Folded Inspiration

It's a Social Event! It's a Presentation!...all folded into one.


Sappi Fine Paper invites you to the debut of The Standard 4, Scoring & Folding FOLDED INSPIRATION. Presented by Kit Hinrichs and Trish Witkowski. 


Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at the Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art (1717 North Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201). Reception from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. RSVP online.

2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

The Adobe Design Achievement Awards recognize innovative students and faculty members who AMAZE the world. Finalists will receive Adobe software and a trip to Taipei, Taiwan, where they will be honored in an awards ceremony during the 2011 IDA Congress set for October 24-26, 2011. Category winners also will receive a cash award of US$3000.

For deadlines and more information visit the ADAA website. 

010 Gallery Accepting Submissions

The 010 Gallery is taking submissions for exhibitions for the Spring Semester 2011. The application is on the website for downloading at www.twu.edu/visual-arts on the front page, the sidebar info, and top of the Student Organization page. Tabitha Salazar is heading the group handling the application process and voting this semester. Any questions go to her at: gallery010@yahoo.com.

The deadline is Dec. 6th with Voting on Dec. 8th and 9th.

Flux Student Design Competition

This is the fifth annual Flux, brought to you by AIGA Blue Ridge. Submitted work will be selected by a panel of accomplished designers. The selected entries will be displayed in Frederick, MD.

Flux Competition Categories:

• Identity (ID)
• Posters (PST)
• Publications (PUB)
• Packaging (PKG)
• Web/Interactive (WEB)

Entry Deadline: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 11:59pm EST

Entry Fee: $5 per entry

• (Entries containing multiple pages in the following categories are allowed 3 images per entry.)
• • Publications
• • Packaging
• • Identity

Eligibility: undergraduate and graduate student work and freelance work created between August 2009–October 2010.

Click here for registration details and file specifications.

Mail all entries to:

• AIGA Blue Ridge
  Attn: Flux Student Design Competition
  73 Stockade Court
  Hedgesville, WV 25427

Reception: Saturday, November 13, 2010

Southwest Airlines Internship

Southwest Airlines has several Spring Internships available in Dallas, TX.  Deadline for applying is September 30, 2010.  

With our NoLimits Internship Program, Southwest Airlines can guarantee you more than just another line to add to your résumé. Not only will you get hands-on business experience in your particular field, you will also get to experience the Fun-LUVing Culture that makes Southwest Airlines home to one of the most highly sought after internships year after year.

We are looking for individuals with the following:

 *   A Warrior Spirit, a Servant’s Heart, and Fun-LUVing Attitude!

 *   A commitment to Customer Service

 *   Excellent communication skills

 *   Sense of humor

 *   Self-motivation and energetic personality

 *   Team-oriented quality

 *   Flexibility to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

 *   Ability to work well alone or with others

As a Southwest Intern, you are treated like an Employee from the very first day you start. You will be challenged to push yourself and grow not only in your professional life, but your personal life as well. Previous Interns have written for our inflight magazine, assisted with ad campaign photo shoots, and helped design marketing strategies for new gate openings as well as various other activities that have a direct impact on the success of Southwest Airlines.

Not only do you get to have FUN and enjoy your work, you get paid as well! The payment amount will depend on the particular internship and requirements.  All Southwest Interns enjoy free, unlimited space-available travel to anywhere that Southwest flies, and each Intern takes full advantage of this unique opportunity.

For more information, go to http://www.southwest.com/careers/internships.html

TWU Annual Art Alliance Student Art Competition

The 2010 Art Alliance Student Art Competition will be held November 15 - December 1, 2010. Work most have been completed by TWU students in a course taught at TWU within one year of the exhibition. Entries will be accepted at the East Gallery (Visual Arts Building) on Tuesday, November 9th and Wednesday, November 10th between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Entry forms are available in the Art Office (107), the Gallery Office (108) or online.

Illustration Competition

Print is having its first-ever illustration competition. $20 student entry fee. Deadline: October 1, 2010.  Visit the site for more information.

Intern at Print Magazine

Print is seeking highly organized interns to work in its editorial and art departments. Read more at PrintMag.com: Work With Us: Intern at Print 

Rebrand "Keep Denton Beautiful" Contest

Keep Denton Beautiful (KDB) is a non-profit organization whose mission is inspire individuals to take greater responsibility for creating a clean and beautiful city through litter prevention, reduction of waste, and community beautification. They are looking for a fresh new look that is more exciting, trendier, and more distinctive. They would like a new logo, word mark and tagline.
 
The contest winner will have the opportunity to see their design through to implementation with an unpaid marketing internship. This is a great chance to build a portfolio and gain some “real world” experience.
 
For further information contact:
 
Jannibah Coleman
Volunteer and Program Coordinator
Keep Denton Beautiful
1117 Riney Road
Denton, Texas 76207
T: 940.349.8737/ F: 940.349.8396
E-mail: jannibah.coleman@cityofdenton.com
Web: www.KDB.org

FedEx Office Deliver Your Design Holiday Card Contest

The winning card design will be featured in FedEx Office's 2011 holiday card collection for customers to purchase. Plus, you’ll win a $500 Target® gift card. Visit the competition website for further information.

Part-time Graphic Designer Needed

We're a small, but growing internet company. We provide products and services to the Service Contractor Industries (currently Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, and Electrical). We've been in business for eight years, and we're consistently profitable. 
 

We're looking for a part-time (20-25 hours per week) Graphic Designer Admin to help us create and manage compelling, useful, high quality marketing and other content for our customers (heating, air conditioning, electrical, and plumbing contractors).  We will pay $9 - $15 per hour depending on skills and experience. 

Duties will include:

·     Working with creative team and management to complete content projects on time and to specification

·     Posting content to our website

·     Creating and sending content notification emails

·     Creating forms and templates as requested

·     Communicating with customers effectively via email and telephone in a professional manner that projects a positive company image

·     Maintain project list and complete projects on time

·     Perform other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

·     1 - 3 years education in Graphic Design, or comparable experience

·     Ideal candidate will have experience or be proficient in the following:

o     Microsoft Publisher (will train if otherwise qualified)

o     Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

o     Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign

·     Ability to work in a production environment

·     Strong work ethic; self-motivated

·     Excellent communication skills – verbal and written

BONUS SKILLS:

·     Previous marketing experience

·     Strong Illustration work

·     Knowledge of Video editing

·     Adobe Dreamweaver

·     Adobe Flash

Please send a resume, work examples (links will be fine) and contact information with your response.

Please do not respond if:

·     You don't have a resume and work examples (we will delete any email without both)

·     You're a jerk (we have no tolerance for jerks)

·     You cannot reliably commute to Lewisville Texas Monday – Friday

o     We shouldn’t need to point this out, but just to save time… You can’t reliably commute to Lewisville TX from adjoining states or foreign countries, so if you don’t live within EASY daily commuting distance we don’t need to see your resume. 

Please reply to sarah.blackhall@serviceroundtable.com 

Call for Entries....Typographic Book

Letter, Word, Sentence, Paragraph: Typography Basics for Print and Digital Media is a book that breaks down the study of type into a systematic progression of typographic relationships. HOW is calling for any design/art that has a typography focus to be published in the book. Entry information is available at allabouttype.com. Deadline: March 30, 2011

National Portfolio Day

On Sunday, October 3 the National Portfolio Day Association will hold portfolio reviews at the Hilton Anatole from noon to 3:00 p.m. This event is for undergraduate students only. For further information call Melinda Richardson at 212.592.2110.

Logo Competition - Florida Blueberry Festival

The City of Brooksville, located in Hernando County, Florida, is hosting the First Annual Florida Blueberry Festival in 2012. The Florida Blueberry Festival Committee is offering talented art students an opportunity to participate for a minimum enrollment fee of $50.

There will be 13 cash awards given, totalling $10,000 with an additional $1,000 to the first-place winner's school. Visit www.floridablueberryfestival.org for details.

Rising Eyes of Texas 2011

Rising Eyes of Texas 2011 is now seeking undergraduate and graduate students to submit their best work!

NEW ENTRY DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2010

This year's juror is Risa Puleo, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin.

Cash prizes are awarded; last year over 30 artists from 13 Texas Colleges and Universities were exhibited.

Photo Contest: The inFocus Campaign

Denton County Friends of The Family present The 2010 inFocus: look at the real message campaign.

How Do I Enter?

The rules are simple.  All participants have the chance to submit original artwork in 1 of the 4 contests:  photo, video, t-shirt design or bill board design to increase the knowledge about interpersonal violence prevention and the media’s impact on violence against women. For a pdf of official contest rules email Jana Perez at JPerez5@twu.edu.

The inFocus: look at the real message Awareness Campaign 2010 will provide prizes for creating original artwork and short videos on interpersonal violence prevention and the media’s impact on violence against women.  Participants have until Friday, October 22, 2010, to register and to submit their original artwork and/or video.

Selection Process:

The judging panel will select a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner from each contest on.  All winners will be announced October 29, 2010 (no later than 6:00 pm) on the Denton County Friend of The Family Official Website (www.dcfof.org) and all social media sites used for promotions.  All winners will be contacted (by phone) by a DCFOF employee and they will have to claim their prize in person (must have a valid form of identification).

Follow Us:

Facebook: Denton County Friends of The Family

Twitter: dentoncountyfof

Digg: dentoncountyfof

Logo Contest - Haltom City Public Library

The Haltom City Public Library is sponsoring a Logo Contest as part of its 50th birthday celebration in 2011. The deadline for entries is 10/30/10. For more information, and to request an entry form, contact the library at 817-222-7790 or the committee chairman at 817-503-0394.

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Help Needed

1. Presentation Creation: Every spring, SIFE competes with a formal 23-minute presentation, and needs a professional looking visual presentation created from the presentation points, pictures, video, etc. provided.

2. Teacher: SIFE hosts a Girl Scouts Interest Project conference at TWU on Nov. 6 (Saturday, 8-5). Teachers need for Media Savvy, AV Production, Graphic Communication, Desktop Publishing, and Computers in Everyday Life classes. Each comes with a set of skills and exercises to cover, and each class will be 3 hours on that Saturday.

Contact Jana Perez at JPerez5@twu.edu for further information.

TracyLocke Summer Internship

"Do you love, love, love advertising? Do you look through CA for fun? Unwind with ad blogs? Know Adobe Creative Suite and InDesign like the back of your hand? Do you crave brainstorming like most people crave macchiatos? If you love coming up with smart, fun, strategic ideas that get attention and move people", then apply for a summer internship with TracyLocke.

Art Exhibition Opportunity - Ramen Republic

Denton’s Asian inspired noodle restaurant – Ramen Republic, is a new venue for Denton’s local artists to display their works of art in a public environment. The partners of the restaurant have a love of the local arts and a commitment to further the interests of our artists.

“Our restored red brick wall is an ideal backdrop for display of local art’” says Charlie Foster who is the founder and managing partner of Ramen Republic, LLC. “We invested in a gallery quality display system that will allow each artist to properly display their works in the manner in which they please” states Foster.

Working with guidance from the Greater Denton Arts Council, Ramen Republic has developed an exhibit plan that will allow artists the chance to display their artwork and also allow them to market the artwork after their exhibition is completed. “We hope to be able to have a large variety of artwork – from photographs to abstract art” states Foster.

Interested artists should contact Charlie Foster at Charlie@RamenRepublic.biz.

Ramen Republic is an Asian inspired quick-casual restaurant that specializes in custom made noodle soup bowls, crisp salads, tart yogurt, and offers fresh brewed ice teas and better for you beverages. It also will be offering unique beers, wines, and sakes. Ramen Republic is also committed to the environment with eco-friendly packaging, a recycle station, and energy conservation practices.

Ramen Republic – 210 E. Hickory St. Denton Texas 76201 940.387.3757 www.RamenRepublic.biz