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 Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Zombies In The News
HOW Books author Ryan Mecum was recently quoted in the Cincinnati Enquirer thanks to his status as a zombie "expert."
"It's no coincidence that zombies are at their most popular the same
time as much of the world is currently terrified of a possible superflu
outbreak," says 34-year-old Ryan Mecum of Madeira, author of "Zombie
Haiku: Good Poetry for Your...Brains" and his newest, "Vampire Haiku"
(both published by How Books, $9.99). "Zombies stories are fun ways for us to wrestle with our genuine fears of our world soon coming to an end."
Rock on, Ryan!
HOW Books
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:24:23 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00) 
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Job Of The Day
Visual Designer
Yext, New York City
Are you a design genius? You may have found a home. Our technical team
is composed of talented individuals from some of the nation's top
universities and most respected software and Internet companies. We are
looking for an up-and-coming designer to come get their hands dirty
with our engineers and help shape the visual identity of Yext. You will
have the opportunity to work directly on projects that have an
immediate impact on over 20,000 customers and millions of users.
Responsibilities:
• Participate in brainstorming and design sessions for user interfaces
• Create mocks of screenshots for web pages and software
• Develop print and online marketing materials
• Keep up to date with the latest design techniques in CSS, AJAX, HTML
• Perform usability tests of our products for customer feedbackPosted by Megan
Industry News
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:48:33 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Dutch Design
I'm enchanted by the work of Dutch designer Christian Borstlap, particularly the stamps he designed for the Netherlands that benefit children. Click on "Stripes for Stamps" to see these illustrations animated.
 via Kitsune Noir Posted by Megan
Designers
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:01:46 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Job Of The Day
Designer
Kathy Davis Studio, Ambler, PA
We are an established, nationally known, and successful design studio
in the suburban Philadelphia area looking for talented professionals to
grow along with our expanding business! Our business model allows us
the opportunity to showcase our skills in a variety of arenas; however,
we specialize in greeting cards, stationery and the entire social
expressions market, and are expanding into complimentary licensed
products.
The individual we are looking for must have solid
creative skills, consistent high quality standards, knowledge of
composition, color, a variety of techniques, and an objective
understanding of our target audience. The Designer will be a part of a
small, in-house creative team, requiring flexibility to wear multiple
hats and the necessity to keep tight schedules. They will be devoted to
the creation of leading edge products, and must maintain an
understanding of how trends affect product and the emotional impact a
product can have on the end consumer. The Designer must possess a
willingness to do whatever needs to be done to uphold the company’s
values, drive a high level of performance in all that they do, and
create original art through brainstorming and concepting for greeting
cards and licensed properties.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:40:04 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Monday, October 26, 2009
How to Get Published
If you've browsed the bookstore and seen design books like these ...
   
... you may have wondered how designers like Maggie Macnab, Joshua Chen, Jeff Fisher and Peleg Top managed to get their books published, or how you can get your work included in a design book like these.
Designer and veteran book author Peleg Top (his forthcoming "Designing for the Greater Good" joins his previous "Designers Guide to Marketing & Pricing" on shelves), is hosting a seminar to help designers get their work published. You'll learn how to submit your work to book editors for consideration in their projects, and also how to pitch your book ideas to publishers.
The session is Thursday, November 5 from 7:00 to 8:30 at the studio of Lime Twig Group in South Pasadena, CA. More info and registration here.
Posted by Bryn
Events | Industry News
Monday, October 26, 2009 3:22:54 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Trash To Treasure
Design Within Reach has partnered with Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS and invited leading figures in art, architecture and design to put their touch on DWR's classic Vipp trash can. Five of the cans will be auctioned on eBay on October 29. Learn more here.
Posted by Megan
Industry News
Monday, October 26, 2009 12:20:33 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Job Of The Day
Graphic Designer
Icon Motosports, Portland, OR
Love motorcycles? Icon Motosports, located in Portland, Oregon is
looking for a talented Graphic Designer to join our industry leading
motorcycle equipment design team. Our highly creative and team oriented
in-house product design group needs an individual who can
conceptualize, design, and produce graphics for Icon apparel,
equipment, and casuals. Packaging, interior labeling, illustration, and
supplementary print design are also required of this position.
Intricate knowledge of Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop is
required. Motorcycle riding experience very desirable.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Monday, October 26, 2009 12:08:06 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Lovely Lettering
Two things make me love Lisa Ridgely's blog, PenandInk-Journal.com: First, as someone with anal-retentive, second-grade-teacher-ish handwriting, I can only WISH my penmanship was a fraction as nice as hers. Second, since we're putting together a feature on hand lettering for an upcoming issue, I've been totally inspired by handwriting lately.
Ridgely is a Maryland-based calligrapher, and her work is stunning. Plus, she hand-writes her blog entries. How cool is that?
'Scuse me, I need to go practice my writing now ...
Posted by Bryn
Illustration | Typography
Monday, October 19, 2009 1:36:38 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Quiet Next Week
The whole HOW gang will be out the week of October 19, first setting up and then joining judges Pum Lefebure, Derek Sussner and Tim Smith as they evaluate several thousand entries in our International Design Awards.
So the blog will be quiet. But we'll be tweeting about the work we're seeing and about the process itself. Be sure to follow HOWbrand on Twitter! And we may post a few photos of the action on our Facebook page.
And in the meantime, check out last year's Best of Show winner.
Posted by Bryn
HOW Magazine
Friday, October 16, 2009 9:51:33 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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