self promotion
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- platinum
i'm in school right now and my teacher has just given us an assignment for a self promotion peice. it can be anything and he stressed that he wanted us to think big.
I was just wondering if anyone has come up with really creative and original ideas for self promotion
thanks
- kbags0
I RULE!
*ehem, thank you.
- Geith0
Condoms?
- scarabin0
this guy from art center i heard of who's last name is stone had his contact info engraved on a stone and threw it through the window of an agency he wanted to work at.
got hired the next day.
- k0na_an0k0
not to rag on you or anything, but i'm going to be honest. if you can't come up with something on your own for a self promotional piece then you are going to have a hard time in this industry.
now i'm not beating you down or anything... this is actually good. i can remember when i was in college with a similar project. figure out what makes you YOU and go from there.
this is a project you really need to do on your own.
good luck.
- jox0
We made temporary tattoos for a clothing line last year as part of their launch, and won a couppla ideas for originality. This happened in London so go ahead and borrow it.
- k0na_an0k0
this guy from art center i heard of who's last name is stone had his contact info engraved on a stone and threw it through the window of an agency he wanted to work at.
got hired the next day.
scarabin
(oct 22 04, 12:31)================
son of a BITCH that is kewl!!!
- ********0
scarabin, for real?
platinum, i agree with kona those types of projects are what make school fun, go crazy!
- jox0
Ergh, im totally drunk and I just type without thinking. Of course "ideas" should be exchanged for "awards".
*slaps self
- phatlee0
this guy from art center i heard of who's last name is stone had his contact info engraved on a stone and threw it through the window of an agency he wanted to work at.
got hired the next day.
scarabin
(oct 22 04, 12:31)yeah right......if that stone had come through our office window everyone would be ready to to kick the living daylights out of them.
- scarabin0
he graduated with one of my instructors, who told us the story yesterday.
- phatlee0
woah, who let the nonce in the room!?!??!
- phatlee0
(just joshing);)
- phatlee0
he graduated with one of my instructors, who told us the story yesterday.
scarabin
(oct 22 04, 12:36)I think he's telling porkies!
- jox0
you better be, silly brit or I'll have phatlees_mum come back. (not saying it was me)
- phatlee0
where's my mommy, I need my mommy!!?!??!
MOMMY!!!!!!!!!?????
- platinum0
thanks for the advice kona. I know i have to figure this one out on my own but i just wanted to see what other people have done to broaden my thinking a little bit. And that rock though the window was definately an original idea.
- mr_snuggles0
I did a package containing a t-shirt and booklet of work. That got me quite a few interviews and people are stoked when they get something they can actually use. Just remember, if you're going for a design job, make sure the design execution is as good as the concept. We get a lot of "zaney" promos but too often they're very poorly designed, so in the end they're rather pointless.
- save0
instead of doing something crazy and zany like a lot of students do, why not do a full corporate guidelines promoting yourself. Design your own logo and apply it to stationery/website/cars/cd roms/planes/adverts/showreel/exh... displays , just about anything you can apply a graphic to. The tutors probably wont be expecting this and if done right can look really professional. If I was interviewing something like this would impress me more than just throwing a stone through a window...
- scarabin0
for those in a hiring position, what was the coolest promotional piece that you have recieved?
- jox0
I like save's idea.
Among obscure and often pointless attempts to impress, a professional and well-exceuted identity would stand out.