Worth the Read!
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SS: week 10 : march 12 M : Designer Presentations
March 12th, 2012 Comments Off
Assignment for the next 5 weeks:
Research the designer you randomly selected. Prepare a presentation to share with the class. Over the next five class periods there will be daily presentations. A schedule is listed below. You must put your PDF presentation this Dropbox folder BEFORE the class period you are scheduled to present at.
Use InDesign to create your presentation (11 X 8.5) and export as a PDF. It must be easy to read, don’t cram it with text, show highlights about the person. Prepare to talk briefly for 5 minutes with at least 6 slides that cover:
—Who are they? (1 slide)
—What have they done? (1 slide)
—What do they currently do? (1 slide)
—What is their design philosophy/approach/view/work? (1 slide)
—Memorable quote (1 slide)
—Provide at least 3 links to relevant work and/or articles (1 slide) (make these interactive links in InDesign/PDF)
mar 19 : m : 8 designer presentations
1. Austin Ashley
2. Erin Banner
3. Jonathan Biggs
4. Rachel Bohn
5. Justin Crawford
6. Katherine Dike
7. Madison Dresser
mar 26 : m : 8 designer presentations
1. Kelly Drummond
2. Emma Enness
3. Erica Garcia
4. David Glaeser
5. Kelsey Gordon
6. Lydia Grove
7. Jessica Halfyard
8. Colleen Haller
apr 02 : m : 8 designer presentations
1. Cameron Harrison
2. Hannah Hendrickson
3. Katelyn Henley
4. Tyler Hoover
5. Carly Huizenga
6. Erin Kaput
7. Jessica Knedgen
8. Lindsey LaParl
apr 09 : m : 8 designer presentations
1. Shuo Li
2. Ting Luan
3. Corey McGhee
4. Amy Memering
5. Kristen Miller
6. Cassie Nealis
7. Nicholas Perles
8. Sarah Sherman
apr 16 : m : 7 designer presentations
1. Sarah Somers
2. Monica Stolar
3. Jessica Stover
4. Calvin Tomaschko
5. Brianna Willis
6. Jeongmi You
7. Jenna Zeller
8. Erin Dowdall
SS: week 10 – week 16
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During the next five weeks the first 45 minutes of class will be dedicated to the designer presentations. The following hour will be open for individual meetings with me. You must sign up for a time. Sign-up sheets are outside my office (pencil included), sign up if you need to and please remember the time you signed up for.
On Monday April 23rd (our last class) the BFA Graphic Design Exhibit opens, we will use class time to celebrate and view the show!
PortfolioBox
March 12th, 2012 Comments Off
PortfolioBox is a web-tool you can use to create a high class online portfolio.
AIGA Salary & Contract Resources
March 12th, 2012 Comments Off
The Ideal Candidate
February 17th, 2012 Comments Off
Great advice and insight given on a daily basis…studios sharing what they look for in a person when hiring.
SS: week 6 : feb 20 / 27 : m
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Write a draft of your (master) resume, cover letter, biography, and project descriptions. Use Microsoft Word and write all of your documents in separate files, cover letters should be roughly 4 paragraphs (1 page), bio should be short (150-200 words, can come from cover letter?), project descriptions should be brief and to the point.
Drop off a PRINTED VERSION of these documents at my office (26C Kresge) by FRIDAY Feb. 17th.
Design your collateral materials, resume, cover letter, business cards, online portfolio, physical portfolio, leave behind, etc. Bring anything you have for feedback to our individual meeting. Sign up for a time on Monday Feb. 20 or Feb. 27th. All meetings will be held in my office, 26C Kresge. Show me your work either printed OR digital. If you are showing digital work please send me a link to the file(s) by 11:00 am. the day we meet so that I can have it up on the computer when we meet! Please have things organized so we can move through them easily. I only have 10 minutes with each of you!
Local Printing Resources
February 2nd, 2012 Comments Off
AIGA Detroit Student Portfolio Day 2012
January 30th, 2012 Comments Off
Registration is now open for the Portfolio day! Sign up here!
Studio Tours in Ann Arbor will be on Friday March 23rd. Space is limited to 25.
Sign up here for the tours.
SS: week 4 : jan 30 : m
January 28th, 2012 Comments Off
do research & make a plan
for your online portfolio
Look into the options I shared with you in class, see the lecture for links to the resources.
google yourself & clean up existing profiles
google yourself, double check facebook privacy, remove/cleanup any blogs or other accounts revise and test out your facebook profile, make a linkedin profile and add me as a connection, clean up flickr, vimeo, blogs, any other accounts, etc.
Come to the next class prepared to share a brief description of your physical and online portfolio decisions in small groups, bring your questions!
Read for Reference:
My Last Portfolio Sucked, Yours Might Too
Creating A Successful Online Portfolio
The Ultimate Guide for An Online Portfolio Using WordPress
21 Excellent Portfolios and Design Agency Websites
Read for Discussion:
The Brand Called You
An HR Lesson From Steve Jobs: If You Want Change Agents, Hire Pirates
The 50 Things Every Creative Should Know
