Student Outreach: October 2014 Archives

#TBT: SPD-U Throws it Back to 1999 Student Competition Winner Lou Vega

Student Competition 10.30.14 posted by Student Editors

As part of SPD's 50th Anniversary celebration, we're looking back at our past Student Competition winners (see galleries of past winning work here on the blog each Wednesday). A few of them were kind enough to speak with us about what they've been up to since their wins and how the competition affected them.

In 1999 as part of our 5th Student Competition, Lou Vega won the top B.W. Honeycutt Award for his work as a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology under instructor Susan Cotler-Block (see his award-winning work below as well as in the full gallery of winners here).

We were lucky enough to talk with Lou -- who's now the Senior Art Director at Bloomberg Markets Magazine -- about his work and perspective on the publishing industry. His design work truly speaks for itself. Having previously worked at Premiere, Inc. and ESPN the Magazine, his active layout design and inventive typographic treatments make for some visually stimulating page turners. Read on to see where life has taken him since his SPD Student Competition 1st-place win back in 1999 ...

Image above: a spread design for Bloomberg Markets

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Attention CMA Attendees: Join us Thursday and Friday for 3 Great Design Sessions!

Student Events 10.29.14 posted by Student Editors

Don't forget ... if you're attending the CMA/ACP National Fall College Media Convention this week, we've got 3 fantastic sessions that we're presenting! Michael Wilson from Philadelphia Magazine and Darhil Crooks from The Atlantic (both "Esquire" alums) are presenting "Life After Esquire" on Thursday, October 30th, while Nancy Campbell and Trevett McCandliss of 9 Threads are presenting twice on Friday, October 31 ... "Conceptual Typography" and "Fashion Art Direction." Get all the details here.

From the Student Competition Archives: Competition #5 - 1999 Winners

Student Competition 10.29.14 posted by Student Editors

As we celebrate SPD's 50th Anniversary, we're going back in time to showcase all the past Student Competition winners.

Back in the beginning, the competition was more like the professional competition in that it honored the best work being done by students from the past year (as opposed to now where you create entries specifically for our competition ... look for this year's rules to be announced soon!).

Last week we showcased the top winners from the 1998 competition. Today we're highlighting all the winners from the 1999 competition. This 5th Student Competition was published in Pub 34...

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#TBT: SPD-U Throws it Back to 1997 Student Competition Silver Medal Winner Yarrow Earth Hock

Student Competition 10.23.14 posted by Student Editors

As part of SPD's 50th Anniversary celebration, we're looking back at our past Student Competition winners (see galleries of past winning work here on the blog each Wednesday). A few of them were kind enough to speak with us about what they've been up to since their wins and how the competition affected them.

In 1997 as part of our 3rd Student Competition, Yarrow Earth Hock won a Silver Medal of Excellence for his work as a student at the School of Visual Arts under instructor David Carson (see his award-winning work below as well as in the full gallery of winners here).

Hock's exceptional work over the years is quite the inspiration. Spanning across printed mediums, branding, packaging design and digital work, he always has the quality of his work in mind. Hock currently resides in Los Angeles along with his Emmy award-winning wife, Laura Keseric, and a daughter who loves to write and illustrate her own stories (perhaps a future SPD-U competition applicant)! We caught up with him to see where life has taken him since his SPD Student Competition Silver Medal win back in 1997 ...

Image above: logo, branding and product development for Leilani Bishop fragrance oil

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From the Student Competition Archives: Competition #4 - 1998 Winners

Student Competition 10.22.14 posted by Student Editors

As we celebrate SPD's 50th Anniversary, we're going back in time to showcase all the past Student Competition winners.

Back in the beginning, the competition was more like the professional competition in that it honored the best work being done by students from the past year (as opposed to now where you create entries specifically for our competition ... look for this year's rules to be announced soon!).

Last week we showcased the top winners from the 1997 competition. Today we're highlighting all the winners from the 1998 competition. This 4th Student Competition was published in Pub33...

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#TBT: SPD-U Throws It Back to 1996 Student Competition Winner Gabriel Kuo

Student Competition 10.16.14 posted by Student Editors

As part of SPD's 50th Anniversary celebration, we're looking back at our past Student Competition winners (see galleries of past winning work here on the blog each Wednesday). A few of them were kind enough to speak with us about what they've been up to since their wins and how the competition affected them.

In 1996 as part of our 2nd Student Competition, Gabriel Kuo won the B.W. Honeycutt Award (Gold Medal) for his new magazine design as a student at the School of Visual Arts (see his award-winning work below as well as in the full gallery of winners here).

His New York design studio has worked with powerhouse brands like Adidas, MTV, Neutrogena and Absolut (to name a few). His work is impressively versatile, spanning expertly across different markets and mediums alike. Now splitting his time between New York and Berlin, Kuo's work continues to inspire. We caught up with him to see where life has taken him since his SPD Student Competition top prize win back in 1996 ...

Image above: House of Marley branding

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From the Student Competition Archives: Competition #3 - 1997 Winners

Student Competition 10.15.14 posted by Student Editors

As we celebrate SPD's 50th Anniversary, we're going back in time to showcase all the past Student Competition winners.

Back in the beginning, the competition was more like the professional competition in that it honored the best work being done by students from the past year (as opposed to now where you create entries specifically for our competition ... look for this year's rules to be announced very soon!).

Last week we showcased the merit winners from the 1996 competition. Today we're highlighting all the winners from the 1997 competition. This 3rd Student Competition was published in Pub 32...

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SPD-U Presenting at Fall College Media Convention in Philly Oct 30-31

Student Events 10.10.14 posted by Student Editors

Are you attending the CMA/ACP National Fall College Media Convention at the end of the month with your school's media staff? Or maybe you live in the Philadelphia area and want to go on your own (get the early-bird rate thru Monday the 13th)? Either way, if you're going, make sure you don't miss our 3 sessions that we're presenting ... we've got 2 sets of incredible speakers talking about design, type, fashion art directing and magazines in general!

Michael Wilson from Philadelphia Magazine and Darhil Crooks from The Atlantic (both "Esquire" alums) are presenting "Life After Esquire" Thursday, October 30th, while Nancy Campbell and Trevett McCandliss of 9 Threads are presenting twice on Friday, October 31 ... "Conceptual Typography" and "Fashion Art Direction." Get all the details after the jump!

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#TBT: SPD-U Throws It Back to 1995 Student Competition Winner So Takahashi

Student Competition 10.09.14 posted by Student Editors

As part of SPD's 50th Anniversary celebration, we're looking back at our past Student Competition winners (see galleries of past winning work here on the blog each Wednesday). A few of them were kind enough to speak with us about what they've been up to since their wins and how the competition affected them.

Back in 1995 in our very first Student Competition (featured in Pub31), So Takahashi won a Silver Medal for his publication design while a student at the School of Visual Arts (see his award-winning work below as well as in the full gallery of winners here). Since then, his dynamic work has spanned mediums and international countries alike.

He started the Heads Inc design studio in 1998 and currently lives and manages his company in 4 different countries (his native Yokohama in Japan, New York, Oslo, Norway and Yangon/Myanmar). Global influences are quite apparent in his design work as he engages the viewer while still pushing boundaries. We caught up with him to see where life has taken him since his SPD Student Competition Silver Medal win in 1995...

Image above: Packaging System for WITH & WESSEL

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From the Student Competition Archives: #2 - 1996 Winners - Part 2

Student Competition 10.08.14 posted by Student Editors

As we celebrate SPD's 50th Anniversary, we're going back in time to showcase all the past Student Competition winners.

Back in the beginning, the competition was more like the professional competition in that it honored the best work being done by students from the past year (as opposed to now where you create entries specifically for our competition ... look for this year's rules to be announced soon!).

Last week we showcased the top winners from the 1996 competition. Today we're highlighting the merit winners from that same group. This 2nd Student Competition was published in Pub 31...

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Smart Quote

Smart Quotes 10.06.14 posted by Student Editors

Being a famous designer is like a being a famous dentist. -Noreen Morioka

Welcome to our "Smart Quote" series featuring some of our favorite design-related sayings and quotes. Have one you like and want to share? Email us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll make it part of our series.

"Smart Quote" is edited by Lixia Guo

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From the Student Competition Archives: #2 - 1995 Winners - Part 1

Student Competition 10.01.14 posted by Student Editors

As we celebrate SPD's 50th Anniversary, we're going back in time to showcase all the past Student Competition winners.

Back in the beginning, the competition was more like the professional competition in that it honored the best work being done by students from the past year (as opposed to now where you create entries specifically for our competition ... look for this year's rules to be announced soon!).

Last week we finished showing the first-ever Student Competition winners. Today we're highlighting the top winners from the 2nd Student Competition that were published in Pub 31...

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