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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Curt, a 13 year old sitter for Glen Perotte’s OPEN, shares his experiences as a 7th grader dealing with Alopecia; a rare disease that causes hair-loss. This exhibit creates an open dialogue between artist, subject, and viewer about the relationships between imagery, personal conflict, and reconciliation. The power of each piece is its ability to form relationships with its audience through the strength of initial visual impact. These large-scale… continue reading
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
10 Great Quotes and 10 Interesting Facts:
1.I am where I am because of the bridges that I crossed. Sojourner Truth was a bridge. Harriet Tubman was a bridge. Ida B. Wells was a bridge. Madame C. J. Walker was a bridge. Fannie Lou Hamer was a bridge." -Oprah Winfrey continue reading
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Student Activities at The Academy Online compliments the academic programs of study and enhances the overall educational experience of all students. Student Activities provides services and programs to assist students in becoming more broadly educated and in developing meaningful interpersonal relationships. At The Academy Online, this is accomplished through such programs as The Academy Lecture Series, Educational Trips (domestic and abroad), Virtual… continue reading
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Digital painting can open up endless combinations and possibilities. It can also be a lot of fun! Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel® Painter™, and the open source GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) are arguably the most common programs used in this process. This process can be used for Graphic Design, Illustration, and Comic & Fine Art. Most comic books are colored with Adobe® Photoshop®. continue reading
Monday, July 13, 2009
Who hires a merchandiser? Well, we have found a fashion merchandising guru to help set the record straight with all the nitty-gritty details. Melissa McGraw the co-founder of workchic.com worked as a fashion merchandiser for many years and has contributed the informative post below, enjoy! continue reading
Monday, May 11, 2009
Ten years ago, selling websites was, for all intents and purposes, easy. You needed a royal blue shirt, charcoal grey pants, business cards, and a promise. Everybody needed a website but only a few companies and individuals were providing the service effectively. It was an Economics 101 lesson in supply and demand. Almost everyone was self-taught and had barely any experience under their belt. Luckily, expectations for websites were lower back then.… continue reading
Friday, May 01, 2009
Now that I have your attention, I will explain what I mean when I speak of death. I am referring to when the creative approaches seem to dry up and, as a graphic designer, you are pushing up proverbial daisies. You hit the wall when it comes to ideas. One of the biggest problems that I believe several design schools neglect is the teaching of creativity in design. So often, a student will graduate with a degree with an impressive set of skills; however,… continue reading
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
A few years back, I aggressively put my email address on any site of ANY kind that was of interest, whether for job search or my digital photography hobby or social networking. continue reading
Friday, April 24, 2009
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Do you have an eye for design? If you’re an aspiring graphic designer or just someone who loves being creative, the 2009 Design Scholarship Challenge with DC Comics is your chance. Click here for more information and to download an application. Void where prohibited. continue reading
Monday, April 20, 2009
Fashion career: Fashion Marketing vs. Fashion Merchandising? What’s the Difference?
Fashion career advice
When it comes to a career in fashion, you might be drumming your fingers, trying to figure out the difference between fashion marketing and fashion merchandising In some ways, they’re not all that different and many have said that fashion marketing and fashion merchandising is not just one job, it is many. continue reading
Monday, April 13, 2009
Want to know how to design a logo like a professional and have all the resources you need in just one post? Then this is the post for you… Learn professional logo design in just 5 steps!
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Freelancers, like their artist and writer predecessors, such as Vincent Van Gogh or Virginia Woolf, may be prone to depression, starving, and self-obsessing. To combat the freelancer blues, you need to schedule some sunshine into your calendar. continue reading
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Lauren Simonutti is a Baltimore-based artist/photographer. Having been told that her work didn’t “fit in” in the US (and having more positive experiences in European and Australian markets), she turned to the web—more precisely, to self-publishing her artwork in print-on-demand books through Lulu—in order to reach her audience. continue reading
Sunday, August 05, 2007
A long time ago … at a university far, far away, I took a class with a great professor that I will refer to as Dr. C. He was the kind of instructor that could hold your total attention for hours. He was brilliant, witty, entertaining, and wasn’t afraid to tell the truth. In fact, you couldn’t pay students to skip Dr. C’s lectures, and since it was such a large class, students that were not even taking the course would occasionally slip in… continue reading
Monday, June 25, 2007
When I was a kid, my hobby was going to theme parks. I would learn what I could about the various theme parks around the country and would spend the months leading up to summer vacation convincing some member of my family that we needed to take a trip. Cincinnati, St. Louis, Atlanta, Orlando, Anaheim … were all “A-list” destinations. I collected theme park maps like some kids collected baseball cards. continue reading
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