The Art and Design students showcased their work and their talents to the CEO and Creative director of Gilroy, a growing integrated marketing, brand and design agency based in Basingstoke. During the visit session Chris Hare and Lee Wisedale from Gilroy reviewed students’ portfolios, updated them on developments in the creative industries as well as set them an exciting logo development project.

The logo task is part of the selection process to choose two lucky Reading College students for a work placement with Gilroy. On placement students will have the chance to work on creative projects for many top brands including Vodafone, Rolls Royce, Oracle, and Computacenter. Working with Gilroy will give students the opportunity to work as part of a creative team, helping them to develop their skills and gain experience of working in a commercial environment.

Chris Hare will be back in college in a couple of weeks to check on students’ work in progress and to run a workshop for the whole class on the design sector. www.gilroy.co.uk. The Reading College Employment and Careers team arranges work placements and facilitates links with industry.