We had a talk from a guy called Alex who was a freelance designer/illustrator and had done some work with YCN. He had some really good advice about how to go about trying to get a job after finishing uni and how he had done it himself. He talked about being a genuine, nice guy and also said that the whole "stunt" thing wasn't really a good idea. He said that he had got work by just calling agencies up and asking if he could meet up with them rater than directly asking for a job interview. He also said to email people a link to your portfolio and then maybe give them a call a week later to see if they got it, but try not to sound to desperate or nagging. He gave some good tips about presenting your work to clients too... about being organized and knowing what your going to show and say next, but most of all just that if they like you as a person then half of the battle is already won.
I really liked Alex' work which he showed to us as he talked to us. A lot of the work he showed us was from when he was at university. His projects were often experimental and fun and things that he enjoyed to do and I think this was reflected in the quality of his work. Things like his yellow revolution campaign, warm calling (response to cold calling) and also his happy book about his trip to Denmark which was apparently the happiest place to live in the world, were all experimental briefs that had personality and produced results that were engaging and contemporary. Some of his more commercial work such as the re-design of signs in a hospital ward to help guide patients with amnesia showed that he was also a good practical and functional designer too. It was obvious he was a very talented designer.
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