The juries of AIGA, a professional association for design, have been celebrating inventive ideas for some nine decades—most recently in this year's "365 | Design Effectiveness" contest, whose 134 winners went on display this week at the group's National Design Center in New York.

The top designs, all from 2010, include a website that incorporates bicycle bells into virtual Christmas choirs, a campaign for breaking into the makeup market for South Korean schoolgirls, and tequila labels created to evoke everyday life in Mexico.

 link to Wallstreet Jounal Article

AIGA NY Gallery

From your classmates...

http://www.septemberindustry.co.uk/

http://www.positivespaceblog.com/archives/15-good-graphic-design-portfolios/

http://www.fairspot.com/

thinking about fundrasing...
http://feltandwireshop.com/seller/change/products

studiompls.com/#317391/Salon-Modern
studiompls.com/#317387/Neve
www.knoed.com/work/genes.php
www.alvindiec.com/indexhibit/index.php?/perrines-wine-shop/
www.alvindiec.com/indexhibit/index.php?/project/cakes--ale/

next year it will be you...

Your KU peers did great including 2 juror's choice awards and the aiga scholarship. check out the work.

Open publication - Free publishing - More ampersand

Open publication - Free publishing - More portfolio

Open publication - Free publishing - More portfolio

Open publication - Free publishing - More portfolio

Open publication - Free publishing - More book design

Open publication - Free publishing - More typography

MOAB paper profiles

http://moabpaper.com/icc-profiles-downloads/epson/

April Photo Studio Sign Up

Please let me know what time(s) you would like to sign up for -- first choice, second choice -- will be first one to email me who gets it. IF all times are taken let me know you are ready to shoot, what day(s)/times(s) work best for you and we will get it worked out.

Will post schedule on glass door going into the photolab area.

Wed April 6

9:00 to noon :

noon to 3:00 : Josey Kruse

4:00 to 6:00 :

6:00 to 9:00 : Camille

Thurs April 7

9:00 to noon :

noon to 3:00 :

3:00 to 6:00 : Jamie

6:00 to 9:00 :

Friday April 8
9:00 to 11:30 : Em Tuel

11:30 to 2:30 :Lindsey

2:30 to 5:30 : Michael Selby

Sunday April 10

1:00 - 2:30: Janell McDonald

2:30 - 4:45: Jordan Jacobson

Please be on time and be ready to leave when your time is up. It is best to have a partner to help you shoot, over shoot, take more than you think you will need, really close up, full screen, from low, from high, and bracket.

Also make a shot list so you don't forget something when you are in the throws of shooting.

InDesign Tips

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/03/17/indesign-tips-i-wish-i-d-known-when-starting-out/

the brander

online mag
check it out
http://www.thebrander.com

Cover Letters what makes them great?

Smashing Mag just posted... timely and pretty good check out the article. What Makes A Great Cover Letter, According To Companies?

LinkedIn

Use your reviewers to grow your LinkedIn network. Your behance website can be on your LinkedIn page. So make a Behance, it links to linkedin and if you are a member it populates the AIGA gallery. On Behance to Connections - > Networks. http://www.behance.net/connections/lists?type=5

Use Cargo for a website

want a website Cargo Collective is the place to go. It is ENOUGH for you to have a cargo site... You do not need to build one from scratch to be respected...

http://www.laurenschimming.com/
http://jarredkolar.com/
http://www.brucemaudesign.com/
http://www.nathanielcoopercreative.com
http://kylevanloo.com/
http://jordangraycreative.com/

the noun project

http://thenounproject.com/

Designer's toolbox

if you don't follow Luke you missed this. bookmark it and keep it handy
http://www.designerstoolbox.com/

more good

examples: nice mixture of flat files, context and mood. check them out

examples...

look closely at how people SHOOT their work and pace it out... this is a nice example

photo studio signup

PLEASE BE ON-TIME AND LEAVE ON-TIME

sunday feb 20 

1:00 - 2:30: Sara Minor and Maryann
2:30 - 4:45: Sara Minor and Maryann

monday feb 21
9:00 - noon: Jamie
12:00 - 3:00: Emily
3:00 - 6:00: Casey

6:00 - 9:00 Morgan

tuesday feb 22
9:00 - noon: Sarah R and Alyissa
12:00 - 3:00: Addie
3:00 - 6:00: Kaitlyn

6:00 - 9:0: Tristan

friday feb 25
9:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 2:30: Jordan
2:30 - 4:30: Megan

sunday feb 27

1:00 - 2:30
2:30 - 4:45

showing your work...

make sure we the viewer can see it. so maybe it is a flat file... example

also zoom in for details, nice SCALE shift, showing off details... we don't need to see everything from a wide shot. example

nice "case study" example, and example

Upcoming Events...

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Feb 07: Hallmark Symposium (Bobby Martin)
Feb 08: Hallmark, (Wichita, Dallas) prep workshop (2:30 pm room 200)
Feb 13: Wichita, Hallmark, Dallas prep workshop (2pm room 200)
Feb 15: Hallmark recruiters visit and presentation about internship
Feb 18: Wichita: AIGA portfolio day
Feb 24: IntroActive, lecture 2
Feb 27: Hallmark and Dallas prep workshop (2pm room 200)
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March 01: Dallas entries due to me by Feb 28 and I can ship it for you.
March 01: Hallmark Internship Application Deadline
March 14: Timmy Fisher (MK12)
March 24: IntroActive, lecture 3
March 31 - April 2: Dallas, National Student Show ($150.00 it is worth it)
Spring xx: AIGA Portfolio Workshop {required $
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April xx: AIGA KC A7: Deadline Call for Entries
April 21: IntroActive, lecture 4
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May 11: Sophomore Review
May 12: KU Senior Show