State Graphics Job recruitment

The California Department of General Services is advertising a one-day filing opportunity to apply to take their Digital Composition Specialist test. Passing the test makes qualifies you for potential job openings in various state agencies.

This test may not happen again for over a year, so it's a good idea to take the opportunity now.

The one-day filing is on May 12, 2010

The written test date will be August 21, 2010.

All the info is available HERE.

Time to enter the Student Design Awards

The 2010 GCOM Student Design Awards will recognize the best student work for the 2009-2010 school year. The competition is open to GCOM@SCC students who were enrolled in one or more GCOM classes during the Fall 2009 or Spring 2010 semesters. All entries will be on display and the results announced at the Brainstorm Student Showcase on May 17.

Download the INFO FLYER & ENTRY FORM

or pick one up in the Design Lab or any of the GCOM classrooms.

SCC Outreach Cover Winners Announced!

Congratulations to GCOM students Loren Hill and Tristan Corrales.

From a very competitive field, Loren Hill's design was chosen for the West Sacramento Center, and Tristan's was chosen for the Davis Center.

There were so many excellent entries!

Brainstorm Student Showcase - May 17

GCOM@SCC and the GCOM Club present Brainstorm: the 2009-2010 Design Showcase featuring Student Awards and Face-off competition.

Stop by to view all the award-winning Student Design Competition entries and see which design will pick up "Student Design of the Year" and the "Popular Choice Award" during the Awards Reception. You will hear more about the competition next week so stay tuned.

Brainstorm will also feature an "Iron Chef-like" design competition in which four students will be challenged to create an original design in 30 minutes. There will be four different Face-off competitions: one for design, 3D modeling, motion and a faculty Face-off competition.

May 17, 2010

2pm - 7pm

SCC Student Center

Schedule

(may be subject to change)

2pm Welcome

3:00pm Student Graphic Design Face-off

3:45pm Faculty Design Face-off

4:30pm Student 3D Design Face-off

5:15pm Student Motion Design Face-off

6:00pm Student Design Awards/Reception

Adobe CS5 is Here!

Adobe released new versions of their software today. Check out whats new in Adobe CS5!

Adobe Creative Suite 5

The Creative Process model

At least a dozen GCOM student attended the Hugh Dubberly lecture and Sac State last week. The reviews we've received were glowing.

Everyone who went said how happy they were that they did, and found it truly inspiring.

Dubberly's firm has created a beautiful poster modeling the Creative Process. The students who attended each got a copy, but you can all download the PDF online.

Hugh Dubberly @ Sac State - This Friday

After print, TV, and user-centered design—what comes next? Hugh speaks about five trends in computing + five trends in design practice and what they mean for our future.

March 19th, 6:00 pm
Mendocino Hall 1005

CSU, Sacramento
Free Admission

Hugh Dubberly is a design planner and teacher. At Apple Computer in the late 80s and early 90s, Hugh managed cross-functional design teams and later managed creative services for the entire company. While at Apple, he co-created a technology-forecast film called “Knowledge Navigator,” that presaged the appearance of the Internet in a portable digital device.

For more event information and a parking pass, click here

For more info on Hugh Dubberly, click here