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// ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRAPHIC DESIGN SUMMER SHOW

The Academy of Art University's School of Graphic Design Summer Show will be held Thursday, August 6th from 4-7pm. The Show will take place on the 5th floor of 79 New Montgomery St.

This is a great opportunity to see the excellent work (done in only 51 days, we might add) of our graduating seniors.

// ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY ALUMNI EVENT THURSDAY, JULY 9

// FREE EUNA LEE AND LAURA LING: COMMUNITY VIGIL

Free Euna Lee and Laura Ling: Community Vigil

NEXT Wednesday, June 24 @ 6 PM

[San Francisco] Students, alumni and faculty of the Academy of Art University, along with other community organizations, are leading a community-wide vigil to join the nation in solidarity for the release of Euna Lee and Laura Ling. 

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady, Maria Shriver and 2009 Oscar Award Winner Sean Penn are expected to attend.

Both Asian American journalists were sentenced to 12-years imprisonment for the alleged illegal crossing of the North Korea boundary while working on a story of human trafficking for Current TV, headquartered in San Francisco. Euna Lee, an alumna of the Academy of Art University, earned her BFA in 2001 in the School of Motion Pictures and Television.

The Lee and Ling families have expressed their appreciation to event organizers and supporters.

WHO:    Anyone wishing to express their support for Euna Lee and Laura Ling

WHAT:      San Francisco community-wide vigil: Free Euna Lee and Laura Ling

WHEN:    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

TIME:    6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

WHERE:    491 Post Street (x Mason), San Francisco, CA  94102

A complete list of organizations and participants will be issued prior to the vigil.

// ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY'S SPRING SHOW IS THURSDAY MAY 21

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This year's Spring Show is Thursday, May 21!

Location:
Academy of Art University
601 Brannan Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Time:
11 am until 8:30pm
President's Reception: 4:30pm - 6:30pm

RSVP by May 11
Phone: 1.888.425.2787
Email: industryoncampus@academyart.edu
Web: www.academyart.edu/springshow

// PHIL HAMLETT TO CO-MODERATE DESIGNERS ACCORD EVENT

Academy of Art University's Phil Hamlett, along with Nathan Shedroff of the California College of the Arts will co-moderate an event on behalf of Designers Accord. The event takes place on Thursday, April 30th from 6pm - 8:30pm in the California College of the Arts boardroom.

DESIGN EDUCATORS SUSTAINABILITY ROUNDTABLE

Please join the Designers Accord and other members of the Bay Area design education community for a roundtable discussion on sustainable design curricula in higher education.

The Designers Accord's educational community represents a diverse network of design educators, schools, and departments, committed to integrating sustainable design principles into their academic curricula.

Seating is limited, so RSVP soon.

// ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO ATTEND NY ART DIRECTORS CLUB DESIGN PORTFOLIO REVIEW

Four Academy of Art University Graphic Design students have been selected to attend the 2009 Art Directors Club National Student Portfolio Review. The Design Portfolio Review will take place in New York on Monday, May 4th at the Art Directors Club Gallery.

The four students are:

Carl Bender, who was aided by Debbie Millman for his thesis project, Corporate Revolt;

Ashley Ciecka and Michael Jeter, who created a social design initiative called The SoftSpot; and

Dave Gottwald, creator of themerica, an in-depth study of thematic design.

This prestigious event is limited to only 100 students per day and is an exceptional career opportunity. Creative professionals in advertising, design, and communications meet and review portfolios from 200 of the most promising graduating seniors in advertising and graphic design. Students will benefit from encouragement, feedback, and job offers from the foremost art directors, creative directors, and designers and creative recruiters in the NYC area.

// FUSE CONFERENCE TO EXHIBIT ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY STUDENT WORK

Academy of Art University students from Michael Osborne's graphic design class have been asked to present during the Art Lunch on Friday, April 24th at the 13th annual FUSE Design & Culture, Brand Identity & Packaging Conference.

During the Art Lunch, held at 12pm on the closing day of the Fuse Conference, the students will be presenting a branding project assigned in Osborne's class. Osborne split his students into three groups and ran the class like his "design office," presenting this classroom with a theoretical situation: Target plans to launch a new chain of upscale retail stores combining the high-profit business offerings of Williams Sonoma and Crate & Barrel all under one roof. "My students were required to develop individual branding strategies, a design brief that delineated their direction, mood boards, ideas for how to categorize products, new product concepts, and packaging for all products," says Osborne.

The Art Lunch is an excellent opportunity for students to meet potential employers, including national branding, packaging, and design experts from companies who will be in attendance such as Apple, General Mills, McDonald's Corporation, and Unilever Visual Branding.

// NOT TO BE MISSED IDEAS THAT MATTER PRESENTATION APRIL 13 AT 7PM

Phil Hamlett, Ideas that Matter judge, appears on the cover of the call for entries.

Ideas that Matter is coming to the Academy of Art University on Monday, April 13 at 7PM for a special presentation for School of Graphic Design students, instructors, friends and family. The evening will focus on explaining the Ideas that Matter grant program and coaching students in the proposal-writing and grant form-filling process. "My students have GOT to be a part of this not to be missed event!" says Phil Hamlett.

The night's program will include:

Terry Marks, principle of tmarks design in Seattle and 2008 winner of a $20,000 Ideas that Matter grant for his work with Autism Spectrum Treatment and Research will present his work and success stories.

Kathleen Rye from Sappi Fine Papers will give an overview about the Ideas that Matter grant, and

Deb Aldrich from D&A Company will instruct students on how to create a winning proposal.

Sappi Fine Papers started Ideas that Matter 10 years ago, and since then has awarded $9 million in grants worldwide to designer-nominated and -produced projects, supporting causes that ranged from youth centers and health care awareness to wildlife protection.

Click here for more specific details.

The deadline to submit your Idea that Matters is July 17th!

// APPLY BY APRIL 30TH FOR JOHN BIELENBERG'S PROJECT M SUMMER PROGRAM

 

If you made it to John Bielenberg's presentation at 79NM last year, or saw him at Compostmodern 09, and if you're committed to exploring how design can shape a sustainable future, you'll be interested to know that Project M is accepting applications for their summer program. The program, Project M South, will be in Greensboro, AL, from June 1 - 27.

There are only 8 openings available and entry deadline is April 30th so apply soon.

Click here for the application.

// COMBINED BFA/MFA ONLINE TOWN HALL MEETING WEDNESDAY APRIL 1

The combined GR BFA Town Hall meeting will be held online Wednesday, April 1st at 5:00pm PST (No April Fool's!), for a chance to speak directly with Mary Scott, Phil Hamlett, as well as Anitra Nottingham and Jeremy Stout from the Online School of Graphic Design. Sign up through the link in your online class now!