Lexus Design Award

Lexus Design Award

 

The Lexus Design Award is an international design competition targeting the next generation of innovators around the world. It provides an opportunity for young innovators to showcase their works while receiving feedback from world renowned professionals in the area of design. Lexus welcomes designers from all fields, such as architecture, product design, and fashion. The last day to submit designs is on October 15^th.

 

Two winners will work with a famous designer as a mentor to create prototypes of their designs, which will be exhibited at Lexus Design Amazing 2014 in Milan (a Lexus exhibition space) during Milan Design Week 2014. Each winner will also receive up to $50,000 to cover prototype production cost.

 

For more details regarding the Lexus Design Award, please visit http://www.lexus-int.com/design/lda.html or please do not hesitate to call me directly at 310-468-2642.

 

fyi- also- it is not about designing a car;) and it's open to any media-

 

Nanette Tran

Events and Partnership Marketing Admin
Office: 310-468-2642
Fax: 310-381-6251

Create a bumper for the Savannah Film Festival

Create a bumper for the Savannah Film Festival

The Savannah Film Festival is seeking student-created 30- to 45-second bumpers to open films at this year's festival. Live action, experimental, animation and motion media design approaches are acceptable. Students may wish to consider incorporating SCAD’s 35th anniversary into their productions.

Individuals and teams of up to four people may apply. To apply, email the contest the name, major, year, phone number and SCAD email addresses for all team members by 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27.

For more information, email film and television professor Michael Chaney or call 912.525.6468.

The Making, Meaning in the Marketplace Symposium

The Making, Meaning in the Marketplace Symposium

Wednesday September 25, 2013

Jen Library Open House event on Wed . Sept.25th from 3-6pm in conjunction with the Making Meaning Symposium. The Open House event will be feature library materials and services specifically for Fibers, Jewerly and Furniture Design students.

We will have displays of relevant books, periodicals and special collection materials. We will have Digital Image database demos and the American Craft Council librarian Jessica Shaykett will present several new and free databases from the ACC for SCAD students and faculty.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

6pm in the Student Center  - (5:00 if they want to meet the panelists early)

Panel Discussion: Communities: Cultivating Innovation through Cross Sector Collaboration.  Four artist/designers will present the creative communities in which they have cultivated their work.  A moderated discussion will follow.

Presentors: Matt Olson from Rolu (http://www.ro-lu.com), Rebecca Burgess from Fibershed (http://www.fibershed.com), Kate Bordine from Ponyride (ponyride.org), and artist/metalsmith Megan Auman (http://www.meganauman.com)

Moderator: Perry Price from the American Craft Council

Friday, September 27, 2013

All day in the SCAD Museum - This is only open to students and they MUST register.

Here is where students can register for the charrette - http://mmmcharrette-esfb.eventbrite.com/

Each session has a mini blurb about the overall theme and leader, but it is not too descriptive, if they have any questions please ask them to email. 

Students interested in a particular model will have the opportunity to work in a small group with the artist/designers and a SCAD faculty member.  These sessions will be in a think tank/charrette format, geared towards a more in depth discussion about developing a sustainable collaborative community.

 The charrette information  is for students only, but the Thursday Presentations are Open to the Public.

Questions? contact : 

Nell Keyes
Professor of Jewelry
Savannah College of Art and Design®
T: 912.525.8459 – Fax: 912.525.8453
lkeyes@scad.edu - www.scad.edu

Major Connections

Students share their insights at Major Connections lecture

SCAD Museum of Art theater
Friday, Sept. 27
2-3 p.m.

Hear perspectives of current students from various majors as they discuss their work and how it relates to their foundation studies experience. This Major Connections lecture features the following students:
Ross Fish, B.F.A. sound design student
Matt Bobbins, B.F.A. fibers student
Sarah Rose Kelly, B.F.A. sequential art student
This event is free and open to all SCAD ID holders.

For more information and questions, email the School of Foundation Studies. foundations@scad.edu

paprika southern call for entries

http://paprikasouthern.com/2013/09/05/october-call-for-entries/ 

October call for entries

BevinSeptember 5, 2013

Announcing our October call for entries!  Each month we invite our readers to submit artwork to our curated gallery section.  In celebration of the spookiest month of the year, the October theme will be “haunted.”
Jane Eyre was haunted by Bertha Rochester.  Poe’s narrators were haunted by a myriad of beings, from a raven to a knocking heart.  Munch’s screamer appears haunted by we know not what.  What haunts you?  The past, memories, the future…we want to see artwork about hauntings, whether they be psychological, spiritual, or physical.
Only digital submissions will be accepted.  Submitting a piece does not guarantee it will be selected, and by submitting a piece you allow us to publish it and to use it for promotional purposes for the magazine.  We will always credit the artist of every artwork we publish.  To submit, attach up to 3 works to an email to mail(at)paprikasouthern(dot)com with the subject line Haunted Submission, by September 26, with the following information:

• Artist’s name
• Title of piece(s) (must match file name)
• Medium
• Website (if you would like us to link to you)
• Hometown
• (optional) A brief statement about the work

Open to all mediums.  Submissions should be no larger than 12 inches on the shorter side at 150ppi.  Email mail(at)paprikasouthern(dot)com with questions.
We look forward to seeing your work!

34th annual College and High School Photography Contest

34^th ANNUAL COLLEGE
34th annual College and High School Photography Contestand HIGH SCHOOL
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
sponsored by NIKON34^th ANNUAL COLLEGE
and HIGH SCHOOL
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
sponsored by NIKON

• Winners will be inducted into Nikon's Emerging Photographers Hall of Fame
• All Winners, Honorable Mentions and Finalists published in the book
  Best of College & High School Photography 2014
  

[ Click Here to Enter Your Images ]

EARLY Entry Deadline: October 14, 2013 ($4.95 per photo)

FINAL Entry Deadline: November 18, 2013 ($5.95 per photo)

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FIRST PLACE :: COLLEGE :: $2,000 cash grant
PLUS Nikon D7100 camera and lens system
FIRST PLACE :: HIGH SCHOOL :: $2,000 cash grant
PLUS Nikon D7100 camera and lens system
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SECOND PLACE :: COLLEGE :: $1,000 cash grant
SECOND PLACE :: HIGH SCHOOL :: $1,000 cash grant
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THIRD PLACE :: COLLEGE :: $500 cash grant
THIRD PLACE :: HIGH SCHOOL :: $500 cash grant
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5 FOURTH PLACE AWARDS :: COLLEGE :: Five $100 grants
5 FOURTH PLACE AWARDS :: HIGH SCHOOL :: Five $100 grants
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200 HONORABLE MENTIONS
All Honorable Mentions will be listed in the May 2014 issue of Photographer’s Forum magazine and will receive a certificate of outstanding merit.

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The top 16 winning photos will be published in the May 2014 issue of Photographer's Forum and entered into Nikon's Emerging Photographers Hall of Fame. All contest finalists, top 8% of all entries, will be published in the hardcover book Best of College & High School Photography 2014.

• Early entry fee is $4.95 per photo entered.
  (uploaded or postmarked on or before October 14, 2013)
  
• Final entry fee is $5.95 per photo entered.
  (all entries must be uploaded or postmarked on or before November 18, 2013)
  
• Rights remain with photographer.
  
• Subject matter is open.
  

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Photographer's Forum Magazine is published by Serbin Communications, Inc.
email: admin@serbin.com
Our 34th ANNUAL SPRING PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST, open to all amateur photographers, will be launching in early 2014. We hope you will remain an e-mail subscriber so we can notify you when the time comes. Thank You!

Associate Photo Editor Position

WebMD is looking for one Associate Photo Editor. This is a great chance for an ambitious, rock-star creative to get onboard with the most trusted brand in America (no kidding). The Editorial Content Development team is an amazing group of people who all tend to stay at WebMD for years - many have been here for over 10 years! It’s a great environment to hone one’s creative chops, with lots of opportunity for advancement within the organization. This is an entry-level position with a VERY competitive salary and great benefits.

Primary Duties
•Under direct supervision from Senior Photo Editor, manage, edit and produce daily thumbnails and other site images.
◦Fulfill daily thumbnail needs as requested in thumbnail database. Match compelling imagery with teasers and related editorial content.
◦Edit, adjust, crop images in Adobe CS to generate site ready images
◦Upload site-ready images to content management system.
◦Update same database with searchable records of fulfilled thumbnail arrays.

• Purchase, process and upload of site-ready images to content management system
◦Purchase and license photography from vendors.
◦Use Photoshop to color-correct, resize, crop, and optimize final, site-ready images.
◦Upload to content management system final site-ready images for assets such as slideshows, quizzes, assessments, recipes, and other page-view assets.

•Ingest into Digital Asset Manager all new sources images, for thumbnails and PV assets, and accurately input meta-data to ensure source images are searchable and reusable.

•Under direct supervision from Senior Photo Editor, assist with preliminary image research and editing for slideshows, interactive quizzes and assessments, and mobile apps.

Required skills
                * Working knowledge of Photoshop, Indesign and Microsoft Office (primarily Word)
                * Keen attention to detail (it’s a Web company so one mistake = broken link)
                * Time management skills
                * Ability to juggle multiple projects, albeit consistently the same types of projects.

Any prior experience working in a creative and/or production environment such as news, publishing, advertising, design, marketing, catalog, online publishing, stock photo or some such field that requires skill with imagery is a major plus. Previous graphic design experience or training is also a big plus.

Apply for this position through the SCAD Job Portal, which is located on the Career Success tab in MySCAD, If you haven't already signed up for the new portal, you should!

Critical Exposure Internships/Washington DC

Seeking Graphic Design Interns
We're looking for 1-2 graphic design interns for the spring! Canditiates should be proficient in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Interns will work 8-15 hours/week with our staff to design materials for our spring exhibit.
Internship dates: February 15th-May 23rd
This internship may take place at our office near U St. or may be done remotely.
To apply, please send a resume, a small sampling of your work, and brief cover letter to lauren@criticalexposure.org.


Critical Exposure is a nonprofit that teaches youth to use the power of photography and their own voices to become effective advocates for school reform and social change.

Critical Exposure Fellowship

Critical Exposure is a nonprofit that teaches youth to use the power of photography and their own voices to become effective advocates for school reform and social change.

Fellowship Open House - 9/12

Know a 14-22 year-old in D.C. who's interested in photography and making change in their community? Tell them about our Fellowship's upcoming Open House on September 12th from 4-6 at the Thurgood Marshall Center. Youth will learn about the program, the school-to-prison pipeline campaign, and enjoy pizza.

Can't make it? For an application to the program, email Kimmi@criticalexposure.org.

Call for Entry Castell Photography Gallery

Deadline September 29th

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