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Here's a few ive done quickly. Ive tryed to keep it simple as the winning design(wont be me lol) will probably have to be embroidered onto a Staff Uniform.
Ive had to scale down the jpeg originals btw as for some reason there massive when i post them on here :/.

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Samione said:
Are there any designers you particularly like? It's hard to advise without knowing what your tastes are/what fields of design you're interested in.
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Not particularly. Everything I know about design and tools such as Photoshop has been self taught.

I would really love to work for a business that specialises in website, signs and logo design.
 
Not particularly. Everything I know about design and tools such as Photoshop has been self taught.

I would really love to work for a business that specialises in website, signs and logo design.
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Well it depends where you want to be, design isn't a well paid profession despite what people think. Just like in any industry there are varying levels of professionalism. Many people set themselves up as designers and do 50 quid logos, flyers and business cards, because they like tooling around in applications, people do make a living this way.

If you want to work for a top agency, you're going to need experience, and most likely a degree, design is a craft and there's a reason why people spend years studying it.
If you're dedicated enough you can self-teach, people have done this, but I wouldn't recommend it. Also you rarely get designers who specialise in websites, infographics and brand/identity, because they're such specialised fields in themselves.

It could be a useful exercise for you to call up local agencies, or design businesses that you'd like to work in that specialise in what you're interested in, and ask them what they expect to see from potential employees - qualification and portfolio wise - try and get a work placement somewhere, you will learn lots this way. Then you can set about planning how you're going to get there. Fundamentally if you want to make a career out of it, you need to love it, knowing applications isn't enough.

Anyway, for starters you should be aware of what's going on in design, here's a list of some sites that should help you with that;

www.formfiftyfive.com
www.crblog.com
www.dropular.net
www.typeneu.com
www.reformrevolution.com

Some top agencies;

www.pentagram.com
http://www.wolffolins.com/
http://marquecreative.com/
http://www.seadesign.co.uk/
 
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dmpoole said:
I care.
Even if he has ONLY got an A-Level in Graphics that is still 2 years of full time experience that I haven't got.
It's terrible how posters put down experience on here.
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I would venture to say that (now I honestly don't mean any offence here) having only got an a-level in graphic design is sod all experience anyways. I have a degree in Graphic Design and was employed straight from Uni until now as a Designer...until the recession hit...and I really don't feel im all that experienced.

The problem with Graphic Design is Graphic Designers, many can be even more pretentious than Fine Artists, and they are full of guff as it is:p A lot of people talk the talk but any idiot can read a book and know the theory :) (again, im not putting samione in that category, just venting).
 
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Nimzicki said:
The problem with Graphic Design is Graphic Designers, many can be even more pretentious than Fine Artists, and they are full of guff as it is:p A lot of people talk the talk but any idiot can read a book and know the theory :) (again, im not putting samione in that category, just venting).
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This. Too many designers spend most of their time coming up with designs that they like rather than coming up with something the clients actually want, and there are fashions in design and typography that way too many slavishly follow (notably all the Aqua stuff when OSX first appeared).
 
Samione said:
Well it depends where you want to be, design isn't a well paid profession despite what people think. Just like in any industry there are varying levels of professionalism. Many people set themselves up as designers and do 50 quid logos, flyers and business cards, because they like tooling around in applications, people do make a living this way.

If you want to work for a top agency, you're going to need experience, and most likely a degree, design is a craft and there's a reason why people spend years studying it.
If you're dedicated enough you can self-teach, people have done this, but I wouldn't recommend it. Also you rarely get designers who specialise in websites, infographics and brand/identity, because they're such specialised fields in themselves.

It could be a useful exercise for you to call up local agencies, or design businesses that you'd like to work in that specialise in what you're interested in, and ask them what they expect to see from potential employees - qualification and portfolio wise - try and get a work placement somewhere, you will learn lots this way. Then you can set about planning how you're going to get there. Fundamentally if you want to make a career out of it, you need to love it, knowing applications isn't enough.

Anyway, for starters you should be aware of what's going on in design, here's a list of some sites that should help you with that;

www.formfiftyfive.com
www.crblog.com
www.dropular.net
www.typeneu.com
www.reformrevolution.com

Some top agencies;

www.pentagram.com
http://www.wolffolins.com/
http://marquecreative.com/
http://www.seadesign.co.uk/
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Really helpful man.

Thanks very very much. :)
 
Shamikebab said:
Ah hello! How many Shamikebabs did you think there would be on the internet :p Never have a problem signing up for stuff :) How did you find out about this competition then?
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My friend Chris aka Burnsy2023 directed it to me, small world ay? I just thought I would submit something if I had time. I'm crazy busy with my final year projects etc.
 
Nimzicki said:
I would venture to say that (now I honestly don't mean any offence here) having only got an a-level in graphic design is sod all experience anyways. I have a degree in Graphic Design and was employed straight from Uni until now as a Designer...until the recession hit...and I really don't feel im all that experienced.

The problem with Graphic Design is Graphic Designers, many can be even more pretentious than Fine Artists, and they are full of guff as it is:p A lot of people talk the talk but any idiot can read a book and know the theory :) (again, im not putting samione in that category, just venting).
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Exactly, you learn jack at a-level, my a-level design tutor didn't know what kerning was! It seems you only really get taught theory deeply at university, and even then putting into practice effectively takes much longer. Not to mention real world experience - dealing with clients etc.

I think most designers are pretentious/precious to some degree, a lot of people get into because they love it, and that begets a lot of self indulgence. This is something that's actively encouraged at art colleges, to my knowledge, the wackier, more creative and less conservative the better. You wouldn't get set projects like rebrand OCuk or anything like that - although it may vary from course to course.
 
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Of course I love being told that my work is good, even if that is a rarity. :p

I also think the time I've put into this competition shows how much I love doing things like this. I've gone through several small notepads just scribbling ideas.

Obviously having nothing else to do is a factor but I'm glad something is keeping me occupied.
 
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