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 Friday, May 29, 2009
Nontraditional Wedding Invites
Designer and illustrator Anna Bond creates amazing, unusual wedding invitations featuring her hand lettering and adorable illustrations.
 Posted by Megan
Designers | Illustration
Friday, May 29, 2009 4:05:45 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Job Of The Day
User Interface Designer
Zynga, San Francisco
We are looking for a User Interface Designer to create design elements
and assets for games on social networks (Facebook, Myspace). This
position will be responsible for all aspects of the user interface,
from usability and design through specification and production. The
position requires strong visual design skills, both creative and
analytical thinking, and an excellent understanding of the consumer
perspective.
- Lead the design and development of new user interfaces for web and flash games and apps
- Use a variety of tools, including prototypes to develop, present and refine designs
- Interact with customers, marketing and product management to identify and capture features and requirements
- Work with engineering to understand and evaluate technical feasibility of proposed solutions
- Create navigation models, wireframes, and style guides that define the user interface
- Develop UI specifications describing functionality and behavior
- Create and/or manage the development of final graphic assets for shipping product.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Friday, May 29, 2009 1:39:13 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
HOW Nice!
Friend of HOW Melissa Morris Ivone and her OperationNICE blog were featured in a splashy NYTimes article on Sunday about the trend toward, well, nice. Read the article here. We say, it couldn't have happened to a nicer person.
Designers
Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:20:10 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Ugh!
This video made me laugh and cringe at the same time. It explores what would happen if a "client" tried to low-ball a vendor in an everyday situation like a restaurant or music store. via swissmiss Posted by Megan
Just for Fun
Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:33:26 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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News re: Design
Sifting through recent news releases in our e-mail inbox, we find these tidbits to share with you:
• Carole Guevin let us know of her Netdiver Magazine's special issue #4, featuring "women who rock the design scene." Check out Girl Power by Liz Wolfe.
• Deborah Free of Picturehouse Marketing US/Visual Connections and Jerry Tavin of IC Worldwide recently announced their new venture, The Young Photographers Alliance.
YPA aims to support disadvantaged students and young artists through
college scholarships, mentoring, internships and seminars.
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PaperSpecs is hosting a webinar on Thursday, June 4 at 2:00 ET, to help
designers decipher the dizzying array of green paper options. Sign up here.
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Design comes to the Midwest in a special exhibition that opens next
Friday, June 5, at ARTIC in Indianapolis. "In An Expression of the
Inexpressible" explores design's role in visualizing music, from album
covers to posters, and features work from Stefan Sagmeister, Mike
Mills, Stereotype Design, KarlssonWilker and more. Organized and
curated by Jonathan McGlothin and Samuel E. Vazquez.
• Extensis announced an upgraded version 2.0 of its Universal Type Server, a server-based font-management system.
• ThePaperMillStore.com
has expanded its offering of Neenah Paper's Howard Linen line, with
writing, text, cover, double-thick cover and matching envelopes; also
available in full-sized sheets and large quantities.
Posted by Bryn
Industry News
Thursday, May 28, 2009 1:57:14 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Product/Packaging Designer
Wilton Brands Inc., Clifton, NJ
Wilton Brands Inc., a leading designer and marketer of cake decorating,
housewares, paper and specialty crafts has a new opportunity for EK
Success Brands for a Product/Packaging Designer located at our Clifton,
New Jersey location. For more information on Wilton please visit our
websites at www.wilton.com or www.eksuccess.com.
Responsibilities:
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Design all aspects of product, including packaging. Research & test
all products (before and after production) to assure products meet
company standards.
• Market & Design Research – Develop an
in-depth understanding of customer’s needs, competitive products, and
windows of opportunities for new product development.
• Maintain consistency within brand through development and implementation of graphic standards manual with colleagues.
• Create market impact while considering appropriateness of design and ensuring a quality appearance.
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Product development from conception stage through completion.
Participation in meetings with Product Manager, Design Director and
team members.
• Support new product execution and development.
• Design brand specific displays and merchandising solutions.
• Test and craft products as part of development process.
• Mock-up product and packaging prior to sampling for pre-sale.
• Travel domestically and abroad may be required.
• Ongoing quality test and continuous improvement on active SKUs.
• Assist in other areas as assigned.
• Extended hours expected to meet goals and deadlinesPosted by Megan
Industry News
Thursday, May 28, 2009 1:15:28 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Color App
Neenah Paper today introduced the first iPhone and iPod Touch application that allows designers to create color palettes from the palm of their hand. Think Ink: Color Unleashed was created specifically for the iPhone to allow users to build custom color palettes using the Dewey Color System. It can be downloaded here for free.
 Posted by Megan
Design Resources
Thursday, May 28, 2009 1:11:30 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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