MHCCIM: IM260/291 Fall 2009

Design Contracts and Clients

David Maier — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:07:21 +0000

Smashing Magazine has a great post about contracts and spotting dodgy clients before it’s too late. They’ve even included a downloadable version of the contract for you to modify and use.

Check it out!

Interactive Design Internship at Pop Art

David Maier — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:09:54 +0000

Pop Art, is looking for an interactive design intern for this Summer. It’s a paid position ($10/hr) and would be a great opportunity for anyone looking to get into the digital/web design field.

Deadline is May 28th.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS PDF.

Paper Texture Tutorial

David Maier — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:43:27 +0000

PSDTuts has posted a nice little tutorial for creating a creased paper texture in Photoshop.

Check it out!

Color Perception Test

David Maier — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:46:54 +0000

Rearrange color tiles to test your color perception.

Check it out!

Leave a comment with your score (mine was 20).

via: Better Living Through Design

Brand New – Classroom

David Maier — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:51:59 +0000

The people behind FPO and Brand New have created a new sibling blog, called Brand New Classroom, to show off student efforts at re-branding existing brands.

CHECK IT OUT!

Packaging Inspiration

David Maier — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:13:32 +0000

For those of you considering packaging for your final projects:

Lovely Package

The Dieline

Ethiopia Book Design

David Maier — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:51:11 +0000

Congratulations to Julia for having her design chosen for the Footsteps to Healing book project.

Dragon Logo Selected

David Maier — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:14:23 +0000

Congratulations to Jennifer for having her design selected for the Gresham Fire Station 72 engine graphic.

Open Letter to Design Students

David Maier — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:42:40 +0000

A great post over on Design Observer about looming graduation and getting a job.

READ IT!

Focus on what you want to do. Your education does not end at graduation. Draw. Keep a journal. Be curious.

Image Spark

David Maier — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:30:20 +0000

Image Spark is a fantastic source of design inspiration. Community-based, designers uploading work that inspires them.
Check it out!