Friday, 22 February 2019

Kieran Walsh - Wired

Learning Objectives: 6A2, 6B2, 6D2

Top Tips:
Make a website- have something people can land on when they search you, make the aesthetic match you online profiles.

Spell Check your CV

Instagram - create work account, represent yourself well as employers will look to see if you seem like a decent person.

Future proof your skills - learn animation, after-effects - have a working knowledge. Broaden your working knowledge.

Find an excuse to talk to that person:
try to introduce yourself, ask a question - find a reason to contact those you want to work for.

Go to talks, signings, opening nights etc.
Go where people in your field will be, get to know the design scene.

Get a professional email address:
mail@name.com - make everything match

Learn what css/html is:
get used to it, try getting a working knowledge.

Enter  Enter  Enter :
Get published, competitions, calls for submission - get work out there.

Learn to prioritise:
What's important - sorting website out or spending hours fixing one tiny thing.

Research:
Research the company, find out who the creative director is, friends - use Instagram.
Build a network.

Don't make silly mistake - send portfolio to someone else to check.

Brief:
Massive Attack: Unfinished Symphony
Tease the story, 60 sec max or 15 sec story
Helps if works accross all platforms - sqaure

Deadline - 27th Feb 2019

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