Resources for Students
Whether you’re a student designer learning the tricks of the trade, a web designer looking to delve into the world of print or an accomplished designer looking to broaden their knowledge, there’s always something to be learnt when it comes to designing for print. One of those areas is how to approach using blacks in your design and knowing how it will end up when it comes back from the printers. Read on for a few tips and techniques on how to create artwork containing black.
We’ll be incorporating some of Gnomon’s wonderful DVD tutorials into upcoming programs (and updates). Meanwhile, why not check out some of their free tutorials? Lots of Maya and some Photoshop. This is great for people who are switching from 3ds Max to Maya - you know the concepts, you just need practice finding the tools.
For many working people, online education is the only way to earn a new degree. It would be impossible to quit a job and go to school full time. When studying at home, it can be tempting to not take a course 100% seriously. Here’s how to get the most out of your distance learning experience.
This is a really beautiful set of illustrative website designs. Each one has its own unique flavour. Keep an eye out for creative solutions to old problems, such as the off-balance interactive search box above.
I recommend reviewing the three links at the end of the list for more website design inspiration.
25 Incredibly Artistic Websites –> [via Just Creative Designs]
This is an excellent resource for students who are working to create their own self-brand for the first time - or even for people who want to re-brand themselves. With step-by-step instructions and downloadable worksheets, it’s well worth reading all three parts.
What do set dressers do at Pixar?
Working with the production designer and director, we choose and place all the props—vegetation, furniture, etc.—in the 3-D movie sets. Everything you see in the foreground and background has been placed by a set dresser. Our goal is to best support the film’s characters and their needs.The art department makes “shader packets” that show what types of textures we have to work with. After we put all the props in place, we apply all the graphics, such as a soda can label, and textures, such as a prop that has different types of wood to choose from. (Wood could have a walnut, ash or maple texture and either long or short grain variants.) We apply shader textures to architecture, foliage and props of all types.
Really great interview with an environment artist at Pixar.
The Nova Scotia Graduate Tax Credit is available to anyone living and working in Nova Scotia who graduated from an eligible post-secondary program on or after January 1, 2006. This credit could reduce your Nova Scotia income taxes by $1,000 in 2006 and 2007 and by $2,000 in 2008 and later years.
To be eligible, you must:
Just claim the credit on your 2007 or later tax return.
Have more questions? Check out the website for lots of helpful tips!
This is simply one of the most entertaining, visually appealing, useful applications of Flash on a website that I’ve ever seen.
Unscrew America –> [via NotCot]
You could write the best resume in the world and be highly qualified for a job, but if your cover letter is poorly written, generic, or misguided, you can pretty much throw your chances out the window. The cover letter is your first, and sometimes your only opportunity to grab an employer’s attention and let them know why your resume is worth reading. Since there are many different ways to write a cover letter, depending on the employer and the method of transmission, for example, here are some ways to make yours stand out along with some examples you can tweak to your liking.
We of course have lots of information at our Job Find Club website (students, login to the students’ centre to find it!), but this is a nice step-by-step walkthrough of writing a really good cover letter.
This is a completely useful and wonderful set of tools for the designer. There are patterns and dielines for 12 kinds of envelopes, kit folders, CD & DVD covers and labels and cases, postcard sizes, standard foldings, plus a bunch of other goodies such as a conversion chart, proof reading marks, web font guidelines, and more!
Definitely one for your prominent bookmarks.