How to become a Junior Designer
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Do…
• Keep it simple
• Put your best ideas at the beginning and end
• Make sure it is put together well
Don’t…
• Have scruffy or loose pages
• Don’t forget to bring it!
Do…
• Keep it simple… unless you have a fantastic idea
• Send it out and follow it up with a phone call
Do…
• At least one placement at the end of your second year . . it looks good on your CV
• Find out about the industry
• Make tea, people will appreciate it and a good ice breaker
Don’t…
• Turn up late everyday
• Complain about working late
Do…
• Find out about the company you’re interviewing at… a little goes a long way
Don’t…
• Say you would rather work somewhere else
Do…
• Enter as many as possible
• Be decisive about which brief to pick
Don’t…
• Cry if you don’t win
Do…
Buy design books if you can afford to
• A Smile in the Mind • D&AD Annuals • Creative Review • How to be a graphic designer without losing your soul • Sagmeister; What I have learned in my life so far
Don’t…
• Just use the internet