This blog regularly posts about free fonts - here is the latest in this series of must have finds:
Sans Serif font Aller comes in a very useful 7 weights. It has been designed by Dalton Maag Ltd and can be downloaded free here
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
New West Midlands Fire Service award
There will be a new Graduation Prize next September for one lucky student from the Visual Communication Division.
Due to the quality and profile of ongoing work with the West Midlands Fire Service Academy across the past two-and-a-half years, Jim Marriott and Mike DiBernardo (from the WMFS Emergency Response Training Support Team) will be presenting the 'West Midlands Fire Service Prize for Live Projects with Social Impact'.
Thanks must go to Jim and Mike for organising this graduation prize.
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Junior Designer - Creative Lynx, Manchester
Junior Designer
Creative Lynx is a leading digital design agency – ranked highly in both the Design Week and Marketing Week top 100, we’re multiple award winning and have a sociable, friendly and extremely talented creative team based in the heart of Manchester City Centre. Due to our continued success, we are looking for a Junior Designer to join our studio. We would love to hear from recent graduates with a good degree, or Designers who have already gained some experience in an agency environment.Our existing team is made up of extremely strong creatives at a range of levels and we are looking for someone who is flexible and broad ranging in their approach to complement this dynamic. We are looking for a junior creative who is ideas led and who has either worked on digital projects, or who can demonstrate a passion to work within the sector – you need to show you can think of innovative concepts and apply these through various mediums. Here you will have the opportunity to apply your ideas across the full range of digital and print media; from iPad and smartphone applications, to websites and brochures.
We work with an extremely broad range of clients, from global pharmaceutical businesses through to public sector organisations, local restaurants and universities. What we would love to see in your portfolio are great ideas and an ability to hit the right tone in a variety of styles and approaches. It goes without saying that you’ll also need excellent mac skills and that you’re happy working as part of a fast paced, busy team.
In return, we offer an excellent working environment, we’re centrally located, extremely busy and your appointment will be part of planned expansion across the business as a whole. Interested applicants should apply to Sophie Jackson via sophie.jackson@creativelynx.co.uk; sending a copy of your CV, a covering letter and most importantly, your portfolio.
Creative Lynx is proud to be part of the Havas network www.havas.com
Friday, 26 October 2012
Graphic Design Intern - Motilo Ltd, London
Graphic Design intern
Launched in April 2011, Motilo.com is an online community where you can shop together in real time with your friends. Motilo offers an interactive fashion-focused social network fused with a unique e-commerce platform.
www.motilo.com
Motilo.com is looking for a Graphic Design intern with digital/web design skills. The main duty will be assisting senior designers and helping with day-to-day tasks in the studio. The candidate must be competent in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and have experience in creating web banners as well as a basic knowledge of HTML.
Whilst creativity and knowledge of the latest fashion and design trends are a must, good efficiency, organization skills and experience working in a design studio environment are essential.
The length of the placement is four weeks with a view to extend. This is an ideal opportunity for recent graduates living in London.
How to apply:
To apply for this position please email design@motilo.com, with your CV and examples of your work attached.
Motilo.com is looking for a Graphic Design intern with digital/web design skills. The main duty will be assisting senior designers and helping with day-to-day tasks in the studio. The candidate must be competent in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and have experience in creating web banners as well as a basic knowledge of HTML.
Whilst creativity and knowledge of the latest fashion and design trends are a must, good efficiency, organization skills and experience working in a design studio environment are essential.
The length of the placement is four weeks with a view to extend. This is an ideal opportunity for recent graduates living in London.
How to apply:
To apply for this position please email design@motilo.com, with your CV and examples of your work attached.
Design Intern - Sectorlight Marketing & Design Ltd, London
Design Intern
Sectorlight, an independent, multi award winning Marketing and Design agency offer a 3 month internship for graduates looking to gain solid creative agency experience with which to progress their careers.
Successful applicants should expect to work across a range of job requirements, assisting both artworkers and designers in our busy studio. The Studio intern is an integral part of our team, you will work on live accounts and pitches and learn to manage your time and work with the studio to produce creative campaigns from initial brief to final delivery.
The post is unpaid – but we do cover travel expenses (within London) and daily lunch.
Applicants should have a relevant design degree and be able to use InDesign and Photoshop.
Please send a covering email, CV and design portfolio & web links to: csideris@sectorlight.com
Successful applicants should expect to work across a range of job requirements, assisting both artworkers and designers in our busy studio. The Studio intern is an integral part of our team, you will work on live accounts and pitches and learn to manage your time and work with the studio to produce creative campaigns from initial brief to final delivery.
The post is unpaid – but we do cover travel expenses (within London) and daily lunch.
Applicants should have a relevant design degree and be able to use InDesign and Photoshop.
Please send a covering email, CV and design portfolio & web links to: csideris@sectorlight.com
Junior Designers/paid placement - Meri Media, London
Junior Designer at Meri Media
Meri Media is a digital publishing company mainly working in the field of art and fashion. Alongside POST, our self initiated iPad magazine, we are working for clients including; Gucci, Lancôme, Comme Des Garçons, Stella McCartney, Purple.fr…
We are looking for a junior designer with a great attitude and attention to details to assist our creative team. This is a paid placement but this could eventually become a full time position if you fit the role.
How to Apply
If you are interested, please send us your work to:jobs@merimedia.com
We are looking for a junior designer with a great attitude and attention to details to assist our creative team. This is a paid placement but this could eventually become a full time position if you fit the role.
How to Apply
If you are interested, please send us your work to:jobs@merimedia.com
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Berlin trip
We are organising a trip to Berlin in March next year, family and friends are also welcome.
The total cost is £315, this includes the following;
The total cost may go down slightly depending on flight costs, these cannot be confirmed until we make the payment.
Berlin is an exciting city with lots of culture and art to explore. This trip will not impact on your studies and it would be great if you could come with us!
Places are limited to 40, however, if there is enough interest I may be able to book more.
Deposits of £120 will be due in 3 weeks time, on or before 16th November and the remainder due by the end of December. Details of how to make payments will be issued early next week.
If you are interested in coming then please can you email me, just put BERLIN in the subject,
If you have any questions then please get in touch.
louise.fenton@wlv.ac.uk
The total cost is £315, this includes the following;
- 3 nights / 4 days bed and breakfast hotel accommodation (multi-bedded rooms with private facilities, twin and single available at £60 supplement)
- flights from Luton
- Transport from University to airport and return
- Transport from airport to Berlin hotel and return
- Insurance
The total cost may go down slightly depending on flight costs, these cannot be confirmed until we make the payment.
Berlin is an exciting city with lots of culture and art to explore. This trip will not impact on your studies and it would be great if you could come with us!
Places are limited to 40, however, if there is enough interest I may be able to book more.
Deposits of £120 will be due in 3 weeks time, on or before 16th November and the remainder due by the end of December. Details of how to make payments will be issued early next week.
If you are interested in coming then please can you email me, just put BERLIN in the subject,
If you have any questions then please get in touch.
louise.fenton@wlv.ac.uk
The iF Concept Design Award
The iF Concept Design Award is one of the world’s most important design competitions for young design talent - with approx. 11,000 entries in 2012 alone.
To reflect the range of contributions, the iF concept design award accepts entries in four categories with several sub-categories. The main categories are:
• product design / industrial design
• communication design / multimedia design
• fashion design
• architecture / interior design
Furthermore there are five fields of change, the trend roots:
• Social Change
• Cultural Change
• Economic Change
• Ecological Change
• Technological Change
They indicate a change in society that the entry is most likely to achieve. When registering, every entry has to be assigned to one category and to one trend root. The jury reserves the right to assign the entry to a different category or trend root.
Moreover, for the third time there will be a special prize as part of the iF Concept Design Award: the "Hansgrohe Preis 2013: Efficient Water Design", calling for entries on the theme of "My Open Shower Space".
All entries to the iF concept design award 2013 that relate to this theme, can also be submitted to the Hansgrohe Preis.
The intellectual property rights of all submitted designs remain with the participants. The organizers will not implement any concepts submitted to the iF Concept Design Award.
There is no entry fee.
To reflect the range of contributions, the iF concept design award accepts entries in four categories with several sub-categories. The main categories are:
• product design / industrial design
• communication design / multimedia design
• fashion design
• architecture / interior design
Furthermore there are five fields of change, the trend roots:
• Social Change
• Cultural Change
• Economic Change
• Ecological Change
• Technological Change
They indicate a change in society that the entry is most likely to achieve. When registering, every entry has to be assigned to one category and to one trend root. The jury reserves the right to assign the entry to a different category or trend root.
Moreover, for the third time there will be a special prize as part of the iF Concept Design Award: the "Hansgrohe Preis 2013: Efficient Water Design", calling for entries on the theme of "My Open Shower Space".
All entries to the iF concept design award 2013 that relate to this theme, can also be submitted to the Hansgrohe Preis.
The intellectual property rights of all submitted designs remain with the participants. The organizers will not implement any concepts submitted to the iF Concept Design Award.
There is no entry fee.
Eligibility
The competition is open to students and graduates in the fields of design, architecture, marketing and engineering from all over the world.
Prize
The iF Concept Design Award has a total prize money of EUR 30,000 (approx. 38,500 USD).
The Hansgrohe Preis 2013 comes with a total prize money of 5,000 EUR (approx. 6,500 USD).
For more information visit:
Compost Awareness Week Poster Contest 2013
The International Compost Awareness Week Committee of the US Composting Council invites you to get involved in ICAW 2013 Poster Contest.
Compost is the recycling of organic materials to create a valuable soil amendment. Using it provides plants with essential nutrients, protects soil against the threat of erosion, and increases soil health without the use of chemicals and reduces water pollution.
The poster must include the words "International Compost Awareness Week May 6 – 12, 2013" along with the poster theme "Compost: Nature’s way to grow!". The concept and images of the poster should be based on "compost use" or address the "benefits of recycling organic residuals". We will especially look for images that demonstrate that compost is not limited to a specific use, but has many uses. Compost is used for both commercial and residential applications and in a variety of industries such as landscape, nursery, agriculture and horticulture. For example, compost can be used in vegetable and flower gardens, for tree and shrub planting, for sod production and roadside projects, in wetlands creation, soil remediation and land reclamation, sports fields and golf courses, and for erosion control and stormwater management. When creating your poster, please remember that the winning poster will be reproduced and distributed nationally.
All entries will be reviewed by the judges and the best three identified in each division. The divisions are:
• Grades 3 to 7
• Grades 8 to 12
• College students and adults
There is no entry fee.
Compost is the recycling of organic materials to create a valuable soil amendment. Using it provides plants with essential nutrients, protects soil against the threat of erosion, and increases soil health without the use of chemicals and reduces water pollution.
The poster must include the words "International Compost Awareness Week May 6 – 12, 2013" along with the poster theme "Compost: Nature’s way to grow!". The concept and images of the poster should be based on "compost use" or address the "benefits of recycling organic residuals". We will especially look for images that demonstrate that compost is not limited to a specific use, but has many uses. Compost is used for both commercial and residential applications and in a variety of industries such as landscape, nursery, agriculture and horticulture. For example, compost can be used in vegetable and flower gardens, for tree and shrub planting, for sod production and roadside projects, in wetlands creation, soil remediation and land reclamation, sports fields and golf courses, and for erosion control and stormwater management. When creating your poster, please remember that the winning poster will be reproduced and distributed nationally.
All entries will be reviewed by the judges and the best three identified in each division. The divisions are:
• Grades 3 to 7
• Grades 8 to 12
• College students and adults
There is no entry fee.
Eligibility
The contest is open worldwide to anyone who would like to help celebrate composting and promote the benefits of composting and compost use.
Prize
The Poster Contest Winner will have his/her poster reproduced and distributed nationwide. It will be the official 2013 International Compost Awareness Week poster and featured on the US Composting Council Web site. The winning “poster artist” will have his/her name posted on the USCC website and will be included on all print material and in any USCC press releases in association with our Annual ICAW Celebration.
Moreover, the successful poster winner will receive a $500 savings bond prize. The winners of the other two divisions will each receive a $100 savings bond prize. All participants will receive a certificate of participation.
For more information see:
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Free box and envelope template generator
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