How to become a Graphic Designer

Whilst thinking about what to do with my future after recently having been let down by employers. I have stumbled across this interesting link


Makes you think maybe I should look at things differently I have done the agency thing working for small and large organisations. Surely there is no better feeling than working for ones self. But how do I get more clients. Having tried to cover all avenues having a twitter, flickr, website, blog accounts. Is there anything else I can try to generate more traffic and hopefully paid jobs. Surely when it comes down to brass tags that's what people are striving for. I have the talent and the knowledge and want to use it for some goal and along the way improve the presence of a client whether thats online or in print.

New Photogaphy

Here is one of my newest photography experiments just found a new way of editing the background on images when the models have wavy or flaming hair this allows you to get all the hair strands that are normally cut off works really well.

Well here is the second in a series of character festive illustrations there are more to come robin/polar bear/elf not sure about the elf part. It was just a thought whilst I was watching elf last night.

Still looking for a full time job or to be honest anything whether full time/ part time/ freelance. Not the best of times to be looking but registered on a website that seems to offer one of the best resources for freelance work. Used all my 10 free credits and sods law that as soon as you use them up the better jobs or jobs your more suited to start to appear.

http://www.peopleperhour.com/

Check it out very good well lets see what comes of it hopefully a great deal of work to keep me busy. On another subject we had some photo's taken recently by a local photographer not the best so I thought I would put my twist on them as they were put on a CD. Seeing as there of my nephews child thought what better source of research as to look at the images of Anne Geddes. Love the ones of the babies in watering cans, also the one of the model holding the baby. With that in mind this is what I came up with (look at the top of this blog in grey)

On the second image seeing as scarlet had really blue eyes it seemed only natural that I enhance her already blue eyes (sepia image of same portrait)

Sunday Tuts

Well its been a full week since since I was unemployed and got to say i'm not liking it. There is nothing to beat that feeling of getting up ready to tackle the tasks ahead. Not knowing what is waiting for you at work and more importantly that pay check at the end of the month. What a bad time to be out of work two weeks before christmas, well if nothing else it has made me see how some companies work. I can honestly say I have never worked in a place so false and nasty as Scott Dawson Advertising everyone calls one another there is more back stabbing than a high security jail. Taking people on for three months then once you have what you need from them ie three months of work you get rid of them. Never known a place that has such a massive staff turn round, surely that can't be good for generating businss. If a problem arouse to a job last year then surely you have had 12 months to make sure the problem doesn't arise again or have things in place to solve the problem. Not to carry on the bad organisation so that you put all the blame on the new starter. Its wrong and shouldn't happen.

There are some really good, genuine companies out there but Scott Dawson Advertising is not one of them.

Anyway on another note the feastive season is almost amongst us so seeing as I have some time on me I will be uploading some visaul on here thanks from http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/.



I have to say there are some brilliant tuts by spoonfed and a fatastic source of inspiration.

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New Inspirational websites chilli design love this one its ace some really good designs.

Check This Out

peopleperhour.com Graphic Designer, Illustrator

Looking to increase my traffic and hopefully get some more work

Onwards and Upwards

Well back to looking for a new job. My work with Scott Dawson Advertising has come to an end. Never a good time to be unemployed but this has but to be the worst. Kids don't let up at this time of year, but there is going to be ssome sad faces christmas morning me thinks. On a better note though I am going over to see a friend of mine on friday.......... well tomorrow.
He works for a design agency that I have had my name down for many years but never really had the chance to use him to help hopefully find something out there. A little bit apprehensive seeing as people have promised me things in the past but never delivered, but he seems a genuine guy so 'in for a penny' and all that. Need to get some more of my work printed out not got a great deal you get stuck in a rut when you work for someone. Got to say my taste of working within an agency really did open my eyes to how much crap there is out there. Also how much crap they feed there customers never seen so much kiss ass in my life enough to make you sick. Although there were people there who I admire on a artistic level, but there is more to life than work surely and wouldn't that make you more of a rounded an interesting individual if you have other interest away from work. Maybe thats just me............

Anyway got a few irons in the fire I just hope I don't get burned. One job that has come up on the radar is for a Karate coach yes you heard it something I have been involved with almost all my life can be a paid job. This had to be investigated further so I have been intouch with a guy called ryan and set up an interview with him on tuesday........so watch this space.

Other than that hear are a few projects I have been involved with more from my fiances shop and also a badge design for my friends microwave testing website: