Recent content by SamC

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    Portfolio - To build or not to build?

    Ok, Not sure if this is the correct place for this thread so please move as you feel fit. So I’ve produced my CV detailing who I am, what I do and a couple of choice pieces of work. This has been backed up with an online portfolio with more work and has by some small miracle secured me an...
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    Password protection area

    !!? I'm astounded by this !!? - I would quote your reply J but then i wouldn't have any space to reply. I hope that there's no time limit on these post staying up as i suspect that this will take me a while to get my head around. Seriously massive thanks for your help on this one - I have now...
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    Password protection area

    Jaz - Thats excatly what I had in mind - any help will be most appreciated. Ta Sam
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    Password protection area

    Wonderful, thanks for your help - when my mind is clear in the morning I'll have a proper wander round the internet and let you know how i get on. What did we do before google?
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    Password protection area

    Evening, I'm finally close to putting together me own little site and I've hit a small coding wall... What I'm after is a seperate area(s) on the site that is only accessible by login/password. Basically I want a private portfolio area so that i can tailor parts of the site to certain...
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    MikeButtery - Business Card

    Quick thoguht - been in a bit of an odd mood today so feel free to dismiss this as the spray mount talking but i'd love to see you burn your logo into a slice of toast - that way you can keep the image and your logo on the reverse without the two being at odds.
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    Spring Cleaning

    Thanks guys I'll give the freebie a try and attempt to convice the powers that be to spend some money - or I could just try and get it through our service contract........
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    Spring Cleaning

    Evening all, The whole XP - Vista thread which not surprisingly turned into another Mac v PC debate got me looking at my machines both home and at work, and I’ve decided that my work one is far too sluggish for the spec and is in need a good ol’ spring clean. Now unlike my home PC which...
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    XP Or Vista

    Am I an oddity in that I don’t prefer one over the other? - I use Mac at work and PC at home and once you’ve got used to the quirks in each machine I don’t think there’s a lot to tell them apart. The benefit of a Mac is seemingly all the designers/printers I work with use the same so your all...
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    Shameless Self Promotion?

    All, as usual thanks for the feedback. eddyp, yes I could do fake projects, and I know it would be worth it but being able to use the actual press ads, company branding etc would be much preferred. I do have some personal projects I can use, I just don’t feel they carry as much weight as the...
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    Shameless Self Promotion?

    Ok - so I think we've established I need permission from my boss before displaying my portfolio. Guess in a way i'm lucky I'm inhouse (no pesky third parties to worry about). So, is there a good way to bring this up, without it sounding like - "I want a new job"
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    Shameless Self Promotion?

    Ok, thanks for all your feedback. Interesting to see how complex this is, I guess the complexities of a personal portfolio are more, well complex then expected. Any thoughts on the benefits of showing the process over just the final product?
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    Shameless Self Promotion?

    mrp2049 - Thanks for that, I agree that the client can help the process and I’ve gotten into the habit of not being too over protective of my designs, I think this conversation could go down a long and winding route about compromise etc... All I’m wondering is, is there much benefit in...
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    Shameless Self Promotion?

    blueocto - thanks for the feedback. No I haven’t asked my employer. As I’m hoping self promotion will lead to extra curricular employment and possibly a whole new job this isn’t the easiest subject to broach. mrp2049 - Also thanks. The work isn’t directly for big customers that are going to be...
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    Shameless Self Promotion?

    Ok, I’m relatively new here and am looking forwarding to hearing from the voice’s of experience. I stumbled into design a while ago and have stayed within the same inhouse design team since then. Now I’m looking to spread my wings further and am wondering; a) Are there any accepted...
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