Design the new front cover for the Finalist Directory August 3, 2011
Posted by Andrew Falconer in : Marketing, The Careers Group , add a comment
The Careers Group, University of London is holding a competition to design the new front cover for our annual publication, The Finalist Directory. We are looking for something new and exciting that will stand out and attract the right audience.
The Finalist Directory is distributed to University of London College Careers Services in September each year and has a shelf life of approximately 6 months. The content includes several careers related articles, an A-Z listing of employment opportunities, an A-Z listing of postgraduate study opportunities and careers event listings.
Producing a winning design for the front cover would be an ideal addition to your portfolio and also ensure exposure of your design to a range of employers, as well as approximately 12,000 finalists from the following colleges: Goldsmiths, King’s College, Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, School of Oriental & African Studies, Specialist University of London Institutes & Colleges, St. Mary’s College and University College London. The winning designer will be acknowledged at the beginning of the publication.
Requirements:
- Size – A4, portrait
- Title – The Finalist Directory 2011 / 2012
- Tag line – The essential guide for graduate opportunities and postgraduate study options.
- Logo – The Careers Group logo should be in the bottom right hand corner
- Colour – full colour
How to enter: Email us to initially express your interest and we will send you a copy of The Careers Group logos and our brand requirements. Then send your design in high resolution pdf format by Tuesday 30 August at 5pm. Please remember to include your name and contact details, as well as a short paragraph explaining the ideas behind your design.
Brilliant business cards – creative examples November 15, 2010
Posted by Helen Curry in : networking , 1 comment so farSince you all loved the Creative CV examples, I thought you might like these…
Try getting these at Prontaprint
Probably illegal
Make a point...
See Cardonizer for more – a website dedicated to creative business cards.
Good to demonstrate what you do
Mmm letterpress
REACTOR
.jpg "Mustache")
In honour of Movember
.jpg "Divorce lawyer")
Although perhaps the clients won't want to share one...
.jpg "Personal trainer")
But how do you dial the number when it takes both hands?
Scary!
Favourite
Not one for the wallet...
Sweet
And if you liked those, you might be interested in this book. We have a copy in our library. It is essentially a coffee table book of designs. Lovely.
Creative CVs for creative jobs – inspiring examples June 17, 2010
Posted by Helen Curry in : CVs , 6comments
If you are applying for jobs and internships in very creative areas, like graphic design, fashion, illustration or film, why should your CV be cookie cutter dull? While you should still include all the standard elements – personal details, qualifications, skills, experience – you can also make an impression and show off your passion and originality by getting creative with the design.
Fancy giving it a try? I really recommend the book ‘Creative CV Guide’ by Jan Cole which we just got in at the library – it is full of essential advice about when to get creative, what you can and can’t change for different kinds of job, as well as plenty of gorgeous examples, which inspired me to find some more online examples (below).
First of all, think about:
- Typography
- Layout and spacing
- Images and placement
- Concept
- What skills can you show off here?
- Where will it fold?
- What is it printed on?
- What will happen if HR tries to copy it or print it (black and white) to show to colleagues?
- Will it email? – Consider file size, file format… can it be opened easily on a standard PC running Microsoft Office?
- If it must be posted, how much will each package cost?
- Is it quick and easy to read? Websites and blogs can be great, but a standard CV is quickest to look at first… Should you include a standard text-only version too for HR?
Remember – getting a second opinion on your CV is all the more important – is the design distracting? Does your design ‘fit’ with the company you are applying to? Following it up with an email or call to get feedback might be a good move too.
And now, the gorgeous examples:
Clear, easy to print, yet still highly distinctive
Such an original concept
Love the colour
Here you can see the standard CV information is still clear and easy to read
Great character
Sweet yet practical and professional
Such attention to detail
Showcases illustration skills
Post your design online, and it might even go viral like these 
What do you think? Are these bold approaches risky?
Design Competition: Design the new front cover for the Finalist Directory May 25, 2010
Posted by TCG Info in : The Careers Group , 4comments
Last year's winning cover, by Moira Gil and Sonsoles Alvarez from the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
The Careers Group, University of London is holding a competition to design the new front cover for our annual publication, The Finalist Directory. We are looking for something new and exciting that will stand out and attract the right audience.
The Finalist Directory is distributed to University of London College Careers Services in September each year and has a shelf life of approximately 6 months. The content includes several careers related articles, an A-Z listing of employment opportunities, an A-Z listing of postgraduate study opportunities and careers event listings.
Producing a winning design for the front cover would be an ideal addition to your portfolio and also ensure exposure of your design to a range of employers, as well as approximately 12,000 finalists from the following colleges: Goldsmiths, King’s College, Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, School of Oriental & African Studies, Specialist University of London Institutes & Colleges, St. Mary’s College and University College London. The winning designer will be acknowledged at the beginning of the publication.
Requirements:
• Size – A4, portrait
• Title – The Finalist Directory 2009 / 2010
• Tag line – The essential guide for graduate opportunities and postgraduate study options.
• Logo – The Careers Group logo should be in the bottom right hand corner
• Colour – full colour
How to enter: Email cs@careers.lon.ac.uk to initially express your interest and we will send you a copy of The Careers Group logos and our brand requirements. Then send your design in high resolution pdf format by Friday 16 July at 5pm. Please remember to include your name and contact details, as well as a short paragraph explaining the ideas behind your design.
If you need any further information please email us at the address above.
Find out more about The Careers Group: www.careers.lon.ac.uk
Find The Careers Group on Facebook: www.careers.lon.ac.uk/facebook
Follow The Careers Group on Twitter: twitter.com/careersgroup
The finalist directory – see the winning design! October 22, 2009
Posted by Helen Curry in : The Careers Group , add a comment
A design for life
The Finalist Directory 2009/2010 is out now in our careers services and personally I have found the new cover design completely distracting – in a good way! The winners of our design competition, Moira Gil and Sonsoles Alvarez, have made a list of 170 things to do post-graduation, including:
34. Go to Walden Pond and read Thoreau while drifting in a canoe
65. Overcome your fear of failure
136. Paint the Big Apple red
147. Milk a cow
163. Spend three months getting your body in optimum shape
It is wonderfully creative and I bet if anyone did do half these things it would enrich their life no end. Pick up a copy in your college careers service to see the full list, as well as receive valuable advice on graduate job-hunting and postgraduate study!
Casual work: Seeking a design student to typeset publication September 1, 2009
Posted by Helen Curry in : Uncategorized , 2commentsThe Careers Group, University of London is looking for a graphic design student or graduate to typeset our annual publication The Finalist Directory.
You should be able to work from home on Adobe InDesign. The project will involve an initial briefing with the Head of Communication Services about the layout, plus progress emails to the Head of Communication Services for proof reading.
The project should take approximately 21 to 28 hours and you will be paid £9.10 per hour.
Please send a CV and covering letter, plus an example of your recent work to Alicia Nagar, The Careers Group, University of London, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN. If you have any enquiries please call Ingrid Ross on 020 7863 6041.
Deadline: Monday 7th September. To start ASAP.
Design Competition: Design the new front cover for the Finalist Directory June 30, 2009
Posted by TCG Info in : The Careers Group , add a commentThe Careers Group, University of London is holding a competition to design the new front cover for our annual publication, The Finalist Directory. We are looking for something new and exciting that will stand out and attract the right audience.
The Finalist Directory is distributed to University of London College Careers Services in September each year and has a shelf life of approximately 6 months. The content includes several careers related articles, an A-Z listing of employment opportunities, an A-Z listing of postgraduate study opportunities and careers event listings.
Producing a winning design for the front cover would be an ideal addition to your portfolio and also ensure exposure of your design to a range of employers, as well as approximately 12,000 finalists from the following colleges: Goldsmiths, King’s College, Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, School of Oriental & African Studies, Specialist University of London Institutes & Colleges, St. Mary’s College and University College London. The winning designer will be acknowledged at the beginning of the publication.
Requirements:
• Size – A4, portrait
• Title – The Finalist Directory 2009 / 2010
• Tag line – The essential guide for graduate opportunities and postgraduate study options.
• Logo – The Careers Group logo should be in the bottom right hand corner
• Colour – full colour
How to enter
Email cs@careers.lon.ac.uk to initially express your interest and we will send you a copy of The Careers Group logos and our brand requirements. Then send your design in high resolution pdf format by Friday 17 July at 5pm. Please remember to include your name and contact details, as well as a short paragraph explaining the ideas behind your design.
If you need any further information please email us at the address above.
Find out more about The Careers Group: http://www.careers.lon.ac.uk
Find The Careers Group on Facebook: http://www.careers.lon.ac.uk/facebook/
Follow The Careers Group on Twitter: http://twitter.com/careersgroup
Excited about ethical fashion? November 14, 2008
Posted by TCG Info in : Voluntary work , add a commentFashion meets recycling, with a hint of volunteering – what could be a hotter combination right now?
VInspired* are currently promoting a project called Fashion Favours, encouraging people to dig out some old clothes and re-invent them. Once you’re done, you can submit photos to their collection, and if they stand out they will request the originals to put on the catwalk and photograph for fashion magazines. If you’ve got talent, it could be an opportunity to get spotted.
It sounds like fun, even to a non-fashion expert like myself. If you just fancy having a go, they include a DIY Fashion Pack, to get you started with easy ways to customise clothing. If you send the clothes into them, they will sell them on eBay, with the proceeds going to Body & Soul “…a charity helping children, young people and families affected by HIV in the UK”.
So everyone is a winner! Have a bit of fun cutting up old clothes, and raise money for a worthy cause – it all counts as voluntary work, and if you are passionate about it perhaps you can use it in CVs/interviews as evidence of both creativity and ethical concerns?
* VInspired is “volunteering for the 21st century”, it helps connect young people (16-25) with engaging, local volunteering opportunities.
