ZINE

We're nearing the end of year show, and some of you still need to give me files if you want your work to be included in the zine.  This is a fantastic opportunity to have your work published with your class - don't miss out!  Scan at 300dpi, actual dimensions 12x17cm.  If you can't get me a disk in time, you may email me your file(s) - send me a message via the blog, and I'll send you my email.

Be sure to include contact info you want included.  You can add your mobile, email, blog.  Just let me know which, or if all.

I will need some volunteers to help assemble the zines, so if you can make it into the college on Wednesday, please let me know. 

Best wishes for success with the show, and with your careers! 

Photo Demo this Friday and....Zine!

Hi guys - just a reminder that Caroline Murray will be demonstrating how to professionally photograph your work in Studio 2, from 12 to 1, this Friday, the 15th of April.  Bring note taking supplies, and possibly a camera to document the process.


For the Zine:  The class will be producing an A5 zine as a promotional item for the end of year show.  You will want to scan enough work for 2 full page spreads.  That means 4 single A5 pages.  I recommend using your best work from Comics and Sequential Art for this project.  If this is not your best work, use work which can be reproduced well in black and white (see copies of last year's zine).  Scan at a resolution of 300dpi, to fit 12x17 cm.  Save to cd, and hand in on the Tuesday (3/5) we return from Easter Break.  I will leave an envelope pinned to the cork board next to the Illustration office. 

Enjoy your break!

Final Submission

It's hard to believe it's nearly the end of the year!  As you know, all Class Files are due on Friday (15/04), the details of which are included in your brief.  Please place them in the marked box in the Teacher's Resource room.  I will assess them and return them to you on the Friday following the Easter Break.

As a reminder,  Caroline Murray will demonstrate how to professionally photograph your work from 12:00 until 13:00 this Friday (15/04).   She has agreed to do this on her own time to benefit your class, so please be on time and bring supplies so you can take notes.  See you all there!

Mock Interviews

For the next three weeks, we will be conducting mock interviews in studio 23.  The first round (1st April) has been assigned as follows:

• Vivian Burbidge
• Brian Burke
• Louisa Edwards
• Peter Fox
• Danielle Harris
• Emma Petersson

Week two (8th April):

• Owen Gunn
• Vanessa Kelly
• Luke McKeogh
• Kevin MacNamarra
• Marianne O'Dwyer
• Eilish Sherwin

Week three (15th April):

• Ciaran Doyle
• Melanie Keane
• Brian O'Sullivan
• Geoff Patchell
• Helen Whelan

Students not interviewing on the day should make good use of their time by working on the class zine.  Details to follow.  Remember that final submissions are due on the 15th of April, 1pm in the teachers resource room.  There will be a clearly marked box for you to leave your submissions.  Portfolios will be assessed at the interview.

Visiting Lecturer - Monday 28th February

Hi all.  I hope you are recharging your batteries, and gearing up for the final quarter.  Remember to compile your list of invitees for the End of Year Show, and type out your response to 20 of the 32 most asked interview questions.  This written support of your Mock Interview will be submitted with your File on 15/4.

As you know, we have a guest lecturer coming on the Monday we return from break.  You will be joining FHA2 in room 23 from 2-4pm.  As mentioned in class, I have checked with Louise, and she has given you the time off from Life Drawing.  Our guest is Linda Scales, a solicitor who co-founded the Copyright Association of Ireland, and wrote copy for Visual Artists Ireland's website.  Check out both sites via my links.  A question and answer session will follow the lecture, so be sure to prepare a few questions to take advantage of this rare opportunity. 

The Art of the Interview

This week our focus will be on the art of the interview.  How do you prepare for an interview?  What types of questions should you expect?  What types of questions should you prepare?  Should you do research to prepare, and if so, where should you look for information?  What are the most common mistakes to avoid, and who should you ask for a reference?   Answers to these questions and more shall be answered in tomorrow's class.  Remember to bring your CVs and Artist's Statement if you have not already done so.  See you Friday!

Testing...one...two...three

Welcome to the AIH2 Blog!

We will all be embarking on a journey which takes us into new territory - the territory of e-commerce. 
To help us with this experience, we will all start and maintain our own blogs, experimenting with both the expected and the unexpected potential of this format.

Why blog?

• Personal development - writing, communicating, commitment
• Global exposure - people will find you
• Make connections - from like minded people to business opportunities
• Show your true personality
• Cost effectiveness - free to set up and run with earning potential
• Link your blog to your Etsy page, email address or mobile device
• Stand out from the crowd
 

To begin, look at some blogs related to your area of interest.  For example, google 'art student blogs', comics, illustrators &etc.  Visit 5 blog pages and document them.  Write a list, and then jot down what you found helpful, which styles you responded to, which included interesting and relevant links, which were regularly updated. 

Next, look at free templates.  I recommend Blogger or WordPress.  Play around with the templates until you find one which appeals to you.  Set yourself up following the prompts, and you're off and running! 

Through your blog, you will be able to document your journey as a student in your final year of the Illustration HND.  You will also be able to upload digital files and video which will support your writing.