Reply- Out Of The Box Creative

From:
Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)
Sent:
30 April 2009 13:41:55
To:
martyn hammond (martyn.hammond1@ntlworld.com)

Hi Martyn,

Thank You that's a great help. Any time is good for me are you available Monday morning? If not when is best for you?.

Regards

Vicky

Response- Out Of The Box Creative

From:
Martyn Hammond (martyn.hammond1@ntlworld.com)
Sent:
30 April 2009 09:31:42
To:
Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)

Hi Vicky,

I would be glad to help you and view your portfolio.
When would be a good time and date for you?

Regards

Martyn

The Chase

From:
Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)
Sent:
22 April 2009 22:22:34
To:
bev.hutchinson@thechase.co.uk

Dear Bev,

Im doing a brief at university based on Graphic Design agencies that i inspire to and i have reviewed your companys website and found it enjoyable and unique and would find it really helpful to learn more about the Chase.
I have put a few questions together to help me with my studies, if you could co-operate with any of these questions that would be extremely helpful.

1. In this economic climate how do you feel the Graphic Design industry is being effected?

2. What packages do you use to help create your design and ideas?

3. what is your inspiration?

4. What are your companies strength and weaknesses?

5. How did you start your own company or come to be a member of the team?

6. How do you advertise your company?

7. How do you begin a brief from scratch for example- research, mind maps, photography etc?

8. Do you have a company slogan that inspires everyone, if yes how did you come to choose it and why?

9. Whats the hardest brief your company has had to face and how did you get through it as a company?

Thank you for your time

Yoursincerely

Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)

Dinosaur second attempt

From:
Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)
Sent:
22 April 2009 22:10:34
To:
emily dinosaur (emily@dinosaur.co.uk)

Dear Emily, Im doing a brief at university based on Graphic Design agencies that i inspire to and i have reviewed your companys website and found it enjoyable and unique and would find it really helpful to learn more about Dinosaur. I have put a few questions together to help me with my studies, if you could co-operate with any of these questions that would be extremely helpful.

1. In this economic climate how do you feel the Graphic Design industry is being effected?

2. What packages do you use to help create your design and ideas?

3. what is your inspiration?

4. What are your companies strength and weaknesses?

5. How did you start your own company or come to be a member of the team?

6. How do you advertise your company?

7. How do you begin a brief from scratch for example- research, mind maps, photography etc?

8. Do you have a company slogan that inspires everyone, if yes how did you come to choose it and why?

9. Whats the hardest brief your company has had to face and how did you get through it as a company? Thank you for your time

Yoursincerely

Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)

Out Of The Box Creative

From:
Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)
Sent:
28 April 2009 21:59:49
To:
martyn.hammond1@ntlworld.com

Im a student at Stockport College studying BA Hons Graphic Design. We have been issued a brief to encourage us to interview, meet and ask opinions of Graphic Designers to help us understand the industry to help prepare us for real live briefs in everyday life. If you could offer any time to view my portfolio or just offer some advice and guidance i would really appreciate that. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank You Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)

Whitworth Gallery Manchester

On my visit to the Whitworth Gallery i came across a small exhibition called Attitude, which stood out and also reminded me of my childhood days when fly posting was legal, everywhere you looked there was fascinating posters advertising gigs and upcoming events or music bands it was things like this that gave me inspiration when i was younger.

The description board read "There is more to Manchester than shopping, bars and clubs. Manchester is the city of radical thinkers, mavericks and trendsetters. Its the people that give this city its edge. They have always fought for their rights: challenging, resisting, contesting, insisting peterloo did not crush this spirit and the suffragette struggles were fuelled by it.

Manchester attitude, the swagger on the street, colours the cultural landscape. It inspires the designers, artists, musicians, writers to harness and express the tangible pulse that surges through the city"

Museum Visits

On my visit to Urbis i came across an exhibition called State Of The Art: New York, i found some of the pieces fascinating. The exhibition was about exploring some of the most dynamic and creative cities in the world. The exhibition was put together by sixteen young artists from New York itself, its a celebration of the rich and diverse talent from the big apple.

This piece is called True Yank 2009, by Leon Reid and is exhibited in Urbis and Lincoln Square, Manchester. It is in response to the City Centre of Manchester and an invention on the statue of Abraham Lincoln.

The statue commemorates the thanks offered by Lincoln to the people of Manchester for their support during the Lancashire cotton famine that resulted from American Civil War support, which was born out of the desire to end slavery.

Reid worked with local designers to create a new, updated outfit for Lincoln- one that reflects contemporary Urban fashion and includes the hip hop accessories of baseball caps, medallions and rings.

This piece was by Gandalf Gavan, named untitled 2009. Gandalf creates sculptural installations that combine uniform modules associated with minimalism. In the last three years he has gradually taken his outdoor installations into indoor spaces and become increasingly invested in site specificity.

This piece is by Carolyn Salas and Adam Parker Smith called Holy ghost, 2008. Salas and Smith constructed the piece with everyday materials mined from hardware stores and inherited collections of fabrics.

Around the head of Jesus Christ swarm foam and fabric planks, felt skulls and bones and surgical tubing, all rising in an impossible tower towards the heavens.

Urbis

Museum visit to Urbis - Underground Manchester
New York Project

Museum Visits

On my visit to Manchester Urbis i viewed an exhibition by Andrew Brooks called Hidden Manchester. Andrew Brooks is a photographer, digital artist and film maker. His work is based on analogue reality and contemporary urban surroundings, he builds his work by taking hundreds of images and carefully copy and pasteing them to mould a completely new scene. I was really impressed with his work i found it very imaginative and extraordinary i could sit and try to analyze his work all day.

Andrew Brooks stated "walking around any city it is not uncommon to catch glimpses of the world that exists beneath the polished surfaces of glass and steal, snatched glances into an open grate, through a broken hoarding, behind a door ajar, reveal, if only for a moment, a hidden world that serves to support our contemporary imaginings of our urban environments". When i first read this statement it made me think about the things we take for granted and the things we could use as inspiration that we by pass and don't even acknowledge in our everyday busy lives.

These are some of my favourite pieces unfortunately you cant take photos of this exhibition but i picked up information, which had Andrew Brooks website details on it http://www.andrewbrooksphotography.com/

This pieces is called Great Abel, named after Abel Heywood, Manchester's radical mayor who championed the building of the Town Hall, Great Abel rings out the Town Hall clocks hour chimes.

This was inside the Refuge Assurance Building and supports the main grand chandelier. I liked this photo because he took a simple boring looking scene and turned it into something interesting especially with the curves and angles in the photo itself.

This piece is called Quiet Refuge and was taken from behind the Palace Theatre sign i was drawn to this piece because it was so difficult to see what it was about and doesn't give anything away it initially caught my eye in the museum because of the colour been so mysterious and vibrant.

This piece is Angelic View, which i feel lives up to its name i think Andrew Brooks has captured the detail and really done the piece justice and has managed to show people just how fantastic it is.

reform

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From: Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)
Sent:08 April 2009 17:14:58
To: hello@reformcreative.co.uk


Dear Reform Team,

Im currently a student at Stockport College studying BA Hons Graphic Design and advertising. To be able to finish my brief i need the help of you by simply answering a few questions.

1. In this economic climate how do you feel the Graphic Design industry is being effected?

2. What packages do you use to help create your design and ideas?

3. what is your inspiration?

4. What are your companies strength and weaknesses?

5. How did you start your own company or come to be a member of the team?

6. How do you advertise your company?

7. How do you begin a brief from scratch for example- research, mind maps, photography etc?

8. Do you have a company slogan that inspires everyone, if yes how did you come to choose it and why?

If you can answer any of the above questions that would be a great help thank you.

Also as part of the brief i have put together a small booklet portfolio as i wanted to get experience for job interviews if you could offer me any advice or feedback from my portfolio that would also be fantastic and a huge help

Thank You for your time

Vicky Smith

(vicki999@hotmail.com)

hemisphere

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From: Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)
Sent:08 April 2009 16:48:51
To: sue@hemispheredmc.com


Dear Sue,

Im currently a student at Stockport College studying BA Hons Graphic Design and was hoping i could borrow 5 minutes of your time by answering a few questions to help me with my course.

1. In this economic climate how do you feel the Graphic Design industry is being effected?

2. What are your companies strengths and weaknesses?

3. What are the packages your company use to help create design and ideas?

4. Do you have a company slogan, if yes how did you come to choose it and why?

5. Whats the hardest brief your company has had to face and how did you get through it as a company?

6. What is your inspiration?

7. I was very interested in the Metrolink project on your website could you tell me more about this brief?

If you can answer any of the above questions that would be a great help thank you.

Also for my course i want to get experience of putting together small booklet portfolio's if you could offer me some feedback on my work that would also be fantastic and a great help

Thank You for your time

Vicky Smith

(vicki999@hotmail.com)

truth design

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From: Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)
Sent:08 April 2009 16:36:49
To: jane@truth-design.co.uk


Dear Jane,

Im currently a student at Stockport College studying B A Hons Graphic Design and was wondering if you could answer these few questions as it would be a great help for my course.

1. In this economic climate how do you feel the Graphic Design industry is being effected?

2. What do you feel are your companies strengths and weaknesses?

3. What is the hardest project you have had to face?

4. What packages do you use to create your ideas and designs?

5. What is your inspiration?

6. Do you have a company slogan that inspires the team, if so how did you come to choose this and why?

7. How did you find working with Reebok and what do you think of the final pieces?

If you could answer any of the above questions that would be a huge help thank you.

Also for my course i have created a book of my work and i would find it helpful if i could have some feedback on it as i feel this would help for future interviews.

Thank You for your time

Vicky Smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)