ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee invites students to submit their work for The 2010 SpaceTime student competition. The international juried exhibition is open to students who are currently enrolled in school/university, or graduated within the last one year. Interested students can submit up to three works in categories of:
Prints
Animation
Interactive Works
Work will be judged by an international panel of jurors. Students in K-12 can submit works in the Prints category. Selected works will be exhibited during the annual SIGGRAPH conference in Los Angeles.
Submission Deadline: May 8th, 2010
Go here for more information.
Reproductions of accepted works will be on exhibit at the annual SIGGRAPH conference, and will also tour nationally and internationally for approximately one year with the SpaceTime Traveling Student Exhibition conducted by the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee.
For further information:
Shaurya Kumar, Curator of SIGGRAPH SpaceTime 2010
Email: shauryakr@gmail.com
2010-04-20
Tell Your Friends: Graduation Deadline
Image by Takashi Murakami.
Just in case you haven't heard, UCLA Extension is hosting its graduation ceremony on June 29, 2010. If you're completing any DCA certificate, including Advanced Web and Interaction or Advanced Print and Graphic Communication, you're eligible to go to the party. Plus, you can invite your friends!
So, if you plan to take your last requirement (and complete a final portfolio review if you're doing the 16-course DCA core program) by the end of summer quarter (September 12) please email me immediately. I must have all names by April 30 at the very latest.
See here and here for more details.
Congratulations!
P.S. Please remind your classmates!
2010-04-16
It’s Your Show: Call for Entries
Submission Deadline:
June 1, 2010
Exhibit Dates:
June 25-July 14, 2010
Eligibility:
Open to all original work presented in a UCLA Extension Studio Arts, Photography or Design Communication Arts course as part of an assignment. All genres, formats, and media are eligible. Three submissions maximum per student.
Submission Guidelines:
Digital submissions only. Email design work to dca@uclaextension.edu. Email photography and fine art work to visualarts@uclaextension.edu. Files should be .pdf or .jpeg images no larger than 1MB and named in the format described below. Include your name and phone number in the body of the email.
Digital File Label:
lastname_firstname_classname.filetype
Examples:
Bruin_Josephine_DesignII.pdf
Bruin_Joe_DrawingforCommunication.jpg
Winning entries will be announced June 9, 2010. All entrants will be notified by email. Students will be asked to submit their original artwork on either June 17 or June 19, and will be required to sign a release of liability at that time.
Special recognition will be given by a jury of Los Angeles artists to projects displaying excellence in specific elements of art and design.
It’s Your Show will open on Friday, June 25, 6:30-9pm
UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood Center Gallery on the 4th floor
For questions call (310) 206-1422.
To see images from last year's It's Your Show, go here.
June 1, 2010
Exhibit Dates:
June 25-July 14, 2010
Eligibility:
Open to all original work presented in a UCLA Extension Studio Arts, Photography or Design Communication Arts course as part of an assignment. All genres, formats, and media are eligible. Three submissions maximum per student.
Submission Guidelines:
Digital submissions only. Email design work to dca@uclaextension.edu. Email photography and fine art work to visualarts@uclaextension.edu. Files should be .pdf or .jpeg images no larger than 1MB and named in the format described below. Include your name and phone number in the body of the email.
Digital File Label:
lastname_firstname_classname.filetype
Examples:
Bruin_Josephine_DesignII.pdf
Bruin_Joe_DrawingforCommunication.jpg
Winning entries will be announced June 9, 2010. All entrants will be notified by email. Students will be asked to submit their original artwork on either June 17 or June 19, and will be required to sign a release of liability at that time.
Special recognition will be given by a jury of Los Angeles artists to projects displaying excellence in specific elements of art and design.
It’s Your Show will open on Friday, June 25, 6:30-9pm
UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood Center Gallery on the 4th floor
For questions call (310) 206-1422.
To see images from last year's It's Your Show, go here.
2010-04-14
AIGA Student Portfolio Day
After some clarification with AIGA, it's been determined that this is the event you want to attend (there was some confusion earlier which I won't go into explaining). It's really a great opportunity.
Get your portfolio ready by May 15!
Get your portfolio ready by May 15!
2010-04-13
May 14: Comm Arts Annual
Every time I post something about a contest I get the suspicion that I've lost you before I've gotten to the end of the first sentence. Maybe this is true. Hello?
I know you're busy, but seriously, you've already created your entry! Look to your favorite assignment that bloomed into an awesome portfolio piece, or think of that campaign that you had to do all the research for that turned out better than expected?
Use what you've got to enter these contests. If you make it, you've got great exposure and a nice claim to fame on your resume. If you don't, you're out forty bucks, but that's less than a parking ticket, which sucks more than not winning a contest. (Don't think too much about that logic. Please.)
Here are the specs for design and advertising. If you win, I hope you tell me.
I know you're busy, but seriously, you've already created your entry! Look to your favorite assignment that bloomed into an awesome portfolio piece, or think of that campaign that you had to do all the research for that turned out better than expected?
Use what you've got to enter these contests. If you make it, you've got great exposure and a nice claim to fame on your resume. If you don't, you're out forty bucks, but that's less than a parking ticket, which sucks more than not winning a contest. (Don't think too much about that logic. Please.)
Here are the specs for design and advertising. If you win, I hope you tell me.
2010-04-12
Disney Student Research Competition
Disney Research is hosting a Student Research Competition at the Siggraph 2010 International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Los Angeles.
Deadline is June 7.
Deadline is June 7.
2010-04-09
Collaborate with UCLAx Film Students
Below is an email I received from Josh, who is looking for a graphic designer to work with him and the rest of their crew on a film. If you'd like more information about collaborating with him, please email dca@uclaextension.edu and I'll forward his email to you.
Hi Karen,
It was great meeting you the other day at UCLA Extension. Just to recap on our conversation, I am looking for a student who is great with graphic design who can assist me in web design and logo creation. This is totally a collaborative project where creative control is given to the artist as well. We are looking for someone responsible and willing to give their opinion about what works and what doesn't visually. We are looking for someone who is familiar with Hollywood and the scene and feel. Again, this is a collaborative effort and we are not looking to just come in and tell the person what to do. I would rather have them tell me what needs to be done and for us to discuss it and have them carry it out once it has been voted on as a collected unit by my producing team and the artist. We are trying to form a family type atmosphere where the graphic design becomes an official part of the team and has not only a credit on the film but a role in helping us shape it. This is a great opportunity because it allows a student to become involved in the film medium and gains priceless contacts through my Rolodex.
A little background about me. I am currently attending UCLA Extension in their Producing certificate. I have previously worked at the William Morris Agency and currently work at a production company called Mess Media with 4 time Emmy award winner Scott Messick. As I mention previously, I also founded a networking organization that connects people in the entertainment industry together. This is great for any graphic design student because it allows them to gain possible business and future jobs and contacts. I am not some guy off the street looking to make a student do my bidding. I am looking for someone that I can bring into my "family" and begin a continued working relationship with so I can do projects with them in the future as well. I hope this answers some of your questions, if not all. Please let me know if you have anymore questions.
Best,
Josh
Hi Karen,
It was great meeting you the other day at UCLA Extension. Just to recap on our conversation, I am looking for a student who is great with graphic design who can assist me in web design and logo creation. This is totally a collaborative project where creative control is given to the artist as well. We are looking for someone responsible and willing to give their opinion about what works and what doesn't visually. We are looking for someone who is familiar with Hollywood and the scene and feel. Again, this is a collaborative effort and we are not looking to just come in and tell the person what to do. I would rather have them tell me what needs to be done and for us to discuss it and have them carry it out once it has been voted on as a collected unit by my producing team and the artist. We are trying to form a family type atmosphere where the graphic design becomes an official part of the team and has not only a credit on the film but a role in helping us shape it. This is a great opportunity because it allows a student to become involved in the film medium and gains priceless contacts through my Rolodex.
A little background about me. I am currently attending UCLA Extension in their Producing certificate. I have previously worked at the William Morris Agency and currently work at a production company called Mess Media with 4 time Emmy award winner Scott Messick. As I mention previously, I also founded a networking organization that connects people in the entertainment industry together. This is great for any graphic design student because it allows them to gain possible business and future jobs and contacts. I am not some guy off the street looking to make a student do my bidding. I am looking for someone that I can bring into my "family" and begin a continued working relationship with so I can do projects with them in the future as well. I hope this answers some of your questions, if not all. Please let me know if you have anymore questions.
Best,
Josh
2010-04-08
Cue Pomp and Circumstance
June 29, 2010, UCLA Extension will hold it's graduation ceremony for all certificate students, across departments, at Royce Hall. It will be awesome! Go here for more details.
Seriously, your accomplishments are big and this is the way to celebrate! Also, let's represent Design Communication Arts. In addition, there is a video contest to be the guest student speaker. Deadline is April 14. I know that's not a lot of time, but hey, with today's technology and your creativity, I'm sure you can get something together this weekend. For real.
If you plan on finishing (coursework and portfolio review) this or summer quarter, please let me know as soon as possible. I must submit a list of names this month.
If you have questions about how the final portfolio review works, please see the PDF posted on the right side of this blog. And, sign up for Portfolio Polish! It's April 24 and it's free for certificate students. It's also almost full.
Seriously, your accomplishments are big and this is the way to celebrate! Also, let's represent Design Communication Arts. In addition, there is a video contest to be the guest student speaker. Deadline is April 14. I know that's not a lot of time, but hey, with today's technology and your creativity, I'm sure you can get something together this weekend. For real.
If you plan on finishing (coursework and portfolio review) this or summer quarter, please let me know as soon as possible. I must submit a list of names this month.
If you have questions about how the final portfolio review works, please see the PDF posted on the right side of this blog. And, sign up for Portfolio Polish! It's April 24 and it's free for certificate students. It's also almost full.
2010-04-06
New York City, Designed By
Geoffrey Mandel is teaching Graphic Design for Film and TV this quarter, while he's busy working on Mad Men. In February, the show won the Art Directors Guild award for one hour single camera television series. Congratulations!
Here is an excerpt:
"One of my first tasks for Production Designer Dan Bishop and Art Director Christopher Brown was to re-create a subway station exit in Brooklyn from which Peggy emerges after a hard day at the office. Back in 1963, there were no lettered, numbered or color-coded subway lines anywhere in New York City, just a confusing morass of IND, BMT and IRT lines that had once been run by separate companies."
In addition to hinting at the work ahead of him, this excerpt also helps me appreciate the work of Unimark International in making the much more user-friendly subway signage system that we know today.
On a related note, Geoffrey recently had an article published in the February-March edition of Perspective, the Journal of the Art Directors Guild. You can read it here (go to page 30 of the magazine, which is page 17 of the PDF).
Here is an excerpt:
"One of my first tasks for Production Designer Dan Bishop and Art Director Christopher Brown was to re-create a subway station exit in Brooklyn from which Peggy emerges after a hard day at the office. Back in 1963, there were no lettered, numbered or color-coded subway lines anywhere in New York City, just a confusing morass of IND, BMT and IRT lines that had once been run by separate companies."
In addition to hinting at the work ahead of him, this excerpt also helps me appreciate the work of Unimark International in making the much more user-friendly subway signage system that we know today.
2010-04-05
Across the pond
I received this email last week, which I investigated as the real deal. It seems fun! Remember in grade school when your teacher would arrange for you to write pen pals in other countries? It's kind of like that.
I am a combined BA Honours Graphic Design & Illustration student from London studying at the University of East London; it's my first year and enjoying it very much so far. As part of my new project I have to contact an L.A student who is studying graphic design. My brief is to post a list of things (such as photocopy examples of any of my works) and receive a letter with example of their work in return. Here's the original brief that my University teacher gave me.
King regards,
Rahul
[If you'd like to participate, please post a comment below and I'll put you in touch. - Ed.]
I am a combined BA Honours Graphic Design & Illustration student from London studying at the University of East London; it's my first year and enjoying it very much so far. As part of my new project I have to contact an L.A student who is studying graphic design. My brief is to post a list of things (such as photocopy examples of any of my works) and receive a letter with example of their work in return. Here's the original brief that my University teacher gave me.
King regards,
Rahul
[If you'd like to participate, please post a comment below and I'll put you in touch. - Ed.]
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