Although he doesn't specialise in something that interests me, I found the lecture very informative and useful. Tallon talked about he got the jobs he got and how to go about getting touch with companies.
He made it clear if you want something you have to go out and get it, it's not going to come to you. A prime example of this, is when he went to London early in his career and went to agencies/ companies and showed his portfolio for advice and used the criticism to help develop his work. He used his own initiative and produced work for people like the Guardian with them asking for it and kept sending it through until they decided to commission him to provide the artwork for celebrities columns in the paper.
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Although he doesn't come from the same design area as myself I still appreciate the hard work he has put in and has given me an insight in to how the industry works. This is useful to me as I'm still looking for a placement for next year and I need to know how to approach companies and what they will be looking for.
