Monday, 5 December 2016

CV and Intellectual Property Rights

In todays lecture with Peter we looked at CV's as well as intellectual property rights. This helped me to gain a better insight into what my work is worth and what I am worth as an designer.

Curriculum Vitae


Understand how it is read:

Name and contact 

Your name
Address
Telephone (Personal Mobile)
Email (Uni and personal)
Webpage (Online portfolio)

Age
DoB
Status (if single put this on, if not, don't)


Education 

Most recent first:

University of huddersfield Graphic Design and Animation BA Hons (Expected graduation date)

College etc. NO GRADES, Just say you have the qualifications. Been to University, that is enough. No list. GCSE's for example - GCSE's including maths and english etc.

Skills  - Computer literacy (Program Specific)
           - Driving licence (Get driving lessons)

Work experience 

Date - Organisation - Job
Doesnt matter what the work is.

(Revolution,
 Function room
 Park
 Whitehall Country Club)

Most recent first. Showing you have a work ethic.


Hobbies - interests 

Be very brief - This is to show you have a life. Keep aspects back for further discussion. If you ask questions, you want to eloborate and chat aboiut what you have done.

Aspect of head screwed on, banterous etc. 2 or 3 things i enjoy doing. Make sure its real.

Referees (Not reference - its people who could give you a reference)

Name
Company
Position
Address
Telephone
Email

Work Reference, Academic.

Be creative in how you approach people.


I.P. - Intellectual Property 
I.P.R. - Intellectual Property Rights

Patents: Theses must be NEW
               HOW things work
               HOW they are made
               TECHNICAL contribution

Copyright 
Automatic Production covering anything written or preformed.

Design right 

The way an object looks.
Similar to copyright, it is automatic, and similarity, the key issue is proved or originality.

Pre paten registration - £25
Design right registration - £50
Copyright registration -  £50


(1) Client ________________ You (Designer)
                                                  Potential commissioned work

(2)You assess if you can do it   ______ (Ability, Time, Scope/size, Resources, Cost)

(3) Client ____Agree Terms____ You (Designer)
                Cost, Payment, Deadlines, Brief details, Technical file, etc)

(4) Client ___Liaise with client____ You (Designer)
               Undertake work  -  Deadlines, Project management, Booking resources etc.

(5) Client _____ Deliver work ______Complete work.

(6) _________ Receive Receipt

(7) Send Invoice __________

(8) _________ Payment made

Liase with client - 

Keeping client engaged, the more the client thinks the ideas are theirs. Make milestones to show the client. make them sign off on work before you do too much and they go back on it. Recorded delivery and get receipt at that point.

Invoicing - Be prompt. Ensure you put all data on the invoice.
Order Number
Client Contact (Name of person)
Date of Commission
Date of Delivery