Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Studio visit- Textbook studio.

I had the opportunity to go to Textbook studio in Salford today which again is another small studio but is more design focussed compared to Media 21a even though a lot of their work comes from riso graph printing. The studio consists of three people based in a small room within Islington Mill and I loved the cosy environment which was created. Unfortunately because of its size it wasn't appropriate for them to offer placements but they talk in detail about their process after graduation and becoming freelance based. This was interesting to hear others experiences and gave me some confidence of what to do in the future. Good to hear that it is possible from someone else outside of the course. To begin with I was nervous but this soon settled down as positive feedback and discussion began. I also had the opportunity to look at promo packs which people had sent them and this is something I am going to leave and consider about my own self promotion.

Shortly after returning home I received an email from Vicky which gave me a list of contacts to look at for other studios and agencies. From this I have selected a few from Manchester which I am interested in contacting.


Update
With the help of the list which Vicky provided me with I have managed to get in contact with a brand communication studio in Manchester called True North and set up a studio visit with them. 


This is something which I am excited about because it is within an industry which I am now enthused about. At the beginning of the year I was unsure about branding but my practice has changed and developed towards this so by visiting them hopefully I will make sure that this is definitely the right direction for my practice moving on after this course.



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