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 Friday, August 07, 2009
August 2009 Top 10 Sites for Designers
Submit your link for HOW's Top 10 Sites.
http://www.conceptfeedback.com
Concept Feedback
ConceptFeedback.com, designed specifically for marketers, designers and developers, provides a free and simple tool for getting third-party reviews on marketing concepts. Concepts may be posted publicly or privately and can include websites, logos, advertisements, videos and more.
http://www.eben.com
EBEN
Alex Eben Meyer is a Brooklyn-based illustrator who loves woodgrain, colored tape and pilot pens, and is a regular contributor to the New York Times and Slate.com.
http://moma.org/jamesensor
James Ensor
The new MoMA website for the James Ensor exhibition explores the work of the Belgian artist.
http://www.welivenow.org
Live Now
Live Now is a growing collection of artwork, quotes, thoughts, experiences and ideas, powerfully pursuing the notion of "living now." Plus, the illustrations and hand-rendered type are inspiring by themselves.
http://www.sharesomecandy.com
Share Some Candy
Share Some Candy is a curated collective of inspiring design and art finds.
http://www.society6.com
Society6
Society6 is a platform for emerging and established artists from every creative discipline to showcase their talent as it unfolds.
http://www.stardust.tv
Stardust.tv
In the words of Stardust's founder and creative director Jake Banks, "The new Stardust.tv is purely a visual site. Compared with our previous version, this site focuses more on movement and functionality, and aims to give visitors a unique visual experience that will heighten the creativity in each spot we present."
http://www.thedesigncubicle.com/
The Design Cubicle
Design blog with tips, articles and resources on all subjects of design, ranging from print design and web design to branding, advertising, marketing and more.
http://www.thesope.com/
the sope
The Sope is the online home of Sophia Zou and Peter Lim, two designers who are currently living and working in San Francisco.
http://www.aarome.org
American Academy in Rome
Each
year, the coveted Rome Prize is awarded to thirty emerging artists and
scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers who represent
the highest standard of excellence in the arts and humanities. The
disciplines include architecture, visual arts and design (graphic,
fashion, industrial, interior, lighting, set, and sound design,
engineering, urban planning, and other related design fields).
Posted by Jessie
Top 10 Websites For Designers
Friday, August 07, 2009 7:30:33 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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A Cool Zine by Jolby
Check out a preview of this zine by Josh Kenyon and Colby Nichols, the "designers, illustrators, cutters, staplers, sellers of the zine," Colby says.
Josh and Colby have a design/illustration studio called Jolby in Portland, OR. If you're in the area tonight, it's their opening reception of a zine
release and screen print show called "&1: Everyday Shenanigans."
You also can check out Jolby online (both the zine and the rest of the artwork will be online next week).
 Posted by Jessie
Designers | Events | Illustration
Friday, August 07, 2009 3:18:14 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Deadline Extended for "Good Design" Book
Christopher Simmons has extended the deadline for the call-for-entries for his book, tentatively titled "Good Design."
The deadline has been extended until Friday, Aug. 14, if you're interested. He's looking for examples of design work to include in the book that address nonprofits, political causes, social justices, the arts, education, or anything self-initiated that supports the greater good.
Click Here for more details.
Posted by Jessie
Call for Entries
Wednesday, August 05, 2009 9:04:32 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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What The Tweet?
HOW Blog is teaming up with Tomsuey Tees for a limited time T-shirt giveaway. All you have to do is jump on the HOW Forum and share your thoughts by commenting on the thread to the following: To Tweet or Not to Tweet (and why you love or hate twitter)?
Click Here to Post Your Comment
Not a forum member? It's super easy (and free). Click Here
Or, Post your thoughts on twitter (#HOWgiveaway).
From there, we’ll select three winners (two from the HOW Forum, one from Twitter) and share your answers on the HOW Blog. Post your comment by Wednesday, Aug. 12. Winners will be announced Thursday, Aug. 13.
Tomsuey Tees is a new venture for the creative duo based out of NYC known as Tomsuey. Both Tom McGhee (Photographer) and Sue McGhee (Designer) have dreamed of creating a Tee range for sometime, just waiting for the right opportunity to come along with the right message to send out.
Now, with their limited edition Tweet range of tees, Tomsuey is making a statement on the current social networking trend twitter, highlighting the true disconnection of those not on the bandwagon (bandwith) of social messaging and all under 140 characters!
(Images: 1. Tasty Tweet:Blacky the crow loves nothing better than
chomping on tweety bones and
spitting out those pesky feathers. He really is a nice chap once you
get him talking. 2. Feed Me Me: The name says it all: Don't feed the me
me bird with mindless crap, look up speak and free the park benches
from these corporate pests. 3. Tweet Who?: Introducing our little mate
Freddy the Owl, Freddy don't give a hoot about those "me me" twits, he
just wants to have a friend to talk to. Will you be his friend?)
Posted by Jessie
Gifts and Goodies
Wednesday, August 05, 2009 5:57:42 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, August 03, 2009
Job of the Day
Under Armour is looking for a senior graphic designer who'll be a key partner in nurturing their brand identity. Here's a glance at what the company posted in the Job Bank (View the entire job post):
"We need a strong creative individual with an eye for
trend, fashion, color and functionality. We are an authentic brand that
pushes the envelope every day; Innovation is a key part of our success.
Run creatively within our Brand, from your own inspirations and ideas,
along with a strong point of view. Be the graphic design lead to help
create a compelling line from concept to reality."
What will I do at UA?
- Manage a category of business from the design/technical side, including personal, work load and design direction.
- Be the key partner in nurturing the brand identity and distinctive
Under Armour apparel offerings with a creative and timeless design
vision.
- Design and present graphic collections to our team and customers under aggressive time lines.
- Mentor associate and assistant designers.
- Develop and execute clear and detailed technical kits for development.
- Interact cross functionally with PLM’s, developers, patternmakers, fabric developers, accessories and footwear teammates on seasonal line
development, including Fit Sessions.
- Build and continually improve sports competency across all categories.
- Travel domestically and/or internationally approx. 2-3 times a year to
collect and report on inspiration, trend and market research.
- Have the opportunity to work with international and national professional sports teams.
- Manage deadlines in accordance with the corporate calendar.
- Come to the table with a strong point of view on creative issues and discussions.
Posted by Jessie
Industry News
Monday, August 03, 2009 2:57:02 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, July 31, 2009 Thursday, July 30, 2009 Wednesday, July 29, 2009
HOW News This Week!
Lots of goings-on here at HOW HQ that you absolutely must know about!
• There's just two more days for you to submit your best interactive design work to this year's HOW Interactive Design Awards: B2B, consumer & self-promo websites, banners, motion design, games and more. Entry deadline is July 31, so get to it.
• Jessie posted yesterday about the early registration date for our In-HOWse Designer Conference, also July 31. Save $200 by signing up this week! Corporate creative managers, you can't miss this event -- you'll hear from in-house veterans Michael Lejeune, Stanley Hainesworth, Andy Epstein, Chris Pullman, riCardo Crespo and Jennifer Miller. (Together, they've worked for top-notch organizations: Mattel, Starbucks, LA County Metro, WGBH, CVS, Target, etc., etc.)
• Freelance designers, dig this: You can attend this year's Creative Freelance Conference in San Diego (August 26-28) for less than a grand. There's never been a better time to work on developing your freelance biz. Plus, we've added a payment plan and extended the Early-Bird discount to make it even easier for you to attend. Got a friend who freelances? Sweet! Refer a friend, and his/her registration is half off. (Then agree to split the discount.) Freelancers who attended last year raved about the conference--hear what they have to say.
• Design-firm principals/owners/leaders: This is THE year you should consider attending HOW's Mind Your Own Business Conference. As the economy picks up, you must be ideally positioned to take advantage of new clients and markets. Rethink how and why you run your business, working alongside other principals and speakers including Tim Williams, Emily Cohen, David Berman and Donna Karlin. Check out our MYOB group on LinkedIn.
• While you have your calendar open, be sure to put a star on September 1 -- that's the deadline to enter HOW's biggest competition, the International Design Awards. Find out more here.
Call for Entries | Events | HOW Magazine
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 3:37:03 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Get to In-HOWse
The end of July is almost here, which means you only have four more days to take advantage of the best In-HOWse Designer Conference early-bird deal.
This year we are offering a smashing rate. Sign up by July 31, and save $200. And, if it’s a group, the first two registrants from the same company save $200 each off the regular price—and the third person is free.
Click Here to check out 5 reasons why you should attend, including learn how to save the company money (your boss will love that one).
 Posted by Jessie
Events
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:04:10 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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