Group Tutorial with Ben

Notes

New York Times - Illustrations - A Brief History of the Art - Watch!
Don't need to make a Flash website because it cant be seen on Ipads which people use when commuting.
Worth sending your work to the Guardian because they may file it on the system.
Sherry - Art director at the folio society.
Vanguart/Soho/UHMB/ About AWIAW/ Penguin/Puffin - Clockwork orange etc.
Read a lot of essays about semiotics and theory etc.
- Rick Poyner
- Steven Helen
- David Crow
David Gentlemen Out of Africa Cover.
Rotland Press work Ben did for free because he got things out of it- it was worth it.
David Hughs
JD Passada - Mexican Revolution Illustrator.
Roland Topor
D&AD
Heart Agency

YOU NEED TO MAKE A CLIENT LIST
AOI Contact list.
Advertising/Publishing/Editorial
Cater emails to these people.
Don't use words such as 'portfolio' 'new work'
Get knowledgable on print.
-300 dpi
- 3mil bleeds
- cmyk
- PDF
Portfolio - Include Different Formats.
Matt Dorfman is an image maker rather than an illustrator.

List of 50 people

GET CONTACTS
Send work out - atleast x4 a year.
lino prints?
postcards
envelope art
lazer cutters/vinyl cutters
screen print
small folding
Make little books

Email
Spell name right.
Little blurb - something personal
e.g. 'I heard its snowing in NY' (illustration of them in snow) www.alicedear.co.uk

Art directors like illustrators! Take portfolios to see them. Send email saying I am a student from Leeds and would love to show you my portfolio if you have a spare 15 minutes.

Agencies with 40ppl max are good.
Handsome frank?

YOUR PRINTED PORTFOLIO NEEDS 20 PIECES!
Get printing.

Websites are online portfolios
- Bill Bragg illustration
You can have paintings/personal work/briefs
Ben Jones website
Martin Haake
Matt the Horse
Hand writing on website looks nice and creative

BIG KAHUNA
Boards
Yoga
Book on travel
Indian Poems
Laura Carlin
The Iron Man - Interactive Book/ The onion Escapes
Childrens book - interaction walker books

Contract you can put one use only. - re print may be 50% payment.
Draw and Travel - website

Jonny Hannah - prints.