INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

1) What is industrial experience?

- seeing designers in a working environment/professional working area

- gaining knowledge and understanding of how the practice runs and works outside of education

- preparation for when you get put out into "the real world"

- insight into the graphic design industry

- learning about processes and seeing all the different variations of print

- studio visits

- developing professional skills

2) How do you get industrial experience?

- visits with university, going to the printers and gaining experience there

- through work placements

- learning processes within uni/talking to peers/those in industry

- going to events, exhibition and so on, putting yourself out there

- word of mouth

- visiting companies, enquiring, emailing companies

3) What are you concerned about?

- worrying that my work isn't good enough

- not being confident enough to enquire and ask questions

- not knowing what to specialise in - what area/company suits me?

- nervous to ask 

- messing up/getting it all wrong

- showing my work

- not getting/having enough experience

- how to attract the right company

- rejection

4) Why is it useful?

- will help you to succeed/get a job

- build on confidence

- build on portfolio and CV

- improve technical skills and knowledge

- learn graphics lingo

- help you know where you sit within the industry, studio? freelance?

- getting paid

- gaining contacts within the industry

- know what you want to specialise in

- where in the world you want to work

5) What do you need to get it?

- appropriate contacts

- presentation skills at a professional level

- a portfolio of successful work

- confidence

- a course that will allow opportunities and aid you 

- motivation to succeed

- determination

- a level of technical skill

- previous experience/education

6) Who can give it to you?

- studios

- tutors

- designers

- people you know

- agencies

- LCA

- sectors

- printers