Interactive Day

The San Diego Ad Club is pleased to present Interactive Day San Diego 2011, sponsored by signonsandiego.com.

June 1, 2011

7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

Hilton Bayfront

One Park Blvd

San Diego, CA 92101

 

This full day of learning with top talent in digital mareting and advertising will feature 4 tracks of seminars, a morning keynote, luncheon keynote, trade show and closing panel, followed by happy hour overlooking the San Diego Bay.

Attendees should plan to stay for ADMERICA! AAF National Conference on June 2-4 at the Hilton Bayfront.

Stay tuned for more details about speakers and programming.  To learn more about this event visit the San Diego Ad Club website.

Charging Per Hour vs. Per Project

If you’re a corporate designer, you don’t have to worry about things like how to bill your clients, as you’re likely either on salary or have a predetermined hourly rate and regular work schedule.

But for freelancers, figuring out how best to charge clients for work completed can be a nightmare. After all, you want to charge clients a fair price, make a decent living, and get enough work so that you’re not struggling to find the next project.

In the world of web design, there are two basic ways most designers charge: per hour or per project. There are advantages and disadvantages to each method, and there are situations where one method works better than the other.

In this article, we’ve presented an overview of what’s involved in each method of charging, as well as what you need to consider when choosing a method.

To read the entire article, click here.

El Cajon CDC Painting Project-Call for Entries

Downtown El Cajon CDC is looking for artists to paint utility boxes in El Cajon.  If you are selected you will receive $125 for painting a utility box.  Follow the link at the bottom of this message to apply.

UArt: Downtown El Cajon’s Utility Art Box Program, inspired and funded by the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency and implemented by the El Cajon CDC, transforms ordinary utility boxes into distinctive works of public art. Local artists and community members are invited to paint a utility box, becoming part of the Downtown El Cajon landscape for years to come.

Beginning in July 2010, artists and community members are highly encouraged to contribute colorful designs that highlight qualities unique to El Cajon - its past happenings, signature community events, distinctive businesses, historic buildings, natural beauty, culture, and more. Also brand new, participating artists will receive a stipend of $125!

For details and application instructions go to the El Cajon CDC website  http://downtownelcajon.com/arts_culture.shtml   The deadline to apply is October 29^th.

Communication Arts-Interactive Competition

Introduce your work to the world—Enter Communication Arts magazine’s 17th Interactive Competition. Judged by the who’s who in interactive media, the jury’s selections will be published in the 2011 Interactive Annual and on the Communication Arts Web site, assuring a prominent place on the industry’s premier stage.


Why enter?
CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If selected, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential, and they will place Communication Arts at the top of the list.

Submission Guidelines and FAQs:
www.commarts.com/competitions/interactive

To Enter Online NOW:
http://www.submit2.commarts.com/

Entries must be submitted by October 8, 2010. Entries submitted after that date require a $10 per entry late fee. No entries will be accepted after October 22, 2010.

There's an App for That

Exploring the Indie World of iPhone Application Development

There are people behind those little icons on your iPhone. Some applications are products of giant corporations that spend thousands of dollars to develop, market and maintain them; others are the brainchildren of dudes sitting at home in their underwear. We chose to get to know the latter. (Reporter’s note: Where are all the female and/or Android developers?)

The lucky dog
Jerry Jones says iPhone-application development changed his life. In 2007, he was unemployed, trying to figure out how he was going to make his next truck payment. He used his spare time to start messing around with his iPhone.

“In those days,” Jones says, “there was no official tool kit available for developers. It was all hackers...Read More.  

The Career Services Department is proud to present a special Pizza with the Pros event featuring Josh Higgins, Creative Director at Departure Advertising. Josh is the founder of the Haiti Poster Project which is currently uniting artists around the globe to benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti. He also founded the So Cal Fire Poster Project which raised over $30,000 for victims of the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego Counties in 2007.

Please join us at 5:00 on Wednesday, September 1st in room 146 as Josh presents “Make: Design for the Greater Good”

ABOUT THE ARTIST Josh is a senior designer / art director who works across all disciplines including print, web, environment, identity and television. For over twelve years, he's been refining the art of connecting brands to people with a concept-driven visual style that has earned him national honors. A native San Diegan, with roots in both advertising and graphic design, Josh has done extensive work for brands including Fender Guitars, The Tony Hawk Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, Qualcomm, Asics Footwear, Museum of Contemporary Art SD, CBS Radio, Perry Ellis International, RedBrick Pizza, IHOP, New Castle Beer, PF Changs, Yamaha, Life Technologies, and firms, Miriello Grafico, Mires/Ball, Hollis BC, and Vitrorobertson.

With his involvement in the San Diego design community, Josh served on the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), San Diego Board of Directors, where he curated successful exhibits and lecture series with visiting photographers, designers and film makers. His continual work with AIGA and the larger creative community allows him to advance the cause of San Diego arts and culture, and mentor students in the creative industry.

Viva La Revolucion: A Dialogue With The Urban Landscape

Some of you may have noticed some new murals popping up around town. These are all part of an exhibition called Viva La Revolucion: A Dialogue With The Urban Landscape, which is part of an exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art-San Diego.

This exhibition includes 20 artists from 10 different countries including Canada, Mexico, France, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Portugal, Brazil, UK and the United States. To learn more about the exhibition and to find a map of the public murals visit the MCASD site here.

Shmooza Palooza Job Fair

This is your official invitation to particiate in the ShmoozaPalooza job fair that will take place at the Action Sports Retailer (ASR) show at the San Diego Convention Center Friday, August 13, 2010, from 12-4 p.m.
This is your chance to meet with the leading action sports employers FACE TO FACE. Now let's get to it!

WHAT Malakye.com Shmoozapalooza (Action Sports Job Fair / Networking Event)

WHY It's the only action sports employment and networking event in the world! You have the opportunity to interview with the leading action sports companies face to face.

WHEN Friday, August 13, 2010, from 12-4 p.m.

WHERE The "Plaza Park" outside of the San Diego Convention Center during the Action Sports Retailer (ASR) trade show. 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CAý 92101

*** Location: The Shmooz will be held OUTSIDE of the convention center at the Southern-Most Tip of the Building.

For more information and to RSVP to the event click here. You can also RSVP by e-mailing shmooz@malakye.com

Here are a few of the companies that will be participating:
Volcom
Oakley
Quiksilver/DC Shoes
Vans
Pacific Sunwear

Subtext Gallery Show-Look

Subtext Gallery and Design Bookstore presents Look: The work of Grant Brittain and Josh Higgins. July 30th-August 29th. Opening reception Friday, July 30th, 6:00-10:00 p.m.
Different artists, different mediums, different content. But the song remains the same (or at least similar). Friends and fellow artists Grant Brittain and Josh Higgins will grace the walls of Subtext in a joint venture of unrelated themes. Brittain’s portraiture of some of skateboarding’s greatest names through the years features icons and underground heroes. Higgins’ poster-art focuses on his work with punkers, musical heros, and charitable causes. Together, the collective work suggests what it would be like to eavesdrop on these guys hanging out, having a beer, and comparing broken wrists and paper cuts. LOOK: A dialogue for your eyes. At Subtext this summer.
For more details about this event click here.