http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300 the (un)official site to help you survive your first design course. really. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:18:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey gang. The grades are in the system and your final grades have been posted. If my understanding is correct, it will take a day or so for you to be able to see the final grade posted to the school's online system; please be patient. Of course, if you ... http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300/2007/12/08/thank-you-2/ Gruber, say it proud: Stupidest Thing I’ve Heard Today http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300/2007/11/28/stupidest-thing-i%e2%80%99ve-heard-today/ So, some clarification on what and when you'll be presenting to the class is below. Aren't I nice? Be prepared to efficiently address the following during your presentation: background on your company your logo and how it serves your needs/solves your problems your business package your marketing materials (two ads) you multi-page document You will have about ... http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300/2007/11/27/presentations/ OK, so I relent. Here's your one opportunity for some extra credit. For next Tuesday, December 4, 2007, I will grant you 50 extra credit points if you do the following: take the items you wrote about for assignment 3 and reevaluate them, again in written form. This time, evaluate ... http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300/2007/11/27/hell-freezes/ Interesting insights about what one should look for in a logo designer. Or, inversely, some things that you, as a logo designer, may want to keep in mind. How To Choose A Logo Designer http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300/2007/11/19/how-to-choose-a-logo-designer/ Killing Off Five Design Myths http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300/2007/11/16/five-design-myths/ Of course, because you are awesome students, you already know this: both Cameron and Veerle have recently posted write-up's about work of theirs that didn't make the final cut. It is interesting reading. But you already knew that. http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300/2007/11/15/duh-right/ Some good point counterpoint between Jason Fried of 37 Signals and Andy Budd of clear:left. Jason argues that creating personas for development of products or concepts is bad. Andy has other opinions. In case you're wondering, this has root back in what we did for assignment 2. And, I might add, ... http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300/2007/11/15/personas-suck-or-they-dont/ The fine gents over at Go Media has posted some great advice about looking for a design job. I must say I agree with them 100% on things to do and not do.' And check out that header image, eh?! Job Application Advice http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300/2007/11/13/job-application-advice/ Nichelle Narcisi's discusses her final entry during a competition held at AIGA's Next Conference. The last of the three challenges was the most serious: propose a strategy to raise the turnout of voters between 18 and 24. With less than 24 hours to work, each of the finalists came up ... http://sleepygoat.com/vt1300/2007/11/05/except-you/