PPP - Visiting Professional - RAW

Robert Walker from Raw came in today to give a talk about his career as a graphic designer and how he came to start his own studio.

Throughout Robs presentation he had a series of quotes that were extremely relevant and motivational;

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did do"

"Everything you can imagine is real"

Rob explained that his studio lived by a motto of "Do good work for nice people". After building up a reputation Rob has come to the point where he will only work for clients he feels comfortable working for and turn any down that don't have positive values.

The second part of Robs presentation was all about self-initiated projects. Rob explained that some briefs that clients can set will not give you much creative freedom due to budget or the client having a specific picture in their head already. Rob told us about self-initiated projects that he had worked on straight off his own back (sometimes even upaid) which have been for a good cause. These self-initiated projects have always come back around to help out the business, in terms of exposing or making contacts.

He finished this section with the quote "Do good, feel good"

Rob finally ended the talk by telling us about Colonel Sanders and how before he made it with his famous Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe, his recipe was rejected 1,009 times!! but he didn't give up as he believed in himself.