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Student Design Competition Q&A: The Copy

So, uh, for this Student Design Competition, where do I get the words to use in my layout? Do I have to write the story myself?

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You Ask, We Answer: About Those Portfolio Reviews!

Answers 03.27.14 posted by Student Editors

I really want to come to your Portfolio Review event, and I DO want to try for magazine jobs once I graduate, but I don't have hardly any editorial pieces in my portfolio. Does that matter?

Nope! It doesn't matter! If you have ANY interest in pursuing jobs in magazines or other editorial design work, then whether you have tons of editorial pieces in your portfolio or none, this is the perfect event for you. Read on to find out why...

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You Ask, We Answer: Student Competition Edition

Answers 02.19.13 posted by The Editors

I don't live in the U.S.

Can I still enter the Student Design Competition?

Heck, yes! We've had entries in previous years from as far-flung as Lebanon and Paris... if you represent Canada, Japan, New Zealand, where ever, we say bring it on! Our only requirement is that you are an enrolled student at an accredited school. Get the official rules, entry form and lots of other info here.
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Should You Work For Free?

Answers 01.12.11 posted by The Editors

As aspiring designers (and really all of us designer-types), you probably get hit up often to use your talents on behalf of someone else for the huge lump sum of "experience" and "portfolio pieces". Sometimes working for free is worth it. Most of the time, it isn't. But what's a student designer to do when they've got limited experience to get the paying jobs? Well, check out this awesome and hilarious flow-chart, courtesy of typographer/illustrator-extrordinaire Jessica Hische. It'll be your guide the next time you get offered the generous payment of "future work".

Student Competition Q&A: Do I Have to Be in a Publication Design Class?

Answers 01.11.11 posted by The Editors

As our Student Competition deadline quickly approaches (March 7), we're answering your questions to help you figure out all the details, rules, and guidelines. If YOU have a question, email us at mail@spd.org, and we may answer it here.

I'm an art student interested in graphic design and I think I could design a pretty awesome magazine spread, but I haven't taken any publication design classes. Can I still enter your competition?

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Student Competition Q&A: The Internships

Student Competition 01.13.10 posted by The Editors

It says one of the prizes in the Student Design Competition is an internship. When and where does that take place exactly? And is there housing included?

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Student Competition Q&A: December Grads

Answers 12.30.09 posted by The Editors

I was wondering what the rules are for December graduates.

Can I still enter the Student Competition?

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You Ask, We Answer

Answers 10.02.09 posted by The Editors

This is the first post in our new Q&A series. Whether it's about magazines, or the job hunt, or maybe just trying to figure out how to do something in InDesign, send us your question and we'll get our SPD "experts" to give you their answers. Email us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com.

The Fall Pub(lications) Crawl was a wonderful experience and I certainly feel like I learned a lot and gained valuable information. I would love to go on the Pub Crawl in the spring. When will the locations be decided, and can I be notified when the information is posted? Once again thank you; it was tons of fun.
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