paid summer intern

Southern California Edison is seeking a summer intern to work in the Customer Technology Application Center (CTAC) in Irwindale. Edison CTAC is a customer training and exhibit demonstration facility assisting commercial and industrial customers with their energy needs.

An internal graphic design and multimedia team provides all the print media, training manuals, exhibit design, and interactive Flash programming for touch screen applications. Edison CTAC is seeking a competent graphic designer to fill a summer intern position that has potential for part time work during the fall semester as well.

Position requires strong working knowledge of:
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Flash

Candidates should be able to demonstrate knowledge of skills through portfolio review and on-site demonstration. This internship program is a paid position. To be discussed.

Scope of work includes: advanced page layout and typographic skills, understanding of electronic pre-press, logos design, brochures, posters, large scale graphics, Flash skills including action script, and developing navigation systems.

General knowledge of Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel
Good writing skills, grammar, and proofing abilities.

Please submit resume and electronic portfolio to:
daniel.sorrell@sce.com

deadline: April 30, 2010 @ 5:00pm
Candidates will be notified by phone and e-mail for a formal interview.

IBM Smart Planet

Check IBM's Smart planet website. Not only see beautiful icons and posters, but also motion graphic.
Joe Makower from The Energy Collective wrote an insightful story about this IBM ad campaign that explains its goals and strategy and includes interviews with Rich Lechner, IBM’s VP of Energy and Environment and John Kennedy, VP of Integrated Marketing Communications.
also check it from DataVisualization.ch website

How to build a career in Animation

The Pencil Mileage Club presents three outstanding CSUF animation alumni who will talk
about their individual paths as they have built their careers and reputations in the animation business.

Saturday, April 24th
at 6:30 PM in the lecture hall VA-113 in the Visual Arts department at CSU Fullerton and is open to the public. For more details contact dlamb@fullerton.edu.

Mixtape Club (YG7)

Too technical for the arts, too creative for the sciences, YG8 Jurors Chris Smith,
Jesse Casey, and Michelle Higa funneled their collective love of music, computer
science and semiotics into the world of animation, and Mixtape Club (YG7) was
born.

Man- Dog

don't mistreat your dog!
A lovely stop motion made by connie
Visit Connie Li Chan's Blog