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College’s Brand+Integrated Communication graduate program: apply before April 1st
BIC is a two-year, 36 credit portfolio-driven master’s program at City College that uniquely combines 3 critical disciplines (Creative, Management/Planning, and Public Relations) in a collaborative and cross-disciplinary environment. While students focus on their track of choice, they are always involved with the other two.
For more information about the BIC program, please visit www.ccny.cuny.edu/bic and the BIC blog at www.bic-ccny.info. In the STUDENTS section of the BIC site, you’ll see where students come from, what undergraduate degrees they have, as well as a list of where members of their first graduating class ended up: BBDO, TBWA, Rabin Martin, Ketchum, Y&R, Tribal, GREY, DDB, SS+K, etc.
The deadline to apply for Fall 2016 is April 1st 2016. Step-by-step instructions on the application process can be found on the Admissions website:www.ccny.cuny.edu/admissions/graduate-studies.cfm. But, if interested, I strongly suggest you connect with Prof. Gerardo Blumenkrantz, the Creative Track director, who can tell you about any possible extensions, etc
QC Student Show Volunteer Opportunities
Poster Design by Alice Lee
Hello QC Design Community!
Mark your calendars, because the annual student exhibition is fast approaching. The exhibit runs from February 8th-18th. Please join us on Wednesday, February 10th, from 5-7pm for an opening reception in the Klapper Hall Student Gallery, located on the 4th floor.
We are also looking for volunteers to help curate and hang the exhibition, as well as volunteers to sit in the space during the course of the show- so that we can keep it open to the public as much as possible. If you are interested, please contact Professor Smith at [email protected]
Cultural Ambassadors to Spain: Info Session Feb 3 at 12:30
Teach English and US culture in Spain for a full year, with a monthly stipend.
Applications are open for the 2016-2017 academic year for the Cultural Ambassadors to Spain program, managed by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and by the Education Office of the Embassies of Spain in the US and Canada. The program supports US and Canadian nationals who are juniors or seniors or have recently graduated with a BA or BS. You must be a native speaker of English or French to participate.
A representative from the program, Mr. Francisco Barba Morán (Spanish Consulate in New York, Education Services) will provide more details and answer your questions at an info-session scheduled for February 3 from12:30pm-1:30pm, in Powdermaker 153.
Light refreshments will be served, so please RSVP: http://tiny.cc/info-session-feb3
For more information about the program: http://www.mecd.gob.es/eeuu/convocatorias-programas/convocatorias-eeuu/auxiliares-conversacion-eeuu.html
Program brochure: http://www.mecd.gob.es/eeuu/dms/consejerias-exteriores/eeuu/auxiliaresusa/Poster_2016.pdf
Program FAQs: http://www.mecd.gob.es/eeuu/dms/consejerias-exteriores/eeuu/auxiliaresusa/FAQ_2016_17-12-15.pdf
One Club Creative Boot Camp (Free!)–Sign up today
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The Creative Boot Camp was such a great success last year that our partnering agency, WUNDERMAN has invited us back! In its seventh consecutive year, our award-winning Creative Boot Camp New York will offer participants one of the most authentic experiences in boot camp history by being immersed in a creative agency environment. Global Chief Creative Officer, Lincoln Bjorkman and President, Jamie Gallo, will welcome the participants with inspiring insights aimed to help them succeed in our industry.
IT’S FREE, BUT YOU NEED TO REGISTER
Expression in Form, Rhythm, & Movement–Free Lecture at Cooper Union
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015, 6:30PM – 8:30PM
A free, public lecture by John Stevens that looks at the thematic visual elements and relationships of letterforming from a craft and image-making perspective. Although great skill is required for the best calligraphy, one can get lost in the minutiae. Thinking in terms of visual language (not forgetting content) frees us to say what we really want to say or express. RSVP requested.
John Stevens is one of the most gifted and original letter artists on the international scene, renowned for his skill as a calligrapher, letter artist, and designer. Starting as a sign painter in New York, his insatiable inquiry into letters and their design led him into calligraphy and lettering as image, working with various pens, brushes, and later computer. By his mid-twenties, he had many nationally known clients in publishing, packaging, advertising, television, and film.
John’s work has graced book jackets, magazines, newspapers, libraries, museums, and churches. As an in-demand teacher, he has been invited to teach at many national and international letter-arts conferences throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia to teach his art. John’s calligraphic artworks are included in the collections of the San Francisco Public Library; Berlin’s Akademie der Künste; and La Casa del Libro (San Juan, Puerto Rico), as well as in many private collections. People can easily find his works in dozens of books and publications from Asia, Australia, Europe, and the U. S. A. More recently, his book Scribe: Artist of the Written Word was published in 2013 to critical acclaim.
Please RSVP here.
Located in The Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, at 41 Cooper Square (on Third Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets)
Ladislav Sutnar Exhibit at Forham University
Ladislav Sutnar: Pioneer of Information Design 1941-60
Dates:
October 5 – December 4
Location:
Fordham University, Ildiko Butler Gallery, 113 West 60th St. (60th St. and Columbus Ave.), New York. Gallery hours: Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
Curated by Patricia Belen & Greg D’Onofrio
For more on the exhibit and Steven Hellers interview with the curators see http://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/sutnar-news-of-the-world/
Free Lecture on Type Design–Monday, Oct. 26 Free hour
Bequeath typeface specimen sheet
The Art Department is pleased to present guest speaker, Elizabeth DeLuna, to lecture on the process of the design and development of “Bequeath,” a digital type family based on 18th century gravestone inscriptions. The lecture will include an examination of the original inspiration, visual exploration and primary research, as well as the use of relevant design technologies.
Monday, Oct. 26, 2015
12:15-1:30
Klapper Hall 401
Queens College, CUNY
Elizabeth DeLuna teaches undergraduate courses in graphic design, advanced typography and motion graphics. She received an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University. Her research focuses on typeface design and motion graphics. She acts as a visiting critic for classes and portfolio reviews at SUNY Purchase, Parsons, School of Visual Arts, University of Connecticut at Storrs, Rowan University, Rutgers University and Studio in a School. Her client list includes: Showtime (where she spent 2 years as a staff designer), HBO, Cinemax, The History Channel, The Sundance Channel, TruTV, Cablevision and Public Affairs Television and PBS.
This event is made possible by the generous support of the Dean of Arts and Humanities, Queens College, CUNY.
Call for Submissions: Quick, Easy, Fun Cell-phone photo contest at QC
65-30: SPACE/MEMORY calls us to a greater awareness of the spaces that we inhabit during our time at Queens College, and encourages an increased appreciation for the thousands of stories unfolding around us at 65-30 Kissena Boulevard. QC is home to over 20,000 students, faculty and staff from all walks of life, united at some level by our shared experience of the campus. As we go about our daily routines, often so quickly that we forget to take in our surroundings, we can easily lose sight of the fact that our environments are more than just the blurry backdrops to our lives; they are active participants. Our campus places shape the moments that we spend here each week, and their work does not end when we depart for the next stage of our day. Instead, they continue to lend significance to the daily worlds of thousands of others with whom we may never cross paths. In this way, the memories that we form with each passing moment are both unique and shared, wholly ours yet part of a collective memory formed by all who have and will call Queens College theirs.
All members of the campus community are invited to submit photos of spaces on and around Queens College that hold particular significance to them. Content can range from a favorite bench on the quad to a special vantage point of the city skyline to a spot in a local park or eatery–the possibilities are limitless. The only real guideline is that all photos must be taken with a cell phone, now a primary means of memory recording, to allow this special awareness of space to flow with the continuity of everyday experience–turning off the autopilot does not have to cause a major disruption to our daily lives.
Images must be submitted via Instagram to #my6530 or via email to [email protected] no later thanSunday, September 27.
Design and Tech Events (Week of Sept. 21st)
Razorfish Global Tech Summit (Sept. 22nd)
Professor Danne Woo will be demoing his data visualization software, Datavisual, next Tuesday, September 22nd at the Razorfish Global Tech Summit.
NYC Media Lab Summit (Sept. 25th)
Professor Andrew DeRosa and Professor Woo will both be demoing next Friday, September 25th, at the NYC Media Lab Summit. Professor DeRosa will be talking about his Speculative Design class and Professor Woo will also be demoing student work from his Creative Coding class.
Both of these events are great to attend to learn more about design, technology and to potentially find jobs and internships through networking. The Razorfish Summit is free to register and the NYC Media Lab Summit is only $15 for students to register.
If you do happen to attend either one of these events, make sure to stop by and say hello to Professor Woo and Professor DeRosa.
