April 2012 Archives

Ask the Pros: Are Tablet/Digital Portfolios Acceptable for an Interview?

To help prepare you for the real world, we're introducing this Ask the Pros series to help answer some of your most frequently asked questions about interviewing, job-hunting and working in the world of magazine art and photo departments.

Got a question you want answered? Send it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll put it to our experts! A varying panel of professionals will give you their take, and then it's up to you to put their advice to work.

And if you're a working professional yourself, we'd love to hear your opinion too ... don't hesitate to add it in our comments or email us to be on one of our panels.

Today we're continuing on the portfolio topic ...


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New SPD-Sponsored Competition: The Best of Collegiate Design

As we get ready to post the rest of our winning entries in our 2012 Student Design Competition (you've seen our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place already, right?), we're announcing the details of another one:  In our continuing effort to recognize all the awesome design work being done out there, SPD is now an official co-sponsor of the Best of Collegiate Design contest, working with the College Media Association to recognize the best work produced by student media designers.

Did you work on your college's newspaper, magazine, yearbook or online publication over the past year? Then enter your work! (That's some of last year's winning entries above.) A panel of judges made up of some of the best publication design professionals out there will check out your work and pick the best of the best for inclusion in the CMA's annual Best of Collegiate Design publication. And we'll feature the winners here on our blog as well. 

The deadline is May 15, so get your entries in now! Get all the details here and watch our site and the CMA's competition Facebook page here for updates and judge profiles.

Our 2012 Student Design Competition Third-Place Winner

In case you've missed it, we've been announcing the winners in our 2012 Student Design Competition starting with first-place winner Chris Allen and second-place winner T. Leclaire. We'll be announcing more winners soon, but for now, click through to see our third-place winner's full entry, Q&A and to see who won the third-place $500 prize, Adobe Creative Suite software, and a summer internship ... … MORE

Ask the Pros: What's the Biggest Mistake You See in Portfolios?

To help prepare you for the real world, we're introducing this Ask the Pros series to help answer some of your most frequently asked questions about interviewing, job-hunting and working in the world of magazine art and photo departments.

Got a question you want answered? Send it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll put it to our experts! A varying panel of 5-8 professionals will give you their take, and then it's up to you to put their advice to work. And if you're a working professional yourself, we'd love to hear your opinion too ... don't hesitate to add it in our comments!

Following up on our recent Portfolio Review event, today we're answering a question of utmost importance that you may not even knew to ask...… MORE

Our 2012 Student Design Competition Second-Place Winner

We saw Chris Allen's first-place winning entry already, but now check out the second-place winner in our 2012 Student Design Competition. Click through to find out who won a $1,000 prize, the Adobe Creative Suite and an internship opportunity as well as a great Q&A with the winner. And keep coming back as we announce the rest of our winners!… MORE

Speaking of Competitions...

While we're in the midst of announcing the winners of our 2012 Student Design Competition (see Chris Allen's first-place win here and come back tomorrow for our second-place winner), how about entering another competition? The Best of Collegiate Design competition (in it's 20th year!) is now officially open, so for all of you who produce any kind of print or digital publication on your college campus, this is your chance to have your design in the spotlight. Get all the details here.

Our 2012 Student Design Competition First-Place Winner

We had an awesome group of entries in our 2012 Student Design Competition and we've finally made the hard decisions as to who won. See our first-place winner's full entry after the jump and read our short interview with him to see how he came up with his winning entry.… MORE

Ask The Pros: What Do I Wear to My Interview?

As the 2012 graduating class makes their way out into the real world, we're starting up this new Ask the Pros series to help answer some of your most frequently asked questions about interviewing, job-hunting and working in the world of magazine art and photo departments!

Got a question you want answered? Send it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll put it to our experts! Each time a panel of 5-8 professionals will give you their take, and then it's up to you to put their advice to work.

To start us off, we're tackling the seemingly-easy but oh-so-tricky question of how to dress for an interview. Click through for our panel's advice...
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The Internet Can Be Tricky Like That

If you're up on your journalism news, you've probably heard about young reporter Khristopher Brooks and his attempt to share his excitement over a new job through a faux press release on his personal blog ... a perhaps-fun and creative idea, but one that got him fired even before he started the job! 

Answer: Born in 1957, this font starred in its own documentary.

Milton Glaser used American Typewriter, which was designed in 1974, for his iconic "I Heart New York" logo in 1977.