SF State: Design and Industry Department updates

Advertising Agency Guest Speaker for SFSU Marketing Association

rvalencia — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:15:05 -0800

Advertising Agency Guest Speaker for SFSU Marketing Association

Guess speaker Rachel Thomas Junior Print Producer/Art Buyer for "Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Tuesday February 9, 2010 at 7:00pm in BUS 202.

Web Design & New Media Internship with SPINearth.tv

rvalencia — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:58:45 -0800

Company Name: SPINearth.tv
Job Type: Internship
Major: Web Design & New Media
Degree: Any
Job Title: Web Design Intern
Key Skills: HTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop & Flash
Job Description: First, you must love music and HTML. Honestly. SPIN magazine's new international site SPINearth.tv is in need of a smiling and talented student who would enjoy developing their portfolio and resume by using their skills to design newsletters, special web pages, social media backgrounds, photo-editing, and basic graphics. We hope you can be a reliable intern who can come in 2 - 3 days (at least 15 hours a week) and whose awesome work will benefit each other.

Also, must be able to rock out and listen to voluminous music. Really.

Job Qualifications: Proficient knowledge in HTML, CSS, and Adobe Photoshop. Understanding of Adobe Flash is a bonus. Must be able to receive college credit for internship.

Pay Range:
How To Apply: Email Resume to jthoresen@spin.com

Contact Information
Contact Name: Joslyn Thoresen
Address: 59 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
Phone: 415 362 7797 x304
Fax:
Email: jthoresen@spin.com
Website: http://SPINearth.tv
Company Profile: From New York to Nairobi, Barcelona to Buenos Aires, SPIN's new global music platform, SPINearth.tv is a video-centric parade of the music experience. With incoming content from hundreds of contributors, SPINearth.tv allows users to discover upcoming artists, revisit live music through new eyes, and experience local culture through each report.

"Work for Units?" DAI 575/576 or 852/899: Independent Study

rvalencia — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:48:41 -0800

"Work for Units?"
DAI 575/576 or 852/899: Independent Study
1………Research Student Assistant
A) Subject: DCGN Seeking Potential Independent Study Students
The "Design Center for Global Needs" (DCGN) in the Department of Design & Industry at San Francisco State University is seeking qualified students that may be interested in assisting in Research & Development projects. These projects may entail investigative research and assistance, informational contacts, data collecting, documentation and organizing of data, and project development. Students designated task will be based upon experience areas of interests and Center priorities which may involve, presentation and promotional graphics, as well as possible web‐site development, or maintenance in the following areas that will involve: Inclusive/Universal Design; Emerging Design and the Future Society; Design for the Community/Community Service Learning Experiences.

Assistance with Design Center for Global Needs (DCGN) Project Development & Presentation:
1) Design Archival Research Assistance, Inventory, Organization and Set‐up of Design Archive Collection of Dr. Nathan H. Shapira, UCLA Industrial Design Professor Emeriti for the DAI Graduate Research Study Center for Social & Community Design, FA 151B

2) International Association of Universal Design in Japan/Hakuhodu Universal Design Program Project Development and Conference Planning, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 2010. [Proposal Development] Collaborative Universal Design Research development in conjunction with Visiting Fellow Scholar from Japan Patent Office, Ms. Machi Sakata

3) Landscape for All, Designing for Inclusion Project Development Collaborative Universal Design/Accessible Landscapes project in conjunction with Phil Evans, SFSU Director of Campus Buildings & Grounds ‐ "Universal Bench Design Project" & "Universal Campus Wayfinding System."

4) Web Design and Development for the Design Center for Global Needs (DCGN) Preferred designated Independent Study Consultation hours would be, either:

*Mon. (9:00 AM ‐ 3:00 PM) *Thurs (2:00 – 5:00 PM)
* Wed (2:00 – 5:00 PM) *Fri. meetings (11:00 AM ‐ 3:00 PM)
* (Minimum of 6 ‐ 8 contact hours need to be scheduled for Independent Study Credit)

Interested students contact:
Prof. Ricardo Gomes by e‐mail, or voicemail
ricgomes@sfsu.edu 415‐338‐2229