Didnt Get The JOB
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- ********0
upon further investigation I have determined that the portfolio prolly had a big part in why this guy didn't get hired. there are dead links and most of the work is not actual real work but personal projects.
I would not hire this guy to take on the challenge of a corpo site, he needs a lot more experience under his belt...
mak try interning at an ad agency if you want to get some good corppo experience.
- Bluejam0
"That stuff is too easy, boring and it sucks, if my portfolio was full of that, I'd kill myself."
Bingo. There's nothing worse than having a stuffy, ill mannered and, dare i say it, elitist designer in the ranks. Guaranteed to cause anger, frustration and bad atmosphere in a studio. That statement also shows how inexperienced you come across as.
As for the portfolio, it lacks any solid typography, no real examples of how you approach brochure, magzine or book design or even web based layouts that hold text heavy content. In short, get humble and do some 'boring' work, the talent is there, show it off.
- ScooterRash0
Uggh. The fundamental thing that you’re not getting here is that there is nothing in your book that isn’t contrived, done before, or cutting edge. Along with that, add to the fact that its all cliché-based design, and not cohesive at all, and you have the misfortune of not being able to land a job equal to your ego.
A hard lesson for a lot of junior designers, and people just getting started is that they DON”T know everything, and if it was THAT EASY to get a big job, everyone would have one. It is hard. It’s damn hard. Anyone can be a Photoshop jockey and rip off the DR, the Attik, WWFT or a litany of other designers, put that stuff in their book and call it their own. Write some copy, take some actual compelling photography, put that together in a project, have it actually output and then see how hard it is. It’s not easy.
You will, as many other people here have learned the hard way, is the people that hold the cash don’t want to invest in someone who has some skill, but an ego that outweighs anything they may have in the way of talent. Keep working. Keep learning, and never think that you are that good at anytime in your life, because you aren’t, and there will always be someone better than you. You’re only as good as your next project.
- unknown0
jesus christ, did you use that Evil Santa site in you portfolio when you applied for the job? Do you NOT want to get hired?
- kodap0
you won't succeed if you do all your logos in photoshop, for example.
I'm sure you'll find a job that suits your work concepts and likes.
tip:
work in some imaginary and stationaries to prove you have the abilities.if you want to apply for a real job, you must work for that.
- ********0
Holy shit! chewbacca's right, DAMN, I didn't see that site before. And the Fuck Parental Advisory logo....dude! come on you don't want to show that to any place you are applying to in my opinion, not professional at all.
also definitely start doing your logos in vector.
:P
- exador10
yeah..
have to say i didn't notice some of that either..
wow man..
you got skills, they're multiplying..but duuuuude..
if its serious work you're looking for, then you sort of have to fit the part.
and yeah..
logo work in photoshop is amatuerish..
vector for that sort of thing is an industry norm...
- stimuli0
Sorry to hear it. Most employers out there aren't looking for uncommercial experimental work that's no use to them. You've got to show them you're versatile - straight corporate work, experimental pieces and "bread and butter" crap work to balance your folio. It might be worth your while knocking out a few corporate pieces for future interviews. Good luck to you anyway. Keep trying, it'll pay off eventually.
- Redmond0
I usualy don't get it cuz they don't like my face or once they said I was gay. I need an agent!
- unknown0
well.. are you gay?
- stimuli0
What? Once they said you were gay? You're joking right?
- _mak0
Hey guys, thanks alot for your comments.
I got a mail from the company that didnt want to hire me, they said i could come down and work on some corporate stuff with them, to help widen my portfolio...
Like i said, nice guys.
I didnt want to seem like my ego was a main concern but i wanted to express my feelings at the time of rejection, which made me sound like i was too big for my boots, i was just a bit unhappy, i'm sure we've all been at one time but mine was captured on Nt and blown up, ah well.
Thanks alot for the comments you gave, and criticisms you have.............. p.s. i think the santa project is pretty funny, as it was meant to be, a santa parody site, it met the brief, and I'm happy, my portfolio displays MY work, i'm not gonna hide much about me.
cheers again,
stay strong young designers and listen close to your elders..
:)
lee
- kodap0
keep it on
- _mak0
thanks kodap........
Nt will be one of the first places to hear about any success......
as always......
failures are rarely on show here.......apart from mine today
:)
- unknown0
That's a great attitude _mak. You definitly got my respect. Good luck with everything.