JUSTIFICATION OF MY EXISTENCE

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. Basically because of legal reasons I can't actually show you any work I've done. But what I can show you is a bunch of pixels, showing that I have done work though! In the scramble is a cool brand, including logo, packaging, store design, several styles of ads and two custom typefaces, an identity pitch for a city, a typeface for a bank, guidelines for an investment company, work for a charity, illustrations for a phone manufacturer, bank brochures and a few internal projects including a book, a website and a poster.

All in that? Yes, it is true.

I'm sorry I can't show anything yet though. I'd like to, I really would. But I've signed confidentiality agreements, so I won't discuss anything further. Hopefully it's vague enough to keep me safe, but detailed enough to not just be "doing stuff".

IESSO

DAY 1

THE FIRST DAY WENT WELL. It was different from what I was expecting... equal parts more hectic and less hectic than I feared. The hours were long (8.30–6.30) and there's a lot to do, and it needs to be done well, but they pretty much left me alone to my own devices. I was expecting a team of PR-bots, as well as my bosses to be constantly monitoring me, but they didn't. When I showed them what I was doing they were pleased, but then just left me alone to continue.

There are a few unexpected things that I've never experienced in an office before:

- An elevator
- A fruit basket every morning
- A cafeteria
- A coffee maker that makes 7 kinds of coffee and 5 teas
- A Starbucks
- A reception area with sign-in sheets
- A mailroom with delivery people
- A phone book to contact people within the office
- 6 floors with well over 500 staff
- Ricky Gervais standing outside having a smoke

Today is now my second day at work, and it's going to be pretty intense I reckon. I need to get my work done today because I'm not going to be here tomorrow.
(I'm working on a freelance basis, so they only need me here for 2 days this week.)

UPDATE: They've asked me to stay on till the end of the week a few minutes ago. So that's more work, experience, and money!
UPDATE 2: I've had to remove some of the names and details. And officially I got it wrong when I said the workplace was a PR company. They're definitely advertising. And they company I'm in is purely design. Hope that clears things up.

Take care everyone.

IESSO