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Paid Winter Internships in Advertising Agencies

paid winter internships

paid winter internships


We have obtained funding to provide 7 internships in advertising agencies during winter session. These internships run from January 2- January 27 (M-F) and come with a stipend of $1200 and the option of academic credit as a graphic design elective.This is a partnership with One Club.
To find out more, come to the Information Session on October 15 during free hour (12-1 pm) in Klapper 107. We will discuss cover letters, resumes and portfolios at this meeting
To apply to the internship, please send an email to Professor Weinstein ([email protected]) with Internship in the subject line

  • a cover letter addressed to Ms. Grotheer expressing your interest in the internship
  • a resume
  • and a link to your online portfolio OR one pdf with 5 examples of your best work

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE 11/16/2014

HRDCVR DESIGN FELLOWSHIP [deadline: friday october 17th]

The HRDCVR DESIGN Fellowship is for online and/or print designers who want to learn, and for designers who want to share skills. Thanks to our amazing backers, the HRDCVR DESIGN FELLOWSHIP includes a stipend of $1000. It is part-time and lasts approximately four months from start date.

Primary responsibilities include: designing for HRDCVR, hrdcvr.com, and working closely with Danyel, Elliott and teamHRDCVR.
HRDCVR, the hardcover culture magazine created by diverse teams for a diverse world, is seeking candidates with imaginative and bold design skills. Top candidates have a desire to push the envelope, and will respond with innovation and enthusiasm to all assignments. Top candidates will know what’s popular, what’s classic, what’s next, and what’s unique. Top candidates will find joy in fonts, punctuation, memes, and handwriting.

  • Top candidates will must have a love for the printed word, but will be very much into Instagram, Tumblr, presentation platforms—and design as a language.
  • Knowledge of visual design principles and the print design process is a plus, but not required.
  • Prior experience designing for another print publication is nice, not required.
  • Ideas about new ways to use design to tell stories and present information = a big plus.

Wit is a plus. Charm is a plus. A commitment to style and usage and punctuation and grammar is necessary. Even as those rules are meant to be tested.
Passions for politics, sports, music, culture, and tech are a plus. A passion for the HRDCVR missions = a plus.

  • Top candidates should see comfort zones and want to escape.
  • Top candidates will be zen about tasks that will have future meaning.
  • Top candidates are creative, idea-driven, and must have has excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Top candidates must be excited about an informal yet sometimes more formal, ever-evolving start-up-ish atmosphere.
  • The desire to excel and contribute and learn is key.

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Please send a link to your resume and portfolio

  • What do you like most about your designing? What do you want to love most about it in ten years? 100 wds max.
  • Talk about your experience with constructive criticism of your work—being critiqued, not being critiqued, critiquing someone else. 100 wds max.
  • Please send link to a project you contributed to in a major way. In 100 words or less, explain what would you have done to make it even better.

Thanks to our amazing backers, the HRDCVR DESIGN FELLOWSHIP includes a stipend of $1000. It is part-time and lasts approximately four months from start date.
This fellowship can and will function virtually—applications are welcome from anyplace in the world (English is required). If candidate is in the NYC area, there will be more emphasis on face-to-face.
A high school diploma is required. College is a plus. Working in publishing—from yearbook to newspapers and magazines in a big city—is a plus, but not required.
Apply on-line
https://hrdcvr.submittable.com/submit/35423
 

TheDream.US – Up to $25K College Scholarships to CUNY for Undocumented, DACA-eligible Students

dreamers

CUNY is pleased to announce an important partnership with TheDream.US, a scholarship fund for DREAMers across the nation.  DREAMers who are first-time college students or community college graduates at CUNY  and who have DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) or TPS (Temporary Protected Status) approval could be eligible for college scholarships of up to $25,000 to help cover tuition for two-year or four-year degrees. 

Help us to spread the word about this incredible opportunity for DREAMers who, without financial aid, might not be able to afford a college education.  If students whom you serve meet the scholarship’s eligibility criteria and are currently enrolled at CUNY or intend to enroll at CUNY by the fall of 2015, please encourage them to apply.
The scholarship application deadline is October 26, 2014.  CUNY will be a leading partner to TheDream.US and appreciates your role in building our University-wide community of DREAMer Scholars. 

For more information about the scholarship and how to apply, please visitwww.cuny.edu/thedreamus.

Scholarship for Asian Students

The online Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) application is now open, and this year, Queens College is a partner institution.  This means that eligible students may apply for scholarships of up to $5,000. The foundation also offers scholarship winners opportunities for academic advising, career guidance, and the chance to connect with current students and former scholarship winners from other campuses.
To be eligible you must:

  • Be of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity as defined by The U.S. Census.
  • Be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. or a citizen of the U.S. Freely Associated States.
  • Be enrolled as a full-time student in a degree program at Queens College during the 2015 Spring Semester.
  • Have applied for federal financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), although you do not necessarily have to be receiving federal aid.

The application  deadline is October 15th, 2014.
To find out more about the application process and the required essays, contact Dr. Egan or visit the website.

Graphic Design Scholarship–$1500 towards tuition/supplies

GraphicDesignDegreeHub.com is pleased to announce its Creativity Scholarship, which is designed to promote the study in graphic design and related disciplines through a monetary scholarship. Click on the following links for more information about this scholarship:

Application Requirements:

  • Student is  majoring full-time in a Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, Animation, or Gaming program college or university.
  • Be an Undergraduate or Graduate student with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
  • Is a U.S. Citizen as verified by a U.S. passport, birth certificate, or other methods seen here.
  • Prefer students seeking a Graphic Design degree, however, we will consider other art degrees.

Scholarship Details:

  • $1500 award to your college or university for the use of tuition or academic supplies.
  • Applications are being taken until July 31 (fall award) and October 31 (spring award).

Questions/Comments:
Scholarship Administrator:  Dawn Chellel
Email:  [email protected]
 

Congratulations to Michael Ricardo & Lauren Winters!

© Michael Ricardo, 2014

© Michael Ricardo, 2014


 
 
© Lauren Winter, 2014

© Lauren Winter, 2014


Congratulations to Michael Ricardo & Lauren Winters–Recipients of the R. Blaine Award, 2014 and the Art Department Graphic Design Award, 2014. These awards were based on exceptional overall GPA (Michael, 3.941 and Lauren, 3.936) and the high-caliber of coursework within the graphic design major. The awards will be presented at the Art Department commencement party on Thursday May, 29, 2014, Klapper Hall Student Gallery.
 
 

“What skills do we need to flourish in the 21st Century?”–submit a 1 minute video


Call for Video Submissions!
Deadline: July 10, 2014
Filming Instructions:
– Choose an interesting location that represents where you’re from and has good lighting
– Turn on video camera to film yourself or someone else (iPhone users — please hold the phone horizontally, not vertically).
– First, look straight at the camera for 3 seconds, then raise your hand up high (all of our Cloud Films have one unifying gesture…this film may have many!)
– Then answer the question: “What skills do we need to flourish in the 21st Century?” (feel free to answer in another language, but please repeat your answer in English or send along a translation with your entry)

To submit:
Please write to [email protected] with the following information:
1. Full Name
2. Location
3. Name of Video entry (please send the exact file name so I can match it up with your entry)
4. How you heard about the series
5. Download and sign the release form, attach it to your email and send by July 10, 2014.
IMPORTANT: Upload your video files. (files can be up to 2GB) If your video is in another language, please send an English translation along with your entry.
To find out more
 

Color and Design 1 with Liz Sayles, Summer Session 1

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COLOR & DESIGN 1
A practical course for designers, animators, illustrators (and everyone else) on the many wonderful ways to use color. Gain experience in:
• Transparency & Illusion
•  Color Mixing with Paint
•  Atmospheric Perspective for Illustration and Animation
• Historical Use of Color: Impressionism & Pointillism
•  Find out what CMYK & RGB means
•  How to Create Color harmonies
•  Symbolic Use of Color For Designers 
Summer Session 1
ARTS  171 – Color and Design I
01-LEC(4641)
June 2 – 25, 2014
Mo / Tu / We / Th
9:00 am – 12:50 pm
Instructor: the talented Elizabeth Sayles