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Hello Hello... My Name is Kate Bell, I study Visual Art & Design Illustration Level 5.

Saturday, 29 March 2014

Professional Practice Trip

Professional Practice: London Trip
The 2 days I spent in London was well worth all the travelling and expense, because the feedback I got and the clients and agents that I had a chance to meet were very interesting and insightful about the industry.

Daniel Morrey- Head of Print at DDB
  • Keeping my website simple.
  • Big Images & contact details that are clear.
  • Not to many buttons or links to go though ( Agents are not interested in your personal life, they want to see your work and weather you fit with a style they are looking for).
  • Competitions and researching briefs .
Day Job Collective
  • Talking about the importance of working as a team if I was going to join a collective illustration group.
  • Competition brief to keep myself motivated and inspired.
  • Finding opportunities to find a job in children's book publishing or publishing in general to get a better idea of layout and more information about the industry.
  • Studio spaces and joining up with students.
1x Portfolio Review
  • Good feedback & idea's for improving my layout.
  • Liked the introduction page with my logo and information.
  • Research Competitions.
Illustration Ltd  
  • Great insight into the industry and how it works.
  • What each person in the agency does and how they work?
  • How they find knew illustrators and how they decide what style best fits their briefs..
  • It's not a risk taking industry they keep it safe and connect the right style with the right work.
  • Advertising work and personalizing business cards and postcards.
  • Keeping the website simple ( showed us example of a website with connact information and BIG images of their work on the website). 
2x Portfolio Reviews
  • BIGGER IMAGES ( Landscape A1 Size)..
  • Making sure the images are good equality .
  • Good movement in style .
  • They liked my handcrafted style (My lion was their favorite piece).
  • Some images are stronger than others .
  • Personalizing business cards and postcards are every effective.

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