Visual Communications

Student ADDY Awards 2013

The American Advertising Federation ADDY Awards honor the best advertising created in 2012, by agencies and marketers throughout the nation. The AAF Student ADDY Awards Competition is a unique national awards program designed specially for college students. Work entered at your local level can move up to the regional and national judging. Applicants must be enrolled full- or part-time student in an accredited U.S. educational institution. Student interns are eligible to enter.

Submit work developed specifically for this competition or from previous projects or student contests (work must be created while the entrant is a student not employed in the advertising industry).

National winning entries may receive the following:

• Finalist certificate—great for résumés and portfolios
• Prestigious Student ADDY Award for first-place winners
• $1,000 cash prize for National Best of Show winner

Please download the competition rules pdf file below for more information:
• ADDY_Rules_Categories_2012-13.pdf
• AAF-KC 2013 ADDY Rules.pdf
• 2013 CFE.pdf

How to Enter
If you would like to submit your works for the Student ADDY annual competition,
visit AAF Kansas City entrant site: https://enter.addyawards.com/?comp_id=851
or visit AAF Des Moines entrant site: https://enter.addyawards.com/?comp_id=855

Entry Fee:
AAF Kansas City Club:
Student - Member: $35 / Student - Non-member: $45
AAF Des Moines Club: Student - $25

Submission Deadline:
AAF Kansas City Club: January 11, 2013
AAF Des Moines Club: December 14, 2012

After you complete your online registration and submission, you need to mail your printed copied of your entries to the local AAF club you entered. If you have any question for your submission, you may contact one of the following American Advertising Federation local clubs.

AAF Kansas City
1722 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Katie Daily: director@aafkc.com
http://aafkc.com/events/addy-entry-preparation-workshop

AAF Des Moines
Applied Art
2430 106th St.
Des Moines, IA 50322
Kelly Joseph: kjoseph@zlrignition.com
http://www.swaggertising.com/entries

You may submit your works in the following categories:
 
• Logo
• Illustration
• Stationery Package
• Brochure 
• Poster
• Magazine Self-Promotion
• Websites
• Advertising
• Video
• Collateral
• Direct Marketing, Specialty Items
• Animation or Special Effects

Study Abroad China 2013Information and Program Meeting

Truman students and faculty at Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower

China represents a vast territory with a population in excess of 1.3 billion and boasts more than 5,000 years of uninterrupted civilization. Dramatic landscapes filled with mountains, deserts, steppes, and rivers, combined with a rich culture, booming economy, and ancient history, make China an unforgettable study abroad destination. Whether you want to learn or advance your mandarin skills, explore in different kind of cities, and pursue an internship opportunity in creative department of worldwide advertising agencies in Shanghai, Summer Study Abroad 2013 offers the memorable experience studying in China in six weeks at affordable prices.

The first meeting of Study Abroad China program will be held at MC 306 on November 6 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.. Please take time to attend the meeting if you are interested in the summer program.

Contact Information
Program Director: Prof. Julie Minn, MC-319,
660-785-6015, jminn@truman.edu
Adviser in Art Department: Prof. Ping Xu, OP-1231, 660-234-5558, pingxu@truman.edu
Center for International Education,
Study Abroad Office, KB 114. 660-785-4076

Ready to go?  Get the application here,

and the visa application here!
Related links: Program Description | Reference Source
Poster Download | Flyer Download

Illustrators 55 Call for Entries

Illustrators 55 Call for Entries

The entire show will be presented in full color in ILLUSTRATORS 55, “America’s Original Annual of Illustration.”   Works selected will be on display at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators from January 4 - March 2, 2013.  A selection of 40 works will tour US colleges through June 2014, the 32nd educational traveling exhibition.

Accepting entries through October 26th, 2012

Entry Fees:
$30 per entry for non-members of the Society of Illustrators.
$20 for members of the Society of Illustrators entering their own illustrations.
$35 per entry for non-members of the Society of Illustrators entering Sequential or Series.
$30 for members of the Society of Illustrators entering their own Sequential or Series Work.

AIGA KC Call for Entries: A8 Print & Pixel

How to enter
Visit KCDesignAwards.com for online registration.
Eligibility
Entries published/produced after April 2011 are eligible for A8 submission.
Deadline
Entries are due Monday, April 9 with an extended deadline of Monday, April 16.
Entry Fees
Member: $35
Student Member*: $15
Nonmembers: $55
Extended deadline entries, add $15 per entry
• Students must be AIGA members to enter.

Student work published CQ2

Reina Koyano work will be published later this spring in Creative Quarterly magazine, 27th issue, for her Yummy Girls Poster.

FINDING THE SWEET SPOT:

FINDING THE SWEET SPOT:adventures in computer animation and visualization by Dane Webster. Associate Professor of creative technologies at Virginia Tech. This lecture will be given on Monday February 6 at 5:30 in VH 1000 (Violette Hall). You see his work on display in the "Pioneers of Digital Media" going on right now in the side art gallery in Ophelia Parrish.

Justified: AIGA Annual Design Competition

http://www.aiga.org/justified/

Eligibility

• Projects that have been published, produced or implemented in the past two years are eligible. School projects and concept designs are not eligible since they cannot be described in terms of impacts.
• Project categories are Branding, Entertainment, Experience design, Information design, Organizational design, Packaging, Promotion and Service design.
• Projects may be of objects, messages, campaigns, spaces, experiences or services.
• Entries from all countries are eligible; foreign-language entries must include a translation in English.

Entry fees

$35 per entry (AIGA members)
$55 per entry (Nonmembers)

Entry deadline: March 31, 2012

PRINT 2012 Regional Design Annual - Call for Entries

PRINT'S 2012 REGIONAL DESIGN ANNUAL - America’s National Design Competition is now accepting entries.
http://www.printmag.com/article/regional-design-annual


Entry deadline: February 1, 2012
Late entries: March 1, 2012

Typeface Documentary

Everyone should be very excited! Next week AIGA will be presenting the documentary Typeface! It will be in Baldwin Hall Auditorium at 7pm on Tuesday November 15th. We will have Jim Moran as a guest speaker for a question and answer and open discussion after the documentary. 

 Here are some photos from the making of the letter-pressed posters to enjoy!

        Jim inking of the first color run

       

      With the second color        

      Krisitne inking the letter-press

     Poster with the third color

      Final color

      Last one!

     

The finished poster!

Will I ever get a job?

I thought I would post this list in an effort to raise your spirits and give you hope. These are former Truman State University Visual Communications students who are now working professionally. I have been meaning to put this list together for a long time and I have finally done it. So, when you ultimately graduate, you will know where you might run into a former Viscommie from Truman. This list will have a limited shelf-life, but should give you an idea of what your potential futures might look like.

TRUMAN VISCOM ALUMNI

• Cameron Ballentine (2010): Marketing Services Specialist, MBS Textbook Exchange, Columbia, MO
• Nicole Brewer (2008): Creative Director, VNA-TIP HealthCare, St. Louis, MO
• Elizabeth Bishop (2009): Graphic Designer, Brake Printing, Columbia, MO
• Paula (Ruckenbrod) Catalono (2000): Graphic Designer, Elsevier Publishing, St. Louis, MO
• Brooke Clifton (2008): Graphic Designer, Bolds Creative, New York, NY
• Becky (Niles) Daum (2005): Graphic Design Manager, Red Line Editorial, Minneapolis, MN
• Jason Daum (2004): Manager of Marketing Services, INNOVA Marketing, Minneapolis, MN
• Megan Dowdy (2010): Designer, Fleishman-Hillard, St. Louis, MO
• Elizabeth Ebers (2005): Creative Director, Fleishman-Hillard, St. Louis, MO
• Joe Eichelberger (2010): Graphic Designer/Illustrator, Paramount Apparel International, St. Louis, MO
• Kate Elrod (2010): Creative Lead, Delinea Design, Omaha, NE
• Stephen Emlund (2008): Print and Web Designer, Creative Improv, Columbia, MO
• Jessica Endaya (2009): Graphic Designer, Gear for Sports, Kansas City, MO
• Sarah Gordon (2000): Graphic Designer, Creative Services, UMKC, Kansas City, MO
• Lindsey (Allen) Howell (2005): Art Director, Propper International, St. Louis, MO
• Katia Ivanova (2010): Junior Graphic Designer, Dupuis Group, Chicago, IL
• Emily James (2011): Studio Designer, Intouch Solutions, Kansas City, MO
• Heather Jones (2001): Director of Art and Operations, Lipic's Recognition, St. Louis, MO
• Patrick Jones (2009): Graphic Designer/Production Artist, Innovations in Art,  St. Louis, MO
• Matt Kemp (2006): Art Director, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO
• Ashley Kilgore (2006): Prepress Artist, Cannonball Advertising Agency, St. Louis, MO
• Katrina (Kouba) Boles (2004): Wardrobe Crew, Concert Series at Jess Auditorium, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
• Michelle Krewet (2009): Graphic Designer, Henning Communications, St. Louis, MO
• Ashley Long (2010) : Web Administrator, CBS Radio, St. Louis, MO
• Annie Marineau (2003): Designer, Art Director, Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, MO
• Thomas Marrone (2005): Associate UI Artist, Cryptic Studios, San Francisco, CA
• Andrea (Bailey) Maxwell (2010): Graphic Designer, Video Marketing USA, St. Louis, MO
• Tina May (2008): Art Director, Ad Trends Advertising, Kansas City, MO
• Joe Moccia (2005): Art Director, Discovery Communications, Washington, DC
• Natalie (Preston) Navales (2004): Designer, The Graphics Company, St. Louis, MO
• Abby Neidig (2009): Graphic Designer, US Toy Company, Kansas City, MO
• Alyssa Noe (2011): Graphic Designer, Boxers Inc., St. Louis, MO
• Jenny Oughton (2007): Art Director, Origin Agency, St. Louis, MO
• Alison Peterson (2008): Art Director, Curious Pixel Inc., Kansas City, MO
• Anitia (Pierre) Pierden (2005): Graphic Designer, EmploymentGuide.com/Dominion Enterprises, Kansas City, MO
• Breanne (Cooper) Rapken (2009): Graphic Designer/Web Administrator, The Pinnacle Corporation, Dallas, TX
• Sara Schneider (2011): Assistant Art Director, Austin Fit Magazine, Austin, TX
• Amanda Senn (2009): Graphic Designer, AlphaMetrix, LLC, Chicago, IL
• Jennifer (Wiemer) Seris (2008): Graphic Artist, University of Missouri - Owner/Photographer, Jennifer Seris Photography, Columbia, MO
• Dylan Smith (2004): Art Director, VML, Kansas City, MO
• Zach Smyth (2008): Digital Designer, Osborn and Barr Communications, St. Louis, MO
• Michael Sotomayor (2009): Graphic Designer, BaseZero Productions, Chicago, IL
• Aaron Speropolus (2005): CEO/Creative Director, \\\Welve Creative, St. Louis, MO
• Megan (Mudd) Stoll (2006): Multimedia Designer, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
• Jim Wagner (2001): Partner, Lagom Design, Kansas City, MO
• Schuyler Whitely (2007): Graphic Designer, Black and Veatch, Kansas City, MO
• Jordan Worcester (2010): Graphic Designer, Cosco Industries, Chicago, IL
• Taylor (Wysocke) Henry (2010): Art Director, Boxers, Inc. St. Louis, MO

Note to alumni: I put this list together from my Linkedin and Facebook contacts. If you don't see your name on this list and would like to be added or if the information is incorrect, drop me an email with where you are and what you are doing.

Rusty