It's been 10 years since Dan and Michael of Aesthetic Apparatus first signed, stamped and numbered the back of a concert poster that they designed and screen printed. On Saturday, March 28th there will be an event to commemorate this milestone. Starting at noon, Aesthetic Apparatus will have it's annual $5 scratch and dent poster sale as well as a silent auction of a number of their rare and hard to find prints. At 7pm on that same day Aesthetic Apparatus will host a party to celebrate it's first 10 years with drinks, food and music by Awesome Snakes and The Deaths.

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Uh oh! I think I have a new design crush on New Orleans-based creative Erik Kiesewetter. Look at this poster he designed for AIGA|New Orleans:



via Design Work Life

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TheDieline.com invites professionals and students to submit their best packaging work for inclusion in a new book called "Box. Bottle. Bag." (to be published by HOW).

Please email all entries to BookEntries@TheDieline.com

All work is accepted for consideration. There are no entry fees, and no limit to the number of entries. All entries are due by Friday March 27th. To enter, simply email low resolution JPGS of any work to be considered to the email address above. If selected, hi-res print quality images will be requested.

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Graphic Designer
Limb Design, Houston, TX

A small graphic design, marketing and branding firm is looking for an enthusiastic, very creative, "no problem" attitude graphic designer with print and web design experience. Must have 3+ years experience.

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I had to modify my outfit this morning to include green. I opted for a shirt close to Pantone 3985 U. What about you?

What shade of green did you throw on today? Post a comment below.
 
With that in mind, why not have a color for the other 364 days of the year? Check out the Pantone MOODS application on Facebook. I just updated my Facebook status with Pantone 136-1-3 C, of course.

Shop online at pantone.com and use the priority code PANTONE20 at checkout to save 20% off of everything on the site.


Take 25% off all Inhabit pillows. Use promo code PILLOWS.

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I love the ampersand. It's such a classy character. So when I saw this adorable ampersand necklace on Etsy, I was tempted.



But don't really wear necklaces very often, so I emailed the store owner and asked if she'd ever considered making earrings. Turns out, she'd be thinking about it for a while and agreed to make me a pair for $20.

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Creative Director, Fine Foods
LPK, Cincinnati, OH

LPK is looking for a Creative Director with extensive experience in food packaging, and photographic direction, preferably premium or Private Label brands.

-Editorial food styling know-how a must.

-Broad, multi-category, highly-complex initiatives must be
demonstrated to be considered for this position.

-Strong strategic knowledge with ability to direct design team to beautiful,refined and tasteful solutions is also must.

An LPK Creative Director consistently delivers strategic and creative leadership and is a valued consultant externally and internally. The Creative Director oversees a large segment of business or businesses in a Creative Unit; he/she leads the development and guides the application of the creative vision for the brand(s).

The Creative Director inspires the creative team and ensures the highest standard of creative excellence. He/she supports LPK principles of career and skill growth, while seeking challenging, stimulating opportunities for team members. Specific management responsibilities are noted within the Leadership Requirements for Managers document.

The Creative Director partners with Client Services on all matters relating to the successful accomplishment of these roles and responsibilities. Mutual respect, seamless communication and teamwork are the desired outcome. The Creative Director must maintain and develop deep client relationships and is a valued and expected presence at key client presentations.

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We don't often do sneak peeks at upcoming issues, but as we send the May/June issue of HOW to the printer today, I'm so geeked about this edition that I can't keep it under wraps.

One of my favorite features in the issue taps into the whole DIY/handcrafted movement that's shaping design right now. Art director Bridgid McCarren, senior editor Megan Patrick and photographer Al Parrish teamed up to create three original projects and document their process. The projects involved different hand-printing processes: screen printing, stenciling and block printing. You'll get a step-by-step photo tutorial and materials list for each technique, so you can print your own personal projects or inject a bit of handcraft into your client work.

Here are a few shots of the screen-printing project, a fun little stationery set.