freedom moment

I like moment i drawing without think, it make me feel like bird freedom in the sky

TIPS FOR BEGINNERS

Getting your dream job in design is never going to be easy, and even getting to the stage where someone wants to look at your portfolio can be tough. Here some tip for you.

THE MOST  SUCCESSFUL  TIPS:

THE C.V TIP

1/ Get the very best company in your chosen field onto your C.V

2/ Be a runner:

- Work for free, if necessary.

- Your future employers will be impressed.

THE P.G TIP

1/ Make tea

2/ Make it often, make it willingly.

3/ Influential people like it.

- It Will give them a good opinion of you, and they will want to help you in return.

BUILDING A STRAIGHTFORWARD WEB C.V:

1/ www.careersnet.com/default.asp?page=buildingcv

2/ www.artworkersrepulic.com

3/ www.majorplayers.co.uk

PORTFOLIO

 Now a day you have many way to put your portfolio out there:

Printed Work

- Make eye catching packaging: make people sit up and take notice of your portfolio with fantastic and packaging concept

- Size A3 or A4 

- Not over 25 pieces of work, but have to be the best work, and it'll great if have some business  work 

- Put works that you think not interesting in middle, Beginning and end always for the best of the best work

- Make pdf copy in to CD, so you can left it with interviewer, after the interview

- Always have descriptions of the work (what kind of design, for which project...) 

Website

- If you don't want to pay money for domain, just try some free web host like www.tripod.com

- Don't give your site a hard remember name, choose the name you think present your style but not too long.

- Always check coding before you post it especially when you candidate for web designer , here tool help to check coding www.validator.3w.org

- Be careful  about interface, don't make hide menu, or hide contact

YOU ARE WHAT YOUR NAME CARD IS:

Name card is not flat paper, is not just your name. It is your face, make unique name card go with your motto

Created 3d name card : www.dereklea.com

From my experience:My motto is "we make money not art" so my first name card i use fake money (the toy money but look like real) and 100 cards gone with in 1 day, who don't like money?

I hope those tips will help you, to get your dream job

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