More placements and London

During the middle of July I had a successful three day visit to London, touring studios with my portfolio, securing many more placements and networking. Not only has the feedback and advice been really beneficial and positive but it is really encouraging to have so many creative agencies willing to give extremely generous amounts of their time (with some far more than originally agreed) to students. It is nowhere near as daunting as people would think with each creative really friendly and welcoming and something I would recommend doing. 

Thanks to Alex at Hat-trick, Jeremy at Lloyd Northover, Nick and Mark at Bostock and Pollitt, Christian and Asa at Design Bridge and Fiona at Gabriele Skelton for sparing generous amounts of time and feedback.

Whilst at Gabriele Skelton (a top creative recruitment agency) I was extremely excited to find there was an old fashioned lift with wrought iron pull doors! Although seen in films (Such as Casino Royale) I have never come across one before and although only on the first floor, I just had to use it! 

I also visited the RNID head office to present my final major project to them. After approaching them in April regarding research for the project this was altered to become a live brief tackling two problems. Firstly to celebrate their 100th Birthday taking place next year and secondly to meet their primary aim of increasing their volunteer base. On revisiting, they liked what I had produced and have agreed to use elements of it. Fantastic! The work produced will soon be available to see on my website.

Working as a creative is not just about the job but also the location and the inspiration found there so I spent my evenings sight seeing. I visited the Magma book store (the last stop on my own personal list of must see's which if you ever go to London should be on the to do list!) which show a wide variety of exciting and intriguing books and illustrative artwork. It may not look like much from the outside and I walked past it the first time but it is worth the visit. 

I also visited Greenwich. Although the Cutty Sark was still under covers being rebuilt, the town itself has a great atmosphere, and feels almost like a little village. There are many independent shops and the park is always clean and open with the view from 'One Tree Hill' across London with the sun setting on the horizon - great!