Friday, April 17, 2009
Portfolio repoo
So as I will be graduating in two weeks, our program encourages us to put a sample of work together, and pay 30.00 to the advertising and design club of Canada (the ADCC) and sit down with three creatives and get feedback. This is so we know where we stand, what we need to work on, and what the competition is like, so that we understand just how competitive this industry is. Well what an interesting evening it was. I was seated at table 9, and had meetings with John St. Taxi2, and Agency 59 (who i'd never heard of opps....). It started out easy enough, who are you, where did you come from bla bla bla. I came prepaired with an interactive business card / mint box just incase any of the people I was meeting with had suvere halitosis or garlic meetballs for dinner. They all seemed to like my bc, but as for my portfolio the comments were obviously subjective. I like this, I hate that, get that out of your book, you're going to need a lot of work. Your photoshop skill are week, your copy wititing at this point is ..... the list goes on. It was interesting, spirit crushing and overwhelming. I was pretty depressed when I left, but i spent the next day going over the comments I recieved and I realized that they must have liked me, and seen some potential because they all told me to keep working and looking at my ideas from different perspectives, and call them when I've re worked my book. I went out and bought a bunch of photoshop book, and i'm going to spend the summer working on my skills. For the meantime I just can't wait to be done with school, and have a life again. Talk soon.
To my 1 follower
I'm so sorry my most important fan. I've neglected you since January and now it's almost May.
Will you forgive me? Have you completely given up? I hope not. I beg you to forgive me. Will you forgive me? Please pretty please... pretty please with a cherry on top? I promise then next time I write to you won't be in 5 months from now. Maybe 5 days or 5 weeks. Or even 5 minutes.
You see i've been so crazy busy. I decides to quit my silly job at the restaurant doing marketing and pr. They wanted to change the balance of my duties, and I did not like that 1 bit. So I decided to ditch the place. Besides they were in the middle of a identity crisis, and probably on there way out. What kind of a bar/ restaurant has the name temple in the title? What a degenerate way to try and brand yourself. The debaucherious temple where perverts sexually harrass each other, and drink too much, and sing and sway and reminiss about this time last year when they were drinking Stella instead of Harp beer. Yes this silly job where they wanted me to be a glorifyed flyer girl. Idiots... the few events I handeled there were amazingly susccessful. We raised 1400.00 dollars, for a local charity, made relationships with surrounding businesses without harassing them to come in for a 5.00 off coupon for lunch. As well as conceptualized on ongoing event with a celebrity host. Oh yes lets make the smartest girl we've ever hired quit, because we think stalking people in the neighbourhood over 9.00 hambergers. Good call :) I'm not bitter really. Quitting this job allowed me to have the time to start my own business. JLove Designs, website coming soon so look out. I've also been invietd by two charities to come on as a board member to help create their advertising and marketing plans, as well as help conceptualize their fundraising events. OOohhhlala it is unpaid, but giving back to the community is a good thing. What goes around comes around. I believe it! Just like karma. So I think i've made some excellent descisions. I've also had more time to focus on finishing school, and finally starting my career, not just a part time job. So for the last 5 months i've been busting my ass, getting my portfolio together, and working of freelance oppprtunities. My new favorite word is invoice. Its a liberating feeling to invoice someone for work you've done. Another great thing about it I'm my own boss, so when I feel like tajking a mental health day, I reminds my self that I can only invoice if I work from the comfort of my own bed! Yes days off have been few and far between, although I did take a "mental health" day two weeks ago. Althought I don't think it was a proper one, since I spent the day looking at ads, and reading Applied Arts, and thinking about billborads. I think a proper mentle health day includes a deep tissue massage or a matinee with large buttered popcorn. Perhaps I'll treat myself to one of those in two weeks. In two weeks i'm finally done. School will be out for summer, maybe even ever, but I guess that all depends on the 5W'S (what, where, when , why, who the fuck knows). So now i'm scrambling to finish up school. Work on my portfolio, and like my dad always says get a real job. Hmmmm.... will report back soon.
Will you forgive me? Have you completely given up? I hope not. I beg you to forgive me. Will you forgive me? Please pretty please... pretty please with a cherry on top? I promise then next time I write to you won't be in 5 months from now. Maybe 5 days or 5 weeks. Or even 5 minutes.
You see i've been so crazy busy. I decides to quit my silly job at the restaurant doing marketing and pr. They wanted to change the balance of my duties, and I did not like that 1 bit. So I decided to ditch the place. Besides they were in the middle of a identity crisis, and probably on there way out. What kind of a bar/ restaurant has the name temple in the title? What a degenerate way to try and brand yourself. The debaucherious temple where perverts sexually harrass each other, and drink too much, and sing and sway and reminiss about this time last year when they were drinking Stella instead of Harp beer. Yes this silly job where they wanted me to be a glorifyed flyer girl. Idiots... the few events I handeled there were amazingly susccessful. We raised 1400.00 dollars, for a local charity, made relationships with surrounding businesses without harassing them to come in for a 5.00 off coupon for lunch. As well as conceptualized on ongoing event with a celebrity host. Oh yes lets make the smartest girl we've ever hired quit, because we think stalking people in the neighbourhood over 9.00 hambergers. Good call :) I'm not bitter really. Quitting this job allowed me to have the time to start my own business. JLove Designs, website coming soon so look out. I've also been invietd by two charities to come on as a board member to help create their advertising and marketing plans, as well as help conceptualize their fundraising events. OOohhhlala it is unpaid, but giving back to the community is a good thing. What goes around comes around. I believe it! Just like karma. So I think i've made some excellent descisions. I've also had more time to focus on finishing school, and finally starting my career, not just a part time job. So for the last 5 months i've been busting my ass, getting my portfolio together, and working of freelance oppprtunities. My new favorite word is invoice. Its a liberating feeling to invoice someone for work you've done. Another great thing about it I'm my own boss, so when I feel like tajking a mental health day, I reminds my self that I can only invoice if I work from the comfort of my own bed! Yes days off have been few and far between, although I did take a "mental health" day two weeks ago. Althought I don't think it was a proper one, since I spent the day looking at ads, and reading Applied Arts, and thinking about billborads. I think a proper mentle health day includes a deep tissue massage or a matinee with large buttered popcorn. Perhaps I'll treat myself to one of those in two weeks. In two weeks i'm finally done. School will be out for summer, maybe even ever, but I guess that all depends on the 5W'S (what, where, when , why, who the fuck knows). So now i'm scrambling to finish up school. Work on my portfolio, and like my dad always says get a real job. Hmmmm.... will report back soon.
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