Speaker: Ollie

Today, we had another speaker.

Ollie doesn't have an online presence, he's a true Graphic Designer!

Notes:

• He interned for over a year!
• Form Follows Function
• Draw inspiration from motion pieces

The company he works at usually presents 3 to 4 ideas to a client and doesn't initially spend solid amounts of time developing a single idea before it's seen.

Advice

• Make a list of your favourites studios
• Call up and get a name of someone and then email that person personally
• Send a small PDF of work and/or link to online portfolio

Ollie said, that the noticeable difference between being at university and in the industry was the pace.

• Make use of design blogs
• People will spend more on a white website than a black
• It's hard to find people who value design
• Always check your artwork before sending it to a printers!
• Digital printing is for small runs at low cost
• Traditional printing is cheaper for big runs