A Truly Ace logo design is due to feature in the new Harper Collins ‘Logolicious’ book this year! This following on from the success of winning a place in ‘Market Smart’ in 2008! (Read all about it).

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A few days ago I was harping on about receiving really really boring postal and emailed CVs from students wanting either job or work experience placements.

Expressing wonderment as to why on earth I was receiving sheets of white paper with black writing all over them; no attempt at ‘design flair’ in their application/CV and a complete absence of portfolio to show me either.

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Yes, I know it’s not Ebay, but I’m afraid ‘needs must’ … You may have read pre-Christmas that I was fortunate enough to win a beautiful HP Netbook, well it finally arrived last week

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I’ve had about five applications through the door, not to mention the emailed applications. Applications for jobs sometimes (sorry I don’t have a job for you!) but also applications for work experience placement from students. Those coming though the post are mainly for work placement.

Now work experience placement I’m actually interested in and I’ve twice now had students in. It could be useful for me to have some fresh eyes in the office looking at projects this summer, but when I’m getting several offers I want to pick the person with the best attitude and if I’m shooting from the hip with total honesty, I also want to pick the best designer.

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Been getting arty with my camera in the garden round the office over last 2 weeks… few more pics….

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My Facebook account has been disabled… I have no idea why, I’ve sent my begging message to them to find out. Apparently I’m looking at up to a week for a response.

Well it might be because it was hacked Saturday morning and might be whatever the hacker was up to before Brett White of fab design firm Peekaboo Design kindly phoned me and let me know that I’m there telling him on their instant messenger that I’ve been mugged at gunpoint in London and am stranded and he please send me ‘$$’

(So funny on Saturday morning to find this out…. but obviously not funny now my account has been disabled!)

So if you are wondering why I’m no longer your ‘friend’ or seem to not exist any more, that’s why. If you want to beg on my behalf because you cannot bear to not to hear my witty Facebook rapport this week please kindly email disabled@facebook.com with your outrage ;-))

Sigh

Ho hum… seems like I will actually get some work done this week then, ha ha ;-))

Happy New Year!

That’s right, be impressed, instead of lying in bed nursing a hangover I’m here, in my office, working, and have been for three hours. Not only that before even getting here I’d already tidied my house from the party I had last night and have a load of washing on … so you can be double impressed.

So, it’s back to work time self employed slackers .. you know it, I know it. The fun’s over.
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The Northern Design Competition is offering over £12,000 in prizes to higher education students!

No it’s not just a glorified spec work competition because I don’t post those (boo to spec work), it’s a genuine opportunity for not just for cold hard cash, but the chance to impress your peers, gain industry exposure, and go to a fancy dinner.

The Northern Design Competition aims to reward talented students across the north of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for their work in the creative arts.

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You may have heard that I’ve won (!) a brand new HP notebook, well wow, I’ve not won anything for years. How very generous of HP to offer it up as a prize, the least I can do is give them some HP Notebook PC link love from my paltry ‘insignificant in the world’ blog. You never know, maybe they subscribe and will be honoured? What do you think?

I’ve not entered any competitions for many years, and the first time in ages I actually bother to fill in something and I win a prize, a grand prize it is as well, see below;
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FOR EMPLOYERS
Whatever the size of your business you may find it beneficial to take on students for work experience, in addition by doing so you make a valuable contribution to education and as such society as a whole.

There is no requirement to pay a student for work experience so no financial loss is made as such by taking in a student for a period of time, but one must consider that time spent teaching them some of the ropes of graphic design could have a dent on office productivity and hence a financial impact if the student is in residence for a long period of time.
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