Tips for getting in contact with designers

Tips:

• Research is the key to a good interview
• It'll make you aware how accessible or not your subject is
• Get in contact soon to ensure that you have time to wait for them to respond 
• Check out social feeds to tip you off on their working habits
• You only get one chance to make a good first impression. Make it personal and sincere.
• Let research inform how you make contact. Insta, Twitter, LinkedIn, Medium?
• One platform engaged with in an unfiltered manner
• Identify that and reach out in a manner that's consistent with their tone of voice
• Move the conversation to a face-to-face meeting or email thread as soon as possible.
• Email between 7-9am
• Use grammarly
• Type out email in Microsoft Word
• When sending an email get to the point and have a clear ask
• In a face to face or call ask permission to record the conversation
• Share the finished report - be appreciative, say thank you 
• Add them on social media and LinkedIn
• Be creative in the format of the report 
• Your finished outcome should clearly relate to the designer and area of focus
• Can concept be connected to physical form
• Get hold of quality images - or create imagery 
• Creative ways to elevate imagery - not all has to be posed 

Hunting them down

How do you search for people's email addresses?

Website, social media bio, LinkedIn, Google. 

Use LinkedIn, Google and Hunter
Pick up the phone where possible
If all else fails back to social media - DM's 

Methods of Interview - Where possible meet face-to-face
- Video call
- Phone call 
- Face to face 
- Email