Student Outreach: October 2010 Archives

This Is Who We Are:
John Walker

Student Outreach 10.29.10 posted by The Editors

Whether he's leading a seminar for our SPD-U event or hosting a portfolio review or working behind-the-scenes on the Pub Crawls, we're lucky to have John Walker's experience (TV Guide! Entertainment Weekly! The New York Times Magazine!) and enthusiasm as he helps with all of our events and efforts. Read on for his great advice and interesting background...
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SEEK and Ye Shall Learn

You Should Do This 10.28.10 posted by The Editors

If you're in the Chicago area, you should definitely consider attending the SEEK Design Conference on November 20. Run by the Visual Communication students at Northern Illinois University, the one-day conference gives students a great opportunity to meet and learn from a great roster of design professionals. While there's no focus on editorial design specifically, looks like a great chance to get good advice and insight on design in general.

Does your school host a similar event? Let us know at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com.

Up Close with Our 2010 Honorable Mention

Student Competition 10.28.10 posted by The Editors

We're taking a look back at this past year's Student Design Competition winners to see if their work and insight can give you a little inspiration to start your own entries for this year's competition.

Nicole Zigmont, now a recent grad from the Rochester Institute of Technology, merited an Honorable Mention prize with her entry, winning her an internship at Complex magazine this summer. Once again, self-created illustrations caught our judges' attention, along with her fun sense of typography. Read on to see more of her entry and to hear how she did it. And then get your brain going to create your entry! … MORE

Vocab Lesson 18: Folios

Terminology 10.27.10 posted by The Editors

A page number is known as a page number, right? Well, in magazine-speak, not necessarily... … MORE

Lights, Cameras...

You Should Do This 10.26.10 posted by The Editors

If you a photographer type and are in the NYC area, you should definitely consider attending PDN'S PhotoPlus Expo this week. Students get half off the entry fee, and you can even attend the Expo Hall for free.

There will be tons of great seminars, including several magazine-related ones such as...
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Up Close with Our 2010 Third-Place Winner

Student Competition 10.26.10 posted by The Editors

In order to celebrate the opening of our 2011 Student Design Competition, we're looking back at this past year's winners.

Derek Eng, now in his senior year at Ontario College of Art and Design, was our third-place winner. A smart headline treatment and visually-exciting second spread helped him win a $500 prize, the Adobe Creative Suite and an internship at W magazine. Read on for more info and to see his second-spread.
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What Magazine Personality Will YOU Be for Halloween?

You Should Do This 10.25.10 posted by The Editors

Our friends over at Ed2010 are hosting a Halloween party tomorrow night here in NYC, and you're encouraged to dress up as a well-known magazine staffer. Obviously there will be at least several Anna Wintour's there, but will anyone dress up as one of our beloved Art Directors? If you attend, report back on who you go as, and who you see!

#24: Both Parties Should Be Happy

Quoted 10.25.10 posted by The Editors

Art is like masturbation. It is selfish and introverted and done for you and you alone. Design is like sex. There is someone else involved, their needs are just as important as your own, and if everything goes right, both parties are happy in the end.

--COLIN WRIGHT (via designwashere)

This Is Who We Are:
Kim Sall

Student Outreach 10.22.10 posted by The Editors

If you've gone on any of our office tours, or attended our SPD-U event in 2009, then you've likely met the lovely Kim Sall. If you ever see her at a future event, you can be sure you're in good hands. Learn more about Kim below... … MORE

Up Close with Our 2010 Second-Place Winner

Student Competition 10.21.10 posted by The Editors

We're taking a closer look at this past year's Student Design Competition winners in order to give you a little motivation for this year's competition.

Now a recent grad from Ball State University, Kyle Lewis was our second-place winner in last year's competition. Like with our first-place winner, his smart self-created illustrations, a great sidebar and a well-designed second spread helped him win a $1,000 prize and the Adobe Creative Suite. (He also won an internship at an NYC magazine, but wisely turned it down for a real PAYING job.) Click through for his 2nd spread and more details.
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You Should Do This 10.20.10 posted by The Editors

If you're entering our Student Competition or doing any kind of editorial design project, you're likely going to need some Lorem Ipsum (don't know what that is? click here). Well, leave the boring old faux-Latin version behind, and coolify your layouts with Gangsta Lorem Ipsum.

Thanks to SwissMiss for the find.

Vocab Lesson 17: Display Type

Terminology 10.20.10 posted by The Editors

If you've read through our 2011 Student Competition rules, then you've come across the term display type. But in order for our instructions to make sense, we thought it might help if we clarify just what display type is... … MORE

Up Close with Our 2010 First-Place Winner

Student Competition 10.19.10 posted by The Editors

To kick off this year's Student Design Competition (get all the rules here), we're going to take a closer look at this past year's winners to give you a little inspiration.

Elliot Stokes, now a recent grad from the University of Georgia, was our first-place winner in the 2010 competition. Thanks to his self-drawn illustrations, terrific sidebars and tons of great visual entry points within a balanced layout, he wowed our judges, earning himself the $2,500 Adobe Scholarship in honor of B.W. Honeycutt, the Adobe Creative Suite and an internship at Inc. magazine. Click through for the 2nd spread of his entry and for some insight into how he came up with his winning entry. We'll be posting the same for our other winners within the next few weeks, so keep coming back! … MORE

#23: Pay Attention to What Is There

Quoted 10.18.10 posted by The Editors

"Creativity often consists merely turning up what is already there. Did you know that right and left shoes were thought up only a little more than a century ago?"

--BERNICE FITZ-GIBBON (via 1designsource)

This Is Who We Are:
Jason Sfetko

Student Outreach 10.15.10 posted by The Editors

Having just announced our 2011 Student Design Competition rules, this week's SPD Student Committee profile-ee is quite appropriate since he himself was a competition winner. Read on to see how it helped him out.
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2011 Student Design Competition: The Rules

Student Competition 10.14.10 posted by The Editors

It's official: our 2011 Student Design Competition is now open. Entries are due Monday, March 7th, 2011 at 5pm. Yeah, we know that's a long way off at this point, but trust us, it'll be here before you know it. And you wouldn't want to miss out on this chance to win cash, prizes and an internship, right???

Read on for this year's instructions and categories, and find out more juicy details here. We'll also have a PDF with the same rules that follow available for download in the next few weeks. … MORE

Good Advice: Know the Product You Are Pitching To

Words of Wisdom 10.12.10 posted by The Editors

The talented folks at Wonderful Machine (they represent select photographers) did a great Q&A with James Mullinger, Photo Editor at GQ magazine. Whether you're looking to become an art director, a photo editor or a photographer, it's a very worthwhile read about what he looks for in potential photographers. Perhaps the best piece of advice for all of us, whether applying for a design job or trying to get illustration or photography work:

What annoys you the most? Photographers sending in grossly inappropriate work for us to see. Look at the magazine before you send your work in. If you can see it on the pages of GQ, we'd love to hear from you. Otherwise don't bother. Know and understand the product you are pitching to.

#22: Surprise Them

Quoted 10.11.10 posted by The Editors

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
--GEORGE SMITH PATTON (via Design Quotes of the Day)

This Is Who We Are:
Trevett McCandliss

Student Outreach 10.08.10 posted by The Editors

If you went on Tour B of our recent Pub Crawl event or attended our Fashion Talk event in February 2009, then you'll have met our next talented Student Committee member...
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Interning? Win Cash!

Internships 10.07.10 posted by The Editors

Ed2010's Intern Trust Fund awards $1,000 to a few lucky interns. And knowing how most internships don't pay, that could definitely come in handy. The deadline for fall interns is midnight THIS SATURDAY, October 9. Get the application here. Spring interns must apply by Jan. 30th, 2011 and summer interns have a May 30, 2011 deadline.

More Pub Crawl Love

Pub(lications) Crawl 10.07.10 posted by The Editors

As you can see, our Pub Crawl attendees were jumping for joy, their tours were so good! Okay, so, maybe that's stretching the truth a bit, but as you can see in these photos and quotes, a good time was had by all...

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Vocab Lesson 16: the Wall

Terminology 10.06.10 posted by The Editors

Pink Floyd's. The Berlin. Your Facebook one. The word wall conjures up lots of associations, and we've got one to add to the list...

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Magazine Cover Design

Covers 10.05.10 posted by The Editors

The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) recently named the winners in their 2010 Best Cover of the Year competition. You can see what won and the other finalists here. But perhaps the more interesting part is the stories behind the covers. In their Cover Gallery here, you'll learn why certain photographs were used, how the photographer worked with the subject and more about the ideas behind the images. It's some great insight into some great design.

#21: Make Them Feel Something

Quoted 10.04.10 posted by The Editors

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
--MAYA ANGELOU (via QuotesOnDesign)

This Is Who We Are:
Joseph Caserto

Student Outreach 10.01.10 posted by The Editors

If you attended last Friday's Pub Crawl or any of our last several Pub Crawl events, then today's Student Committee Profile will likely be a familiar face...

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