SS: week 10 : march 12 M : Designer Presentations

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

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!

SS: week 6 : feb 20 / 27 : m

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!

SS: week 4 : jan 30 : m

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

SS: week 3 : jan 23 : m

make portfolio decisions
determine what type of physical portfolio you are going to have, make an order or figure out how you are going to make it, where are you going to print it, etc.

make a list of work/projects (aka GET ORGANIZED)
begin a “work/project list ” of what you want to show in your book, include title and whether or not you will be showing a digital version or a photo of the piece, include image in your list if you have it, consider making this organized in such a way that you can continue to use it throughout your career, leave a space for your written descriptions to be added later. Save this as a PDF.

EMAIL ME and I will invite you to Dropbox. Get an account if you don’t have one. I will be sharing a folder with all of you, this will be where you can drop a PDF to me of your work/project list. Please name your PDF like this: yourlastname_yourfirstname_projects.pdf

SS: week 1 : jan 09 : m

homework for the next two weeks:
write 3 goals:
What is your goal for the course?
What is your goal for your first design job?
What is your goal for yourself as a designer?

compose studio/job list studio lists:
find at least 5 studios with jobs posted
find at least 5 studios with no jobs currently posted, 
this will be your “studio wish list”
include type of studio and links to their website and job description, include mailing address and name/email of a contact person or dept.

READ:
Design Observer: Open Letter to Design Students Everywhere
10 New Year’s resolutions for designers