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AIGA student membership discount!

Posted by: David Rodriguez on: February 8, 2012

Until Feb 28, signing up with the AIGA is now only $50 instead of the usual $100.  In case you don’t know, the AIGA is the professional organization for graphic designers across the United States.  They have workshops, lectures and lots of other benefits for members who sign up.  One really great benefit is the [...]

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Posted by: David Rodriguez on: February 8, 2012

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Amazing visit to 2×4

Posted by: David Rodriguez on: November 14, 2011

On Wednesday some of our design students took a short trip (2 blocks) around the corner to visit 2×4, a very cool ad agency who works with such clients as Wrangler and the Chicago Bears. There we met David Stevenson, the president and creative director of the company, whom for two hours, shared his advice [...]

What NOT to include in your Resume!

Posted by: David Rodriguez on: October 29, 2011

Over the course of your adult life, you will hear many recommendations as to what to include in your resume, with many well meaning people giving you some less-than-perfect advice.  Times are a changin and so is the resume; that all important ticket to getting a job. Some of the staples of the resume are [...]

Ravinia Poster Competition: $1000 prize

Posted by: David Rodriguez on: October 24, 2011

Unlike many of the other poster competitions posted on this site, The Ravinia competition is open only to Students.  Also while it is open to the whole country, it seems to be more popular among those in the Chicago Area.  That means your chances for winning here are definitely higher than in other contests. Ravinia [...]

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Contest Page Updated

Posted by: David Rodriguez on: October 17, 2011

Check out the updated contest page.  We’ve got 2 photography contests and 1 poster contest.  Check them out!

3d Max Design Hero Competition

Posted by: David Rodriguez on: September 21, 2011

CGarchitect.com and Autodesk are seeking for heroes! Not any kind of heroes, but 3ds Max designers with big creativity and imagination. Autodesk is looking for inventive concepts or renderings of architectural design, mechanical or industrial/product designs like buildings, bridges, vehicles, furniture, and consumer products. Entries will be judged on imagination, innovation, and ingenious use of [...]

Great Internship Opportunity

Posted by: David Rodriguez on: September 7, 2011

The good people at MAKE need an intern! Check it out! http://www.readysetmake.com/updates/help-wanted/

The truth about Networking

Posted by: David Rodriguez on: September 1, 2011

A student recently asked me to help with some questions he had about networking…. What is the importance of networking? Networking is probably the most important and unfortunately most overlooked aspect of gaining employment. Its important because the reality is that when someone has to fill a position, they don’t want to spend alot of [...]

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Tutoring / Office Hours

Posted by: David Rodriguez on: August 15, 2011

On tuesdays from 10-2pm.  Mr Rodriguez will have tutoring hours for students needing help with design related classes.  It is held in rm 404 and you may drop in at any time.


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