AOI

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AOI - Association of Illustrators 

Today's guest lecture was mainly focused on building confidence and learning how to promote ourselves and make a start in our careers professionally. 

Derek Brazell - Projects Manager

Self-Promotion website - Alice Pattullo (example)
> Keep it simple, functional and professional
> Include clear contact details 
> Keep a blog and update 
> Social Media links 

Example - Peepshow Collective 

Blogs/Social Media:
> Keep updated 
> Creative but professional 
> Try not to be too inspired by current trends or by your contemporaries
> Use it to nurture self-initiated projects and ongoing ideas - A strong personal project can be as appealing to a client as a strong commercial portfolio 

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