Portfolio Surgery -

with Johnny Hardstaff.  To share my portfolio with a professional and get a totally fresh and honest opinion about my work was brilliant.  The questions that he asked me really made me confront what I want to be and where I see myself going.  Based upon this Johnny was able to offer me advice on the next stage after university - my desire being creative advertising.  To get into this field, I am going to have to ensure my concepts leap off the page, and crank up the pace of my work to produce a vast and varied body of work.  I was really pleased that he got excited about pieces of work that hadn't received good feedback at review - and this gives me confidence that I should trust my own instincts and do work that feels right to me.  Johnny suggested that I investigate a career in PR, something I had never thought about before, but sounds intriguing.  All in all the workshop gave me positive feedback and encouraged me to keep on doing what I'm doing and take it to the next level.  It was also beneficial to see other peers portfolios and witness what I need to do in terms of layout/content/aesthetic to pull myself up.