See more photos of the opening night and the show here:  http://flic.kr/s/aHsjEYrTE8

COOL NEWS:
Four of the students in the show were interviewed by Marcus Leshock of WGN TV for a little spot about the Pop-Up Art Loop spaces.  It aired on the evening news last Friday.  Check it out!  WGN-TV’s link: http://wgntv.com/2013/05/03/pop-up-art-loop-temporary-galleries-take-over-empty-downtown-storefronts/

featuring…
Robert Adams, Felicia Bavirsha, Chaniel Clark, Nes Davis, Quittman Farmer, Alfredo Mones, Alex Villanueva, and Ryan Zarzecki.

Free and Open to the Public!

Details here: www.thedesignloop.org/portfolio-showcase

Opening Reception:  Thursday, May 2 from 5 – 8
as part of Pop-Up Art Loop’s “First Thursdays” Art Walk

Right around the corner from the school:
23 E Madison St., Chicago, IL  60602

Refreshments will be served.
Look through design portfolios, watch animation demo-reels, and speak with the artists themselves.  Enjoy a wide variety of work on the walls, shelves, video-screens, and vote for your favorite.  We will award a “Best of Show: People’s Choice” at the end of the showcase, so come in and cast your vote!

The Showcase Dates:  May 1 – 21, 2013
open gallery hours:  Wed. – Sat., 11:30am – 5:30pm

Hope to see you there!

-K

What You’ll Learn:

There’s more than one way to peel an orange, and there’s more than one way to learn. As someone who works daily to engage students, you know that they come to your classroom with unique traits and identities.

We want to hear about them! We’re asking students to get creative and put together a short video that illustrates their identity as a unique learner.

We’re awarding a $2500 scholarship for the best video. 

DEADLINE: April 19, 2013

Learn all the details about how to apply here:  http://www.cengagesites.com/CL/1270/slice/

This job offers a very flexible schedule, and will require 15-20 hours per week at $11 per hour. Our office is in my home near the Chicago Avenue Blue Line stop, but is comfortably professional and distinctly separate from my living areas. I like to keep the team in our office very diverse in style and skill set; I think the best way to grow as a designer is to be surrounded by other creative people and share ideas and approches. You will work as a part of a small team, but will need to be a self-starter and feel passionate about your work.

You will need to have a passion for interesting design as well as a grasp on Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Additional skills in Flash and HTML are beneficial! Our clients constantly create opportunities for us to grow and learn since the projects that land in our office are always different and original. Accordingly, you can have any variety of skills as long as you’re also excited about growing and developing your creative vision and technical skill.

This role is probably a great fit for someone with an alternative situation — a student, a stay-at-home parent who needs to get out for a few hours each week, someone looking to break into the graphic design career they studied for, etc.

Send me some samples of your work and let me know your situation. If it seems like a fit, we can meet for coffee.

Compensation: $11/hour, 15-20 hours per week

Please reply to:mwcth-3673756004@job.craigslist.org

Familiar with wordpress, html uploading (dreamweaver) and some coding helpful.

Please send resume asap. Can start right away.

Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9-5pm.
Flexible 5 hours per day.

Position Description
Responsible for typesetting and proofreading material and recommending changes to ensure that material is free of errors, clearly written, and logically structured. Responsible for correcting sentence structure, grammar, spelling and punctuation. Committed to continuous improvement by raising questions and gaining knowledge of popular customer terms to ensure that print content is relevant to the target audience. Make editing/proofing corrections of copies reviewed. Knowledge of photo editing and removing unwanted backgrounds is a plus. Knowledge of computers, printers and networking fundamentals required. Review customer faxes, emails and online orders and accommodate feedback with phone calls and emails. Professional telephone personality, etiquette and communication skills are required. Support the laminating team with help as needed to guarantee that print orders make the daily deadlines.

Position Qualifications

High School Diploma
Typing speed must exceed 40 wpm.
Pass drug screening. We are a drug free company. Upon hiring random drug screens scheduled.
Pass background check.

Printing experience preferred. Advertising, Communication, Marketing and Retail experience is desirable.

Additional Qualifications:
Photoshop
Possesses knowledge of widely used PC applications
Knowledge of graphic tools: laminators, trimmers and guillotine cutting machines.
Ability to handle a heavy workload, prioritize work and meet assigned deadlines.
Good verbal and communication skills.
Good attention to detail and quality.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline oriented environment.

The Poet’s Study 4366 N. Elston Avenue

Fill out application from 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Weekdays
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Saturday

Position starts at $10.00 per hour

Don’t just gain experience during your internship get paid too! We are an automotive marketing firm responsible for producing creative solutions to auto dealerships nation wide for the last 20 years.

We seek a hard working, enthusiastic designer that is looking to gain industry experience. You must have professional skills in Adobe Creative Suite, with strong understanding of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and be able to work fast, with minimal mistakes.

This is a paid internship; you must be able to commute to our downtown location as well as work remotely. Some work will be conceptual but most design work will have specific set of standards and guidelines that must be followed. The duration of the internship is approximately 10-20 hrs/week starting immediately and throughout the summer, with the possibility of continuing work for a successful candidate.

Send resume and cover letter to 7jfrf-3673816130@job.craigslist.org explaining why this would be a good fit for you. What can you add to our team!
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Position Requirements:
• 4-year degree in Graphic Design or an equivalent focus
• 1-2 years of career experience
• Available for Full-Time employment, with ability to commute to our downtown corporate office daily
• Digital portfolio (online or pdfs) available for review prior to interview
• Demonstrated skills in Graphic design and Web design/basic development
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to make appropriate design decisions quickly and efficiently
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once
• Must be self-motivated, be able to take direction, dive into a project and know when to call it a wrap.
• Ability to work pleasantly and effectively with off-site designers, developers, printers and clients via email, phone, skype or IM.
• Ability to ready a file for print production, as well as manage in-house printing needs.
• Ability to follow-up with Art Director/Senior Designer and upper management to get the approval/answers needed to keep your project on track.

Program Knowledge:
• Adobe CS6 — Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash
• Microsoft Office suite — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
• Working understanding of HTML, CSS and XML — enough to manipulate & update existing documents/pages using Flash and Dreamweaver, or through customization of a template, through WordPress, for example.
• CMS systems (experience working within or willingness to learn). There will be many occasions on which you will be asked to update client websites through a custom CMS rather than the original source .fla, .html or .aspx file.
• Email marketing (experience working within or willingness to learn) We specifically work with CoolerEmail to create, send, and track emails.
• Social Media marketing for restaurant, nightclub and Salon/Spa businesses (experience working within or willingness to learn)

Position Responsibilities:
• Layout and initial design of print promotional material such as: logos, business cards, flyers, posters, ads, signage, gift cards, brochures, menus, etc.
• Getting pricing and specs for various print projects & advertising
• Tracking down brand-appropriate, royalty-free stock images
• Layout and initial design of interactive promotional material such as: digital and banner ads, emails, web-flyers, webpages, online sales/promotions, etc
• Assisting with user interface design, usability testing and error/bug-identifying on new and existing webpages
• Assistance managing and streamlining our clients’ online reputations — facebook, twitter, yelp, google+, pinterest
• Assistance tracking, analyzing and communicating new page activity & trends to upper management
• Assistance updating client websites via source file manipulation and CMS
• Reporting to and assisting the Art Director/Senior Designer with graphic and web design tasks each day
• Willingness to dig-in and learn about our brands and about the programs we use each day to manage them

To apply for this position:
Email your resume, a link to your online portfolio, and 3 references with a short description about yourself and why you feel you would be an asset to our company to hgqxh-3636251702@job.craigslist.org