Hanbury London

I came into Hanbury very open minded as i wasn't sure where i wanted my practice to take me.
I wanted to talk particularly to the publishers and agents as these are both things that i think would relate to me. I was also interviewing the advertisers at the event so this was a good opportunity for me to converse with professionals. When it came to the publishers i talked to the children's publisher  about the process of publishing a children's book as this is something I wanted to potentially do in my career i also talked to Plum Pudding agency about this and being a children's illustrator and i was happy to hear that it doesn't have to be a full time thing as i like to do adult ideas as well.
Interviewing the Ad agency really outlined the competitiveness of advertising and that they usually hire illustrators within their own companies. From talking to them I realised from the guy representing Ogilvy that being a creative director within advertising sounded like a job suited for me.
I enjoy processing ideas but less enjoy executing them. The agents also helped me decide this as when i talked to them/ heard their talks it open my eyes to how interesting being an agent is. I talked to a couple of agents after the talk and they outlined how the job would potentially suit me and i will try and keep in contact with a couple to see if i could gain any more experience in becoming an agent.
Overall, this event was a good wake up call for me as it outlined creative jobs outside illustration that would still incorporate my skills without it being too direct as i would like to work more within creative ideas rather then process in the future.