PP briefing notes

These are the notes from todays briefing. It gave me a well needed kick into action about keeping up with blogging and keeping it in mind in relation to my extended practice work and practice in general. It helped me to set out a number of tasks to complete over the Easter break starting with constructing a plan of action to make sure I am focussed and organised. I need to:

- Identify and research people to invite to Hanbury. I don't need to contact them at this point but should research them. That way i can make sure they are relevant and beneficial to my practice and that the event will be relevant to them. It will also allow me to contact them in a way tailored to their work rather than just appearing as a standard cold call or email. I could send them personalised work to make my correspondence stand out. This would allow me to demonstrate my work without simply sending a folder of images that may not directly appeal to the recipient.

- Look at different content to add to my website. At the moment the site is simple which I think serves its purpose but could be expanded to encourage more interaction with visitors. One option would be to include a blog that is posted into the site. The blog could act as a more personal connection that would demonstrate more of my practice, I could post up works in progress and things that I am interested in. This would leave the main gallery as a place to display finished illustrations. I would also like to add some simple animations to the website to grab visitors to the site's attention and make the pages more appealing. I am just about to start a character design project for the extended practice module that could include gifs and simple animations.

- Start to build my profiles and networks on social media. I have set up a number of profiles but so far have only really been using Instagram to add content regularly. I think I need to have a set day in the week that I spend some time updating linked in, the dots and my website. I want to keep Instagram as my more frequently updated social media as it is easy to update and can be used for single illustrations or works in progress (can work similarly to the blog). I would like to use linked in and the dots for substantial works with detailed descriptions. I will need to set a day to work on this and see how long it takes me so that I can set aside a similar amount of time each week.

- speak to alumni about their experiences since leaving and get advice.

- Don't set plans as if they all end at the deadline or the end of the course. Set plans that go beyond and will help to build a network. create publications and ask other illustrators if they would like to feature in them. In the same way don't just contact industry professionals as a one off, try to maintain communication with them for the future.

- Write down anything that you are not confident about. make a list. This will provide a list of questions that need to be answered. Maybe lead to new contacts. What do I need to do? Who do I need to ask?



Pp briefing

Make the most of Easter
Make a plan/timetable
Blog workshop info

Evolution printers
What do we want
Design
In 130, 10:00
Can work with graphic designers
Book acts as network
Use for both college exhibition and Hanbury
Come up with ideas
Format

Best use of space
Clean design
Take control of design
What best suits students work

Don’t ignore pp over Easter

Blog regularly Self led- not just responses to tasks 

Start blog running with website?
Add videos/animations
Gifs
Look at jays site
Appropriate to practice
Movement grabs attention
Networking - the dots etc

Keep up with all networking sites
Regular updates
Some more often than others
Could use Instagram almost daily
Then set a day of the week to update dots etc
Be proactive

What do I have to offer

GET IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE

Job for summer
Extending networks
Interviews
Build momentum
Think of briefs to include others

Identify 5+ people to invite to Hanbury
Research them
Why would it be beneficial to invite them
Think of interesting ways to contact them
Story based, comic strips
Personalised
Make then laugh?
Show you know something about their work
Don’t make it seem like a generic cold call
Just ask
Don’t take no replies personally
Always ask, take opportunities
Don’t contact yet
Aim high

PLAN
PLAN
PLAN YOUR TIME FROM NOW UNTIL THE END

daily planning
Bullet point a 3 week plan for Easter
Both pp and extended, how do they link

Plan beyond the course
Make summer activities work for you
Holiday? Draw and write throughout

Website updates?
Start to build wish list to invite
Plan Easter
structure days more clearly
Will benefit when you leave
Time management will become more complicated
Need to allow time for networking, emails, phone calls etc
Leave extra time, assume things will go wrong
Ask advice
Importance of maintaining college network
Support, advice etc

Follow up with contacts
Maintain dialogue




BLOG TODAY


Write down what makes you lack confidence
Find answers to these problems
Where are the answers who can help
What can you do yourself

Make post about both strengths and insecurities