Boomer's PPD Blog

So plans for Easter are as follows:

1. Email 10+ studios or designers about their practice for design context book

2. Arrange a visit to at least one to see the day to day running and make new contacts

3. Visit 3 printers of varying size - S: St Inks, M: Target Print, L: Duffields

That's just the relevant stuff, a corresponding post for work is on dp.

I play a lot of Call Of Duty (there's a point to this, I promise) and in the newest on Black Ops you can create, using hundreds of icons and colours, your own 'flag' or personal crest. Mine has been for a long time now a yellow smiley face with a massive red cross through it. I'm thinking of adopting it as my logo. Its a bit risky. And not particularily approproiate ha but still, I like it.

My first interview/portfolio thingy was with a couple of lads from Brass. Now when i think of guys from agencies i think of proper business men, or slightly older smarmy fellas who think they know everything. These two could not have been more normal if they tried. I honestly think one of them was younger than me. Anyways had my portfolio tutorial with them and we basically just chatted and went through my stuff. They're primarily digital based, which isnt an issue for me, just ive done a lot of print stuff last module, so we just talked about application to digital media and the like. They liked my Lost infographics especially and said it would be really nice to see it mocked up for digital and said i could send it them if i needed which was cool of them. So i got their emails and hopefully we'll keep in touch.

Yesterday was the digital creative milk round, basically a speed -dating -designers type situation. We had short presentations from the interviewers first in the main studio theatre (which was an experience in itself) and then had allocated time slots with interviews/portfolio tutorials with people from various sides of the creative sector.

Now i don't know if someone was having a laugh or what but i had two interviews, firstly witha couple of guys from Brass, and then with some weird inner city creative circus place, which at first i thought might just be a front for a more serious design place but soon found out was in fact... a circus troupe of gymnasts. Surely i must've been a pity interview, so they met with someone. Anyway i was booked into digital print so i missed that one anyways, but i also caught a guy called Peter on the way out who owns a small printing place in leeds that might be worth a nosey at.

Had a really good chat with Jane today. I'm just struggling abit with regards to contacting people and whatnot, just because a) i feel awkward when i shouldnt really, and b) i've got so much else to do this module i keep putting it off and i really shouldn't. Also i'm never too sure what to say, im no good at just making stuff up. Anyways i took some notes (/she took some for me because i had a rough night ha)