Paid Summer Internship

Spinlight is looking for another Spintern candidate for this summer, but somewhat scaled down. Responsibilities would primarily focus on mock up skills—so for that we are specifically looking for someone with good hand skills/exceptional craft, and that has had at least a year of graphic design classes. Hours would be as needed from week to week and is still paid. Please send resume to kerri@spinlight.com.

Student Show Entry Deadline Extended

Student show entry deadline has been extended to Wednesday May 6 at 8pm. Please submit late entries directly to your instructor. You must still fill out an entry form at: gds.parkland.edu/show

Designer Needed Immediately

Research team at the UIUC School of Social Work needs an animation suitable for use at the beginning of a power point to illustrate key research findings. Payment will be one time flat fee starting at $30. Price negotiable after consultation. Questions Welcome. Please contact Program Manager, Samantha Hack-Ritzo, at <shack2@illinois.edu> or 217-244-5224.

Summer Internship Opportunity

BookGlutton.com (located in downtown Urbana) has a few internship opportunities available. Their our main product is an online reading platform that allows people to chat and share annotations inside books. It’s a great opportunity for students to learn about web design and development for static and social networking areas of web design, as well as learn a bit about the cutting edge of publishing. There are 3 positions available (12-16 hours a week): (1) PRODUCTION DEVELOPER: An opportunity to learn about production processes for web development, including exposure to project management, image cropping and manipulation, and HTML editing. We’ll be producing some books in XHTML/EPUB (also known as Adobe Digital Editions format) so this is an opportunity to see how publishing’s new format is structured and manipulated. Activities: edit and create online books by tweaking xhtml and css, some graphics production, site editing and management of the social network. Skills: xml/html, familiarity with PHP preferred but not required. (2) DIGITAL BOOK DESIGNER/GRAPHIC DESIGNER: An opportunity to design elements for an unusual aspect of web design: ebooks. Beyond designing digital book elements  students also have exposure to processes for web development, including exposure to project management, image cropping and manipulation. Some ad design or print collateral may be possible depending on student interests. Activities: design elements of online books, particularly dropcaps and header treatments and work on digital book layout. Lend a hand designing ads for clients or HTML newsletters as needed. Skills: Photoshop, Illustrator and familiarity with web design standards. InDesign experience preferred but not required. (3) CSS/FRONTEND DEVELOPER: An opportunity to learn about production processes for web development, including exposure to project management, site migration and internal code management; also an opportunity to work on a social networking site and get involved in new feature development. Studentswill get a chance  to be a key figure in the deployment ofbookglutton’s mobile site: a good chance to get iphone and gphone experience. Activities: make regular site updates and bug fixes as needed, and play a big role in testing and deploying the mobile versions of the site. If you’ve got facebook experience or are interested we would consider assigning some of the FB app development to you. Skills: must be extremely good with CSS and HTML, somewhat familiar with javascript. To apply for these internship, contact: Travis Alber <travis.alber@gmail.com>. To receive credit at Parkland for the internship, contact Paul Young <pyoung@parkland.edu>

CUDO Job Board

CUDO just announced that their job board is up and running: thecudo.org/job-board

CUDO Opening Night Party April 16, 6–9pm

CUDO has set up a fantastic show at Cakes on Walnut for the Boneyard Arts Festival. The show features over 125 variations on cupcakes and cocktails by design professionals, teachers, and students. The individual efforts and the range of voices in the show visually represent what CUDO is all about: a creative, energetic, and diverse community. Designs will be available for purchase starting Thursday April 16 at 6pm. Make a $10 donation to CUDO and take home a design of your choice and a free small cupcake! The work is made. The designs are hung. Now there’s only one thing left to do—check it out! Come to the opening night party featuring way-cool art, a DJ, cash bar, and most importantly YOU. Bring your friends. Everyone should see this show. Thanks to all whose contributions made this event possible. Cakes on Walnut, 114 North Walnut in Downtown Champaign, Thursday, April 16, 6–9pm

Empty Bowls Poster

Volunteer opportunity for a graphic design student to design a poster for a fund-raising event. Parkland students, the C-U Potter’s Club & local ceramic artists are joining together to raise money for a local food pantry with an Empty Bowls fundraiser. The actual event is April 28th. The posters need to be printed by April 21st. Please contact Susan Garner <susangarner1@hotmail.com> for more info.

2009 Student Show Entry Deadline is April 28

Each year, the Parkland Art Gallery hosts the annual graphic design student exhibition. This year, the show will be titled the “Media Arts Student Exhibition” to reflect emerging trends in the industry. This juried exhibition is open to all graphic design students at Parkland. There are over $800 in cash awards for outstanding work. There are no entry fees and you can enter as many pieces as you like (the more you enter, the better chance of getting an award). For entry rules, important dates and other information, go to gds.parkland.edu/show

Lecture: Graphic Design Careers in Local Government

Presented by Natalie M. Kenny Marquez, Management Analyst and Public Information Officer, Village of Skokie, Illinois. What does a career in local government and public administration entail? What role does local government play in your day-to-day life? How does graphic design serve the needs of a public administrator? Natalie will answer these and other questions during her presentation about public sector marketing and communications. She will show examples of graphic design projects that she has worked on including Village publications and a major advertising campaign published in Crain’s Chicago Business. Natalie M. Kenny Marquez is the Management Analyst/Public Information Officer for the Village of Skokie, Illinois. Natalie began her Skokie tenure in fall 2005 as a Manager’s Office intern while in graduate school at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She was promoted to her current position in January 2007. “The position,” notes Natalie, “is the perfect mix for me. It combines my passion for communications with my interest in local government management, public service and public administration.” Natalie’s duties include designing and co-editing the Village’s award-winning resident newsletter, desging Village brochures and informational signs, processing Freedom of Information requests and coordinating special events and commercial filming applications. Natalie also acts as the Staff Liaison to the Fine Arts Commission and the Public Arts Advisory Committee. Two major projects recently completed by Natalie include updating and redeveloping the Village’s website and establishing a municipal emergency advisory radio station. Friday, April 17 at 12 noon in room C118.

Student Ad Agency Opportunity

In fall 2009, graphic design students will have the opportunity to participate in a student-run ad agency called Studio 292. Students will work in small creative teams solving marketing communication problems for real clients while building creative portfolio samples. You will also gain practical experience in professional business practices. If interested, please register for GDS 292-940, then contact either John Havlik <havlik@uiuc.edu> or Paul Young <pyoung@parkland.edu> for a portfolio review. If you are accepted into this special internship class, you will be moved to a special section of GDS 292. Prerequisites: sophomore standing in Graphic Design, 3.0 program GPA, portfolio review required. More info: gds.parkland.edu/gds/292