

A7 flyer invitations to encourage the residents of Ash Grove to come to the Social Club - posted through the letterboxes of the residents

A2 advertisement for a brewery trip to Saltaire Brewery - displayed throughout the club

A1/A2 open mike night posters - displayed throughout club and in universities

A5 laminated pizza menus (front)

(Back) - Displayed throughout club on bar and tables 

 A3 bonfire night poster for The Monkey in Bradford (the other pub Chris manages) - displayed throughout pub

A3 fireworks poster for the Black Bull (the other pub owned by the same owner as the Monkey) - displayed throughout pub

Helloween

Placement success!

I just got off the phone with Georgie from Jelly and have been booked in for a two week placement over the February studio visits week and the week following. I know that it is probably risky to take a week of uni for this, but I feel like if I manage my time effectively between now and then, then I can factor it in as feel like this placement will be extremely important for my development as a designer.