Wednesday 2 December 2009

New York: Barbour Design


Another agency that Me and Kat visited while in New York was Barbour Design. The studio itself was bigger than I had expected and there was a set of 4 designers working there including Ava, the designer I arranged the visit with.

Ava was extremely interested in what we had to show her and gave us lots of feedback on our portfolios. She liked my NYC Bowling Championships work and the layout of my portfolio. One thing that she pointed out that I should change was on my Manchester Literature Festival poster where one off the quotation marks I have used is out of line. I had noticed this myself previously and plan to change this. Since returning from New York I have refined this and solved the problem. Ava suggested taking my 3M work out of my portfolio or lightening the red as it was difficult to see how the fold worked due to the colour been quite dark. Personally I don't feel this is one of my best pieces and am thinking about removing it from my portfolio once I have a few more pieces to put in its place.

After looking at our portfolios Ava spoke to us about interviews and also CVs as they are very important when leaving uni and applying for a job. She said that it is essential that the design of a CV makes a good first impression and that spelling is very important. Ava also said she would be happy to look over any of our designs if we needed any advice. I really enjoyed my time in New York and at the design agencies we visited.

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