2012 Dallas Addys Results

UNT communication design put on an impressive showing at the 2012 Dallas Addy awards, winning 16 out of the 26 student awards given. Congratulations to all of the winners, especially Chip Armstrong, who took home the Best of Show Award, and Lauren Bernal, who earned a Special Judges Award. Campaigns that earned a silver medal or higher will move on to compete in the District 10 Regional Addys, where winners will then have the opportunity to compete nationally. A complete list of the results can be found here and the list of UNT winners is below. We are proud of you all. You represent the communication design program and the university well.

Chip Armstrong
Student Gold ADDY® and Student BEST OF SHOW ADDY®
Pinkberry Poster Campaign

Jennifer Reeves
Student Bronze ADDY®
Kleenex Hand Towels Campaign

Kathryn Hittle
Student Silver ADDY®
Penguin Publishers Campaign

Chip Armstrong
Student Bronze ADDY®
USO Print Campaign

Nathan Hardy
Student Bronze ADDY®
Sabre Pepper Spray Campaign

Kathryn Hittle
Student Bronze ADDY®
Shock Doctor Mouthguards Campaign

Jennifer Reeves
Student Bronze ADDY®
Zildjian Drum Accesories Campaign

Tim Opsahl
Student Bronze ADDY®
Kleenex Anti-Bacterial Campaign

Matt Johnson
Student Bronze ADDY®
Burnout Weed Killer Campaign

Lauren Bernal
Student Gold ADDY® and SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD
Redbox Campaign

Nathan Hardy
Student Silver ADDY®
Professional Bowlers Association Campaign

Melissa Stammer
Student Silver ADDY®
Naked Juice Campaign

Natalia Fredericks
Student Silver ADDY®
School of Rock

Richard Ward
Student Bronze ADDY®
PAM Campaign

VOTE for CDES representatives: The Handi App | Dell Social Innovation Challenge

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Please take a few minutes and vote for seniors Jennifer and Natalia's team's app proposal—Handi App—on Dell Social Innovation. If they win, they can make their app a reality! They need some CDES/CVAD/UNT support!

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Four Weeks

The deadline to submit work to the 8th annual DSVC National Student Show is four weeks from today... All college-level design, art direction, illustration and photography students are invited to submit your best work to be judged by leading industry big shots for a piece of over $15,000 in scholarships, cash awards, prizes, and a ticket to the 2012 HOW Conference. Selected work will be on show at the Conference and awards will be announced at the Gala Saturday night. Single entries are $20, or ten for $100. All entries are due to the DSVC office on Friday March 9th. Go to the DSVC student conference website for details about how to enter work.

Here is a list of the awards up for grab...

Best of Category – $125 (per category)
Awarded to the entry judged as the best from each of 22 categories. Each category winner (or winners, in case of a tie) receives a cash award of $125. Group project winner will be presented with $125, how you split it is up to you. Prizes are awarded at the discretion of the judges. Not all categories are guaranteed an award.

Best Copywriting - $500
Awards sponsored by 1400 Words. Presented for entry judging to exhibit the best copywriting. Overall design and art direction of the piece will not be taken into account.

Best Use of Paper - $500
Awards sponsored by Clampitt Paper. Presented for entry judging to exhibit the best use of paper. If possible, entries must be submitted mocked up on actual paper, not photographed.

Judge’s Choice – $250
Each judge selects his or her own favorite entry. Winners receive cash awards of $250 each.

Best of Show – $500
Awarded to the best overall entry from the “Best of Category” winners. The winner receives an additional cash award of $500.

The DSVC Sophomore Portfolio Prize (Sophomores only)
A $1,000 scholarship awarded to the most outstanding individual sophomore portfolio.

Dick Sloan Portfolio Prize (Juniors only)
A $3,000 scholarship awarded to the most outstanding individual junior-level portfolio. Judged on the merits of their creative talents.

Senior Portfolio – First Place
The first place winner will receive four business cards from creative directors across the country that have seen their work and offered a personal portfolio review. The winner will also receive $2000 in airline miles to help cover the cost of traveling to interviews.

Senior Portfolio – Second Place
The second place winner will receive a ticket to the HOW Conference in Boston, June 22-25 and $500 in airline miles to help cover the cost of the trip.

Senior Portfolio – Third Place
The third place winner will simply be awarded a $1000 check. Please put this money to good use beginning your new career. Please don't spend it on video games and skinny jeans.

Best School – $1,000 award
Awarded to the college, university, or art school whose students, as a whole, exhibit the highest level of work. At the end of the judging process, all work selected to be included in the show will be divided by school. Judges will then select a group of work they feel stands out collectively among all groups. Submissions will be judged on the overall quality—not quantity—of the entries. School names will remain anonymous through the judging process to avoid bias.

Carter - The Grin Will Win | Busy Beaver Button Museum

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Saw a link to the Busy Beaver Button Museum today. It's a great collection of historical political button designs... as well as other historical buttons.

And although it will date me a little, I should mention that in 1980 I was the only kindergartner in my school to vote for President Jimmy Carter... much to my staunch Republican father's chagrin. I just liked peanuts and thought President Carter was a pretty cool guy. I would have loved one of these buttons, and still would.

Everywhere In Chains

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An interesting series of digital posters by Jonathan Schubert rendering current oppressive regimes and uprisings.

Upside Down, Left To Right: A Letterpress Film on Vimeo

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A short film by Danny Cooke that features Paul Collier and the moveable-type printing workshop at Plymouth University.

Osocio's nominees for best non-profit campaign in 2011

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Osocio is a blog focused on non-profit advertising and marketing. They've posted links to their nominees for best campaigns of 2011. It includes TV, print and social media. Well worth your time to view a few of these powerful campaigns.

http://osocio.org/message/nominees_for_the_osocios_best_campaign_of_2011_anno...

Two Graphic Design Internships

Fort Worth based and family owned company, a leader in the sun and skin care industry, has immediate openings for two Graphic Design interns. These are hands-on, paid internships and are a great opportunity to gain insight into real world application and problem solving within the packaging design world.

Responsibilities: As an intern, you will assist the creative team in managing multiple projects within a demanding production schedule. Interns will design and/or revise packaging, create product mock-ups, electronic communications, brochures, and other internal marketing collateral as deemed necessary. Aside from our own brand, we work with a number of major retailers in the private label segment; Target, Walmart, CVS and Walgreens to name a few.
Requirements and Skills: Moderate proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, basic word processing and spreadsheets; Mac platform. Good attitude and willingness to work with a team. Ability to prioritize, problem solve and work well under pressure. Minimum required time commitment is 15 hours per week with flexibility.
Duration: Spring 2012 semester, with the potential for continued employment after internship completion.

Please send cover letter, resume, PDF samples of your work or link to your online portfolio and any questions to jobs@fote.com.

Performing Arts Center Internship

The AT&T Performing Arts Center is a nonprofit organization that manages several city-owned venues in the Dallas Arts District, including the spectacular Winspear Opera House and innovative Wyly Theatre. The Center's internal Creative Services department oversees all of the organization's visual communications, including marketing, fundraising, public relations, education programs and general Center branding.

AT&T PAC is currently seeking an intern to help with our escalating spring workload. This is a great opportunity for a design student or recent graduate to gain experience working with a small in-house design team, while supporting a great local arts organization.

Responsibilities will vary based on the candidate's abilities, but will likely include:
- assisting in research, brainstorming and development of materials for internal presentations
- assisting in design, layout and production of a wide range of communications materials, including signage, print ads, web graphics and print collateral
- organizing and maintaining a growing image library and job archive

Schedule is flexible, but candidates should be able to devote at least 20 hours per week (during normal business hours) on-site at the Center's administrative office in downtown Dallas.

This is an un-paid position.

Qualifications:
- thorough understanding and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite software (especially Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign) on Mac OS
- strong conceptual skills
- detail-oriented and well-organized
- strong communication and interpersonal skills
- strong work ethic, positive attitude and eagerness to learn
- real-world experience in layout and production of print and/or interactive media is a plus
- hand-drawing skills are a plus

To apply, please send the following to Ben Rush at ben.rush@attpac.org:
- resume (in pdf format)
- portfolio samples (3-5 pieces in a pdf, or a link to a web portfolio)

CMYK Top 100 New Creatives

The latest CMYK contest deadline is January 30th (tomorrow by midnight). The entry fee is $45 for unlimited entries. It's easy to enter work as you may upload files rather than having to physically send work. I've included a screen grab of the top schools represented in volume 48... Art Center, SVA, UNT... not bad company to be keeping. Entering your work and getting it in CMYK is a win-win proposition. It gets your work noticed and demonstrates the quality of the UNT CommDes program overall, which adds value and name recognition to your degree when you graduate. Congrats to all who've gotten work in CMYK and making us proud!

Gettin' Money With a Mouse and a Wacom Pen

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Thanks Mary (and AJ) for sharing this a while back.

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Art Directors Club Awards

The Art Directors Club competition deadline is this Friday… there are some competition categories (beyond traditional print/television advertising design) CommDes students may be interested in such as:

Design:

POSTER TYPOGRAPHY

MAGAZINE STORY MULTI-PAGE

BOOK JACKET

ANNUAL REPORT

STATIONERY SERIES (Letterhead, Envelope, Business Card)

LOGO/TRADEMARK

Motion:

ANIMATION

ANIMATED LOGO

FILM TRAILER/TEASER

TITLE DESIGN

Illustration:

POSTER or BILLBOARD

The list above represents just a smattering of eligible work I've noted. Go to http://www.adcawards.org and check out all the eligible categories/work. The entry fees are $35 per entry in any eligible category.

Beauty Is Embarrassing Trailer - YouTube

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"Do what you love, it's going to lead to where you want to go." -- Wayne White

Looks like a good documentary on artist, illustrator, animator, painter, and set designer, Wayne White. In two minutes you can see that he has done what he loves.

Fast Food - Ads vs. Reality

via alphaila.com

Ah, the not-so-truth-in-advertising.

Movies From An Alternate Universe on the Behance Network

via behance.net

Nicely done vintage posters for modern movies by Peter Stults. Complete with actors from the past. Pretty cool. Via AdFreak.

ubyu Bespoke books for you by you

via ubyubooks.com

A new self-publishing source that creates high end books with lots of customization. Could be a possibility for a portfolio?

An Interview with Mike Perry

via thunderchunky.co.uk

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91st ADC Awards | Home

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$35 per entry. $25 if you enter 10 or more. Deadline is January 20th

Innovation Challenge

INNOVATION CHALLENGE

In 2011, Natalia Padilla and Jennifer Jennings (seniors and looking for jobs starting in May…*hint hint) and their other team members (from other disciplines) won the Innovation Challenge. This long overdue post praises their hard work and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team where they practiced design at the very beginning of the conceptualization process (and not solely at the end to make the idea look pretty). Natalia and Jennifer and their other team members competed against undergraduate and graduate students from design and other disciplines.

(Natalia celebrating…)

ABOUT THE CHALLENGE: On September 29th, the College of Arts & Science at UNT partnered with Alcatel-Lucent to start the Innovative Challenge. The challenge allowed UNT graduate and undergraduate students from across the university to team up and create plans for innovative mobile apps. With the help of business and technology experts, teams had two months to research and refine their ideas. Teams were also allowed access to Dallas Startup Weekend activities at the Alcatel-Lucent Gravity Centre, giving them the opportunity to network with innovative start-up teams. On Saturday, November 19th, the six remaining teams pitched their ideas to a panel of judges.

ABOUT THE JUDGES: The judges were made up of successful entrepreneurs from the DFW area. Eric Engineer who studied business at Harvard University is currently working in investment of computer software, internet, digital media and telecommunication. Gabriella Draney graduated Magana Cum Laude from the University of North Texas and is cofounder and managing partner of Tech Wildcatters, aircraft scheduling software. Darlene M. Ryan is the founder and CEO of a pharmaceutical manufacturing company and was elected leading women Entrepreneur of the World in 2004. David Sanders, CEO at Hildebrando, founded the Dallas Advisory Partners llc. And last but not least, John Reas who, in 2004, joined the emerging technology at Alcatel Lucent.

ABOUT THE APP: The presentations were comprised of marketing research, information about the target audience, expected revenue, and an overall business plan. Natalia Padilla and Jennifer Jennings, along with their other teammates won the challenge for their idea for Handi App. Handi App facilitates people with special mobility needs. The essence of this app is to create routes, locate the closest restrooms, elevators and ramps and would allow the user to rate the facilities.

The judges were so impressed by the 4 students, that encouraged the team to make their concept reality. Positive comments were provided at the end of the presentation: "Not only the concept was strong, but the presentation was excellent. You would not only be making money but you will also be helping people, that’s the right thing to do."

Natalia and Jennifer expressed the type of big thinking that Tim Brown (IDEO) encourages that designers adopt.

Congrats and thanks for making CDES look great!

Old Spice Blows Your Mind

Student Spotlight: Royal Kona Coffee - 100% Pure Kona Coffee - The Dieline: The World's #1 Package Design Website -

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Another one of our own on thedieline.com. Jennifer Jennings work on the Royal Kona packaging is featured today. Nice work Jennifer.

The New Web Typography

Type on the web is about to change forever. Again.

As the @font-face rule emerged, it brought with it sweeping changes to the visual landscape of the web. The designer's toolkit grew substantially, but this integration was only partial. Many typefaces were stripped of their most powerful features: things like swashes, alternates and small caps. These details help to make typefaces more useful and expressive. Now, as OpenType features become accessible in more browsers, this expressive power can raise typography on the web to an even higher level.

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Wake up. The break is over.

.Net shares an interesting article about 10 resolutions designers should adopt for 2012. A must-read as you start the new semester!

Looks like good Graphic Design by Chad Smith

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And one more UNT student getting some press for their design. Chad Smith was featured on LooksLikeGoodDesign.com

Francis Acuña on The Dieline

A couple of our students had work featured on The Dieline over the holidays, including Francis Acuña's package design for Wild Birds Unlimited. Nice work Francis.