Open Shop Review

Open shop is a great opportunity for the students in London to get an inside look at creative agencies. I was fortunate enough to be part of this amazing event. I took route 3 so i got to get a sneak peek into Anomaly, LBi, Splendid and Work Club. Initially I thought they would all be the same in the sense that their working process would be the same. They were all in fact different in working and in atmosphere. Here I'm just posting about the agencies themselves and not there work because this experience was more about their working method and how to get noticed by them etc. But I did put up videos of their work so you can get a glimpse.

Anomaly

First off was Anomaly. What I loved about Anomaly was that their way of dealing with clients is that the way they deal with client was completely different from what I have ever experienced or heard. They actually want to produce great design for their client no matter how much they get paid. Basically they want to make really good design without a huge pay check in mind  as a end result. Even though I am relatively new in this field I found this concept refreshing. They started off as a reaction to bad advertising and they definitely remember that. When it comes to size, even though anomaly is international, it was quite small, which is something I loved about the place. Even though everyone there was at work, it felt like all of them were relaxed and at ease as if at home. I definitely loved the environment there, seemed nice. Nathan Cooper the guy we met was really quite inspiring too, i picked up quite a few pointers, which i will keep in mind for the future. He also has an awesome blog www.rubbishcorp.com, definitely worth a look.

LBi

Round two was with LBi (Lost Boys international (i loved what their name stands for)). From the small cosy Anomaly agencies, we went to LBi's huge building, which was kinda intimidating and scary. Scary in the sense you really realise how big advertising is. I guess everyone was so busy at work it gave a corporate feel and less of a creative one. Though they definitely had a lot of recreational activities, the Foosball table definitely caught my eye. Though they were really big they all seemed friendly, and you could see the huge amounts of stuff going. Another cool thing was that because they were so big they don't outsource, which means every thing happens in front of them and they are continually part of the process. Simon Gill the guy we met there was nice and gave great insight into the agencies, also a great pointer that if you wanted to be hired, get yourself out, get noticed. Work Club added to this concept by showing us how to get noticed.

                          

Splendid Communications

Round three was with Splendid. As soon as I stepped in I loved the atmosphere, their was music playing everyone was relaxed doing their own thing, and we had a wonderful intern there to welcome us, so I was instantaneously comfortable. However when we got to learn more about the agency, we only got info what they had done and were doing and less on how they actually work, which is what we really wanted to know. But we did get marmite crisp yum :P

Work Club

Last but certainly not the least was Work Club. From the red tape at the entrance, to the blackboard wall, I loved the place. It was awesome. When we came in we had crisps and drinks waiting for us. It was a friendly environment. I guess the best part was they had tailored everything for us, especially the presentation,with a little quiz so we got to interact as well. They definitely conquered their audience. The best thing though was they actually taught us how to get noticed by the industry, which was why we were primarily there. I guess if I had to mention a high light for the Work Club it would be the blackboard wall covered with Bart Simpson's blackboard openings, I had to bite my lip to prevent me  from laughing out load, while they were presenting. Definitely my favourite.  

CV

So as I have been applying for internships.....I've been looking at CV designs for inspiration. The thing I struggled most with was how to fill the page with no experience in the related field. My previous CVs had been filled by everything I could possibly put down, but with strict instructions that I should only put in what is relevant, I didn't have much. As I googled for inspiration these are the two CVs I liked the most and designed my CV based on them. 

The second one is my favourite. It's simple yet effective and future employers can easily navigate and find the information they are looking for.

Finally here is my CV.

Please help out and tell me how to improve it.....Thanks 

major project:)

So the major project is done and submitted and though I know I could have done better, I am happy with most of the result and I loved the experience. I wish I had more to show of the book, but with last minute submission I managed, I didn't have time to take pictures, but I do have a picture of the cover. So I guess till I get my project back this is all I get to show.

My First Year At LCC

Coolest garden eva!

Me and a bunch of my friends decided to take a trip to Portobello Market, it being an interesting trip in its self, we also came across Graffik.  Graffik is a gallery and sells original art work, but not only do they have wonderful pieces in their store, the best part of graffik is their garden. Behind the gallery is an amazing display of graffiti in the backyard, all the walls are covered with really cool stuff. Apparently they have a lot of graffti artists come in and contribute to the walls in their garden....hands down one of the coolest gardens i have seen.

You can find Graffik on 284 Portobello Road, London, W10 5TE.

Or online at http://www.graffikgallery.co.uk/. 

Layers

This class has been one my favourites. The simple photoshop technique was great and I just enjoyed putting the images together in the layers. The layers coming through created a really good effect and the screen printing like result was super cool and most importantly it was quick. The result were really good too especially with bright colours.

this was just an experiment

Once we were done experimenting, we designed a book cover for placing words.

Texture

I know have been away for quite sometime, what can I say the pressure was getting to me :p. Anyway recently (and by recently I mean quite some time ago) we had a session on texture. We were to make a concertina booklet in which we were to represent London with texture, and the texture given to my group (me and richa) were pointy and dry. We made a two sided concertina booklet one side pointy and one side dry. The first page on both the side was a texture page where you actually feel the texture. Then there were images that depicted the same thing, and finally a middle page which was a kinda off an imprint of a pointy and dry texture. One hick up was that, i don't think actually represented London, we just focused on the textures instead.