Thanks for coming by our table at Student Activities Night! It was awesome to see all the new faces and we look forward to seeing you all around. This is the central hub for everything that goes on for AIGA JWU. We will be updating the calendar with all the great events we have lined up.

If you happened to stop by, then you know all about the giveaway promotion. To download the this bundle you can check it out here — also be sure to drop a comment and say thanks!

Be sure to follow us on Facebook & Twitter as well.

Download an AIGA background and be sure to check us out soon — cool stuff is on the way.

Call to All Artists

This event is for a local gallery looking for submissions to go on display. Looking for a large amount of quality, well designed student work.

When:

October 2nd from 7-11PM

Location:

West Side Arts Gallery

745 Westminster St.

Providence, RI

More Info:

This is a national event, it does not matter where you are located or what material you work with. The only restrictions are that it be 5″×5″ or 10″×10″. RSVP to this event by checking it out on facebook.

Sponsored by Narragansett Brewery

For Submissions:

$10 per artists with a 3 piece submission cap. Size must be 5″×5″ or 10″×10″, any medium is accepted. Accepting submissions until September 17th. If you are interested in submitting please contact Jyll@WestSideArtsGallery@Gmail.com or KarynJimenez@Gmail.com.

Please mail submissions to:

Karyn Jimenez
299 Carpenter St
Unit 406
Providence, RI 02909

As always if there are any questions, please feel free to comment.

Note that elections for next year’s board will take place. Positions available include:

• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Community Service

If you are interested in any of these positions, or would like more information on what each position’s responsibilities are, please email Kyla at kylacovert@gmail.com ASAP.

We hope that the club will continue to remain active next year after we’ve graduated!

Also note that we are currently still searching for your membership cards (we think that JWU lost them in their mail service)…we hope to have them for Monday’s meeting, so make sure to come to pick them up!

Again, Monday, May 10 at 6:00 in the WTCC – it is our last meeting, and we hope that you all can come!

They’re called “Facebook Challenges” by DBH. New contests run every 2 weeks or so.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/photo.php?pid=3573346&id=52286741191

This week, the challenge is to make a word look like the word it is.
There’s $100 prize money for both the fan fave and staff pick. It’s also a fun little way to flash your name around.
Have fun! =]

1. Portfolio Box:
   A well constructed portfolio box, available in standard sizes such as 16″ x 20″, 14″ x 17″, and 11″ x14, is a relatively quick and painless presentation. Pieces are recommended to be mounted on black or gray foam core boards. A large box will allow a large collection without having to reduce pieces. A smaller box is easier to travel with and is simple to store.
2. Bound Portfolio:
   A bound portfolio creates a very professional and holistic presentation of your work. Project images will need to be reduced in size and restricted to paper but the finished project is often quite impressive. Process work can be incorporated in the page design to show the development of projects.
3. An Online Experience:
   Sending your book to as many people as possible is optimal. This is difficult when making physical forms of work, however sending a URL to a person is as easy as setting up a laptop in a Starbucks. Since this web page is your first impression it should be beautifully and conscientiously designed as well as graceful and easy to use.

Note: As important as it is to have strong work, it is equally important to be able to communicate aspects of your work to other people. Poor communication skills portray lack of knowledge and experience.

Assembling the Portfolio:

1. Ordered by Strength of Work:
   Pick your three strongest pieces. Place your first piece, your strongest, in the very front. Put the second on the last page, and your third somewhere in the middle. The main advantage of this strategy is constantly reminding the reviewer of your strengths. The primary disadvantage is all your work should be on close par with your best work.
2. Ordered by Design Specialties:
   If you come from a generalist background, it is beneficial to organize your portfolio in categories like branding, packaging, interaction, advertising, etc. The disadvantage of this is that some categories blend into other categories. Web Design for example, might blend into branding and interaction. To challenge is to not be too stiff on dividing works into categories.
3. Ordered by Skill Sets:
   A more conceptual approach is to arrange your portfolio in categories such as Leadership, Collaboration, and Communication. This allows for greater flexibility and creativity in organization. Use of dividers and tabs is strongly recommended with this form of hierarchy.

Other Portfolio Tips:

1. Your first piece shouldn’t be too complex, but should have a quick impact
2. Have one “story” piece in the middle. The story should have a positive experience that will engage and impress a reviewer.
3. High quality craft is essential.

Conclusion:
Not only is a portfolio a keystone to one’s career, it is also a reflection on everything that a designer has done. It is very important to be proud of your work. Although I am young in my career, I’ve already started to collect my previous portfolios and compiled them into an archive. It’s amazing to see how I’ve grown as a designer. How have you organized your portfolio? How has constructing a portfolio made you grow as a designer? What is the best feedback you have ever gotten from your portfolio? Please feel free to comment and link your portfolio below.

The event will now be taking place at PEPSI FORUM. NOT Xavier Auditorium like previously announced. There are technical issues in Xavier that will not be fixed before the performance.

The time of the event has NOT changed.

 

Print ready PDFs (Up to 16X20)
Blue Poster – Comedy For A Cure 2010
Green Poster – Comedy For A Cure 2010

Very important post vacation meeting! We will be planning all of the details for our Comedy Fundraiser. Please do everything you can to make it to this meeting. If you want to, or know someone that wants to donate items to be raffled off at the comedy fundraiser, please either bring it, or let us know.

If you are going to be designing a poster for the event, please have it submitted by this meeting. If you are not going to make it to this meeting, please shoot an email to aigajwu@gmail.com and make sure that you register to be a part of our Relay For Life Team.

Anything that you want to donate to the cause is appreciated. We will be selling tickets and choosing winners at the end of the show. If you would like to donate, please respond to this post or email us at aigajwu@gmail.com. Thank you in advance for your generous donations!

All sums are welcome!