Internships, internships, internships. They are the best way to learn a lot in a short amount of time. Although your investment is big (low or no salary and no time for a job that does pay), doing an internship is an invaluable working experience and a boost to your professional career, regardless if you’re aspiring […]
KEEP PLAYING! When drawing becomes your ‘proper job’ it’s easy to forget to make work just for fun. New ideas can grow from experimenting, I find nothing is ever wasted. Polly Dunbar 2014 Illustrator and Printmaker Studied: Illustration BA at Brighton University Polly Dunbar studied Illustration at Brighton University, since graduating she has written and […]
Find your uniqueness by making work about the things that genuinely interest you, however off the wall they might seem. Andy Warhol had a tin of Campbells soup for lunch each day, years before he screenprinted them. Find your own Campbells soup equivalent, and allow yourself to get obsessed. Push that thing further than anyone […]
Be yourself, be original, be different, be nice. When commissioning imagery for advertising I normally have a very strong idea of the sort of image that’s needed, that’s why it’s best to develop your own style and be unique. Also get with a good agent, as time is always an issue I would always search […]
It’s insanity to believe you’ll ever have time to complete all those personal projects, but not having any personal projects will drive you insane. Simon Armstrong 2012 Creative Director ticktockrobot Studied: Illustration and Animation BA Kingston University I’ve worked in the media industry for nearing 10 years now. After completing an Illustration and Animation degree […]
Luck is when opportunity meets preparation Sandra Wheatley, 2012 Client Services Director, Demographik With over 20 years in the business, Sandra has seen lots of changes in the industry and has embraced them all. But what has not changed is her belief that this is a people business, and that good service and relationships are […]
Carry headphones. Befriend cleaners. Paul Crowley, 2012 Creative Director, Demographik Studied: BA Graphic Design at Barnet/Middlesex University Paul is a long time ‘creative’ who started working in the design industry twenty years ago, when the Mac IIFX was still an expensive dream, Letraset was reality, and the Quantel Paintbox was the hippest kid on the […]
Don’t be afraid to give up an unfulfilling creative situation. Stuart Tolley, 2012 Art Director, Transmission Creative Agency 2012 Studied: BA and MA Visual Communication at UCE Birmingham Stuart began his career working in the editorial industry, firstly at the award winning style magazine Sleazenation then as the Art Director on the Independent on Saturday […]