You’re in the Loop…
Posted by: David Rodriguez on: January 21, 2010
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Welcome to the Design Loop, your one-stop-shop for Design-related resources, news, student work, and other fun stuff from our Design Department at Westwood’s Chicago Loop Campus.
Reminder: Design Tutoring
Posted by: Kayce Bayer on: January 27, 2012
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Don’t forget: If you need a little extra help with your design assignments, need to practice your software skills, or simply want to get ahead of the rest, come to Design Tutoring!
every Tuesday
10am – 2pm
room 1059
Don’t wait until you get behind! Practice with someone around who can help troubleshoot.
Animation Fest!
Posted by: Kayce Bayer on: January 27, 2012
Come on out to see the Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival 2011 at Chicago Filmmakers.
8pm, TONIGHT!
5243 N. Clark St., Chicago
For more info: http://chicagofilmmakers.org/cf/content/best-ottawa-international-animation-festival-2011
…and if you can’t come to the show, at least check out some of the artists featured:
12 Sketches on the Impossibility of Being Still – Magali Charrier/Royal College of Art (2010, 8 min., UK)
Haru no shikumi (The Mechanism of Spring) – Atsushi Wada (2011, 4 min., Japan)
The Renter – Jason Carpenter (2011, 10 min., U.S.A.)
Joyz ‘Electropia’ – Noriko Okaku (2011, 5 min., UK & Japan) pictured at top
Blanche Fraise – Frédérick Tremblay/La Bande Vidéo (2011, 17 min., Canada)
I’m Fine Thanks – Eamonn O’Neill/Royal College of Art (2011, 4.5 min., UK)
Det Siste Norske Trollet (The Last Norwegian Troll) – Pjotr Sapegin (2010, 13 min., Norway)
Moxie – Stephen Irwin (2011, 5 min., U.K.)
The Goat and The Well – Ben Cady/University of Wales, Newport (2010, 5 min., U.K.)
Submit a design for a chance to win 2,500!
Posted by: jb1789 on: January 17, 2012
Take some time to come up with the best original idea you can think of. We’re not talking your fraternity’s logo or a photo of your new puppy. We’re talking an idea so amazing that your eyeballs may explode if you stare too long!
Use our submission kit for templates and to learn about all the various incredibly awesome specialty ink and print methods we offer.
Use the templates provided in the submission kit to prepare your design files. Click the “Submit a design” button below, follow the instructions and fill out the form to submit your design for presentation to the Threadless community.
Over a period of 7 days, the Threadless community will score and comment on your submission. These scores and comments will help us decide which designs should become the next Threadless tees!
- $2,000 in cash
- $500 Threadless Gift Certificate (can be redeemed for $200 cash)
- $500 in cash each time your design is reprinted
- Alumni Club Membership including a Medal of Honor and other goodies
The Designer of 2015
Posted by: Kayce Bayer on: January 13, 2012
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If you are planning to be a designer in the near future (say in the next 3 years or so), AIGA and Adobe has come together to define the qualifications and expectations of the Designer of 2015. Read their Designer of 2015 Competencies and Trends and more.
Illustration Practice through Pattern Design (weekly due dates)
Posted by: Kayce Bayer on: January 13, 2012
My grandmother–who is surprisingly techie, though naturally crafty–turned me on to a custom fabric site called Spoonflower. Not only can you order amazing custom-designed fabrics, but you can also submit your own designs to be printed. Much like Etsy or Cafepress, you can set up your own shop of designs for other people to buy your fabrics. They also have weekly contests, in a variety of themes.
So…if you want a challenge, or simply need to practice your illustration skills, create a few patterns and submit for voting. Here are the details: http://blog.spoonflower.com/upcoming-spoonflower-contests.html
Upcoming themes: Graffiti/Street Art + Art Deco…but this is always updating, so check the link above for more current topics.
(above images: past contest winners)
Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2012
Posted by: jb1789 on: January 13, 2012
Adobe has recently announced the call for entries for the 2012 Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). The Awards celebrate innovative students and faculty members from all over the world for their achievements using the dynamic combination of technology and the creative arts.
The competition – which showcases individual and group projects created with industry-leading Adobe creative software – honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world’s top institutions of higher education.
Both individuals and groups may enter up to three unique projects in the following categories during the entire duration of the contest.
• Interactive Media:
Browser-based Design, Non-Browser based Design, Application Development, Mobile Design, Game Design, Installation Design, Innovation in Interactive Media in Education.
• Video and Motion:
Animation, Live Action, Motion Graphics, Innovation in Video and Motion in Education.
• Traditional Media:
Illustration, Packaging, Photography, Print Communications, Innovation in Traditional Media in Education.
There is no entry fee.
Eligibility
The 2012 Adobe Design Achievement Awards Contest is open to all individuals age 18 years or older who are students, or faculty in an accredited institution of higher education.
Prize
ADAA 2012 finalists will receive Adobe software and a trip to Los Angeles, California where they will be honored in an awards ceremony during the Adobe MAX conference, 20-24 October, 2012.
Category winners will also receive a cash award of US $3,000.
Deadline:
June 22, 2012 (161 days left)
Alumni Profile: Louie Camacho
Posted by: Kayce Bayer on: January 11, 2012
In an effort to glean some insight into life after Design School, I asked a few graduates to share a bit about their current work and experiences. Louie Camacho was the first to bite. He graduated in May 2010 from the Visual Communication Program.
“I work as a designer for a very small design solutions company called Mike Media Group. I’ve been with the company for a year and some months now. I was discovered by my boss when I was looking for freelance work through Craigslist and just constantly posting my services along with my web address.
We work with varied companies like Sears, Kmart, and other start-up companies. We are recently talking with Time Warner and working to get that client to sign a contract with us. We just finished a website to introduce a new app in Apple’s Appstore (I don’t want to disclose who/what at the moment, because they are in beta phase so things might still be sensitive).”
What is your favorite thing about your current position?
“My favorite thing right now is that while my company is still considered small, we are constantly proving ourselves an asset to bigger companies like Sears, who have their own in-house design team. I’m also learning a lot from working in a small company, because in such a small amount of time, I’ve actually witnessed it grow and continue to rise to a full blown design company.”
What else in your life has changed since graduation?
“So far the thing that has really changed is my financial freedom. It has been the fuel that propelled me to finish school in the first place, and I am having a hard time knowing what to do with it. Suddenly I am able to travel on a whim and go out and have a social life. It’s a nice problem to have right now when the economy has been in terrible shape.”
What’s next?
“Since I started working full-time, I haven’t focused on freelance jobs. Most of the time when I took on freelance gigs, it was largely because of the money. Now, I’m thinking of revisiting freelance and am able to pick out the ones I really want to do and not because of money, but because I truly believe the project.”
Check out Louie’s personal design site: http://www.IamButtonbag.com
Best wishes in all your future endeavors. Thanks for sharing with us, Louie!
Happy New Year Pizza Challenge!
Posted by: Kayce Bayer on: January 4, 2012
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Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break! It’s time to get started again. Remember, the first day of classes is THIS Friday, January 6. Let’s start the new year right by showing up the first day, ready to take on whatever comes our way!
Pizza Challenge: The School of Design class with the best attendance on the first day of class, will get a Pizza Party on me. Spread the word, round up your comrades, and make this an important first step to making the most of 2012.
See you Friday!
~Kayce
Attention Rock Star designers
Posted by: jb1789 on: December 6, 2011
Tandemodus is looking for design interns for Spring 2012!
Their spring internship is now open. Interested? Send resume/samples: collaborate@tandemodus.com
2011 Holiday Card and Design Contest
Posted by: jb1789 on: November 16, 2011
Design the Westwood College 2011 holiday card, and take part in this opportunity to compete with other Westwood design students at other campuses for a chance to have your original artwork bring in the holiday cheer!
Eligibility:
Only Westwood on-ground school of design students can participate
Prize:
The finalist will win a $100 best buy gift card and their design will be sent to more than a 11,000 faculty, staff,students,and friends of Westwood!
Submission:
Due date is Sunday,December 4th
E-mail a JPG of your design to:
Natasha Kemmerling, Director of Student Services
nkemmerling@westwood.edu
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