I personally don't feel in a position to be contacting relevant agencies, companies practitioner etc just yet, as i would like to have a much more solid and complete portfolio and skill set, as well as spend a little more time refining my online/creative presences and visual identity.
If I don't know who I am or where I fit creatively - how can I approach the right people?
I also feel I would like some time to build up a nice collection of key contacts, ready for the big mailout when I am ready!
I am seeing this as almost a "little black book" of contacts, obviously the more people I contact the better - however I am not in the business of bombarding anyone and everyone - these contacts have to be relevant to my practice and what I want to achieve in terms of my illustrative / creative career post uni.
Key decisions:
I have no specific area I feel drawn to being in. My practice is so versatile and varied that I feel I could fit into many pockets as it were. Before this year, I always thought it necessary to leave uni and get my foot in the door with a design agency. I have always felt that this would be a great way to start, build myself as a practitioner as well as my client base and portfolio - it is always good to have support and a platform for finding work after all. However in this past year I feel the creative industry is changing. More and more people are becoming successful as their own businesses / bosses, as freelancers, or as collectives and I would be happy to attempt all of these (depending on which is likely to make me more successful). That is after all the aim - I want to be successful in a practice that is in no way just a "job" to me - it is a passion.
