It's spring and graphic design is busting out all over . . . this creative surf brought us tons of beautiful work, students, graphics shows and even a book about making alphabets. . . :
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Learn to "Draw Your Own Alphabets" by Hand With a Book by Graphic Designer Tony Seddon
* David Hillman, Google Creative Lab ECD & other leading creatives discuss
* Seniors display culmination of work throughout their college careers
* Students impress local night club owners with graphic design project
* Feast Your Eyes: Senior Graphic design students serve 'design stew'
* Rutgers publishing program trains writers and designers together
* Bop Design Announces Tips for Working with Graphic Designers
* Meet : Lavender & Honey for fresh eye-candy
* Brain Candy gives young designers a boost
* Graphic Design: Now in Production
... and more !
Seniors display culmination of work throughout their college careers
Michelle Berthiaume writes for Keene-equinox.com
On an overcast Friday afternoon, in the middle of Keene State College's Spring Weekend, a group of college seniors eagerly looked toward the start of their bright futures.
The Graphic Design Portfolio Review helped these senior graphic design majors showcase their work in a professional environment for the first time. Employers from the Monadnock Region along with local residents, classmates, professors and faculty joined the 40 or so students in the student center enter for a night of networking.
Full story : keene-equinox.com See for more details!
Feast Your Eyes: Senior Graphic design students serve 'design stew'
With the tagline 'Come See What's Cookin', one might expect the Bachelor of Fine Arts Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition to be a somewhat gustatory experience.
It happened at the Department of Art Gallery in McComas Hall and continues in the Visual Arts Center for the evening's remainder. There may be food at the event, but the students crafting the exhibition have been whipping up graphic design stew, as they call it, rather than beef stew. The galleries will display walls of calendars, posters and T-shirt designs rather than tables of crome broloe and beignets. Full story : The Reflector online See for more details!
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Students impress local night club owners with graphic design project
Hopwood Hall College students have impressed the owners of local business, Pacific Night Club, in Rochdale, with their graphic design skills, as part of a work experience project.
Pacific Night Club proprietors, Mark Foxley and Martyn Turner have been working closely with the College as they recognise the importance of work experience. They presented second year graphic design students with a brief to design a flyer to promote the club's student night. The night involves local bands performing at Pacific and the brief was to promote this within the flyer. Full story : Rochdale Online See for more details!
David Hillman, Google Creative Lab ECD & other leading creatives discuss
While judging this year's D&AD Awards, six top talents tell us what they've learned from what they saw.
Last week saw the judging of the D&AD Awards 2013, which awards the best professional advertising and creative work from the around the world. Six judges took time after casting their experienced eyes over work entered from around the world to give us an overview of what they've seen that's impressed them most -- and how those works tell us about wider trends across graphic and interactive design. Full story : Digital Arts Online See for more details!
Brain Candy gives young designers a boost
The graphic design class of 2013 at Sault College will present their Graduate Exhibit Show - titled 'Brain Candy' - at Loplops, a popular spot in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Show attendees will see displays of artwork, packaging, brand identity, typographic artwork, photography and more. Full story : sootoday.com See for more details!
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Rutgers publishing program trains writers and designers together
Digital publishing was barely on the horizon when Lauren Grodstein earned a master of fine arts degree from Columbia University a decade ago.
Now, a new Rutgers program that merges disciplines for an innovative academic collaboration has eight M.F.A. students working with 13 undergraduate designers to publish e-books and other projects. Full story : Philly.com See for more details!
Learn to "Draw Your Own Alphabets" by Hand With a Book by Graphic Designer Tony Seddon
While most graphic design today is done on a computer using advanced software, UK-based graphic designer Tony Seddon points out that, "once upon a time, there was nothing but hand lettering."
Draw Your Own Alphabets: Thirty Fonts to Scribble, Sketch, and Make Your Own is a book that will offer exactly what it claims, guiding you through a series of lettering styles as it suggests ways for them to be replicated and modified. Going back to the basics of graphic design, the author lists helpful tips in improving your hand-drawing skills and creating letters with a cohesive font style. Full story : Princeton Architectural Press See for more details!
Meet : Lavender & Honey for fresh eye-candy
Samantha Sanford, blogger. baker. designer lives in Savannah, GA -- focusing her design skills on stationary, invitations, & lovely paper goods for any event.
Her blog is fresh and lively, and you'll want to check out her Pinterest and all the cool stuff including her portfolio. Check out some of her fonts in use . . . very refreshing. Full story : Lavender & Honey See for more details!
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Graphic Design: Now in Production
The Nike swoosh, the Playboy rabbit and the Facebook lowercase 'F' in a blue square are recognized everywhere.
The exhibition illustrating how designers use color, typography, images, symbols and more to make objects come alive with meaning, spanning two venues, just a couple blocks away from each other, opened Feb. 1, 2013. Full story : Grand Rapids Art Museum, Kendall College of Art and Design See for more details!
Bop Design Announces Tips for Working with Graphic Designers
A monthly survey by the National Federation of Independent Business says that small business owners are feeling less optimistic about expanding their businesses or hiring new employees, as reported by Heesun Wee on CNBC.
According to Bop Design, a San Diego web design agency, this suggests that small businesses may be looking more to freelancers or contractors for the marketing services they need, such as graphic design. Full story : digitaljournal.com See for more details!
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