Job Opportunities & Resources
- Surface Magazine, a creative magazine run by an international team headquartered in New York City, is looking for a NYC-based graphic design intern. Email your resume and PDF portfolio to hr@surfacemag.com.
- Michigan State University’s College of Communication Arts & Sciences has an internship opening for a Writer & Media Relations Assistant. To apply, visit MySpartanCareer, job ID #27301.
Recommended Reading
- On Self-Promotion: Jeffrey Zeldman gives his insights on how to do self-promotion right by loving your work and promoting the work of others as well.
- 8 ways web design is changing the graphic design industry: This post from Graphic Design Blender looks at the most influential ways web design is changing the graphic design industry — such as resolution considerations and font restrictions — and why graphic designers need to have some sort of background in web design.
Publishing Industry
- A Portuguese success story: could “i” be the future of newspapers?: Portugal’s newest daily newspaper, i, has attracted attention with its rising circulation figures and innovative design approach. Structured around the concepts of think, know, understand, and feel, i uses custom page designs and specialized content instead of the pre-designed format of traditional newspapers.
- Group of Magazine Publishers Is Said to Be Building an Online Newsstand: Time, Condé Nast, Hearst, and Meredith are reportedly collaborating on an online newsstand aimed to become the “iTunes for magazines”.
Tools & Resources
- 5 Useful Coding Solutions For Designers And Developers: Smashing Magazine shares five creative CSS/JavaScript-techniques being used by designers and developers.
- An Introduction to Understanding and Implementing Web Usability: This collection of web usability resources from Speckyboy Design Magazine includes eBooks, online manuals, printable guidelines, and useful checklists to help you make your website accessible.
- Questions to ask clients before designing their Website: The more you know upfront about your client and their project goals, the smoother the project will go. The Design Cubicle shares questions you should ask before starting a design project to help set the tone for a good designer/client relationship.
Inspiration
- Why read a resume when you can scan a cloud?: This creative resume approach comes from designer Matteo Wyllyamz (@mouselink on Twitter).
- 15 Beautiful Examples Of Infographics: Check out this collection of beautifully designed infographics — visual representations of information — from Web Design Tutorials.
- 10 Social Bookmarking Websites for Non-Stop Visual Inspiration: Inspired Magazine has put together 10 sites to help you find visual inspiration, such as FFFFOUND and We Love Typography.
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