Do…

•  Keep it simple

•  Put your best ideas at the beginning and end

•  Make sure it is put together well

Don’t…

•  Have scruffy or loose pages

•  Don’t forget to bring it!

Do…

•  Keep it simple… unless you have a fantastic idea

•  Send it out and follow it up with a phone call

Do…

•  At least one placement at the end of your second year . . it looks good on your CV

•  Find out about the industry

•  Make tea, people will appreciate it and a good ice breaker

Don’t…

•  Turn up late everyday

•  Complain about working late

Do…

•  Find out about the company you’re interviewing at… a little goes a long way

Don’t…

•  Say you would rather work somewhere else

Do…

•  Enter as many as possible

•  Be decisive about which brief to pick

Don’t…

•  Cry if you don’t win

Do…

Buy design books if you can afford to

•  A Smile in the Mind •  D&AD Annuals •  Creative Review •  How to be a graphic designer without losing your soul •  Sagmeister; What I have learned in my life so far

Don’t…

•  Just use the internet