UK (Old) Newbie

[Pignut]

Hello to everybody here.

I am a 41 year-old fellow living in North West England.
A couple of years ago I decided to pursue a long-held ambition and try and become a Graphic Designer. I have a lifelong love of the subject and some of my earliest memories are logos - how many other infants were mesmerised by Francesco Saroglia's Woolmark logo I wonder?

I completed a HND qualification in Graphic Design last July but since then things have been slow other than a few days freelance work!
Still, I'm optimistic about the future and am ready for another serious push to gain employment in this competitive sector. This seems to be a fantastic resource and hopefully I'll learn a lot.

Cheers!

[Ben Kessler]

Pignut, best of luck with your new career direction! Welcome to GDF!

[Virgo Nightingale]

Welcome aboard, Pignut!!

Interesting screenname you got there... :D

[Maker]

I was in a band with a guy nicked Pignuts about a decade ago.

how did you pick up that name? its not one you'd find in a book of common nicknames...

[budafist]

Welcome! I didn't understand what your avatar was at first but now it all becomes clear :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

Welcome Aboard Pignut! :)

Nice to meet you!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RedKittieKat/welcomes/noelle-candy1_welcome.gif

[Two-Toe Tom]

welcome to the forum pignut! :)

[Pignut]

Thank you to everyone for the greetings.

I'm a bit surprised at so many comments about the screen name! It was just a daft word I remember using when I was a kid.

I didn't realise that there was such a thing as a pignut, although a quick google reveals that they are something to do with hickory trees which I don't think we have too many of the UK.

As for the Avatar, I recently thought of working under the name "Pignut Designs" (it seemed like a distinctive enough name - easy to remember for the URL) and just designed the logo/symbol around what I thought a "Pignut" should look like.

[Two-Toe Tom]

pignut = porcine testicle

[Pignut]

pignut = porcine testicle
Explains why my work is often described as a "load of bollocks" :D

[morea]

Welcome to GDF, Pignut. Best wishes in the new career!

When you have a few moments, please take a look over the threads posted here (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=42); they explain just about everything you need to know about the forum.

If you're not familiar with vBulletin forums there are some great tips to help get you acquainted posted here (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28801). Enjoy your stay!