Creative Convos week

Dines

Dines highlighted the importance of 'fake it till you make it'. By having an email that made him look like a studio, he was more likely in finding professional work. At the early stages in his design career, finding clients was vital. So saying yes to a request even though you have no idea how to do it, is beneficial in getting connections within the industry. Say yes first and learn later.  

Rose Nordin

Rose Nordin's talk was the most aligned with my practice. 
Her zine workshop during the afternoon was a nice break to just have fun with design. 
Applying for an art residency was a concept I hadn't really thought about. 
This could be a possible direction to go towards after uni since it allows the creative freedom to apply art through design. 

Eve Warren & Chris Shuttelworth

Packaging based studio Robot Food came down. Despite my hesitation in pursuing a career with commercial studios, Robot Food's portfolio of designs showed a more light hearted approach that doesn't necessarily take itself seriously. 

Shannie Mears & Will de Groot

The Elephant Room are definitely a more advertising focused agency. This is an area that I would not like to go down as a designer. The talked more about the ideas of the work they've done rather than the actual designs. 

Abraham Asefaw 

To end the week off, Abraham's talk wasn't about his design but a workshop to help identify myself as a designer and to outline my goals for the future. 
By doing so it helps narrow down my ambitions as a designer and gives a clear map of what I need to go towards.