Wednesday 24 February 2010

4 Designers quotes, and advice.

Thoughtful - Stuart Price, Chris Jeffrey

To be interesting you need to be interested. Take inspiration in everything you see it may come in handy when it comes to doing your designs.

Paula Scher
"Only work with the best even if it means you don't get paid."

Michael Johnson
"Prepare to do placements, have a good PDF work. If you are good it will happen."

Graduate entering the industry you got to keep yourself in their minds, because they will be busy and will forget who and how good you are, considering you will be competing against so many other graphic designers. You need to have persistence, to be able to do that you need to be different.

Micheal Wolf
"Looking for people who has appreciation of life and everybody and have no fear of their imagination"

James Carazzo
"Don't give up, if you don't give up you will get a job in design industry. Never, never, never give up."



The Chase - Lise Brian

Graduates entering the industry Top 10 Tips

Get a name and spell it correctly - don't send emails like sending to one of your mates.

Don't attach too many folders - make it easy for them to get to the point where you want them to get to

Follow up with a call - be keep them thinking about you

Be nice to receptionists - they could help you and put you through to a person who you need to see.

Got interview? - try not to be too nervous

Know something about where your going - needs to have reason why you gone for that particular job

Be enthusiastic - need to look motivated if not it gives the impression of laziness

No Jobs? - ask about placements

Turn up unannounced - Ask anyone to spare 5 minutes

Can i help? - offer to help

"Given advice? you don't have to take it!"




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