Student Outreach: November 2010 Archives

Smart Quote #29: Go For It

Don't be afraid to go out on a limb; that's where the fruit is.
--H. JACKSON BROWNE (quote and illustration via Handlettering Cite, a great blog featuring hand-lettered quotes by designer lettering artist Alexander Savakis, as well as others)

Good Advice: Presentation is Everything

Words of Wisdom 11.23.10 posted by The Editors

Following up on last Tuesday's post courtesy of designer David Airey, we found another great piece of advice within his terrific brand-identity blog, LogoDesignLove. In an interview with Sagi Haviv, a partner at design firm Cherymayeff & Geismar, Airey asked about the lessons he's learned. Haviv's reply is great advice for all designers...

When Georgio Armani was first shown the new A/X logo we designed in 2008, he rejected it outright. However, we found out that the new mark had been presented to him between meetings in a rush on a white piece of paper. The A/X people then suggested approaching him a second time (which they almost never do) with our entire presentation showing the logo in applications such as magazine ads, store fronts and billboards. He then immediately approved it. This near-failure taught me that in our business, presentation is everything.

Check out the full interview here.

#28: Be Grateful

Quoted 11.22.10 posted by The Editors

In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday...

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
--FRIEDRICH NIETSZCHE

This Is Who We Are:
Liana Zamora

Student Outreach 11.19.10 posted by The Editors

Today's featured Student Outreach Committee member is one of our original crew. Having helped create and run our first few years of Portfolio Review and Pub Crawl events, Liana Zamora has been an essential supply of help to the committee AND to you! She's also been a Student Competition judge, and a behind-the-scenes supporter of all our events. We don't even want to think where we would be without her, so read on and learn more about her after the jump. … MORE

What Do YOU Want to Know?

Student Outreach 11.18.10 posted by The Editors

Do you keep hearing your professors or coworkers use a term and you're not quite sure what it means? Or is there something you've seen done elsewhere and want to know how to do it? Maybe you want some advice on what degree to get, or how to prepare for the job search?

If you want to know it, then we want to answer it! Send us your questions and we'll answer them either in our Vocab Lesson series or in another future post. Email us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com.

Good Advice: Your Success (and Failure) Is In Your Own Hands

Words of Wisdom 11.16.10 posted by The Editors

Earlier this summer, Chris Arnold (founder of Creative Orchestra and former creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi) shared some of his advice for design students and recent grads with designer David Airey. Read on for a few highlights from the post, and if you have advice of your own, please share! Our comments section would love to have you. … MORE

#27: Make Mistakes

Quoted 11.15.10 posted by The Editors

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
--SCOTT ADAMS (via QuoteGarden.com)

This Is Who We Are:
Rommel Alama

Student Outreach 11.12.10 posted by The Editors

It may not seem that way, but the Student Committee hasn't been around for all that long. But one of our members for the long haul is Rommel Alama. Often taking on some of the more tedious administrative tasks and always there to lend a helping hand with all of our activities, Rommel has seen us through thick and thin. Just one of the many reasons you should get to know him... … MORE

You Know You Can Win an Internship, Right?

Student Competition 11.09.10 posted by The Editors

Now that you've got all the details on our Student Design Competition, we're hoping you're inspired. But if you need a little more motivation at this point (after all, entries aren't due until early March), how about the prizes you could win?

There's certainly the money and the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription that are both very motivating. But perhaps the most valuable part of the prize might be the internships. Want proof of just how incredible an experience that can be? Well, how about we get one of our recent winners to give you a little recap.

Above is a sneak peek at some of the work Honorable Mention-winner Nicole Zigmont did at her internship at Complex magazine. Read on to learn more... … MORE

#26: Just Do It

Quoted 11.08.10 posted by The Editors

A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.
--GEORGE S. PATTON (via the spine of GOOD magazine's May/June 2007 issue)

This Is Who We Are:
Shane Luitjens

Student Outreach 11.05.10 posted by The Editors

A master at multitasking, Shane has been a huge contributor to all our student events. Whether he's leading a session at SPD-U, helping organize a Pub Crawl, designing event posters or critiquing portfolios, we're lucky to have his talents and expertise. And you are too! Learn more about him here ...
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More from Marian Bantjes

Words of Wisdom 11.02.10 posted by The Editors

Whether you were lucky enough to attend last night's AIGA talk featuring designer/artist Marian Bantjes or not, you'll still get a lot out of perusing her website. And whether you like her work or not, her page of student questions is definitely worth reading. If you get anything out of it, it should at least be these 2 things ... … MORE

#25: Teamwork

Quoted 11.01.10 posted by The Editors

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
--BABE RUTH (via BrainyQuote.com)

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