The presentation was greatly helpful. He discussed the more preferred ways to make initial contact with industry. He also gave us great examples of Dos and Don'ts when making first contact and during portfolio visits.
He showed us ways to express your personality in your portfolio without being too over the top. There were also short video clips of designers who were asked what advise they would give to new graduates trying to make their way into the design world.
I think the most interesting part of the presentation was where he talked about the importance of the way you present yourself in a portfolio visit. The way you hold yourself, the way you dress and even the way you transport your portfolio can influence someone's opinion on your work as a whole.
I think the transporting of your portfolio is important because you need to come across as if you care about your work. I have been carrying mine around in a large canvas bag so far. An idea occurred to me that I could print my own design onto a new canvas bag and this would be an added way to present my work and show that it can be used in many different ways.
After the presentation myself and a couple of my other classmates approached Stuart and asked if we could arrange a portfolio visit with him to get some feedback. He was more than happy to help us out and a visit was arranged for the following week.
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