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 Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Delicious Design League
Chicago-based Delicious Design League screenprints posters for lots of bands. They also do their own art prints, including this one called Night of the Dead that would be perfect for Halloween.
 Posted by Megan
Designers
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:30:45 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Job Of The Day
Senior Designer
Brown-Forman Beverages, Louisville, KY
Brown-Forman Corporation is an independent, publicly-traded producer
and marketer of premium spirits, wines, and other adult beverages,
including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whisky, Finlandia Vodka, Southern
Comfort, Fetzer Vineyard California Wines, Korbel California
Champagnes, Sonoma-Cutrer Estate Bottled Wines, Tuaca, Chambord, and,
Herradura and el Jimador Tequila.
Scope:
Responsible for producing and
assisting in the production of a wide variety of brand/corporate
production design projects for wine, spirit and corporate brands.
Responsible for and assists the Art Directors and/or Design Managers in
creative design, project management and design production of assigned
brand design projects. Assists in managing press checks, project
timelines, budgets and schedules for all assigned brand design
projects. Works collaboratively with the Director, Creative Design, Art
Directors and other design team members on the creation and execution
of design projects. Personally performs and contributes design work as
needed. Manages design projects with the supervision and support of the
designer, design assistant and outside freelance resources.
Basic Function:
Under
the supervision of the Art Director and/or Production Design Manager
and through working closely with the Designers and Design Assistants,
the Senior Designer assists in the project management and design
production of assigned brand design projects.
Manages, produces and
assists in the design and production of assigned brand design projects.
Assists in the management of costs, project timelines and production
schedules. Works with internal and external resources to source
innovative printing and manufacturing techniques. Responsible for
materials selection, primary and secondary package design and artwork
creation. Interfaces with brand teams to ensure design directions are
consistent with brand strategy as well as other marketing
communications. Creates original design and artwork as well makes
revisions to outside agency-created work.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:39:35 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Missed Connections
Brooklyn-based illustrator Sophie Blackall has a charming blog inspired by real missed connection messages on Craigslist.
via Drawn!Posted by Megan
Illustration
Monday, September 28, 2009 6:40:24 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Daily Drop Cap
The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische.
Each day (or at least each WORK day), a new hand-crafted decorative
initial cap will be posted for your enjoyment and for the
beautification of blog posts everywhere.
 via design work life Posted by Megan
Typography
Monday, September 28, 2009 4:14:41 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Pantone Pepper Mill
Pantone keeps expanding into more and more housewares. Their new line of pepper mills comes in 5 bright colors and can be ordered from Amazon for around $25.
 Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
Monday, September 28, 2009 3:57:15 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
T-shirt Graphic Designer
Fortune Fashions, Vernon, CA
We are seeking full-time graphic designers with experience in the
junior’s and/or young men’s fashion industry. Must have a strong
knowledge of screenprinting techniques and fashion trends. Our clients
include many of the largest brands in retail, fashion and consumer
products.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Monday, September 28, 2009 1:56:52 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Ideas That Matter
Sappi this week announced the winners of its 2009 Ideas That Matter grants. The program funds the work of designers nationwide, supporting printed projects for nonprofit organizations of all stripes. Sappi awards $1 million in grants each year globally, with $400,000 going toward projects in North America. This is the program's 10th anniversary.
This year's winning designers and the nonprofits they're working with:
Ashley Ciecka of The Academy of Art University in San Francisco: SoftSpot Gallery and Design Center
William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand of Winterhouse in Falls Village, CT: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Gary Fogelson of Fogelson-Lubliner Inc., Brooklyn, NY: Border Crossers
Davina Grunstein of INK design in Baltimore: Baltimore Tree Trust
Doug Hebert of Savage in Houston: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kit Hinrichs of Pentagram San Francisco: Public Architecture
Joshua Knox of BRUTE LABS in Mountain View, CA: Red Rock
Denise Korn of Boston's Korn Design: Youth Design Boston
Siri Okamoto and Patrick Clark of the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle: Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Michael Osborne of Joey's Corner in San Francisco: San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center
Emily Pilloton of Project H in Kentfield, CA: Project H
Scott Stowell of Open in NYC: Designer's Accord
Julie Tinker of Brooklyn: International Planned Parenthood Federation
Rick Valicenti of Chicago's Moving Design: Archeworks
Lowell Williams of Austin, TX: Planet Cancer
Maurice Woods of San Francisco: Inneract Project
Industry News
Friday, September 25, 2009 6:45:52 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Lead Interaction Designer
Second Story Interactive Studios, Portland, OR
Second Story seeks an experienced interaction designer or design
director to lead the creative execution of innovative interactive media
projects. The lead designer is a visionary thinker, an innovator, and a
natural leader with a proven understanding of interactive technologies
and storytelling techniques.
As a core part of a project team,
the lead designer will define the projects’ creative trajectory,
including early strategy and concept development, and will create
documentation that defines and articulates the experience design
through to execution of visual design and overseeing design production.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Friday, September 25, 2009 1:48:17 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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