EVALUATION: London Book Fair 2013

My organisation efforts: Whilst at the Book Fair, I had many comments and praised thanks from staff and students concerning my organisation efforts. A few individuals proved difficult to reach which was a pity and I did strive to educate others on the vitality of being professional in many ways, including gossiping, manners when talking to people, punctuality, reliability and discussing issues with me in a mature manner.
I arrived in London on the Sunday night so I could be at the venue early to set up and organise the stall to the best aesthetically positive appearance. With the help of Benedict on Monday and Wednesday morning, we were able to set up the stall and wait for the students who I was expecting to arrive for the first two hour time slot (09:00-11:00 am).
In terms of last minute clarifications, I used the Facebook group I had set up specifically for the task of contacting students about the Book Fair. People seemed to be online a lot more around the date of the Book Fair for one reason or another and this worked to my advantage as they checked Facebook regularly so I didn't have to wait too long to have several replies and confirmations.

Portfolio: I was really pleased with how my portfolio turned out and how well it represented my talents and skills. The overall feedback was positive, with many people commenting on the fact that they believed I had a good skill and very good execution of thoughts and style when concerning characters and line work. A lot of people commented on my material sample I had printed too and wanted to feel it.

Website: The website was live but as far as I know, no one looked at it while I was at the Book Fair.

Twitter: I used my official twitter account to comment and tag the London Book Fair Team about what my thoughts were on the whole experience. On Wednesday, after sitting in on some very interesting Egmont Publishing talks and releases, I commented on how good they were. Not long later, the book Fair team retweeted my comment and replied.
It doesn't sound like much of a triumph, but it got me exposed to a very large range of people.

Screen shot from my Twitter page.

Business cards: The business cards did very well! There were some nice comments about the work I had used and the sleekness of the layout. I did have some people question where my e-mail was and this has now lead me to rethink the next time I have any printed. No bad comments were made however and only one book distributor refused to take one.

The Nikahrat: The Nikahrat was welcomed immensely and I was really surprised! Because I have been working for so long trying to perfect the story and the illustrations, the Book Fair was the first time it was exposed to the public. Because it is based on very personal emotions, I did have reservations about the audience approaching it empathy and respect.

Moxley: All copies went on Monday. Each one received a surprised, pleased reaction to the fact it was free and people stood and read it to the end, commenting on how the illustrations were simple but did the poem justice.

King: All copies went on Monday. I wasn't around unfortunately to see them go.

Bertie: Received very well! Took six and came back with two. People who I gave them too were very shocked and took them gladly, even if they hadn't read the limerick. After they had I got the impression that they understood the character and the presentation more.

Earrings: Only able to make two pairs due to time and resources. I wore one pair and left the other pair on the table for promotional giveaway. Luckily, I was at the stall when they went. I was able to talk to the woman and she commented on how interesting they were and asked if I were selling any more on a online shop. When I said I was planning to but didn't have a shop yet she asked to let her know when I did set up a shop and we swapped contact information.

Bags: Bags all went but I was never around to see them go. From this I can only conclude that they were successful.