Student Outreach: March 2013 Archives

Upcoming Events

Student Events 03.29.13 posted by Student Editors

Be sure you join us for two upcoming student events, and remember SPD Student Members get free entry (but you still have to reserve your spot)!

• Wednesday, April 3: MAGAZINES & TABLETS-WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT'S NOT. A Q&A discussion with students and pros.

• Wednesday, April 10: STUDENT PORTFOLIO REVIEWS! No matter what shape your portfolio is in, bring it to us and we'll advise you on how to make it better.

Shortcuts to Success: Help, Quick!

Tips and Tricks 03.28.13 posted by Student Editors

Sure, there are huge lists of InDesign keyboard shortcuts out there, but are you going to sit down and memorize them all? We're here to help you learn some handy new ones, one by one, making it easier to add them to your mental list. Each week, we'll highlight a different shortcut to help you work faster, better and smarter.

SPD-U SHORTCUT OF THE WEEK

Access the Help Menu

command + shift + ?

The Help Menu is an often overlooked resource for getting yourself unstuck when you're not quite sure how to do what you want to do. Type command + shift + ? to access the Help Menu, and type what you're looking for into the search field, or choose a menu item. See an example after the jump.

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Congrats to Our 2013 Student Design Competition First-Place Winner!

Student Design Competition 03.26.13 posted by Student Editors

We've announced the third-place and second-place winners in our 2013 Student Design Competition, and today are excited to present our first-place winning entry designed by Jenny Savage. Click through to see her full entry, and look for commentary from our judges and a Q&A with Jenny and all our winners to come in the next few weeks. … MORE

Congrats to Our 2013 Student Design Competition Second-Place Winner!

Student Design Competition 03.25.13 posted by Student Editors

Friday, we announced the third-place winner in our 2013 Student Design Competition. Today we continue with our second-place winner, Ben Grandgenett and his winning entry. Click through to see his full entry. Commentary from our judges and a Q&A with Ben will come in the next few weeks. … MORE

Tablet Design Q&A Event: April 3

Student Events 03.23.13 posted by Student Editors

Tablets are opening new horizons--and requiring new skills--for designers. Now interaction design is an important part of overall publication design. Wondering how much you need to know as you enter the field? Come join us Wednesday, April 3 as a great group of pros discuss how tablets have impacted publishing and what you, as students, should be aware of.

Advance ticket sales has ended, but you can still buy a ticket at the door tonight. Click thru for price and location details (and remember SPD Student Members are free!)...

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Congrats to Our 2013 Student Design Competition Third-Place Winner!

Student Design Competition 03.22.13 posted by Student Editors

After a long day of intense deliberation, our amazingly-talented panel of judges selected the top winners in our 2013 Student Design Competition. We're starting the announcements of our top 3 winners today with our third-place winner, Darby Minter ... check out her complete winning entry after the jump...… MORE

Shortcuts to Success: Open Preferences

Tips and Tricks 03.21.13 posted by Student Editors

Sure, there are huge lists of InDesign keyboard shortcuts out there, but are you going to sit down and memorize them all? We're here to help you learn some handy new ones, one by one, making it easier to add them to your mental list. Each week, we'll highlight a different shortcut to help you work faster, better and smarter.

SPD-U SHORTCUT OF THE WEEK

Access General Preferences

command + K

Some of us like to work in picas, others in inches, and some even in centimeters. You can easily customize InDesign to suit your needs by changing Preferences. To open the Preferences dialog box and select the General tab, type command + K. Simply click a different tab to change to it.

PS: If you haven't done it yet, download a free poster with our first 25 Shortcuts to Success!

Got a favorite keyboard shortcut you'd like to share with everyone? Email it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll include it in our series, along with your own commentary if you'd like.

This week's shortcut brought to you by Joseph Caserto.

Student Design Competition: Thanks to Our Judges!

Student Design Competition 03.20.13 posted by Student Editors

Judging for our 2013 Student Design Competition took place Friday, March 8. Our awesome judges took their time looking over all your entries and finally managed to pick our winners. Thanks to all who entered for giving us such great work to choose from! We'll start announcing the winners here in the next few days, but for now, click thru for a sneak peek at judging day...

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Portfolio Reviews :: April 10

Portfolio Reviews 03.14.13 posted by Student Editors

March Madness is here, and here at SPD-U, it's going to bleed into April ... mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 10 for our annual Portfolio Review event. This will give all you graduating seniors (and undergrads too!) some guidance whether you're polishing up your final portfolio or you're in the midst of throwing one together.

At this event, you'll get critiques from several of our publishing pros and find out what publication and media art directors are looking for in your book when they're looking to hire. Doesn't matter if your book is finished or still in the works ... bring what you've got and our design superstars will help you figure out what's working and what's not. Details after the jump.

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Shortcuts to Success: Move Text to the Next Column

Tips and Tricks 03.14.13 posted by Student Editors

Sure, there are huge lists of InDesign keyboard shortcuts out there, but are you going to sit down and memorize them all? We're here to help you learn some handy new ones, one by one, making it easier to add them to your mental list. Each week, we'll highlight a different shortcut to help you work faster, better and smarter.

SPD-U SHORTCUT OF THE WEEK

Force Text to the Next Column

enter

Let's say you want to push a subhead to the top of the next column in a chain of text. Instead of resizing the text frame, or adding more words, click with the Type Tool in front of the text that you want to push to the next column, and type enter.

PS: If you haven't done it yet, download a free poster with our first 25 Shortcuts to Success!

Got a favorite keyboard shortcut you'd like to share with everyone? Email it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll include it in our series, along with your own commentary if you'd like.

This week's shortcut brought to you by Joseph Caserto.

Shortcuts to Success: Open a Linked File for Editing

Tips and Tricks 03.07.13 posted by Student Editors

Sure, there are huge lists of InDesign keyboard shortcuts out there, but are you going to sit down and memorize them all? We're here to help you learn some handy new ones, one by one, making it easier to add them to your mental list. Each week, we'll highlight a different shortcut to help you work faster, better and smarter.

SPD-U SHORTCUT OF THE WEEK

Edit Original

Double click the file name in the Links Panel

Shortcuts to Success took last week off to give you last-minute info on our 2013 Student Design Competition, but we promise that this week's shortcut is worth the wait. Some of InDesign's most powerful features are related to importing and managing graphics from its sister applications, Photoshop and Illustrator. Here's a great example: double click any filename in the Links Panel to open a linked graphic file in its native application for editing. Don't worry if Illustrator or Photoshop isn't open, yet; this shortcut will do that for you, too.

PS: If you haven't done it yet, download a free poster with our first 25 Shortcuts to Success!

Got a favorite keyboard shortcut you'd like to share with everyone? Email it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll include it in our series, along with your own commentary if you'd like.

This week's shortcut brought to you by Joseph Caserto.

Mark Your Calendars: Spring Events

Student Events 03.05.13 posted by Student Editors

Now that our Student Design Competition is officially closed (thanks for all your great entries! we'll update you soon on the judging process), we're getting amped up for some great spring events ... so mark your calendars and watch us here and on Facebook to make sure you get all the details:

• MARCH 11 :: SPD-U @ NYC13 :: We're sponsoring several sessions at the Spring National College Media Convention here in Manhattan. If your school publication staff is attending, make sure you get to our presentations on Monday! If your school isn't, you can still attend on your own by purchasing a day pass. Get all the details here and if you're interested in buying a day pass, email us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com.

• APRIL 3 :: Speaker Panel Event on Tablet Design :: Curious about all those tablet versions of magazines? This speaker event will try to fill you in on all the various ways magazines are being published digitally. Look for more details to come soon!

• APRIL 10 :: Portfolio Reviews :: Whether you've got your portfolio practically done, or just have a pile of printouts of your work, bring what you've got and our awesome group of publication art directors will check it out and give you tips and feedback on how to make it better. Just in time for graduation for you seniors, but all student levels are welcome! More details to come.

Student Design Competition Entries Due TODAY!

03.04.13 posted by Student Editors

The deadline for our 2013 Student Design Competition is here! Check out our official competition post for all the rules, details, tips and info and make sure your entry is at our office by 5pm today!

Got Questions?

Student Design Competition 03.01.13 posted by Student Editors

Working on your Student Design Competition entry this weekend and have a last-minute question you need answered? Be sure to read thru the entire competition details on the main post here and check out our last-minute tips here.

Still need an answer? Ask us over on our Facebook page ... we'll try to reply asap! (Though be aware that might mean in a few hours, not a few minutes.)

Good luck! Can't wait to see your work!

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