OUGD602 - Creating a CV

6C2 - Develop and implement a personal promotion strategy to communicate to relevant organisations.
6D2 - Use a range of appropriate communication methods to present themselves as a professional practitioner to a relevant audience.

What to put on a CV as experience when you have not had any proper experience working in the design industry? 

"With regards to not having design experience, any freelance work can be listed, (freelance work as an illustrator is still relevant in terms of the skills and experience required). Or you can still potentially list some experience as 'Freelance graphic designer' (or similar) 2017-present if you've got projects that you like and are clearly not competition briefs, then you could perhaps present them as if they were for a real client".

In terms of design experience, recently I completed a logo design for a client, which I have listed as experience as a freelance graphic designer alongside a brief description of what and the skills this involved. I have also listed experience as a freelance designer and illustrator from 2015-present in that I have taken on a large amount of commissions for people in the past.

In talking about myself as a designer and my creative practice, I have spoken about some of my more specific interests (design for print/publication design), as well as my approach to design as being multi-disciplinary, experimental and heavily research-led, explaining how these approaches allows me to appropriately select the best solution for the task at hand, and communicating the desired message as effectively as possible. In addition, a small section of my general interests was also added in attempting to show some parts of my personality and how these other interests still continually help develop my creative practice. This section has been written in the hope that, despite my lack of experience working in the industry, my current skills and approach to design will be enough for an employer to see how I can contribute to their agency/brand, etc.

My personal branding has been utilised to inform the design of this CV, using a consistent colour scheme throughout which matches my logo placed at the top of the document. Current social media has also been added to the contact details section of this CV (Instagram), which potential employers could then initially look at to see an on-going documentation of my work in considering whether or not I can contribute to their agency/brand in the ways that they are looking for.