OUGD602 Getting a portfolio and Online Presence

On Friday Alec from Intern did a group workshop with us. The workshop consisted of critiquing our online presence, and others - this was really beneficial as many people will become lost in their mindset and not see the possibility of issues in there site. I got some good and constructive feedback from my site and have worked all weekend on getting it to a professional standard.  To get feedback Alec introduced is to something called 'start, stop,continue' this means what I need to start what i need to stop and what i should continue. 

Here is the feedback I received;

Start -

An about page, and contact info

Put on more work in progress 

Have an independent website 

Stop

Being negative about work - positivity is key!

Avoiding your Facebook page

Maybe drop your Facebook page and focus on other options

Continue

Explaining pieces of work

Sharing work on social media

Putting work on your portfolio

Strengthening the website.

this was really helpful feedback and nothing too brutal!

`The next session was about discussing our insecurities and putting it inside a stinky fish - we had to write 3 problems that his effecting you and share with the group, I wrote self doubt, dissertation, Design boards and finding placements. Although these things bothered me when sharing with others I felt I was definitely not alone with my worries and concerns. This was really beneficial for me and my anxieties.

Lastly we had to pick all our favourite people /design places and find contact details for every single one - and then get in touch, Alec pointed out that they are only normal people too.

from this I have since emailed Hallmark & contacted two other design teams that I am interested in working with. This has been a really big confidence boost and has encouraged me to put myself out there.