Be Green.

Be Social.

Give Back.

Free and open to everyone!

Wednesday, July 8th, 6-7pm
Sip, 724 Virginia Dr.
Orlando, Florida 32803

This months social is focused on getting together and supporting the community in two ways:

1. Let’s ensure every child in Central Florida has the school supplies they need by bringing donations from the list below, or donating in dollars. Each dollar allows teachers to take $10 worth of supplies back to the classroom! BASIC SUPPLIES: Pencils, crayons, paper, books, pens, backpacks, erasers, glue, rulers, markers, notebooks, paints, pencil boxes. NON-TRADITIONAL MATERIALS: Magazines, bulk paper, office supplies, craft and art supplies, cardboard tubes
    
2. We will be announcing a green competition that needs your design to carry it.

So, please join us at Sip (Next to Logan’s Bistro), to mingle with your fellow creatives and feel good about giving back.

Each year, AIGA publishes an annual to showcase the work selected in 365: AIGA Annual Design Competition. After careful and considered review of more than 3,800 entries, the jury selected a group of 182 examples of outstanding design produced in 2008. AIGA orlando presents an exhibition that represents the state of graphic design across many fields including typographic design, corporate communications, package design, brand identity systems and strategies, design for film and television and illustration, among other disciplines.

UPDATED! Wednesday, July 29, 2009
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Say It Loud
1121 North Mills Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803

Congratulations to Patricia NiBlack for earning a Merit Award in this year’s ADCMW Real Show Awards for her “Celebrate” postage stamp!

The competition involved the creation of a celebratory stamp design that can be used for many occasions with the theme “Celebrate”. The most critical issue about stamp design is that the finished piece will be seen at stamp size.

The Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington (ADCMW) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating professionalism in the field of visual communications. Formed in 1953, the Club keeps the creative community informed about design and the professional aspects of design, and helps the business community understand the power and value of good design.

The Real Show is an annual competition giving college students the opportunity to solve real-life communication design problems. A panel of design professionals jury over the student pieces, with the winning pieces displayed in an exhibition, along with the actual real world designs.

Orange County Utilities is seeking a web design intern. Review the internship criteria provided below and apply if you meet the qualifications.

Department Description
Orange County Utilities Department provides drinking water, wastewater treatment, reclaimed water, garbage collection, garbage disposal and recycling services for residents of unincorporated Orange County, the Town of Windermere and portions of several other municipalities in the County.

The Water Conservation section is the education and promotional arm of the Water Division.  It uses a tri-faceted approach—incentives, education and regulation—as tools to promote water conservation as a way of life.   The division’s education programs reach over 3,000 of Orange County’s elementary, middle and high school students a year and hundreds of adults, and the incentives programs have provided thousands of Orange County Utilities customers with water-saving devices and assistance.  We are presently seeking an intern to assist us with our plans to increase our customer outreach efforts.  An opportunity is available for a Web Designer.

General Qualifications
Students should have a strong academic record (3.0 strongly preferred) and good character. Students must be enrolled in school during the time of the internship (enrollment in summer classes is not required). Students seeking college credit are strongly encouraged to apply. International students will be required to provide documentation of proper visa paperwork prior to your arrival if accepted for the position.

Deadline to apply
Students are encouraged to apply for openings as soon as possible, as this position will be filled by mid July 2009.

Dress Code
Orange County Utilities is a professional workplace.  Business casual work attire is required.  Shorts, t-shirts and cut-offs are not acceptable.  Dress jeans are appropriate for field attire and casual Fridays.

Salary
Salary commensurate with experience, range is $10 -$14/hr.

Contact
Applicants for the position should send a resume, a portfolio of some of your previous work, and a statement explaining your interest in this internship to:

Camille Reynolds, Environmental Programs Administrator
Orange County Utilities Water Division
9150 Curry Ford Road
Orlando, FL 32825
407.254.9835
Camille.reynolds@ocfl.net

Internship Job Descriptions
Web Design Intern
The opportunity includes redesign and rewrite of present content, incorporation of new content, and new feature development—new feature development includes the construction of web pages for the presentation of application-derived data, and web page construction for the display of this data.  The selected candidate will be required to translate the functional requirements of the site into technical specifications based on the verbal direction of the team leaders.
This position offers the opportunity for creativity and professional development and requires a candidate that is highly self-motivated, self-directed, creative, spontaneous and attentive to detail.
Additionally, due to our strong team and collaborative development focus, the intern will be able to pursue other interests in a wide area.

Required Skills

• Intermediate knowledge of web design function and operation.
• Knowledge of graphics and web design software— Adobe products such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash.
• Experience with a variety of web sites and familiarity with current trends and online multimedia presentations.

Desired Skills

• Web site projects already completed (web portfolio available for review).
• Artistically inclined—creativity and visioning talents highly desired.

Dear Graphics and Digital Media Students, We are looking into adding a section of GRA 1206C Fundamentals of Typography on the East Campus. This section would have to be scheduled for a Friday night, however, and there would have to be enough demand for the course for it to be added to the schedule.

We’re interested in hearing about your needs for an additional Typography section and whether or not you would be willing to take the course on a Friday night. Please take this survey for us:

http://CTLSilhouette.wsu.edu/surveys/ZS93269

Thanks in advance for your time!

Check it out – Valencia has added a flex start Design 1 course for the second summer session. Design 1 is a degree requirement for graphics students so if you haven’t taken the course yet its the perfect opportunity to complete one more course towards your degree! Here’s the info:

ART1201C  Design I
M/W/F  9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in 3-147
June 22 – Aug. 3, 2009 (Term B)
CRN  34140

Larry Cooper, a book artist and Assistant Director of Flying Horse Press at UCF, will be holding a two day bookbinding workshop on Friday June 12 and Saturday June 13 on Valencia’s East Campus in Room 3-147 at 10am.  He will give a power point on the book arts, bring examples, and give participants a chance to create some small books.  Friday he will go over non-western books and Saturday will go over western and contemporary bindings.

Upcoming Socials: Summer is here and the Orlando AIGA has planned 3 more socials to keep everyone out of the heat. Mark your calendars for the following socials and we look forward to seeing you there:

Be prepared. Be social.
A Networking Social
June 10, 6pm – 7pm
Julies Waterfront, 4201 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806
Join us to practice the Scout Motto lakefront. Hopefully, the recession waters will not get too choppy and we will not have to actively search for a job, but, in reality, this probably isnt so. So, pack some business cards and hike on down to Julies Waterfront to mingle among your peers and talk to some Design Masters who have been through this before. Share tips, trade cards and be prepared by being social.
Contact Jenise Osani with questions at socials@orlando.aiga.org

Be green. Be social.
July 8, 6pm – 7pm
Venue: TBD

Be smart. Be social.
A book club social.
August 12, 6pm 7pm
UrbanThink Bookstore, 625 East Central Blvd. Orlando, FL 32801
Book Selection: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin.

NOTE:: ATTENDING THIS ORIENTATION IS MANDATORY FOR ANY GRAPHICS STUDENTS WANTING TO INTERN THIS FALL.

Two days have been set for the FALL 2009 Mandatory Graphics Internship Orientation. In order to register for an internship this Summer, you MUST attend ONE of these two meetings:

• Thursday, JULY 9; 1 – 2pm; East Campus 1-214
• Wednesday, JULY 15; 1 – 2pm; East Campus 1-214

Who should attend?
Anyone planning to register for a Summer 09 Internship who has met the prerequisites.
 

How do I register for an internship?
 

1. If you have already taken (or are currently taking) the prerequisite graphics courses (GRA21826 OR GRA2143) you need to fill out the Internship Application form on-line. The application time period is from 6/29 – 8/28. Atlas will only allow you to fill out the application between these dates. The instructions are here: http://www.valenciacc.edu/ipo/applynow.cfm 
   YOU WILL NEED TO PRINT THIS APPLICATION AND BRING IT WITH YOU TO THE ORIENTATION.
   
   
2. Select desired internship locations from the Internship Office on-line database. You will be providing the internship office with this list. 
    
3. Attend one of the Mandatory Graphics Orientation meetings (dates above) and bring with you the following:
   a. Copy of your unofficial transcript indicating that you have or are currently enrolled in the prerequisite course(s), and
   b. Copy of your personal resumé, and 
   c. Copy of your application from step 1 above.
   Attending this meeting without bringing the paperwork listed above will delay your being able to register for internship. 
    
4. Once you have been approved for an internship at the mandatory orientation, the internship office will be notified. The internship office will then provide you with a prerequisite override making it possible for you to register for the course via atlas when you’re ready to register. There is no way to register for internship without this override and the internship office cannot give you an override if you haven’t attended the orientation. 

ATTENDING THIS MANDATORY ORIENTATION IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN RECEIVE THE OVERRIDE NEEDED TO REGISTER FOR GRA2942 – INTERNSHIP IN GRAPHICS. 

In addition to the previously posted scholarship opportunities from the local Orlando AAF, the AAF – 4th District (our regional organization) is pleased to offer the following 2009 scholarships for students currently matriculating toward a bachelors’ or master’s degree in an advertising related field in Florida and the Caribbean.

District Governor’s Scholarship
Recognizing academic excellence, service to the community, and service to the profession

Club President’s Scholarship
Recognizing academic excellence, leadership, and service to the community

Silver Medals’ Scholarship
Recognizing a student that is an AAF member and is committed to academic study, service to community, and service to an AAF chapter

Mosaic Diversity Scholarship
Recognizing academic excellence in a minority student

The deadline for application for these additional 2009 scholarships is May 30, 2009.  The forms and applications details are available online at 4AAF.com. or you can download them by CLICKING HERE. Students are encouraged to not only apply for scholarships, but to seek out and join their local Advertising Federation.  The advertising industry is an ever changing and competitive landscape and the opportunities and connections afforded through the AAF are yours for the taking.