EmilyFrancesJ

I spoke to Uni is Not For Me - a newly launched website offering advice to young people - about how to make it the creative industries. Questions in my interview include: What are the most important skills to becoming a graphic designer? What’s the best route to get into the industry? What’s your best piece of advice to creatives not sure about uni? Give my interview a read here and comment below your thoughts.

As of yesterday, I have officially been freelancing for three months. Happy freelance anniversary to me!   Three months may seem like a short amount of time, but I've worked on so many different projects, and learned so many new things, I feel it is worth celebrating.  I've had a varied few months working on a range of projects, including digital design for a ticketing agency, UI for an educational website and POS ads for luxury cosmetics. Here's a little look at what I've been up to. Things I've learned to do:  Talk about myself and my work with confidence (and not underselling my skills)  Be open and honest about what I want from my career  Talk to new people and get to know how they work (quickly)  Get stuck in from the moment I arrive at an agency  How to juggle workload  Manage finances  How to deal with rejection (not a fun skill, but definitely essential)  How a ticketing website works - inside and out (thanks Eventim UK)  Code a webpage f

I am very happy to say that my portfolio site has been selected to feature on  Adobe Muse Site of the Day .  I chose to create my site in Adobe Muse because I wanted a website that worked seamlessly across all devices, and that stood out from the crowd. I made the decision to make big hero images the focus of my design, while still including enough copy to give context to my work.  I kept a clear, crisp design to my website - using white as my main colour with splashes of orange and pink. This bright, yet tasteful colour scheme makes my website veer away from corporate portfolios to something with a little more personality.  emilyfrancesj.com