As I have mentioned before, when Kate from Criminal Damage emailed...I replied asking her if she could give me any information for my dissertation research.
To my surprise and happiness, she replied with really helpful information!
She actually did her dissertation on a similar subject about 7 year so she referred to how useful she found the Dick Hebdige book, Subculture: the meaning of style.
To summarize;
- Information about who criminal damage see their target audience as.
- Whether they believe that people who wear criminal damage clothing do it portray a sense of personality or just because they like it.
- Contact details of another guy that she went to university with who she believes it would be helpful for me to contact.
Considering I'm really not very good at contacting or talking to people I don't know...I think this is definately a valuable bit of research! :)
Steph says hello again!
I emailed Steph again, just asking if she did any placements while she was on the course...and if so how helpful she found it.
She didn't do a placement while on the course, as she couldn't find anywhere appropriate - which is similar to how I feel.
She did however suggest I just continue emailing loads of illustrators to get lots of advice. Spend the time researching and speaking to people...for her, it was just as helpful.
This was encouraging for me to hear!
She didn't do a placement while on the course, as she couldn't find anywhere appropriate - which is similar to how I feel.
She did however suggest I just continue emailing loads of illustrators to get lots of advice. Spend the time researching and speaking to people...for her, it was just as helpful.
This was encouraging for me to hear!
Iron Fist
Well, as mentioned a while ago...I got a reply from these saying that they had forwarded my email on.
Looks like someone did get it, as they have emailed me asking where I am located...and then another asking for a portfolio. I don't know whether this is to check that I'm not a company trying to copy their work...or to judge what advice they will give me lol.
Ever the optimist!
Looks like someone did get it, as they have emailed me asking where I am located...and then another asking for a portfolio. I don't know whether this is to check that I'm not a company trying to copy their work...or to judge what advice they will give me lol.
Ever the optimist!
Billie Jean is not my lover...
But they did reply to my email!
The illustrator isn't Actually called Billie Jean, its a guy called Sam...thankfully I knew this before I emailed them, so I didn't embarress myself by saying 'Hi Billie!'...phew!
Anyway, it was another great reply;
- He mentioned my 'British teeth' work and even linked a Spike Milligan poem about British teeth that it reminded him of, which was great because it made me believe he actually looked at the work!
- 'In terms of developing a better portfolio, it's really important that you explore the potential in your work and most of all, enjoy making your work' - this is my focus for the next year!
- 'Don't just have the set college projects in your portfolio. A lot of students these days, don't ever make any self-initiated work.' - I am definately going to take this advice on board!
- 'There is a new book called 'How to create a portfolio' (Laurence King Publishing) that you'd probably find useful. '...Another book suggestion, I may look at it in the library before buying it though.
The illustrator isn't Actually called Billie Jean, its a guy called Sam...thankfully I knew this before I emailed them, so I didn't embarress myself by saying 'Hi Billie!'...phew!
Anyway, it was another great reply;
- He mentioned my 'British teeth' work and even linked a Spike Milligan poem about British teeth that it reminded him of, which was great because it made me believe he actually looked at the work!
- 'In terms of developing a better portfolio, it's really important that you explore the potential in your work and most of all, enjoy making your work' - this is my focus for the next year!
- 'Don't just have the set college projects in your portfolio. A lot of students these days, don't ever make any self-initiated work.' - I am definately going to take this advice on board!
- 'There is a new book called 'How to create a portfolio' (Laurence King Publishing) that you'd probably find useful. '...Another book suggestion, I may look at it in the library before buying it though.
Books...
The above book 'The illustrators guide to law and business practice'...I haven't bought this, but I might so that I have it for future reference as it actually quite helpful! Unfortunately, I'm not a very good reader...and it does have a lot of text...but it has a Lot of advice in it! With illustrations to make it a bit easier to get through.
This is the book that I was advised to get by Heart Agency - it really is helpful! I was quite dubious, I though they just told me to buy it because it was written by their director but its great.A big positive about it, is that its set out like the 'How to be a graphic designer without losing your soul' which is another book I really like.
I'm not the greatest when it comes to books...but these are 2 great finds of the summer.
Brief ideas 2...
I'm finding it hard to think of 10 good ideas...but so far I have;
(Already mentioned:...)
- Manchester book fair - a book based on idioms, similar idea to the book I produced for Leeds book fair...but better.
- Cards, wrapping paper etc. A paper based 'set' for Christmas, birthdays or valentines day.
- Charitee - based on the brief that were written for past years, a direct mail campaign for a charity...one that has a personal link with me.
- Lyrics and type - inspired by the exhibition, so the end product would be prints to be shown in a gallery.
- Surface/Pattern design - surface design that would appeal to children/design for children.
(New additions:...)
- Criminal damage - based on the information that I got sent by the company, produce a series of designs to be used across the spring/summer 2011 range.
- Book covers - re-design the covers of an existing series of books, and the promotional material to go with it.
- Positive posters - inspired by a competition brief I found online to design a positive poster around the theme 'A glass half full'.
- New York - I can't believe it took me so long to think that I want to do a brief about New York...I know that I'd enjoy it, so why not try. Design an illustrated travel guide.
- Threadless - t-shirt designs to be uploaded on to threadless and put to public vote. Although this is similar to the criminal damage brief; if I use the criminal damage I can't upload them for public vote, Therefore I would use a different theme for this one.
(Already mentioned:...)
- Manchester book fair - a book based on idioms, similar idea to the book I produced for Leeds book fair...but better.
- Cards, wrapping paper etc. A paper based 'set' for Christmas, birthdays or valentines day.
- Charitee - based on the brief that were written for past years, a direct mail campaign for a charity...one that has a personal link with me.
- Lyrics and type - inspired by the exhibition, so the end product would be prints to be shown in a gallery.
- Surface/Pattern design - surface design that would appeal to children/design for children.
(New additions:...)
- Criminal damage - based on the information that I got sent by the company, produce a series of designs to be used across the spring/summer 2011 range.
- Book covers - re-design the covers of an existing series of books, and the promotional material to go with it.
- Positive posters - inspired by a competition brief I found online to design a positive poster around the theme 'A glass half full'.
- New York - I can't believe it took me so long to think that I want to do a brief about New York...I know that I'd enjoy it, so why not try. Design an illustrated travel guide.
- Threadless - t-shirt designs to be uploaded on to threadless and put to public vote. Although this is similar to the criminal damage brief; if I use the criminal damage I can't upload them for public vote, Therefore I would use a different theme for this one.
Criminal damage
I admit, I had lost any hope in getting a reply from the companied that I had emailed but then a little ray of sunshine came...from Kate at Criminal Damage :)
Her reply was unbelievably helpful and it has basically wrote one of my negotiated briefs. Hopefully I will actually get to do it as a college brief, if not...I still intend to do it, as Kate said 'We would really love to see what you produce!' so why not!
She detailed the way that write briefs, what research they do and where they do it.
They are currently designing the Spring/Summer 2011 range and she listed all the things they are using as inspiration.
It was really encouraging to get a reply from them, as...they may not be to everyones taste, but they are a pretty succesful label!
She was really friendly and said I could email for any help I needed in the future...
So I thought, who better to ask for help on my dissertation, which is titled 'To what extent does style explain identity?' and I will be looking at clothing labels such as Criminal damage.
I haven't sent that email yet, because I need to find a good way to word it, but hopefully she will find the time to reply...and hopefully i'm not just pushing my luck!
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Her reply was unbelievably helpful and it has basically wrote one of my negotiated briefs. Hopefully I will actually get to do it as a college brief, if not...I still intend to do it, as Kate said 'We would really love to see what you produce!' so why not!
She detailed the way that write briefs, what research they do and where they do it.
They are currently designing the Spring/Summer 2011 range and she listed all the things they are using as inspiration.
It was really encouraging to get a reply from them, as...they may not be to everyones taste, but they are a pretty succesful label!
She was really friendly and said I could email for any help I needed in the future...
So I thought, who better to ask for help on my dissertation, which is titled 'To what extent does style explain identity?' and I will be looking at clothing labels such as Criminal damage.
I haven't sent that email yet, because I need to find a good way to word it, but hopefully she will find the time to reply...and hopefully i'm not just pushing my luck!
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