Tuesday, 13 March 2012

PPD

Todays session with Fred.

Why do you need samples of work?
Why do you send samples of work?

  • Demonstrate skills
  • What you have to offer
  • Showcase your work
  • Showcase your personality
  • Prove your CV content
  • Demonstrate your professional knowledge
  • Project management
  • Problem solving
  • Collaborative practice
  • Unique selling point
What samples of work would you send to demonstrate those qualities?
  • Collaborative work 
  • Live briefs
  • Competition briefs
  • Concept development
  • Presentation boards
  • Sketchbooks
  • Blogs
  • Proposals
  • Technical processes
  • Storyboards
  • Finished resolved pieces- high quality resolutions
  • Self initiated briefs
How would they be sent and/or how would they be received- any problems?
  • Royal mail
  • Courier
  • Digital showreel
  • Face to face
  • Skype/ in person
  • Exhibitions- trade events/network events, end of year shows, book fairs, popup shops
  • Blogs, Issuu, Vimeo, Flickr, Tumblr, Cargo, Student designers, Behance, online shops
  • Email- PDF etc. links
  • Website
  • USB
  • Prints
  • Mailshots
  • Gift/bribe
  • Zine/publications
  • QR code
  • Press, promotion

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