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I came across this link when browsing for self promo ideas. They have some really great examples that will help us all out. Here is the link: CLICK HERE

I just read on Khoi Vinh’s twitter a link to a DesignStaff post on hiring a designer and how to review portfolios. I think what DesignStaff has to say about how professionals review portfolios could be very insightful and helpful for us in portfolio class. Khoi Vinh is an amazing designer (used to be Creative Director at NY Times) and now a daily read for me over at his subtraction.com . Check out and follow @khoi and @DesignStaff though!

Hope this is insightful!
Jordan 

CRU Dinnerware is looking for interns. Well, they call them “Ambassadors.”

As an Ambassador at CRU, you are given a tremendous amount of responsibility, so we take your application very seriously. We look for CRU Ambassadors who are passionate about offering our luxurious items and have proven success in college. Participants in this program will organize and execute projects in the following departments:

•Event Planning

•Online Marketing

•Retail Marketing

•Social Media

•Networking

http://cru-intl.com/index.php

One of my best friends from highschool, Emmanuel Carrillo (click to see his portfolio website), recently sent me a message about this Portfolio Handbook he and a few classmates put together.  They made it to sell and raise money for their senior show.  Eman is an Industrial Design major at the University of Cincinnati but is currently working in Boston at some place that does some cool stuff. I love Industrial Design and I’m really glad that he got to pursue that, he has a huge fascination with shoes and wants to design the heck out of them.

It’s free to download the PDF of the book and I would recommend checking it out. It offers some great insight from current students, alumni, as well as professors.  My favorite part of the book is the letters of advice from previous students and the letters from professors telling “what they wish they had known.” So go download it and check it out!

Alumnus and friend Jason Booker shared this with me, and let me pass on to you: He compiled a list of prospective employers in graphic design, advertising, and media in the DFW area. Use this to your advantage as you create a list of possible places you want to apply for a job. Click on image to access map.

Steer Clear of the Uncanny Valley

by Jessica Heltzel

Making an e-Portfolio is easier than you think. In a few words, this is what you need to do:

Design everything in InDesign.
1. Start a new document, letter size, landscape orientation.
2. Create master pages for style, grid, type, and “navigation-bar.”
3. Import images. Make sure you’ve sized them correctly, no need for oversized images nor resolution.
4. Export document as PDF. Uncheck “spreads.” Try a few options under “compression” from PDF export menu. If you keep the Image Quality to its maximum, it will result in larger file, so try a medium or low image quality, but do NOT compromise quality.

Add interaction (hotspots) in Acrobat:
1. Open PDF document. Display thumbnails.
2. Go to Tools>Advanced Editing>Link Tool. Click and drag over area you wish to make a “hotspot.” Select “Invisible Rectangle” for Link Type, and “Go to a page view” for Link Action.

3. Link to the page by clicking (highlighting it) on thumbnail column and then “Set Link.” Repeat same steps for each hotspot on every page.
4. Save file and test it, make sure the links are working as you planned.

How much money do you expect to make as designer?
In addition to what we discussed in class, this is also a very handy resource for you as you’ll be receiving job offers soon. Follow the link below and check out the results from the AIGA/Aquent salary survey. The “calculator” will filter the results for you.

http://www.designsalaries.org/index.shtml

Download PDF here

Welcome back, the pressure is on!

This will be a very busy semester for you. Graduation is approaching, and with that, the pressure to decide what’s coming next: job, more school, or simply just lay-back for a while and figure things out later. But with all this, it is a time for decision, to think strategically. We’ll talk more about it soon!

Make sure to add to your calendar:

DSVC 8th Annual National Student Conference

Early registration is now open: Click here to register.