Published on March 27, 2008
in Business.
Creative Curio is fast becoming one of my favourite design resources. Recently Lauren posted a wonderful article answering questions that design students ask when they’ve graduated. Questions like:
- I can’t draw at all, so will that hurt my chances of succeeding as a designer?
- What’s wrong with downloading illegal copies of software because I can’t afford to buy them as a student?
- How long should my resume be?
- Should I work for free just to get some experience?
And many more. Make sure to check them all out!
Answers to the Top Design Student Questions –>
Published on January 15, 2008
in Business.
Published on January 11, 2008
in Business.
This is absolutely perfect for my graphic design, 3d and gaming students. It’s an online portfolio site specifically for artists without web skills. It’s sleek and clean, and I’ve had one or two students submit their portfolios by sending me the URL (which is how I found it). I’ll be suggesting it as part of your final portfolio project!
(Plus, it’s pretty and a good example of webdesign.)
Carbonmade Online Portfolio –>
Published on December 14, 2007
in Business.
I had a student write to me after this post, pointing out that there was a tour of the Silicon Knights studio on the same site. So here you go!
All The World’s A Stage: Inside Silicon Knights –>
Published on November 6, 2007
in Business.
Gender bias in the world of 3D, gaming and digital media can be a tricky subject. There are studies, assumptions, and entire books about it. The facts remain that an extremely low percent of the industry is female, and most of those are in administrative roles. As low as 3% of game artists and developers are female, but 18% of producers are women. 18% is higher than 3, but it’s still abysmally low. [source]
As the only female who graduated in her Digital Media class (the only two others dropped out), I can verify that the divide is real. What I find extremely interesting is that a full 50-60% of my students are female. This tells me that women are interested, but an online class is far less intimidating than heading off to a class full of geeky guys.
There’s an interesting look into this phenomenon over at CGSociety.
Women in the Field –>
Published on November 6, 2007
in Business.
These are really fascinating, and some require a second or third look before you really “get” what’s going on. The FedEx truck is possibly my favourite.
Creative Advertising –> [via NotCot]
