Looking for a Design Job or Internship?

I've gotten many emails that may be of interest to you, if so. Read on!

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From Seth, an entrepreneur: I am starting a web based business that essentially brings hard-to-find bands to the masses as well as what amounts to a social network for aspiring music professionals and bands alike. The business name is Rockstarz and Roadies and I am finishing up the idea phase at this point and need to plan the next stage.

Want to work with Seth to develop the site this summer with the possibility for a full-time job after that? It's a paid position. If so, email him at gmail: seth.yumich.

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Cosmic Toast Studios, a full-service animation studio located in Burbank, CA, is currently looking for Flash animators with a strong background in traditional animation to work on a new and exciting project for a high-profile client.

The ideal candidates will be well versed in Flash and capable of using the graph editor and working with symbol-based animation. Familiarity with After Effects is a plus, but not necessary to be considered for the position. The project duration will be three months, and we are only seeking hard-working individuals willing to go the extra mile for the good of the project. (See job 3 of 5 for application info).

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Cosmic Toast Studios, a full-service animation studio located in Burbank, CA, is currently looking for After Effects specialists knowledgeable in animation to join our team to work on a fun, music-based project for a high-profile client.

The ideal candidates will be well versed in After Effects and familiar with using the program to rig and animate cut-out style characters. The project duration will be three weeks, and we are only seeking hard-working individuals willing to go the extra mile for the good of the project.

Please send cover letter, resume, and any relevant links to info@cosmictoaststudios.com.

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Green Graphics and Printing is a graphic and website design studio as well as an eco-friendly print shop. We have a casual and fun work environment in a pleasant atmosphere. The owner is a UCLA Extension DCA grad!

We are seeking full or part time (unpaid) Graphic Design interns to gain hands on experience working with an extremely wide variety of projects. We work with small and large companies on everything from logos, stationery, postcards, brochures, product packaging, books, custom die cut collateral, websites and more.

Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator. InDesign & Dreamweaver a plus.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment and to take direction
- Creativity!
- Must love dogs. We bring ours to work.
- We are looking for someone who can work 2-3 days/ week 6-8 hours a day.

What you will do and learn:
- How to properly set up artwork for print and web
- Work start to finish on projects.
- We never have the same job twice!

You will never be made to run errands, get coffee or do office work.

We are here to help give you real world experience and teach you tips and tricks you may not have learned in school. We will gladly help answer any questions, and you can even use our laser printer to make nice prints for your portfolio and other class projects, free of charge. (See job 5 of 5 for application info).

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Green Graphics and Printing is seeking a part time Office Manager to help us out with daily tasks of running a busy graphic design studio.

Responsibilities:
- Answering the phone (must have good communication skills)
- Following up with clients and leads
- Invoicing
- Updating our Facebook and Twitter accounts
- Possibly attending networking events
- Running office errands
- Possibly doing graphic design work if there is an overflow
- Managing workflow/project coordinating

We are looking for someone who can work 3 days a week 6-8 hours a day.

Starting rate will be $10/hr for the first month and will be raised after that.

Email us a resume and/or portfolio to info@gotgreenprinting.com

Easy Animations (Maybe, You Tell Me)

I got word from our lab master Bryan (not his official title, although perhaps it should be) about a new application that allows designers to create HTML 5 animations using a graphical user interface. Go here for the article. Let us know if you try it and like it.

The Future of Digital: An Evening with Paul Trani and Aaron Houston

Join Adobe Flash Platform Developer and Creative Suite Workflows/Evangelist Paul Trani and North America Community Groups Manager Aaron Houston for a free seminar featuring the new Creative Suite 5.5 software.

Learn about exciting new features in Flash, mobile markets, video editing, motion graphics, Photoshop Touch, shared assets and graphic optimization.

:: SOCIALIZE :: LEARN :: NETWORK ::

Friday, June 3 from 6-10pm

Almer/Blank
525 Venezia Avenue
Venice, CA 90291

Afterwards, head to Abbot Kinney for First Friday.

Please RSVP via Event Brite.

Deadline Friday! It's Your Show Needs Your Work

It's Your Show 2010 reception at 1010 gallery

Extra effort? Yes. A little bit scary? For sure. Worth it? Totally!

Submitting your design work for consideration to be included in It's Your Show is all of those things. Getting your work out there and seen is part of the design process and part of the learning process. It really is a great opportunity to give your work some air to breathe and opportunity to shine.

And, the opening reception is a really fun, feel-good event. We hope you can join us on Friday, June 17 from 7-9pm in the 1010 gallery.

Here are the submission details.

The deadline is this Friday, May 27! We very much look forward to seeing your work.

Rebeca Méndez TEDxUCLA Talk Preview

Rebeca Méndez. Photo by Joan Dooley.

Michael Dooley, our Design History and Context instructor, wrote a great article in Imprint, The Online Community for Graphic Designers. The piece has incredible scope, including info about Rebeca Méndez's upcoming TEDxUCLA talk. Here's an excerpt:

MD: Speaking of migration, how were you selected for your upcoming Arctic talk at next month’s TEDxUCLA?

RM: Scott Hutchinson, who organized the series, knows me and has followed my work for many years. The TED talks are about a compelling story. The high Arctic expedition I participated in October of last year, aboard a 100-year old, ice class sailboat in the international territory of Svalbard is a good story. I created several artworks during the expedition, and the seeds of a new artwork called “Circumpolar” were planted.

Rebeca also discusses how she separates art from design. AND, in the same article, there are many great images, including a fun photo of Andrew Kutchera.

Read the article: Rebeca Méndez on Terrorism, her TED Talk, and the Arctic Tern

Learn more about TEDxUCLA and how you can attend for a mere $35: tedxucla.org

DCA grad looking to hire!

Here is a happy email from recent DCA grad Justin Curtis, who just so happens to know about a web design job opening...

Karen, you may recall that I completed the DCA certificate and had my portfolio review last Fall. I'm just writing to let you know what I've been doing since then and to let you know of a potential job opportunity that may be good for a DCA student or grad interested in web design.

After my portfolio review, I landed a job with a company called RealPractice. The company provides a number of services to small law firms and solo practicing attorneys, including practice management tools, online marketing services, and web design. I'm officially on the marketing team, but my job functions primarily entail building web sites for our clients. The company is also looking to expand offering their online marketing services to other types of professionals/businesses.

We have a need to fill another position similar to mine and you can find the job posting posted at our corporate website here. (It is the job posting entitled "Marketing Web Team Intern"). To clarify, this is a PAID position and is CONTRACT-TO-HIRE. (I don't think it actually states that in the posting). Initially, it will entail up to 35 hours a week of work on-site, with the potential to be hired on full-time. This is an opening that would be ideal for someone who wants to pursue a career in web design.

The office is located at 4 Hutton Centre Drive #680, Santa Ana, CA. It is right next door to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, where the 405 and the 55 freeways meet.

I hope all is well with you and Scott. If you need any further information from me about this job opening, please let me know. If you think it is appropriate, it would be wonderful if you could help me get the word out about this job opportunity.

Best Regards,
Justin Curtis

Art Night Pasadena This Friday

Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors. Last fall, 14,000 people experienced the excitement of ArtNight! It's from 6-10pm and it's free.

More info at www.artnightpasadena.org

Contact Aileen with Your AIGA Event Ideas

Ever wonder how AIGA Student Group events get planned? It's a complex process that takes about three months and involves a lot of coordination to work out scheduling, location, legal issues and administrative matters.

Aileen is our AIGA Student Group President and in charge of student group events. If you have any ideas for lectures, tours, or workshops, please let her know. She's already got a few plans in the works, so stay tuned.

While you're at it, request to be added to her awesome email list: aiga.uclax @ aileentu.com

Photos Set to Music!

Exploring LA Design with Michael Dooley from DCA on Vimeo.

I love how Pummelvision made the awesome Get Seen Gallery slideshow from Exploring L.A. Design with Michael Dooley seem like a super-speedy immersive design tour of L.A. Which it is, but set to music it's even more so. Right?

The 6-week workshop ended this past weekend, but Michael will be teaching Design History and Context this fall with DCA. Check it out! There is great documentation of what you can make in that course too, just check out our DCA Flickr.

Summer Internship in Culver City

We are a graphic design studio within a top ten design/architectural firm in Los Angeles seeking an intern to assist our studio directors with a wide range of graphic projects. An ideal candidate would be interested in branding, print, environmental and digital design projects. We are seeking a candidate who can successfully integrate creative and production roles in a collaborative environment.

Specific skills:
-can bring a project from concept to completion and can effectively take direction from others.
-is willing to perform some administrative duties, as required by the studio.
-has strong layout skills and a clean, simple design aesthetic.
-can create an amazing design from scratch without use of vector stock or stock photography.

Mandatory Requirements:
Student of or Recent Degree in Graphic Design or Related Field
Abilities in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat CS4+ in a PC centric environment
Knowledge of Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver and InDesign CS4+
Comfortable with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Additional “Bonus” Skills:
Technical knowledge of web-based technologies such as HTML, Flash, CSS and Java Script
Knowledge of AutoCAD 2007+ and SketchUp
Interest in Architecture and Interior Design
Interest in Signage and Large Format Graphics
Ability to hand sketch

Compensation: Minimum Wage

Applicants should email us with a cover letter (explaining why they are the right person for the job), a resume and a PDF of samples of their work. This is at Wolcott Architecture | Interiors in Culver City. Please email your application to Anne Blankman at ablankman@wolcottai.com.

If you want to earn academic credit for the internship, you must be a student in the DCA program for at least three consecutive quarters, be near their last quarter of study, and have had a portfolio review. Students must work 10 to 16 hours per week. The internship fee is $575 and there is paperwork that must be completed prior to start. Contact dca @ uclaextension with questions.

TEDxUCLA Student Enrollment

Have you heard Scott is planning a TEDxUCLA extravaganza? It's true. On June 18 you can join a variety of thinking, innovating and creating types for talks that will delight and inspire you. And, as students (at any institution) you can do so at a discount (it's $35 for the day).

Go to tedxucla.org for more information.
Go here to register.

Keep your eyes open for a type installation by summer DCA instructor Andrew Byrom!

Get Involved with Project Together

DCA certificate student Henrik Andersson is getting involved wtih Project Together, organized by Marc Mertens, who will be teaching Ad Design with us again in the fall. It's a great project - read more about it and how you can contribute:

The movement to provide some of the world’s poorest communities with affordable computers has grown vastly, including recent initiatives by the Indian government to release a $35 tablet, and development of the solar-powered iSlate by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University in collaboration with Rice University.
We are looking for supporters to build a powerful mentorship application for these platforms – together. Our goal is to launch an open-source application by the end of 2011.

We need your help. We need designers, educators, engineers, thinkers, artists, philanthropists and marketers to work with us in making this a meaningful, compelling and impactful application. We have events scheduled throughout 2011 to gather with fellow supporters and move this mission forward.

Needs:
User Experience Design
Wireframes
Visual Design

For more info please go to www.together.seso.net
Mail or call Henrik: henrik@seso.net / 323 542 4881

Linocuts by DCA Student Jared Millar

Jared has his own show at the Irvine Fine Arts Center! Here's how he describes it:

Similar to woodcuts -- but cut from a piece of linoleum instead of wood -- each of these prints are 12" x 12" and cut from two separate blocks of linoleum, one for each color. The series pays homage to classic American fruit crate labels.

Congratulations, Jared! It is up until the end of May so check it out.

Design Happenings Around Town

Your AIGA Student Group President Aileen Tu knows what is happening around town. If you want all the details be sure to get on her mailing list. Just email aigauclax at gmail.com.

Here is a small sample of the information Aileen compiles for you:

--TALKS--

WED May 11

LA Web Professionals Group May Meeting - Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Launch featuring Rick Miller, 6:30pm - 9:00pm

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PRINTEGR8
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

A first-ever West Coast presentation - PRINTEGR8 will offer fresh ideas, case studies, and cross-media marketing success stories - in a fast-paced “lunch and learn” mini-conference format.

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THURS May 12

Design Fictions: Narrating Objects and Environments @ UCI
1:00 - 5:00 PM

How do designed objects and environments tell stories, and what genres do they favor (science fiction, fantasy, romance, satire)? How do branding, anti-branding, and corporate identity programs insert their products into narrative scenarios and fictional worlds, and how do consumers find their own place as characters within those worlds? How do fiction writers and literary journalists incorporate designed things and designed landscapes into their stories?

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GAUGE presents John Coy @ CSULA
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

GAUGE presents 2010 AIGA LA Fellow, John Coy.

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THURS May 26

PechaKucha #27: BLINK - REGISTER NOW
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Come join Behance / AIGA LA and the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture & Urban Design for PechaKucha #27: BLINK. Featuring the diversity of graphic design in Los Angeles.

About AIGA Portfolio Review : Future Reference

Aileen Tu, our AIGA Student Group President, keeps a Google Group for DCA discussions. Want to join? Email Aileen to join: aiga.uclax aileentu.com

Here is her latest note to the group, which I've abbreviated here. If you want full details in the future, be sure to join the conversation!

I went to the AIGA LA Student Portfolio Review Day over the weekend and I'm so glad I did! Despite only having about five pieces in my portfolio, I got a lot out of the day.

Being able to attend even though I just started the program last quarter was great because I didn't feel the pressure to have something amazing. I could just enjoy the day, enjoy talking to the reviewers and openly take in their advice. I highly recommend going to the next Portfolio Review Day even if you don't feel ready--you really do learn a lot from the experience.

And the advice that came up the most throughout the day: HAVE A STRONG FOUNDATION IN TYPOGRAPHY!!

This is my advice for students attending Portfolio Review Day for the first time:

1. Research the Reviewers
2. Make Some Business Cards and/or a Leave-behind
3. Get there Early
4. Be Open to Seeing Any Reviewers
5. Ask Questions
6. Talk to Other Students
7. Hang Out in the Hallway
8. Remember that Critiques are Opinions