Worth the Read!

March 29th, 2012 Comments Off

The Main Failing Of Design School: Kids Can’t Think For Themselves
by Michael Bierut

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

AIGA | Aquent Survey of Design Salaries 2011

AIGA | Standard Form of Agreement for Design Services

AIGA Center for Practice Management

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.

http://idealcandidate.represent.uk.com/04

Local Printing Resources

February 2nd, 2012 Comments Off

Printing Lab, Kresge 27C (hours vary, be sure to check schedule)
MSU Libraries, Print, Plot Scan

ASAP Printing, Okemos
Kinkos Fedex (locations or order online)
OfficeMax, Okemos
Capital Imaging
Great Lakes Graphics

 

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.

Creativity Exploratory

January 23rd, 2012 Comments Off


“An innovative, practice-based addition to the College of Arts and Letters curriculum, the Creativity Exploratory offers a unique learning environment designed to enhance CAL majors. In hands-on informal learning experiences, students and faculty will collaborate on projects that integrate skills from various majors.”

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Portfolio Cases

January 23rd, 2012 Comments Off

Shop around for a possible portfolio solution…the items can add up quickly. Also, if you order something double-check their return policy!

PAPERHAUS 

PORTFOLIOS & ART CASES

PAOLOCARDELLI
BUILD YOUR OWN
PAPER SOURCE
BLICK ART MATERIALS
KLO PORTFOLIOS

online print-on-demand: Lulu & Blurb

Senior Seminar: Recommended Articles

January 3rd, 2012 Comments Off

AIGA Articles of Interest:
Graphic Design: A Career Guide
Designers at Work
How to find your first job
What the US census says about the design workforce
After School Special
Employment Agreements for Designers
What Designers Must Learn
Making a Living
Plain Talk about Learning and a Life–in Design
Get a Design Job!

Fast Company: The Brand Called You

Fast Company: Designers Are The New Drivers Of American Entrepreneurialism

Design Observer: Open Letter to Design Students Everywhere

10 New Year’s resolutions for designers

Plain Talk about Learning and a Life–in Design by Sharon Helmer Poggenpohl

Senior Seminar: Recommended Books

January 3rd, 2012 Comments Off

The Education of a Graphic Designer by Steven Heller

How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul by Adrian Shaughnessy

The Elements of Style by Strunk, White, & Angell

Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design by Steven Heller

Careers by Design: A Business Guide for Graphic Designers by Roz Goldfarb

Flaunt by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit

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