Notoriety = Work?
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- AnthonyCozzi
I want to start a discussion about notoriety and how you gain more work from it.
I’m not looking for yes and no answers. I want this discussion to be more in-depth.
Specifically, What I want to know is:
If a web designer wins an FWA One award or gets an article writin’ up about them in Computer Arts Magazine, do the jobs start flying in? Or are most marketing professional’s that work for large companies still not hip to what’s “cool” or “groundbreaking” on the Internet.
If anybody has examples, the would be dope!
Thanx guys!
- ********0
Interesting question. I don't think there is really a right way or wrong way to get notoriety. Of course, it has to do with the quality of work you put out as a designer, etc. However, with that being said, I think that your contacts and connexions also have something to do with it. The majority of people working in marketing are not 'HIP' to what is cutting edge. At least the ones that I've seen aren't. Most of the people doing great work actually work for smaller agencies and what not. BTW, I hope your right about Computer Arts UK and Computer Music UK Magazine under Future Publishing. We Loopheads with Loopkit Pro CD-ROM are going to have a small feature on us in Issue 67 of their Buyer's Guide. A little thing on how to do home recording and still make things sound good. If that's the case then let the calls come in. :)
- ********0
BTW, there are plenty of 'dope' examples out there, just take a look at all the nice work that is done on this site. :)
- AnthonyCozzi0
Interesting comments JazX
you'll have to update us, on whether or not your company gets any work from that article.
- ********0
sure, I'll update you, hee-hee, I'll be damn happy either way, it should bring me at least 500 CD-ROM sales, which is about 20K in profit. No props there man..... ;) Good Luck...
- AnthonyCozzi0
I'm hoping that somebody with at least a little bit of notoriety will leave a comment...?
- unknown0
me??
- peteski0
hey, I'm in the current ReadyMade Magazine (and linked today on k10k)
it hasn't changed me ;)
but I may be able to afford a CD from JazX soon.
- ********0
woot woot, he hee you guys are fun. :)
- jevad0
unfortunately, even in this business, it's a lot about who you know - even now.
Having solid and a varied range of skills helps too. If you can do corporate stuff really well clients believe you can do anything.
Great site peteski!
- AnthonyCozzi0
just to play devil's advocate.
What about the Josua Davis effect?
Create one ground breaking web site (praystation) and watch your career take off!?!
- jevad0
yeah but you can't do that now can you? There is not much left to break ground on...
zeldman, davis, schmidtt, eric jordan etc...all pioneers of a certain style and attitude and all pretty much run in the same circle...
- kodap0
notoriety= chicks, limo's money, hollyhood and mtv
- ********0
not really.
most agencies and designers out there that are well renowned.. became famous well before they started making money.. i'll promise you that.
we (lounge agency) have won fwa awards, been featured in computer arts, and been linked all over the world..
as far as i know we havent gotten any jobs from it
but we have received about a million resumes.. hah!
- kodap0
I've received 2 good work proposals after DIK's cover.
- nuggler0
I won a grand prize in Amazon's Flash contest three years ago. They sent me a nice mac system and put a link to my site on amazon.com - - . I thought I would be set after that, but nothing! not a single job came of it.
In conclusion: maybe some notoriety will get you work, but winning a dumb contest won't.
Doesn't look bad on a resume though.
- AnthonyCozzi0
kodap,
Nice site!
Nice illustrations too!
- kodap0
thx!
- unknown0
josh davis didn't get famous because of his flash skills alone but because of his generosity
nobody gave dope files away, he gave his work away and that projected him where he is now
on the other hand batty boy jordan ripped off the designers who were on the forefront and attracted unaware clients like that
different kinds of notoriety different kinds of work
- AnthonyCozzi0
thanx for everyones comment's..
it's been very interesting...
- dstlb0
No`to*ri"e*ty, n. [Cf. F. notori['e]t['e]. See Notorious.] The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime.
n : the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality [syn: ill fame]
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Notoriety and being known are two different things. I am neither, ho hum.