Positioning Statement

In the space of a year, my work has progressed in ways I could never even have pictured. A few months ago I was unhappy with the quality of my work and lacking a strong tone of voice and direction within my practice. Even though we had been taught in depth about the various different sectors of the creative and illustration industry, I was unable to see where my strengths lay and my knowledge was not translating into any plans for the future. I was terrified of graduating and the industry that lay ahead of me.

PPP, Extended Practice and COP all pushed me in ways I didn't expect. COP taught me about the quality of good research and how it can contribute to the production of a considered and communicative piece of illustration. PPP helped show me where my interests lie, and how I can harness these interests into creating work that is interesting and eye-catching. Research and an awareness of typography is continuing to grow, broadening my skillset and opening up other career opportunities that wouldn't be available otherwise. Extended Practice pushed me to explore paths in image making I hadn't before, drastically improve my drawing skills and plan my time effectively.

My work now has a bold and bright tone of voice, focusing on the use of interesting shapes, printed overlays and bright colour palettes. I can see it working best within the publishing, product/packaging and environmental sectors of the industry. I am now confident there is a place it can successfully exist and that people are interested in it. 

I plan to stay in the north of England and try to establish myself here successfully as a freelance illustrator. To do this, I have a list of agencies and studios ready to contact when my Extended Practice work has contributed to my final portfolio. I would like to apply for an internship at TigerPrint in Bradford to explore product/packaging in real life. I am going to invest in a membership at the Leeds Print Workshop and continue screen/mono printing. I plan to continue expanding my portfolio by setting personal briefs and really getting stuck into what I enjoy and what I am good at. I just want to enjoy it and work as hard as I can; I'm excited to get going!

Final Presentation

End of Module Evaluation and Self-Assessment form

End of Module Student Evaluation

BA(hons) Illustration

Module Code: PPP3OUIL602

Name: Charlotte Curnick

Student ID: cc255936

Please identify where the evidence for each of the learning outcomes is within your submission and how well you feel you have met the learning outcomes. Please also grade yourself in relation to the learning outcomes using terms:

>poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent (Note- This is so that the team have an understanding of how well you feel you have done. It is not an indication of the actual grade you may receive)

Learning Outcome	Evidenced where? Blog, Sketchbook, RoughsFinal Illustrations, development sheets etc. (No more than 75 words)	Your grade Using words: >poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent
6A3 Demonstrate specific knowledge and specialist understanding of the professional and contextual location of their practice. Knowledge and Understanding - RESEARCH	Research into design studios and illustration agencies, visits to contemporary galleries in different countries, visits to parks, collecting contextual research from online resources, research into potential career and internship options, considerations of where my work could exist (galleries, print fairs, product/packaging, publishing), research into opportunities in different cities. BLOG	Very Good
6B2 Undertake research to identify and evaluate their personal and professional skills and the career or progression opportunities available to them. (Cognitive Skills - EVALUATION & REFLECTION	Research into design studios and illustration agencies, research into opportunities in different cities, took part in varied live briefs/competitions (of which some were successful), research into external print and studio facilities, considered what I can afford on a graduate budget. BLOG	Excellent
6C2 Develop and implement a personal promotion strategy to communicate to relevant organisations.Practical & Professional Skills - VISUAL QUALITY)	Developed a strong creative presence both physically and online. Created a logo and recognisable images, a creative CV and invoice template, mockups of physical mailers and considerations of what to send to relevant organisations, created stickers. Set up LinkedIn, Behance and The Dots accounts and regularly updated. Has an Instagram account with a good following (including creative contacts/professionals) which is regularly updated with work.	Excellent
6D2 Use a range of appropriate communication methods to present themselves as a professional practitioner to a relevant audience. Key Transferable Skills - PROFESSIONALISM & COMMUNICATION	Has a good starting set of professional contacts from a varied background (design studios, publications, illustration agents, illustrators). Has a creative CV and portfolio ready to send to professional contacts. Refined social media to look more professional.	Very Good

Evaluation(See guidance below for more information)

You are required to write a 500 word evaluation of this module.

This has been a very useful module in the sense that it has helped me realise who I am as a practitioner and where my work could sit in real life after graduation. At the beginning of the year I had little confidence in my work and didn't believe I really had a chance of illustrating for a profession. I also had a limited understanding of where my work could exist and what was out in the real world that had something to offer me. Personal research into various career options, design agencies and freelance work has helped me make informed decisions about where I want to be with my future. Conversations with my tutors helped me work out what options are realistically available for me. I have now realised freelance work is probably going to be primary career option and I now know how I can go about promoting myself after graduation in a positive and professional manner. Contextual research through gallery visits, online research and watching documentaries helped me see which sectors of the industry my work could work well with, and work out which areas I find the most interesting and enticing to work for. I most likely won't have much of a choice initially while starting out and it's likely my interests will develop and change with my work, but I feel much more comfortable now that I have clearer personal goals. My work could fit best in publishing, environmental (murals/galleries) and the product/packaging sectors. I also am now interested in how my work could fit in with advertising, as advertising is such a broad industry with so many areas to explore. The module pushed me to creative a strong and interesting creative presence to help this positive professional promotion that I most likely wouldn't have done otherwise. It has taught me about self-branding and how I could create a logo and set of professional documents that sit alongside and compliment my work. Initially, I found the branding extremely difficult, as it meant dealing with type and other elements of design I haven't had to before. Once I got into the swing of it and collected contextual research to help with its development, I really enjoyed the branding side of things. It has actually taught me skills I can use for the future in other projects that might help me branch out from illustration a little. My work has progressed more than I could have hoped for this year, and PPP has taught me how I can use it to make a living. This is an invaluable lesson that I will always be grateful for! I want to keep progressing at the same rate and changing my goals and interests alongside my work. This is an exciting and difficult industry to be trying to break into, but I am no longer afraid and ready for the next step of the way. Whatever happens career-wise will happen and I am ok with that. I do however always feel I will be involved in some sort of creative job; this degree has shown me that this is what I really want to do.

Professional Portfolio

Creative Presence Boards

Concise notes for presentation (to remember not to read out!)

Slide 1 - Hello and welcome. 

Slide 2 - Examples of what I have created for my creative presence. I wanted something fun, bright and eye-catching to fit my work and stand out. The jelly and hotdog idea was something that popped into my head after seeing some old Sainsbury's packaging (colours and shapes and weird printed/flat texture), and when I tested it it looked good so I just went with it. The business cards have gone down really well and always all go wherever I've left them (for example Colours May Vary). I've made stickers to stick around and give out. The mailers are a mockup but I would screenprint the envelopes to send out to various agencies, including my CV, a couple examples of my work and a sticker with a hotdog or jelly logo. 

Slide 3 - CV and Invoice - creating more things to work as a set/pack to enhance my brand. I wanted professional documents ready for graduation, especially the invoice as I am getting commissions already.

Slide 4 - Online presence - how Instagram has helped boost my creative presence and get my work noticed. Independent Leeds is one great example - they followed my work after I assisted George with the mural painting, and after a while asked me to do a header illustration for the with these hands feature. Without my account, they probably wouldn't have seen my work and asked me to do it.

Slide 5 - Colours May Vary - another successful live brief that really boosted my self belief within my work. It was really great to see people wanting to spend their own money on my prints, and they weren't even that cheap! Colours May Vary also posted my work, which is good recognition as they are well respected within the industry and many creative professionals follow them. It made me believe I can actually get by in this industry and there is an area my work can successfully fit into. 

Slide 6 - Wellington Place - This is one of my design boards from my presentation for the Wellington Place brief, which was successful. Presenting to a board room of scary executive people in suits is something I've never had to do before and it was hard working out how I was meant to present it. I settled on three concise boards and the feedback for them and my presentation was great - the managing director said "I have a great career ahead of me". It was also interested working for such a different kind of brief - very large scale and for such a corporate audience. I managed to make my work fit the brief and the outcome was a success. The money will help set myself up after graduation.

Slide 7 - Pump'N'Grind - a live brief that wasn't so successful but a great learning curve. It was my first time experiencing people trying to rip me off and I had to stand my ground and in the end take a gamble and turn it down. Free work is something that unfortunately I will have to do here and there to make the right contacts but a mural was a step too far. It was interesting trying to fight my corner and daunting trying to defend my work to that extent, but I'm glad I had the experience now rather than later.

Slide 8 - Recent work that I believe is aesthetically successful. Ben Cox said he really liked the "Jungle" piece and that my work is eye-catching and would grab his attention from across the room, but it needs more obvious context for external viewers who didn't know the brief like himself. I have managed to develop a strong contemporary tone of voice over the past year and my work has moved miles.

Slide 9 - An example of my progression from first year the third year. My drawing is what has improved the most, which is great. I no longer spend ages refining and practicing a drawing and stressing it's not good enough - I am much more confident. Composition and understanding shape/colour has improved the most.

Slide 10 - I am now interested in expanding my work from purely illustration into more illustration/design. If I understand how to effectively use typography it will open up doors to jobs and clients I won't have otherwise. I want my work to continue progressing at the rate it has the past few months. I have been constantly contextually researching to find examples of illustrative typography/type and illustration that I can learn from. If I never look around, I'll never learn.

Slide 11 - Plans for the future - I never wanted to freelance but a conversation with Patrick made me realise it's pretty much the only option. I've found an agency I feel my work would sit well in (Agent Pekka) as the represent practitioners who's work is contemporary, colourful and varied. Internship at TigerPrint could teach me a lot about Product and Packaging and get some good experience under my belt. Another internship at Winkreative in London would be great (3 months and paid) but they might want someone with more of a design background. Nine Sixty in Manchester is a design studio that deals quite heavily in illustration so they could be interesting to work with. 

Slide 12 - in the meantime I plan to stay in Leeds and develop my freelance work. I will continue drawing and NOT GIVE IT UP! I love Leeds so until a solid option arises elsewhere I'm staying. 

Thank you and I welcome questions.

Professional Contacts - A Summary

Ilona Tarr - children's book illustrator based in Singapore.

Ben Cox - head of the Central Illustration Agency, London.

Grammar Studio (Adam Gill/Peter O'Toole) - graphic design and illustration studio based in Huddersfield.

Colours May Vary (Becky and Andy) - gallery and specialist design shop based in Leeds.

Independent Leeds (David Laycock) - Art and Culture magazine based in Leeds.

Lou Bones - Association of Illustrators, based in London

MEPC (Dominique Simcox and James Dipple)- Head of Marketing and Chief Executive of MEPC, Wellington Place, Leeds

Patrick Holley/John Watters/Matt Hodson/Fred Bates/Teresa Flavin/Ben Jones - Even though you are all my tutors I suppose you are professional contacts?! 

Pump'N'Grind - even though they weren't very nice and it fell through, they said they'd keep me in mind for when they can afford to pay someone for their mural. It was a good professional experience.

Grammar Studio - socialising over beer

Last night I went to a local event with a friend who works at Grammar Studio as a graphic design junior part time. Grammar Studio is based in Huddersfield and run/founded by Peter O'Toole and Adam Gill. Peter is an illustrator and Adam is a graphic designer who also sometimes illustrates. They are pretty well known and have had some massive clients, such as Adidas, Clarks, Oi Polloi, loads of different magazines and Scotts Menswear.

Adam took me and my friend (the junior) out for a few beers and it was really great as I could just sit and bombard him with questions about what he does and how he got there. He was so nice and really happy to chat! 

Both Peter and Adam follow my Instagram and have been following my recent posts of my work. He said it was really great and I've definitely got a good shot of being able to illustrate for a career. He said he especially likes the monoprints I've recently been uploading. I don't think he was just being nice, as he said it without any conversation of my work previously and brought the subject up; if he didn't think so then I guess he wouldn't say?!

Some of the key things I remember that he said:

• If you work hard, it will pay off.
• Set yourself up as a 'studio', as you can get loads of money back on things like travel expenses, research trips and entertaining clients. 
• Get someone to do the finances for you if you are a bit rubbish at it or really busy.
• One of a kind prints and stuff can make you much more money and currently are very fashionable/desireable.
• I don't actually have to know Indesign like the back of my hand (woo!).
• Collaborate - its good
• Throw your work out there and go and socialise with people who can help get you from a to b (what I was doing really!)
• I do have a chance (so nice to hear)

I now count Adam/Grammar Studio as a professional contact. I will be seeing them a fair amount due to my friend working there; he did say see you soon!

Physical mailer mockup

Although I completely agree there is something lovely about physical post, mailers are sort of bottom of my list in terms of things I would send out to potential clients/employers at the moment. This is simply because it will cost a lot to keep printing (digitally or screen) the physical things to send. 

When I have a bit of money spare, physical mailers can be something I start to produce and send out. Inside them I would include a CV, a sticker of my logo and a couple of postcards of my recent and best work.

Content for Presentation

THE ROUGH FLOW/TIMELINE I WANT MY PRESENTATION TO FOLLOW...

Begin with my creative presence - logo design (hotdog and jelly), colour choices, typography choices. Creative CV - how it promotes myself concisely and stands out due to the design. Mailers. Social media presence - Instagram account and how it has been successful so far (CMV, Independent Leeds). Linkedin and Behance - professional and smart. 

My recent and most successful work/briefs - Pump'N'Grind (pro's and cons - what it taught me), Wellington Place (big brief, good recognition, the presentation), Independent Leeds (good exposure, how they also won't pay and how it has taught me this is a hard industry/you have to fight your corner). Show examples of work and show an example of progressions from first year until now. 

Future Plans - where I want my work to keep moving towards (typography, more 'design' based briefs/product and packaging/advertising, how I'd ideally like to work in a design studio every day but this won't happen so I'm going to have to freelance, who I am going to contact to do this, studios/agencies I've looked at).

THIS IS A LOT TO FIT INTO 15 MINUTES! It's going to have to be broken down and very concise. 

FINAL INVOICE AND CV

The colours on the previous versions were bothering me as they were too sickly and cutesy. I much prefer these and feel they represent my practice better as a whole. 

CV and Invoice

I slightly edited the colours of the invoice to exactly match the colours of the CV, so they work perfectly together. This post is really just to see what they look like next to each other and if they work well (I think they do).

Creative CV

I have tried to make my CV work alongside my invoice so it can be a part of my personal branding pack. 

This was quite hard to make look nice - like I've said a million times, I'm not a graphic designer so this kind of stuff is a bit of a challenge! I tried to keep it nice and colourful and straightforward - not boring but not nuts! It includes little images of recent illustrations I've done as well to keep it relevant. 

The information is only really relating to creative experience and qualifications - if I started putting down every Saturday job I've ever done it would just get messy and overcomplicated. 

Invoice Template

I've tried to keep the template simple and self-explanatory, as to not make it hard for clients to contact and pay me. The fee is clear, as are the terms of payment at the bottom. I've chosen to be paid within 30 days as it seems to be the industry standard and I want clients to be able to work with what they are used to.

I didn't want it to be completely boring and black and white, so I've added my jelly logo and a little colour to make it a little more interesting. If I were sending it in the mail (unlikely but you never know!) I'd print it on some nice off-white paper like I did for the business cards. 

Footprint Printers - Job Opportunity

My housemate told me about a job the other day with Footprint Printers in Leeds. 

They are advertising for 14-20 hours a week, which is next to nothing but could be a great job to tide me over. I could get another job on the side as well AND (hopefully!) work on commissions as well. 

My background in illustration and interest in various print methods would make me a good applicant for the job. It also says a knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign would be especially good (which I have). It would be a great way to learn how riso printing machines work; I might get to print my own things for cheaper as well! I like how they are environmentally aware and work with recycled papers and use a green electricity tariff - it's something everyone should be aware of nowadays. 

The only problem is I might not get it as I am going home to work Wimbledon and then seeing my dad where he lives abroad. I'm going to apply anyway - it's not like I have anything to lose in doing so!

ANOTHER CHANGE OF PLAN

I'm probably going to keep changing my mind about what I want to do and where I want to be, but I thought I'd write it down anyway.

I now think I want to stay in Leeds for a bit. If I just got a spare room somewhere, it's not like I'm strictly contracted to stay anyway - if nothing is working out then I can just leave. I do love Leeds and I don't want to burst the bubble quite so soon and really throw myself in the deep end. I'm going to try and do all the same things I said before (make contacts, freelance, get a job on the side to pay the rent) just in Leeds instead until I feel ready to leave. 

Fenton - another mural opportunity

The Fenton posted on facebook advertising for someone to come and paint the new wall out the back of the pub. I've sent them an email with recent images of my work to see if they would be interested!

It would be a good project to get going on now that uni work is drawing to a close - kind of like a start to summer project. I also love the pub and it would be a great send off to leave some of my work behind in it! 

Some thoughts about rented studio space

I don't know if renting a studio space to work in day to day would be my priority at the moment and upon graduating. The print room memberships are amazing and definitely something I would invest in, but a nice studio space is something I realistically won't be able to afford on top of rent, membership fees and my own personal equipment costs (Adobe Suite, a mac, paper, sketchbooks etc). 

I am also realistically not going to be spending all day every day working on commissions fresh out of uni. It's going to be something that's balanced against working a normal boring job that keeps money coming in, and they will probably come irregularly as it is. When I've got regular illustration jobs coming in, a studio space can be something I start to consider.

Studio workspace research - Leeds

East Street Art's Patrick Studios are great in that they are fairly low cost, but it's still a cost I don't think I could afford on top of rent upon graduating. The studios are in a good location down on Mabgate, so they would be easy to get to which is a benefit.

East Street Arts - Patrick Studios

I found this ad just googling around; nice but very expensive unless it was split and shared with a few other people!

Belle Vue Road studios

Duke Studios is a very sought-after creative workspace in Leeds, due to its good location, reputation and what it has to offer. However, it's too expensive for a recent graduate for sure, even at the cheapest rate. Unless the 6-month free scheme were to happen through uni, I wouldn't be able to work here (which is a shame as it looks so nice!). As Leeds isn't my current first choice of city either, I won't be paying this kind of money any time soon.

Duke Studios

Duke Studios

Print resources in Leeds - research

Leeds Print Workshop is a new business/studio that is absolutely perfect for a newly graduated illustrator to keep printing in. Their membership and material costs are low (lower than Hot Bed Press!) and the services are great. Even if I don't end up staying in Leeds, I would happily get the train over from Manchester to use this studio over the ones in Manchester. This is my first choice of print studio I've found so far!

leeds print workshop

leeds print workshop

Printshop Leeds is a private printers that work to commissions - again, not somewhere that I could do my own professional work, but good to know it exists. 

Print resources in Manchester - research

The Hot Bed Press seems to be the best option in Manchester for drop in print room access. There is a yearly/monthly subscription fee for the type of print room access you would like and a material/hourly cost once you are printing in there. It's quite a lot of money, but most likely very worth it if it's going to bring in money from selling prints in the long run.

hot bed press

hot bed press

 Crooked Cartoon is a one man strong print studio/services. It's not really the sort of thing I'd probably be using as the guy who runs it prints made to order commissions for him; however, it's still good to know what is around!

crooked cartoon

crooked cartoon

One69a is another specialist print studio making made to order printed goods - again, probably something I wouldn't be using to make my own work. However, they do run 'learn to screenprint' workshops for the public, so they might be a bit more open to external people using their studio to make work. They do however have in-house illustrators and designers - maybe they offer internships/jobs?!

one69a

The Print Room is another larger print studio providing workshops, screen printing services and studio hire. It is available to hire for professional purposes. However, it's not really in Manchester - it's sort of near Oldham on the way to Leeds. I've signed up to their newsletter just incase!

Hato Press, London

Hato Press in Hackney, London, is a printers that specialises in Riso printing. 

I rang them up today to see what the smallest run of prints they can do is. They said they can start from 10, but it's quite expensive. The more prints you do, the cheaper it becomes per print. I wanted to ask as I didn't think most riso printers let you get less than maybe 100 or so, so this is really good to know. 

I LOVE riso prints and would love to do some in the near future. Even if I had to invest a little in printing, I could sell them for a decent amount at print fairs and events. 

Independent Leeds - Brief

I am currently not allowed to disclose the ins and outs of the brief, but yesterday I confirmed with David of Independent Leeds my contribution to the next issue (summer 2017). I am creating the spot illustration for the 'With These Hands' feature, where they interview local designers/creatives about their practice. This is exciting and again is boosting my confidence - it's going to be my first officially published illustration!

I really want it to the best I can make it - this is a great opportunity to show what I can do and that my work could possibly work within the editorial sector. This is important as I still don't feel like I have a particular space that my work always sits within; I need to show I can do it all!

MARC print shop

The other day I was in Manchester and a friend said to visit MARC print shop in the northern quarter for really good cheap recycled paper. I went and realised it's not just great for paper, it's somewhere I could get things printed for not much money in the future in an eco friendly way. The paper is amazing as well; all sorts of colours and all recycled. I'll definitely be going back.

They also have a risograph machine!!! 

Tiger Print - potential internship?

TigerPrint are based in Bradford and are a studio of over 90 people all working on various briefs for cards, stationary, wrapping paper and gifts, all stocked at M&S. They offer two week unpaid internships for illustrators - I think this would be really great to do before I get a proper job! 

Obviously it would be better if it was paid, but two weeks is alright and I should have enough money saved to tide me over. Bradford is only down the road and I think it would be great experience. It's one of the only places that hires illustrators on a permanent basis/salary!!

I will apply as soon as my extended practice work is finished and my portfolio is at the best it can be. 

 

Winkreative Internships

While looking for design studios to send my work to I came across this agency and their internship scheme. 

The agency specialises in branding/boosting brands through creative design. "Our clients approach us for our modern, considered aesthetic, applied to brand identities, packaging, environments, advertising or publishing, uniforms, aircraft liveries or architecture. We aim to make brands covetable through elegant ideas based on a firm understanding of our clients’ business objectives." Basically, they do everything and will probably want some illustration doing at some point. I'd also like to learn more about branding and graphic design, so this would be a great opportunity to do so.

It's three months, in London and paid. Basically perfect. They offer 'design internships'; they don't specify what they want (probably more of a graphic design/creative advertising background) but again, I have nothing to lose and may as well apply. I can use all the software required of a graphic designer and probably know Photoshop better by now. If my portfolio is up to scratch by the end of the year, I'll send in an application.

Plan of places I am going to send my work to

I have not yet sent my work to anyone. This is purely because I don't think my portfolio will be at it's strongest until the end of Extended Practice, when all my final work is done. 

I don't want to send out my work a month early for the sake of getting it done for this module, so instead this is my list of people and places I am going to send it to. Some are graphic design studios, some are advertising agencies, some are smaller illustrative studios - whatever they are, they are all going to be people I could potentially work with in the future. AS SOON AS EXTENDED PRACTICE IS DONE, THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

The list includes some of the best agencies in the UK. I don't expect to start this high at all, but I may as well try.

http://www.design-intellect.co.uk/top_50_design_agencies_list.html

Design Studios/Agencies/Advertising Agencies
Pentagram
Design Studio London
Alphabetical Studio
Nine Sixty
Agent Pekka
Studio North
Raw
Central Illustration Agency

Brass Agency (BASED IN LEEDS!)

The Chase 

Fitch

Hat Trick Design

AMV BBDO

McCann

Adam and Eve DDB

Purpose

SEA Design

Story (In New York!)

Studio Output

Tomato

Winkreative

WPA Pinfold (BASED IN LEEDS!)

Found off the AMV BBDO website regarding grad schemes - relevant and has made sure I'm not getting the wrong end of the stick about how my work fits in with an advertising agency.

"If you want to be a Creative, the graduate scheme is not the right place to start. Our grad scheme recruits account executives I(who deal with the clients’ business and handle the day to day relationship with the client), junior project managers (who are responsible for the planning, coordination and financial control of a project) and junior strategists (who devise marketing and communications strategies).

Creative recruitment is very different. To become a Creative you’ll need a ‘book’ – a portfolio of advertising ideas. This is how you will be judged, not on your academic qualifications. You’ll need to find a partner to develop your ideas with as you will most likely be hired as a team (art director and copywriter). Then you visit agencies or send them your portfolio / website and if they like what they see they’ll offer you a placement, which is like an apprenticeship / job trial." 

ILLUSTRATORS DON'T NEED A TEAM AND ARE KIND OF SEPERATE FROM THIS SO I'M GOING TO SEND THEM MY STUFF ANYWAY)

Wellington Place - Results!

Good news - I got the commission!

I'm so pleased I have got this job. It's given me a real confidence boost and made me realise that illustration really is a viable way to make a decent amount of money. This money is going to give me the little start I need as well to move out and not have to go back home!

It's also going to be great exposure for my work, as they want to do a little 'exhibition opening' type thing of the four commissioned pieces (from myself and three others). They are going to display our names and websites on little plaques next to the pieces and do a few pictures and stuff like that for local papers. 

I feel I have proven to myself there is at least one space for my work to exist within in the real world - quite a surprising one! I am also proud they felt the concept was strong, something I have previously fallen down with quite a few times.

TO DO:

Order in nice heavyweight paper

Work out how big I can go on the uni screens

Screenprint final image (deadline May 5th) 

Illustration and Design Agencies

I've found some more agencies...
I still don't know if I'd like to be represented by an agency, but there's no harm in looking and educating myself about what's around. A design agency would be great, but they don't ever hire illustrators on a permanent basis. 

the chase (design agency)

eye candy (illustration) 

the artworks (illustration)

agent pekka (illustration). I feel like out of all the agencies I've looked at, my work would sit here the best!