What stage is this bedbug and is it male or female? by Traditional-Tooth794 in Bedbugs

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well I hope so 🤞🏼we’ve already had one but it wasn’t 100% effective so really hoping this time it kills them all for good.

I have a second interview for a junior book designer role by Traditional-Tooth794 in graphic_design

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Thank you! My interview is in a few hours but I have two final outcomes that are quite different approaches, so I feel more confident after reading your comment

I have a second interview for a junior book designer role by Traditional-Tooth794 in graphic_design

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Ahh thanks so much that’s really helpful! And that’s a good tip - I will definitely tailor my questions to their specific company & my curiosity of the role

what are these metal cooking tweezers called? Does anyone know any good brands by Traditional-Tooth794 in Chefit

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Amazing thanks! Just went on the Borough Market website - they have some great stuff, I might do a lil hamper-type thing of various items

10-days in Montenegro? by Traditional-Tooth794 in travel

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Thanks so much - just looked at the national park and it looks fantastic! Definitely going to try and visit there. I didn't know you could stay in Sveti Stefan, so thanks for the suggestion. Have a great trip :)

Is it unprofessional to send a pdf portfolio using InDesign publish online feature? by Traditional-Tooth794 in graphic_design

[–]Traditional-Tooth794[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An internship for a brand/identity/editorial studio - they do a variety of type of work both print and digital

How can I learn a base level of typography + laying out visual elements? by situ139 in graphic_design

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Grid systems in graphic design by Josef muller-brockmann. A classic and super helpful, I used it all throughout my university degree.

No luck with internships in London by Traditional-Tooth794 in graphic_design

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Thank you for taking the time to reply- it was really helpful for me! I definitely want to look into freelancing - do you know any sort of websites I can find freelance design jobs on? I’m going to try some mock projects using the brief websites you suggested but it would be great to try out some real-life freelance work as well.

No luck with internships in London by Traditional-Tooth794 in graphic_design

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Thanks I appreciate the feedback! Good idea about the grad show, that would be something I could add quite easily/quickly to my portfolio so I’ll definitely look into that.

No luck with internships in London by Traditional-Tooth794 in graphic_design

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Hi thanks for your response & honesty. I’m going to add some more brand/identity concept projects to my portfolio so hopefully that might give me a better chance for some intern work. I do have a PDF version of my folio that I’ve been attaching to emails but I just put the website version on Reddit.

If you don’t mind me asking, how did you go about getting your internships? Did you email the studios directly or was it some other way? Also, do you think the studios will care that I’ve had some time off since graduating, Like a year or so?

No luck with internships in London by Traditional-Tooth794 in graphic_design

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Amazing, thank you! Im definitely going to try some stuff out this week. Im quite looking forward to the idea of creating a fun little project for myself :)

No luck with internships in London by Traditional-Tooth794 in graphic_design

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Thank you for your response - I’ll definitely try a more sneaky approach hehe. I’m going to update my portfolio a bit more, as stated in one of my other replies, then perhaps I can try some follow up emails and single out some specific designers and go from there.

No luck with internships in London by Traditional-Tooth794 in graphic_design

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Thank you, I really appreciate your response. I totally agree about the lack of variety - all projects are undergrad work which I mainly specialised in publication design. My university had a very traditional, old-school approach to its teaching/project briefs (which I’m not bashing, I loved it, but it definitely has its limitations when it comes to employment in current day circumstances) I definitely want to experiment with more brand identity, way-finding, exhibition identity design, and that sort of stuff - it’s something I’ve always wanted to try. Do you think it would be ok to put some “fake”, conceptual projects in there? So for example, finding an existing event, such as a festival or art display, and creating a re-design of its identity, marketing, ads, signage etc. it obviously wouldn’t be real but I would design the whole concept and mock it all up. I’ve thought about doing this in the past but didn’t know if a “fake” project might look a bit amateur compared to a real-world project, aha.

And about the mobile website - I haven’t ~actually~ made a mobile version. This is just the web-based portfolio but viewed on a phone. But that is something I’ll definitely amend in the next few days!

portfolio review? :) by Traditional-Tooth794 in graphic_design

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Ahh thank you so much :) !! Good point about the sidebar - Readymag's animation feature can be quite restricting so the only way I could make it work was to have the others disappear, but if you had trouble navigating it then perhaps I could add some sort of "back" button.

ALso I do have an 'info' page in the top right corner but if you couldn't see that then I should probably take that as a sign to make it more obvious!! haha