The Foliomatch Blog

An Interview with Matt Dent: Graphic Designer

kieron — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:09:03 +0000

Matt Dent is a Graphic Designer, whose work can be found in every shop, pocket and piggy bank in Britain, so we thought we’d ask him a little bit about his life as a Graphic Designer - before, and after he designed the New UK coins. Now, at 27, he is a Director of the design agency 3 Fish in a Tree in London, but still finds time to indulge in personal projects ranging from a book about disadvantaged gentlemen, interesting uses of typography, and coinage.

“What is your favourite part of your job?“

“Getting paid to be creative. More specifically, when a client approves your vision for a project. There’s that buzz of excitement about starting something new, a feeling that is hard to match.”

To see the full Interview, visit www.foliomatch.co.uk/advice/?p=Interview_with_Matt_Dent

A Career in Illustration, by Emma Dibben

kieron — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:49:45 +0000

Since graduating in 2004, Emma has worked as a freelance Illustrator based at Jamaica Street Studios, Bristol, for a wide range of clients including Waitrose Food Illustrated, The Guardian, Hodder&Stoughton, Penguin, The Saturday Times, Octopus, House&Garden, and Time Out. Her work has appeared in newspapers, magazines and on book covers, greetings cards, ceramics, jam jars and a bottle of gin.

Here, Emma gives graduates some tips on making the transaction between studying and working.

“As soon as I finished my degree, I sent out heaps of mail outs with tear sheets and samples of my work to all sorts of different publications. I spent five days in London going to see as many publishers, magazines, and newspapers as possible. I started off with only about three appointments but gradually my week filled up until I had really bad blisters and very sore feet!”

To read the full article, please visit www.foliomatch.co.uk/advice/?p=A_Career_In_Illustration

2 Months Old

kieron — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:57:00 +0000

Foliomatch is now 2 months old. Yipee!

If your free trial period is coming to an end, you can now upgrade to our premium service. Benefits of the premium account include space to upload your work, higher positioning in directory results, more space to write about yourself, a mini CV, your profile will appear on organisations dashboards* giving you a better chance of being noticed, and unlimited access to all directories.

Premium account cost just £16 per year, or £5 per quarter.

Our Free, Basic service is also available, although if at any time you change your mind you can upgrade to a Premium account.

Find out how the Premium and Basic services differ.

*Profiles or premium account holders will appear randomly on organisations dashboard

Foliomatch at the UWE Ventures Launch

gemma — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:15:22 +0000

UWE Ventures is a new dedicated space for budding entrepreneurs situated in the creative hub of Bush House, Bristol. Foliomatch will be there at the launch and open day of this new space on Wednesday 25th from 5-7pm and on Thursday from 10am - 4pm.

For more information about attending the event or the UWE Ventures incubator space please email enterprise@uwe.ac.uk

Launch Party Photos

gemma — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:32:40 +0000

The Launch Party at the View Art Gallery was a great success and loads of fun.

See a few snapshots from the evening below.

Call for Artwork

kieron — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:09:57 +0000

Thank you to everyone who submitted Artwork. We’ve made the slideshow now, and will be playing it at our Launch Party.

We hope to see you all there.

The Launch Party

kieron — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:42:46 +0000

On the 29th of January, we’re having a Launch Party.

Join us at The View Art Gallery, for a chance to find out more about the website, meet other creative students & professionals, and nibble on canapés.

For more information, email: gemma@foliomatch.co.uk