Thoughtful

The lecture by Thoughtful was a preview of a lecture they were presenting at the '4 designers Conference, the presentation was well structured and spoke about their work, career and personal inspirations. It was good to hear what personally inspired them, including inspirations other than design as this engaged them with the audience and became personal which in turn became more interesting.

They gave some good advice about breaking into Graphic Design when you have completed your degree and spoke about how they had personally got jobs and how you have to keep self promoting yourself to gain work even when you are in the industry. They spoke about being confident about your work and the importance of being able to express your ideas.

Something which stuck in my mind was when they spoke about how they produced some unpaid ideas to send to Howies clothing company to promote themselves and in the hope that they would receive work in the future, this showed me how important it is to always be ready to complete self initiated projects and to forward think about potential clients.

The talk was really interesting and not only spoke about their work but also their experiences which made me think about the future of getting a job in the design industry and creative ways in which you can promote yourself and gain confidence in a competitive market.