PPD Progress Report

Below is a checklist of points we were asked to do by the end of the day or at least to have made a start on;


5 ACTIVITIES I have undertaken to secure opportunities for studio visits

• Researching studios in the UK, America and over the world
• Blogging my research and analysing them using the SWOT analysis
• Talking to Jane and John about ideas
• Building a list of contacts in the back of my note book
• Looking at my summer calendar and working out where I will be and seeing if I can drop by studios e.g. London or abroad. 

LIST DESIGNERS / STUDIOS / COMPANIES that you intend / have contacted. 

"MADE BY ANALOGUE" - Leeds (print, photography, branding, web, digital)

• Barry Darnell
• barry@madebyanalogue.co.uk
• 0113 341 0330

"GRAPHICKS" - London (print, web, branding)

• Will Hicks
• will@graphicks.co.uk
• 0203 137 3849 (design studio) 0203 137 3849 (main office)

AMPHORA DESIGN - Bath

• Niel Tully
• niel@amphora.co.uk

BARLOW DOHERTY - London

• Abigail Pitcher
• abigail@barlowdoherty.com

PHILL CLEAVER - Oxford

• philc@etal-design.com

STRATTONS ADVERTISING - Basingstoke

• Richard Stratton
• richard@strattons.com

STUDIO OUTPUT - London / Nottingham

• sam@studio-output.co.uk

DUNCAN PARKES (freelance) - Cheltenham

• duncan@cellardoorcreative.co.uk

ZIGGURAT BRANDS - London

• No email address yet

LILLIESKOLD - London

• no email as of yet

WHAT HAVE I DONE TO FOLLOW UP ON CONTACTS

Currently I have not followed up on any of the contacts yet. Some of the larger design companies I still need to get addresses for. I need to talk to Jane and John and help draft an email with them because this is what I am most daunted by...properly putting myself out there.

I also need to put together / chose a file of pdf to send them to look at, even if I am just asking for feedback.


WHAT PROBLEMS HAVE I ENCOUNTERED

My main problem at the moment is finding structuring and writing a email to each of these design studios. I find it incredibly difficult to write down exactly what I want to say to them!

Other problems I have encountered are finding the email addresses of the larger companies.


WHAT HAVE I DONE TO ADDRESS THEM

I have talked to Jane and John about the best way to approach them. I have been researching designs for mail outs. I will be sending emails out however I feel that the best way to catch the attention of the studios is to send out a mail out, something physical that they can remember me by...becuase I feel that an email is impersonal and has the problem of being lost in junk mail.


5 THINGS I AM GOING TO DO TO ACHIEVE THEM

• Draft and then finalise an email to the studios
• Put together a file of my best work in pdf format (e-portfolio)
• Start designing a creative cv / mail out
• Build a larger list of contacts, even if they are abroad and I just email them for feedback. 
• Be braver and not worry about putting myself out there!