BRAINSTORM Today!

Swing by the Student Center TODAY to see the winners of the Student Design Awards and to witness the infamous Iron-Chef like competition, the Face-Offs. The goodness starts at 2pm. See the schedule below!

May 17, 2010

2pm - 7pm

SCC Student Center

Schedule

(may be subject to change)

2pm Welcome

3:00pm Student Graphic Design Face-off

• John Conley
• Brian Graham
• May Kim
• Slavic Palenyy

3:45pm Faculty Design Face-off

• Don Button
• Pat Crandley
• Jenn de la Fuente
• Chris Seddon
• Aaron Winters

4:30pm Student 3D Design Face-off

5:15pm Student Motion Design Face-off

6:00pm Student Design Awards/Reception

• See who and if anyone claims the top award in each category!
  

ADAC Event: What's Next?

ADAC (the Art Directors and Artists Club) presents What's Next?, a panel featuring four Sac State graduates speaking about the different paths they've taken in the design world since graduating five years ago.

Hans Bennewitz, Christopher Lee, Rob Martin and Jeffrey Tanhueco will spend the evening recounting very different paths taken post graduation. Design degree in hand they have found homes for their particular design talents in Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Come hear their stories of trial and tribulation and ask questions as this panel of young award winning and published designers share their relatively new found wisdom.

Event info:
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
6-9 p.m.
AIA Central Valley Building
1400 S Street, Sacramento

Event open to ADAC members and non-members.
Free admission for members, $5 for non-members, $3 for student non-members.

More info:
http://adac.org

Refreshments will be served.

It's a great event, particularly if you're a student about to finish school, but it should also be entertaining and informative.

GCOM 490 gives students access to the local design industry

Photo - GCOM 490 from White Bay Pictures on Vimeo.
Take a peak at one of our joint classes with the PHOTO 490 class.

The Creative Agency at Sacramento City College (GCOM 490) offers you the opportunity the use the skills you've learned in previous classes in real world context. Collaborate with equally talented photography students. Work for local clients.

This is the only class where students get their work critiqued and receive meaningful feedback from industry professionals such as former Art Director at The Sacramento Bee, Garth Nearents and current Art Director at Glass McClure, Darcy Self.

Refine not only your design eye, but also improve your interpersonal communication and project management skills as well-- all valuable assets in your design career.

Come be part of The Creative Agency. In addition to the fall and spring semesters, GCOM 490 will now be offered this summer from June 7 through August 7, Mondays and Thursdays from 3-5pm.

For more info information, please email Andrea Diaz-Vaughn at diazvaughn@gmail.com.

Academy of Art at SCC

The Academy of Art (San Francisco) will be on campus this Monday, May 10 from 10am – 1:00pm in the quad.

Students will be able to get information on transferring to the Academy of Art University, get general questions answered about programs and transfer requirements, fill out applications, and also register for fall 2010 classes.

For more info, visit the AA website.

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!