update...

Just to update everyone, I returned back from New York in June and it was amazing. Really enjoyed the creativity over there and how valued I was. I had lots of meetings with creatives, ranging from a photographer documenting the brothels in america, a fashion designer, to a large ad agency.

I got offered a placement from one of my meetings in Avrett Free Ginsburg, which is a large ad agency in NY. But i didnt take it because it overlaps with me startng back at uni, so maybe after yr3.....

Then i had a three month gap where i have been concentrating on my dissertation. Also been doing some more freelance work, one of which was for TR Luxury a company that runs mainly in NY, and supplies private jets/villas/transport etc to their high flying clients.

Then i went to Cyprus, I have just recently returned. I was working with the promotion companies over there to produce the event flyers for all the events. This has also led to me getting work back in the UK for there events.

Yesterday I was asked to design an event flyer for Adidas as they have an event at a west end club.

For the next month I plan to do my summer project work and finish my dissertation draft.

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My Year OUt

Hi All,

I thought I would share what I have been up to over the last year. It has gone by so fast and can't believe we are going back to Uni already.

I started my first placement last August for The Health Protection, where I was designing PowerPoint presentations for my manager who is the Head of Department for the HPA. I also designed informational graphs and charts for their annual report and produced posters for conferences and meetings. This was a six-month placement that I really enjoyed.

My second placement was for Cosmopolitan Magazine, where I worked in the Editorial design team. This placement really helped me develop my InDesign skills as this is the software they use to design pages of the magazine. I produced a series of dummy spreads, which is great for my portfolio.

My final placement is with Dorling Kinderlsey, the book publishing company. I have been with the Science and Nature department for six months now and really do love working here. I have produced illustrations and spreads for live books that are coming out this autumn and am currently working on some new books that hope to be signed off for next year. I really feel like I am part of the team here and everyone is so friendly. This is a great place to work for a placement, would definitely recommend it to others. I have arranged to work one day a week whilst I am at Uni as I feel this would help me keep up the experience and keep in contact with people here.

See you all back at Uni, till them enjoy the rest of the summer!

Weekends have never felt so good!

I've been with Splice/Jackbox for nearly two months now and I can't believe how many exciting projects I've been given the chance to work on. Look out for Sean Paul and Jeremih promos that I designed the concepts and storyboards for, and a government Knife Crime campaign I storyboarded. I really wish I had a TV so I could stay up all night waiting to see them!! We've sent away lots of pitches recently but don't know whether I've won them yet. So, it's really exciting but I'm working hard and by Fridays I usually feel like a zombie.

I finally had time to work on my dissertation this weekend; it will be such a relief to finish a first draft - can't wait!

WERKPLAATS TYPOGRAFIE / ISIA URBINO SUMMER SCHOOL 2009

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