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 Thursday, October 08, 2009
500 Pencils
This is possibly the best gift you could give a designer, illustrator or other creative: a subscription to 500 Pencils. They'll receive 25 pencils a month for 20 months and end up with every color imaginable. Love it!
 Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
Thursday, October 08, 2009 3:32:16 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Pretty Girls
Illustrator Caitlin Kuhwald recently finished and assignment for R/GA New York that was turned into a fun iPhone app.
Early this summer I was asked to create
illustrations for an iPhone application for AMP energy drink. Honestly,
it was one of the most challenging jobs I’ve ever done: it had tight
deadlines and a lot of detail to pack into some small spaces. But it
was also my dream job.
Had I been asked to do whatever I wanted for two months, I would
have wanted to paint loads of pretty girls in as many pretty outfits.
And painting pretty girls is exactly what I got to do.
 Posted by Megan
Illustration
Thursday, October 08, 2009 1:11:15 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Senior Visual Designer
Netflix, Los Gatos, CA
Netflix is looking for an outstanding visual designer to join our small
but amazing team. If you are as passionate about designing great
experiences as you are about helping a successful business reach even
higher heights, then we would love to talk to you. We are a close-knit
team, so our ideal candidate is an excellent collaborator and team
player who values complete honesty and candor. Although we are an
established company, we still act like a start up in many ways. We
offer an opportunity to innovate on a large scale, and our
compensation, benefits, and culture are hard to beat.
About You:
You
have exceptional visual design skills and impeccable sensibility for
color, composition, form and story. You can design in a range of styles
and have a gifted eye for detail. Your visual sensibility allows you to
strike the perfect balance between form and function. Your aesthetic is
guided by restraint and simplicity.
You don’t have a “thin
skin” because you know that any feedback you get is given with the
intent of making you and your designs even better. You’re smart and
competent, but you don’t have an ego. You understand that communicating
has as much to do with listening as it does with talking. You can
articulate the value of your design to Marketing, Product Management,
Engineering and your grandmother as well as you can talk about font
size and whitespace to other designers. You will be expected to produce
quality quickly and be able to take your designs through multiple
iterations on an ongoing basis. You have also read the 7 great reasons
to work at Netflix and you understand and embody the characteristics
listed in reason #6.
You have a user-centric approach to
design and you understand the value of being in a data driven
environment where extensive testing guides us in improving the
experience for our customers – expect to engage in an ongoing healthy
debate about data vs. design. We hire senior people who are expected to
“think” AND “do” and as a result, this is a very hands-on, roll your
sleeves up and get dirty kind of environment.
…and of course, you must love movies. Posted by Megan
Industry News
Thursday, October 08, 2009 1:00:32 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Monsters
I just had to share the fabulous monster sculpture I bought from artist Lori Brown over the weekend. She'll be selling her creatures on Oct. 17 at Craftin' Outlaws in Columbus, OH.
 Posted by Megan
Just for Fun
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 3:45:04 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Type Camp
Designer Jessica Yurasek shares her recent Type Camp experience and how it helped to rejuvenate her creativity.
I signed up for Type Camp not quite knowing what to expect, but I knew
one thing for certain: that the past two years at my in-house design
job had burned my creativity to a crisp. There are many things I love
about my work, but I was beginning to feel like I had settled into a
rut. So when I found a link to the Type Camp website,
my heart jumped. Started in 2007 by teacher and typographer Dr. Shelley
Gruendler, Type Camp professed to be a living-learning creative retreat
for designers and typophiles — a seemingly perfect way to escape my
creative slump. It sounded absolutely glorious to travel to an island
off the coast of Vancouver, BC to study typography with four inspiring
teachers and a group of like-minded designers. I couldn’t wait.
Read more.
via I Love TypographyPosted by Megan
Typography
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 1:12:45 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Money Talks
Learn how to maintain financial control throughout every freelance project with the Creative Freelancer Webcast Series: Controlling the Money Conversation with Clients.
Tonight's presentation:
Determining Your Client's Budget Before You Start
October 7
7:00 pm Eastern / 4:00 pm Pacific
If you don't want your clients to fall off their chairs from sticker shock, you must find out what numbers are in their heads before you spend a single minute writing a proposal. There is no "right" way to do this, but there are many methods you can try. This webcast will explore all the different ways to ask for (and get) a number from potential clients, so you can find the ones that fit your comfort level and preferred approach.Posted by Megan
Events
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:48:11 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Web Designer
The New York Times, New York City
The New York Times is looking for an exceptional WEB DESIGNER to play a
central role in the continuing evolution of its industry-leading online
style publication, TMagazine.com.
This person will design
immersive, interactive content and user experiences, based both on
content appearing in print and on original, Web-only editorial content.
He or she will also be an active participant in ongoing efforts to
improve and enhance the TMagazine.com platform.
Ideal candidates
will have a deep, practical understanding of the art of creating truly
engaging, usable and immersive digital experiences. He or she will also
possess a highly refined graphic design sensibility, including a
superior typographic and layout skills. Expert proficiencies in Flash,
ActionScript and web standards-based design are also requirements.
Prior experience working with style and luxury brands are a significant
plus.
We are looking for someone who is more than a "Web designer"
or "Flash designer," but rather an exceptional creative mind who can
both imagine and execute at a superior level.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:44:53 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
T Of The Times
This T-shirt sold by NYC-based designer Tim Lahan is a perfect way to laugh in the face of this wacky economy. (It will only set you back $20 + shipping.)
 via Made in England Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:10:04 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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