The Sharp Project in Manchester is a digital production complex which hosts multiple different events and meetings all year round. It holds offices, stages, studios, room hire and event space for various fields within the creative industries. This particular event which I attended was all about graphic designers, in industry and education, showcasing their work using Behance portfolios and networking with each other. We firstly had a talk about the history and founding of the complex, followed some inspirational speakers, and then was divided up into different groups where we critiqued and viewed each others work. It was refreshing to see how diverse each person in your group was and how industry professionals really took your feedback seriously. I spent the afternoon viewing work from college students, university students and from new professionals all the way up to managing directors.
After the event, Mark Stringer, the managing director from the company 'Ahoy' approached me about my portfolio and gave me a business card. He said he was impressed by my work as a whole at this level but has given me the email address of his head photographer and has suggested that he could possibly use me as an assistant. I will email him and see if he could use me, even if nothing comes of it at this stage, it still proves the importance of networking and it could be a useful contact in a couple of years time when looking for a placement.
I have blurred out his details for confidentiality reasons
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