Also, shell out $20 and buy a proper domain name for your site.
Make it catchy and/or easy to remember.
firstnamelastname.com is the best if you can swing it.
Dude. Get rid of that "Creative Engineer" junk.
Personally, I hate industry jargon (i.e. Creative Ninja, Creative master, etc.) to make your title sound cooler than what it really is.
If you're a designer, say that you're a designer and be proud of it.
Honestly, if there is a gap in work experience, it doesn't matter. Your portfolio does.
For better experience, don't create a Google Drive. Set up an actual website.
First off, your resume looks professional, but it's boring. You're a designer not an accountant—utilize a grid, swiss design, illustration, iconography, something.
If I was hiring a designer, I would pass up on your book. Not trying to be mean, but there's no life in your produced projects...
Hey, NTers
Want to get into advertising?
Zambezi, Inc is looking for people to fill the inaugural class for their PAID internship program.
If you're more of the business minded type, they need help with accounts, strategy, and both digital and broadcast production.
If you're more of the...
To my EU passport holding NTers. Wieden+Kennedy's Euro office in-house ad-school, The Kennedys, is now seeking members for it's SIXTH class.
You will work on W+K clients as well as your own.
You will receive housing and wages.
You will make things.
You will collaborate.
You will cheer...
Squarespace. It's cheap and if you know a a bit of CSS, you can really have fun with the layouts.
The only thing is there's no "free version" like there is with Cargo Collective. Still, it's not pricey; about $8/mo.
For real. I hate that most people going into college nowadays are playing it safe. And the least safest thing is what they're passionate about.
I met a freshman whose college plan was to become an accountant for the IRS. Really. I responded with, "when did you decide to grow up to be boring?"...
I know this is an old article, but read up on this.
There are plenty of people who will undercut you or ask you to work for free by telling you that they're doing you a favor by giving you an opportunity to put work in your portfolio or gain exposure because of them. Remember, you're a...
Check out the ADC Young Guns. Basically, the hot up and coming designers, illustrators, filmmakers, advertisers, etc., on the market.
Also, with your work, don't just design a nice poster or a cool packaging, but show thought and concept behind the work.
Say, if you were to make a poster...
Yep. Art Major. Failure since day one.
I looked up the LinkedIn page "Asians that aren't doctors" and all the job listings were engineering jobs.
Go figure.
Advertising copywriter.
I think of ideas. I put them on paper. I sell the ideas to the client. I make a commercial.
But, since I'm asian. I'm also a failure.
I'm not a nurse, but my girlfriend is. And she will be getting a new job soon and will be needing new shoes for walking/running around on the floor.
What shoes do you use for your 12+ hour shifts?