January 2012
2 posts
AU Visual Arts - Blog: SCAD Representatives Coming... →
auvisualarts:
Exciting things coming up next week! On monday we have Professor Trudie Abadie from SCAD conducting an online workshop at 5:00 in RFAC 164. Students will be able to send questions to her virtually and have them instantly answered. She’ll be discussing the program and giving some great professional…
ADDY Meeting**
It creeped up on us, guys. The ADDY entry deadline is this thursday and we’re having an important meeting tomorrow at 3:00 in 164. We’ll show you how to set up your entries, hand out entry bags, etc. Just come with whatever you’re planning on entering. If you’d like, start taking a look at the rules. See you tomorrow!
December 2011
0 posts
Selling Prints at the Pottery Sale
Just some information for you guys who are interested in selling your Pull Party prints at the Pottery Sale this Friday and Saturday:
1. If you don’t designate what you’d like to sell your prints for, the prices will be chosen for you.
2. If you don’t show up sometime between 9 and 4, either Friday or Saturday to help and contribute, the profits from your prints will go...
November 2011
9 posts
Pull Party Reminder
Don’t forget about the Potluck Pull Party tonight at 8! We’ll be making beautiful prints, eating good food, and having fun conversations. See you there!
Secretary Flatmate
jivandave:
Minimal, space-saving desk for tiny apartments. SO cool.
The Mid Century Modern - Sticker, Label, & Stamp...
I think vintage stamps and stickers are some of the best examples of beautiful design, but are often overlooked. They have a unique level of simplicity and intimacy that just can’t be mimicked on any other medium. I could get lost in this Flickr pool for hours, or days…
Inspiration? Anything William Kentridge!
http://www.art21.org/anythingispossible/
Submitted by James Dortch
3rd Annual Pull Party
It’s time for our 3rd Annual ThinkTank Pull Party! No, not ‘Pool,’ PULL. We’ll be pulling prints all night and chowing down on great food, Potluck-style. We’ll be using linoleum, woodblocks, styrofoam–anything we can find to make some beautiful prints to hopefully make some money off of during the holiday season. We’ll have some supplies already (ie. ink,...
2011 Addy's Workshop
A few of our design students attended the ADDY workshop in Greenville last week. We got a chance to speak with a few of this year’s reps, including ADDY Chair Karen Wessel and Erwin Penland’s Creative Supervisor, Tony Lowe.
Internship Talk Was A Success!
Tonight’s talk went great! Big thanks to all of you who came and especially the seniors who shared their experiences. Don’t forget, us seniors are here to answer any questions you have about internships. Get a jump on applying and researching early, and good luck!
October 2011
6 posts
Interesting article about one writer's least... →
He Wears It
Star Wars fans will love this, and you fashion-fiends will find this amusing. Designer and illustrator John Woo (no, not the “Face-Off” director) introduces some classic galactic figures to some current fashion stylists to produce some intriguing images. Check out his He Wears It 2 section for more movie icons.
DKNG Studios
DKNG Studios produces some of the best gig posters around. Their smart use of color layers is just mind-blowing. Head over to their store and buy, or drool over, some posters of your favorite bands.
ADDY Workshop Next Week
It’s time to start gearing up for the ADDY Awards, the Greenville area’s annual design competition. AU has a reputation of sweeping the student categories so let’s keep it up! The workshop for this year’s rules and information is next thursday, November 3 at 6:00. You’ll also be able to get free entry bags at that time. So, start thinking about which projects...
Internship Queen
Hey guys, here’s a helpful resource for internship advice. This summer during my internship I learned about a lady who calls herself ”Intern Queen”. She has done several internships and has lots of advice, check out her page!
ALSO, there’s internships that are posted on her site and some of them are for graphic design.
-Submitted by Lauren Sloan
Awesome Things Coming Up
Many thanks to those who came to the first meeting yesterday. Especially those who stuck around for the planning meeting after, you were a huge help in getting some great ideas together for what we’re going to do this year. For those of you who weren’t able to make it, we discussed the Internship Talk which will be happening Nov. 2 at 7:00 in Korb’s lecture room. We have about 8...
April 2011
1 post
February 2011
11 posts
Workshop Video
As usual, Kelly did an amazing job of providing us with a little video magic to remember the day, and Jim, by. Enjoy!
Watch11:10pm - once again, the video should be done processing by 11:40pm or so. come back then and watch the video from day two!
as jivan said. the jim sherraden extravaganza was awesome. if you weren’t able to be a part of it, watch the videos! hopefully we’ll get him back next year. he told me we were his favorite group he’s ever taught. that may or may not have been because i...
Submit Print Pics!
Submit pics of the prints you bought yesterday or made today and we’ll post them up!
Business Hours Are Over
HUGE thanks to Jim Sherraden for an amazing and inspirational two days, Jo Carol Mitchell-Rogers, and to all of you who came out and showed your support! If you take anything away from this incredible experience (aside from some sick nasty prints and shirts), know that this is proof that these huge figures in the industry aren’t as ‘godly’ as you think. They’re normal...
Posters I Bought Today:
mymirrorball:
Posters by Hatch Show Print in Nashville, TN: the oldest working letterpress shop in the world (established 1879).
Watch12:00 am - once the video is finished processing, it will be watchable. it says it has about thirty minutes left. so watch after 12:30.
today was awesome. thanks to everyone who came to see jim sherraden. he’s a wonderful man who has a lot of valuable information to share with us students. quite a treat. enjoy the hastily made video!
-kel
Reminder: Pizza with Jim Sherraden
Don’t forget to come get some free pizza and chat with Jim Sherraden today at 5! Then we’ll go to the lecture at 7. This is a once in a LONG time opportunity, so be there!
-Jivan
Pizza Party with Jim Sherraden!
Come and eat free pizza Wednesday at 5:00 with Jim Sherraden himself before his lecture at 7!
Movie Night Tonight!
Don’t forget about the Movie Night tonight at 8:30 in 151! I can’t say what the movie is, but if you love facebook, you’ll love what we’re going to watch.
-Jivan
January 2011
10 posts
**PEOPLE WHO ENTERED THE ADDY'S**
I’M TYPING IN ALL CAPS SO YOU KNOW ITS IMPORTANT. Everyone who entered will receive an email from Wellington Payne about sending him a PDF of what you entered. You have to email them to him by the end of the work day on Monday or you’re entries will not be put in the book or the slideshow if you win anything. YOU HAVE TO SEND HIM THE PDF’S. I think it would be best to make a...
ADDY Entry Info
Ok, for those of you who couldn’t come to the meeting tonight, first, here’s the link to the ADDY homepage. And if you look down the page it says “To enter the ADDY’s click here.” Then, here’s what you need to do:
- create an account by entering your personal info (name, email, address, etc.)
- anywhere bolded you have to enter, for the fax of AU just put the...
Watchwe love the design lab! so much!
Watchwelcome back! (if the snow ever melts)
ADDY ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED
The ADDY entry deadline has been extended to next friday, not this upcoming one. So, you can breathe a little. No meeting tonight.
-Jivan
UPDATE!!!
because of the weather, the ADDY’s meeting will be moved to wednesday at 8:30pm in the design lab. a lot of you may have drawing or web design, so i’m going to tag it onto the end of those classes at 8:30pm just so everyone can make it. i’ll make it quick so that those of you who may have class all day who are super tired can get back to your rooms and rest.
so remember…
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REMINDER!!!
there will be an ADDY pre-submission informative meeting tomorrow night (tuesday) in the design lab at 6:15pm. it says 5:15pm on the sheet i passed out at the meeting before winter break, but i may be working until 5:30pm and will need to push that until later so i can get to the meeting as well. be sure to bring finished (or as close to finished as possible) projects with you. or projects you...
December 2010
6 posts
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Design Matters with James Victore
Debbie Millman just interviewed renowned designer James Victore on her new season of Design Matters podcasts. You want some insight? Here’s some directly from one of the best (and most entertaining). Really encourage you to download and listen to all of these. You can’t get this kind of inspiration anywhere else. And the best part, they’re free! Check out her conversation with...
Featured on Sterling Brands!
The video Kelly made from our visit to the Half & Half and the Debbie Millman lecture made it onto Sterling Brands’ blog! So many insane things happening right now I can’t even wrap my head around it. Debbie Millman herself said she loved it and AIGA South Carolina gave Kelly a shoutout also! AU just exploded on the scene. I’m so honored to be apart of what’s going on...
WatchANOTHER VIDEO! Yesterday, Phil, Jivan, Seth, Ashley, Andrea, and I went to Columbia to visit The Half & Half and to hear Debbie Millman speak. Nick Wilson at The Half & Half was awesome and answered any question we threw at him about printing, design, business, etc. It was so cool! After spending about two hours hounding him with questions, we headed over to the Convention Center to hear...
November 2010
19 posts
50 Best Design Blogs Is Informative
Hey Guys -
Check this list out of the 50 Best Graphic Design Blogs -
Q: How many of these blogs have you been to yet?
A: Doesn’t matter, now you can go to them all!
-speaker
WatchVIDEO FROM TODAY!
(sorry about all of the dead links before. the video wouldn’t upload.)
