PORTFOLIO VICTORIA KING
CONTENTS
SELF PROMOTION AND DATA VISUALISATION: WHAT AM I LIKE SUMMER WORK WHAT I DID IN SUMMER BUSINESS CARD LOGO IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS CLASSIC CV VISUAL CV COVER LETTER MOVING MANIFESTO LINK TO BLOG AND ONLINE PORTFOLIO ALL WALKS BEYOND THE CATWALK: TEAM PHOTOSHOOT VISUAL MERCHANDISING MOODBOARDS DIVERSITY NOW LORD WHITNEY
SELF PROMOTION AND DATA VISUALISATION
WHAT I DID IN SUMMER During the summer I was able to go Greek island hopping for 6 weeks. It was an amazing adventure and I was able to meet some new people and experience a new culture.
my summer...
Greek Island Hopping
SUMMER WORK For our summer work we had to create a poster based on a specific era and try and capture what we thought the most specific and most memorable factors of that era were.
WHAT AM I LIKE? Whilst on the topic of self promotion, we were asked to create a poster which included 10 images that we feel best represent who we are.
MY FAVOURITE BOOTS
MY FAVOURITE BOOK
MY POSESSION
MY FAVOURITE FOOD
MY TRANSPORT
WHAT AM I LIKE?
MY PAST-TIME
MY CLOTHES
MY COMFORT
MY AVERSION
MY FAVOURITE WEATHER
SELF PROMOTION As part of our self promotion we had to create different forms of media (e.g. Business cards and CV’s) with our own personalised logo on them.
BUSINESS CARD I decided to keep my business cards very simplistic as I feel this looks more professional, and have devised the logo out of my initials.
LOGO IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS I then applied my logo and design to different contexts to show the variety of different forms my self promotion can be used in.
CLASSIC CV We had to create a classic CV which would usually be given out for jobs or internships.
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I# am# a# proactive,# hardworking# and# enthusiastic# young# professional,# ideally# looking# to# expand# my# career# into# the# fashion# industry# and# face# new# challenges.# # I# am# currently# a# student# at# Nottingham# Trent# University# studying# Fashion# Communications# and# Promotions;#a#course#in#which#allow#me#to#develop#my#knowledge#of#the#industry#and# give# me# a# great# insight# into# industry# style# roles# and# has# allowed# me# to# develop# skills,# which# I# hope# to# take# with# me# when# working# in# the# industry.# I# take# great# pride# in# my# professional# and# flexible# attitude# towards# any# task# I# am# set# and# love# to# use# initiative# within# the# working# environment.# I# have# learnt,# while# studying# this# course,# to# require# excellent#communication#skills#in#order#to#resolve#issues,#multitask#and#prioritise#work# in#order#to#provide#the#best#outcomes#for#my#final#projects.#
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VISUAL CV Then, we had to convert our classic CV into a visual one; making it promote ourselves more and give off a unique aspect but also combine it with our self promotion logos and brand image.
VICTORIA KING
MY EDUCATION !
Nottingham Trent University (2013 – present) Studying BA(Hons) Fashion Communications and Promotions – achieved a 1st class level in first year. Beaumont School (September 2007 – July 2013) A-Levels: Photography, Psychology, Business and Economics GCSE’s: 13 subjects graces A* - C including English, Maths and Science
WORK EXPERIENCE Next | Retail Store London Colney (Christmas Temp December 2014) Sales advisor labelled and organised stock, till work. Swimming Instructor | SwimGym (April 2009 – July 2013) Instructed children aged 2-13 how to swim and basic survival techniques. Given the responsibility of planning lessons.
I am a proactive, hardworking, enthusiastic young professional, ideally looking to expand my career into the fashion industry and face new challenges. I am currently a student at Nottingham Trent University studying Fashion Communications and Promotions; a course which allows me to develop my knowledge of the industry and give me a great insight into industry roles and has allowed me to develop skills which I hope to take with me when working in the industry. I take great pride in my professional and flexible attitude towards any task I am set, and love to use initiative within the working environment.
Date of Birth: 21/08/1995 07954287562
School Placement | Mount Carmel Kindergarten (June 2012, 1 Week) Shadowed teaching staff and given the responsibility of groups of children – improved my ability to lead and adapt accordingly. School Mentor | Beaumont School (September 2010 – July 2011) Mentored children from younger years and gave them guidance.
PERSONAL SKILLS Communication
Computing:
Microsoft Office
Teamwork
Photoshop
Social Media
Organisation
InDesign
Full UK Driving License
INTERESTS & ACHIEVEMENTS Music
Exhibitions
Ted Talks
Fashion Trends
Qualified Life Saver
Problem Solving
Vogue Subscriber
Travelling
Drawing
Photography
New Experiences
Languages
vicky_emma95@yahoo.co.uk shelovesfashion2.blogspot.co.uk
REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
COVER LETTER We were also asked to divide a cover letter that also incorporated our self promotion work and therefore was a continuation of our brand.
Waverley Street Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG7 4Dx Dear Sir/Madam, It is with great enthusiasm that I submit my application for the placement position at Next. As a second year student studying BA (Hons) Fashion Communications and Promotions, I hope that the skills and qualifications, which I have obtained so far through my course, will allow me to become an asset to the company. I have experience in a range of working environments (outlined in the attached CV) that I believe has helped me to develop and refine my skills in areas such as leadership, creativity and initiative. I relish new challenges and take pride in having a positive work ethic, which means I complete tasks quickly but to a high standard. I feel that I thrive in environment where each day offers challenge and the opportunity to learn something new. I am able to work both independently and in groups and enjoy using my initiative to find creative solutions to problems. I believe that the values developed through my experience transfer well into the work environment. Working and an insight into the highly pressured world of fashion has given me the opportunity to understand how attention to detail and preparation transfer into successful performance. A prerequisite of developing successful relationships is having good people skills and being able to communicate well. I feel I developed these skills in work environments ranging from swimming instructing through to working on my fashion course. I believe that I have skills in this area that would be of benefit if given the opportunity of working at Next. Next are a company I have known about for many years and more recently I have been able to appreciate the success it has enjoyed, and as a fashion student looking to develop and learn, I feel that Next would be the perfect environment for me to do this. Thank you for taking the time to consider my application. I hope that I may be able to expand on any of the points above at interview and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. Yours Sincerely,
Victoria King
MOVING MANIFESTO For our moving manifesto we had to create a short clip about something we do or use based on a piece of research. My manifesto is based on a piece of work called selfiecity.
http://flipagram.com/f/P9Fg2uGJfs
LINKS TO BLOG AND ONLINE PORTFOLIO
LINK TO BLOG My blog is an online reflective journal of the work we have been doing throughout the course.
http://shelovesfashion2.blogspot.co.uk It also includes information about the fashion world and my current interests.
LINK TO PINTEREST My Pinterest is a collection of imagery in which I find interesting and/or which links to my current work.
 http://www.pinterest.com/vickyemma95/ Pinterest is an easy way to access many images and also a way to pass on your images to many others.
LINK TO ISSUU http://issuu.com/victoria_king
I have uploaded my work onto ISSUU so that people are able to view my current projects.
ALL WALKS BEYOND THE CATWALK
PHOTOSHOOT Our ‘What Is Beauty’ photo-shoot was based around the idea of Age and Love and the fact that you don’t have to be young to be beautiful; that love and life is in fact a much more powerful representation of beauty.
Ideally, we would have used three images in our final exhibition, however there was only room for one, so we chose the image that we felt best portrayed the message we were trying to get across.
VISUAL MERCHANDISING MOODBOARDS We had to create moodboards based on a brand (All Saints) using our photos from London in ways which we felt the visual merchandising of that brand could be altered or improved.
NATURE OVERGROWN
RETRO ELECTRIC
DIVERSITY NOW For the Diversity Now project I chose to focus on Age, as I feel this isn't publicised enough in the fashion industry. I feel that love and happiness is what truly shows the beauty of a person; not skinny models who havent yet lived their lives. I feel that more of the fashion industry should focus on using older models as they have much more of a journey to show.
LORD WHITNEY For our Lord Whitney project, our group was given the word ‘ladder’ and told to devise a story which we would create and take photographs of; we chose the theme of the sea.