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Get the Big Picture at Mediabistro's Photo Portfolio Review

golden camera.jpgAre your photos worth thousands of words? Thousands of dollars? Thousands more photos? Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor Stella Kramer will help you get the picture—and figure out where to sell it—at mediabistro.com's one-night Photography Portfolio Review on Wednesday, December 16 in New York. Come to get your book critiqued and edited, stay to learn practical information and insider tips on how to get magazine jobs and build a career as an editorial freelancer. A more dynamic, lucrative portfolio is a click away.

Photoshop 'Til You Drop

kruger tweaked.jpgEnhance your resume and your vacation photos with the mediabistro mothership's two-day crash course in Adobe Photoshop, back by popular demand. In one short post-Thanksgiving weekend (December 5 and 6), you can get up and running on the program of programs—the subject of many an ethical debate—under the guidance of professional photo retoucher Mara Sachs, who has a blackbelt in Photoshop (or at least is an Adobe Certified Expert in the program). Learn more here.

How to Break Into Editorial Photography

photo scrutiny.jpgAre your photos worth thousands of words? Thousands of dollars? Thousands more photos? Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor Stella Kramer will help you get the picture (and figure out where to sell it) at Mediabistro's one-night Breaking Into Editorial Photography seminar on Monday, December 7 in New York. Students will learn about how to get coveted magazine jobs and build a career as an editorial freelancer. Here's your chance to hear tips on creating a dynamic portfolio, what photo editors at top publications are looking for, and when it pays to get representation; registration is a click away.

Get to Know SVA's D-Crit Program

dcrit.gifHere's your chance to get the scoop on the graduate program that we can't stop talking about. This Saturday, November 7, the School of Visual Arts' Design Criticism department will host an afternoon of presentations and informal discussion about its MFA in Design Criticism, better known by its rapper name, D-Crit. Students will talk about their experiences so far, D-Crit chairperson Alice Twemlow will provide a program overview, and faculty members Akiko Busch, Andrea Codrington, Steven Heller, and Phil Patton will discuss the courses they teach. We hear that there will be drinks (mimosas!) and snacks (doughnuts!), and if you ask nicely, we suspect they'll let you peruse the twelve-volume reprint set of Domus that we spied in one of the D-Crit classrooms on a recent visit. Get all of the details here. Can't make the open house? Click "continued..." for a look at the remaining events in the department's stellar fall lecture series.

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Graduating Architecture Students Face Less Than 50% Chance at Employment

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The signs have really been there from the beginning, so this should really come as no surprise. Despite an influx of out of work students returning to school to receive various degrees in architecture, there have been questions over whether this is such a good idea, horribly gloomy reports from those inside university programs about future prospects, and even schools themselves telling students to scram for a year. And just a view of the industry itself these past couple of years doesn't paint a very rosy picture at all either. So when the Higher Education Career Services organization in the UK announces that a study has found that less than 50% of graduating architecture students are finding jobs, it isn't very revelatory. But it certainly doesn't make it any less unfortunate. Here's a bit:

Mike Hill, chief executive of HECSU, said: "We're now starting to see the extent of the impact the recession has had on graduate employment.

"Any signs of economic recovery may not be reflected in the destinations of new graduates until the 2010 graduating cohort. In fact it's likely that unemployment for 2009 graduates may be even higher than that reported here."

More Funny, Less Money

how-to.jpgThe elaborately costumed educational boosters at mediabistro.com are handing out more than fun-size Snickers this Halloween. They've asked us to pass along a special treat: 30% off multi-week courses when you sign up today, October 30. The deal comes just in time to save on mb's four-week online course in comic book and graphic novel writing, which kicks off Monday night. Taught by comics writer, consultant, and publicist David Seidman, the course will show you the entire comics-making process, from devising a proposal and writing word balloons to surviving Comic-Con and handling Hollywood. By the end of class, you'll have created a plot and script for a short comics story and be ready to help Disney monetize all that newly acquired Marvel IP. Enter promo code SAVE30 when submitting payment to receive your spooktacular savings.

Where the Wilde Things Are

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(Photos: Laura Yeffeth)

As Richard Wilde, chairman of the BFA Advertising and Graphic Design Department at New York's School of Visual Arts, celebrates his fortieth year at the College, SVA is recognizing him with a dazzling exhibition of iconic works by more than 100 alumni from throughout his tenure. Designed by Kevin O'Callaghan, "The Wilde Years: Four Decades of Shaping Visual Culture" features a This is Your Life-style slate of design stars—including Rodrigo Corral, Drew Hodges (SpotCo), James Victore, Julia Hoffman (MoMA), Archie Ferguson (HarperCollins), Molly Sheahan (BBDO), and Scott Wadler (MTV Networks)—and their greatest hits, from Pepsi ad campaigns and CD packaging for Eminem to theatrical posters and the irresistible book jacket for James Frey's A Million Little Pieces. The exhibition runs through Saturday, November 7, at the Visual Arts Gallery in New York City, and the sooner you get there, the more time you'll have to spend with the giant old-school TV:

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Comic Relief for Your Design Career

comic book guy.jpgEarn the grudging approval of The Simpsons' Comic Book Guy without even leaving your home. On Monday, November 2, mediabistro.com kicks off a four-week online course in comic book and graphic novel writing. Taught by comics writer, consultant, and publicist David Seidman (whose credits include Simpsons Comics), the course will show you the entire comics-making process, from devising a proposal and writing word balloons to surviving Comic-Con International and handling Hollywood. By the end of class, you'll have created a plot and script for a short comics story and be ready to impress even the most jaded holder of a master's degree in folklore and mythology. In Los Angeles trying to figure out how Disney is going to monetize all that Marvel IP? Learn from Seidman in person at his one-night seminar on October 26.

Comic Book Guy: 'Hone Your Craft Whilst Wearing Pajamas'

comic book guy.jpgEarn the grudging approval of The Simpsons' Comic Book Guy without even leaving your home. On Monday, November 2, mediabistro.com kicks off a four-week online course in comic book and graphic novel writing. Taught by comics writer, consultant, and publicist David Seidman (whose credits include Simpsons Comics), the course will show you the entire comics-making process, from devising a proposal and writing word balloons to surviving Comic-Con International and handling Hollywood. By the end of class, you'll have created a plot and script for a short comics story and be ready to impress even the most jaded holder of a master's degree in folklore and mythology. In Los Angeles trying to figure out how Disney is going to monetize all that Marvel IP? Learn from Seidman in person at his one-night seminar on October 26.

David Tristman Puts the 'Fun' Back in 'HTML Fundamentals'

yum html.jpgAdmit it. Your seven-year-old nephew could out-HTML tag you any day and you think that a Cascading Style Sheet is something with a thread count. That's where the Mediabistro mothership comes in. They've asked us to tell you about the upcoming weekend course in HTML Fundamentals. Over two Saturdays (October 10 and October 17) in New York City, artist, designer, and interactive developer David Tristman will teach you the basic structure of HTML and many commonly used tags as well as the role of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in HTML pages and current recommendations such as XHTML. By Sunday, you'll be creating fully functional web pages and geeky birthday cakes like the one pictured above. Register here to get cooking with HTML.

Previously

Robert A.M. Stern Decides Yale's Lectures Should Have Younger Speakers

Checking in on Who is Newly in Charge at Design and Architecture Schools

Miodrag Mitrasinovic Is Strategic Choice for Parsons Deanship

This Weekend: InDesign 101

Parsons Appoints Director of Sheila C. Johnson Design Center

Sarah Whiting Named Dean of Rice University School of Architecture

Last Chance: InDesign for Designers

Michael Fink Named Dean of SCAD School of Fashion

On the Ethics of Photoshop Tutorials

Comic Relief for Your Design Career

Jonathan Jones' Art Students Much More Happy Than Steve Rose's Glum Architects

A Stark View From Inside Architecture School

Lorne M. Buchman Appointed Art Center President and CEO

SVA to Offer Advanced Degree in Branding

Graphics.com's Educational Videos for the Design-Minded

Santiago Calatrava to Design 'Cornerstone of New Campus' at USF Polytechnic

William Morrish Appointed Dean of Parsons' School of Constructed Environments

RISD's Star-Studded, Gown-Alteration Graduation

Concetta Stewart Named Dean of Pratt Institute's School of Art and Design

Nike CEO Mark Parker to Deliver Otis College Commencement Address

In the Trenches with Yale Architecture Students Week After Week

A Trip Through the Perils of Architecture School

Joel Towers Named Interim Dean of Parsons

Strathclyde University Asks Architecture Students to Skip School for a Year

Yale School of Architecture Gets Huge Rise in Applications, But Robert Stern Still Has to Make Calls, Asking Students to Come

Jonathan Ive, Betty Woodman Among RISD Honorary Degree Recipients

Take a Closer Look at Editorial Photography

I Photoshop, Therefore I Am

Much Debate Over Parsons' Faculty Shifting/Firing

Richard Serra to Receive Honorary Degree from Pratt Institute

Art Center Gets Sustainable

Struggling Architects Find Safety in Graduate Schools

James Dyson Donates £5 Million to Royal College of Art

SVA Announces Design Field Trip to Italy This Summer

'Prepare to Find Another Line of Work' Say Working Designers to Design Students

Learn InDesign in 2009

Automotive Design Student Face Virtually Nonexistent Job Prospects

More Hirings for SVA's New MFA in Interaction Design

SVA's D-Crit Program Surfaces in Surface

Blue Man Group Founders Open Colorful NYC School

Parsons Launches MFA in Interior Design

James Dyson Pulls the Plug on His Design School

School of Visual Arts Launches New MFA Program in Documentary Filmmaking

John Maeda Simplifies RISD Inauguration

BusinessWeek's Bruce Nussbaum Joins Parsons Faculty

Questioning Architecture Schools in the Middle of an Industry Downturn

Feed Your Brain with Photoshop Fundamentals

Dyson School of Design Runs Into More Trouble, Thinks of Moving to US

In September, Photoshop 'Til You Drop

New School Adds Programs in Sustainable Design, Urban Ecosystems

SVA to Offer Interaction Design Degree

Learn Secrets of Design Studio Success

HOW to Have a Successful Design Career

Adobe Illustrator, in a Class by Itself

Stock Tips: PhotoShelter Gets Inside Image Buyers' Brains

Art Center Divided over Planned Gehry Building, Educational Priorities

Label Love: Art Center College of Design Gets $2M from Avery Dennison

Philippe de Montebello Headed to NYU

Vito Acconci to Deliver New School Commencement Address

Teaching Tips from Alexey Brodovitch

Oh, SNAAP!: Project to Study Art School Grads' Career Paths

University of Kentucky to Use $6 Million Gift for International Design Contest

Why RISD Can Beat Up Your School Any Day

North Carolina Universities: 'Where the Money Goes, So Goes Ayn Rand'

Dyson School: Council Approved It, But Now Where's the Rest of the Money Coming From?

James Dyson Gets the Okay to Build His Design School

Yea or Nay Coming Soon for James Dyson School of Design

You Oughta Be in Pictures; Or At Least Be Able to Expertly Manipulate Them

New at the New School: The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center

Teaching Torture at the University of Kent

Okay, Designers Can Play Sports, But Only If Their Teams Are Named After Genitalia

SF's Academy of Art Recruits Designers...On the Football Field?

SCI-Arc's Got a New Annual Publication and a Shiny New Table To Read It On

John Maeda's Wife Bet Their Five Daughters He Wouldn't Land RISD Gig

Internet Famous Class Gets An A+

Hablas Diseno?: SVA to Offer Courses in Spanish

Take mb.com's Writing for Shelter Publications Class Online

"Is the Honda Civic the Best We Can Do?" Asks Russell Flinchum

CalArts Design Students Launch pub

Tomorrow, Get D-Critty at SVA

Roland Young's Cheeky Teaching Methods

Design Writing for Designers In LA

Party on the Quad! Core77's Headed Back to School

Put Em' To Work! The Lack of Required Construction Apprenticeships

Core77 Sows Creative Seeds

Sanjaya Pretends His Failed Singing Career Was an Industrial Design Project

The U.S.'s First-Ever Design Criticism MFA Program Is Official

UnBeige to Corrupt Malleable Young Minds in Atlanta

SVA's Fresh Crop and Serious Fun

CalArts Student Says No to Paper and Plastic

Henning Breuer and the Way We Learn

Design Ed: Won't Someone Please Think of the Children?!?

John Bielenberg's Project M Returns to Its Roots

Life Among the Royals at the RCA

The CalArts Illuminated Manuscript

Looking Back at Domus

The Few, The Proud, The Ones Who Are Interesting Enough to Meet

Happy Birthday, Dear Bauhaus!

'07 Resolution: Learn More About Sex from Designboom

Looking Upon Berlin With Fresh Eyes

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