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Portfolios : Dos and Don’ts « The Tenfold Collective Blog

We’ve been receiving quite a few job / internship inquiries lately, which is very flattering and much appreciated. It’s great to connect with young designers and see new work coming from all over the world. We’re always excited and want to chat and share feedback etc. That said, if you are going to send us (or any other studio or agency) something, we do have some advice to offer.

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29 Things that All Young Designers Need to Know

A great article for all the Northern Hemisphere students who will be graduating in a couple of weeks.

via howdesign.com

The 6 plights of the modern day branding designer talk

At a recent AGDA talk by the infamous Chris Doyle (known for creating his own identity guidelines that went viral to design studios across the world, which is linked to his name below) now working for the branding studio Interbrand.

Unfortunately I was unable to make it. A couple of the students from Syd FT went along. Lucas, the kind chap he is, picked me up a copy of the newspaper style document they put together which I have photographed and put below. He also very kindly agreed to agreed to write about the talk. So thanks Lucas for the following words and choice links.

Faced with the epic, ever-growing body of work that has gone before, how can today's designers cut through the clutter, let alone create a genuinely original idea?
Presented by Chris Maclean, Mike Rigby and Chris Doyle, The Plight of the Modern Brand Designer covered six dilemmas facing designers today. These included the pitfalls of design by committee, the nature of client/agency relationships (read: master/slave), and standing out in an ever-changing media landscape.
The talk centered around the need to employ design thinking and processes to create solutions to problems in business, and society. They also discussed the need for us, as designers, to embrace a whole host of innovative ways to express ideas – going beyond graphic design, to produce a truly powerful and engaging brand experience. Examples of this included  'Let it ring' campaign and VW fun theory.
All in all a very entertaining and insightful talk, on top of that they gave out copies of 'This Year I Will Try Not To', a collation of common design trends that should be avoided, it is extremely funny and definitely worth a look.

Lucas Black-Dendle

 

Thanks Lucas really appreciate your words and the lovely paper gift. Lee :>)

Seven Tips for Your Design Job Interview

Something for the Australian students who have just graduated. Good luck guys!

http://designinformer.com/seven-tips-design-job-interview/

What employers love and hate in a graduate.

You really are hearing it from the horses mouth in this recent CR blog item. Plenty of creatives adding their two bobs worth on what they really want and don't want in a graduate creative. READ IT! 

From what I understand this relates to the printed Creative Review August 'graduate' issue.

Advice for Graduates

A good read - sent in from ex-student Lesli.

Click here.

Deanne Cheuk is back with a new site.

Deanne Cheuk is living in New York as an Art Director, Illustrator and Artist, originally from Perth she is best known for her zine 'Neomu'.

Check out her bevvy of work here. Loads of great stuff. What can't this girl do!

www.deannecheuk.com

After-School Special: Advice for Emerging Designers!

A great read for all you shillo's out there who are about to make the leap from college to the workplace! The article is from the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Design) and has some great advice broken down into 11 easy steps that will help, not only to make a smooth transition, but to help you achieve success in your chosen career!

www.aiga.org/content.cfm/after-school-special

Top 10 Links for Designers

Its always so satisfying when I stumble across a whole bevvy of links, especially when in need of inspiration.
There are a whole variety of links that range from portfolios to artists and blogs... my fave link being the blog so aptly named "Death By Kerning".

Check out the top ten links here.

ID/Job Kits - Portfolio time

Here's a great link to a Flickr set that have so many inspirational package designs.
Check it out.