Craig Oldham

craig oldham came in to talk to us about 12in12,a booklet of the twelve things he had learnt in his first twelve months of finishing university. 

the twelve things included:

understand what graphic design means to you

be honest with yourself about your strengths & weaknesses

a portfolio is for life, not just for an interview

placements matter, do them

the design industry is small, everyone knows everybugger else

participate with other people & share your ideas

graphic design is just a job, but being a designer is different

fall off your bike, if you don't fail then you are not trying

life & work exist outside of london

designing is only about 20% of your job

have a life outside of design

work hard & be nice to people

craig use to work for the chase but currently working at design by music. He was really honest and good sense of humour. One final tip was to learn how to make a good cup of tea=-)