February 2012
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SIGN UP NOW! Field Trip Friday at Sandstrom...
Field Trip Friday at Sandstrom Partners 808 SW Third Avenue, No. 610 Portland, Oregon 97204 Noon - 1PM
First 20 PSU GD students to sign up below will get to attend!
Leave your number signed up, name, and email.
About: Sandstrom Partners is a strategic brand design firm specializing in the creation and revitalization of thought-leading brands. We create thought-leading brands for...
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What's Happening This Week! First Thursday,...
Hey FoGD! There’s LOTS going on this week! Don’t miss out on any of these amazing opportunities!
Thursday, March 1st (First Thursday!) Anthropomorphism (show by FoGD student Dawn Yanagihara!) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm SoHiTek Gallery 625 NW Everett St. Suite 102 Portland, OR 97209
Anthropomorphism is a presentation of prints by Portland based graphic designer, Dawn...
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What's Happening This Week! Adam Garcia, Sketch...
Thursday, February 23rd Show & Tell with Adam Garcia (IN REAL LIFE) Noon | Room 160
Open to the public!
Until November 2011, Adam was working in Nike’s Global Brand Design department doing art direction and design across packaging, retail, brand strategy, visual centers and product launches. Previously he was a designer in at Nike Sportswear. In his spare time he works as the...
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What's Happening This Week! Something's Hiding in...
Thursday, February 16th Show & Tell with Something’s Hiding in Here! (Video Chat) Noon | Room 160
About: stephen and shauna met in a kissing booth at an art school carnival. after graduating from cranbrook academy of art with mfa’s in sculpture and printmaking, this husband and wife team began collaborating by making gifts for friends. five years later, their creative...
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SIGN UP NOW! Field Trip Friday at Second Story
Friday, February 10th Field Trip Friday at Second Story 714 N Fremont St, No 200 Portland, OR 97227 Noon - everyone meet there!
First 20 students to sign up here on the blog will get to attend!
In the form below, include your:
#Number Signed Up Name Email
About: Second Story conceptualizes, designs, and develops interactive media experiences that enchant, inform, and...
ADX/OMFG/DDC Triple Studio Tour!
Last Field Trip Friday, we had the pleasure of visiting three of the most awesome studios in Portland: ADX, OMFG Co. and DDC. I think we were just lucky this time that all three studios were in such close proximity. Starting at ADX, we were given a tour of the facilities by the owner Kelley Roy. She showed us the various fabrication stations in the main warehouse, which offers space and equipment...
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What's Happening This Week! Tad Carpenter, Second...
Holy cow it’s week FIVE!!! We have an awesome week lined up here at FoGD! Plus check out everything that’s happening here in our program, and around the city!
Thursday, February 9th Show & Tell with Tad Carpenter (Video chat) Noon | Room 160
Tad Carpenter is an illustrator, designer and teacher living in sunny, snowy and forever changing Kansas City, Missouri. Tad has...
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Show & Tell Videos - Eight Hour Day & Gemma...
Even though we didn’t have a Show & Tell today, you can still get your weekly fix on our Vimeo channel!
Gemma Correll - Show & Tell from Friends of Graphic Design on Vimeo.
About Gemma:
I’m a freelance Illustrator and comic-making person. I currently live in Norwich, UK with my trusty sidekick-Pugs , Mr Norman Pickles and Bella.
http://www.gemmacorrell.com/
Eight Hour Day -...
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January 2012
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What's Happening This Week! Dead Stock, TRIFECTA...
Thursday, Feb 2nd (First Thursday y’all!) DEAD STOCK curated by Jason Sturgill Compound Gallery 107 NW 5th Ave Portland, Oregon 97209 7PM | Free
Compound Gallery presents Deadstock - a benefit for the Right Brain Initiative. This First Thursday, be prepared for a cash & carry show that you and your wallet can’t refuse (plus it’s for a great cause, and who can refuse...
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Recap of Mikey Burton's Mark Making Workshop
FoGD was really fortunate to have Mikey Burton last week to hang out with us! He came to talk to students about their work, shared his process of his thesis project during Show & Tell, and hosted an all day mark making workshop where students created an *almost* portfolio ready logo in one day. We even declared “Mikey Burton Week” as a official national holiday.
The challenge...
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What's Happening This Week! Andrew Dickson, Green...
Thursday, January 26th Show & Tell with Andrew Dickson IN REAL LIFE Noon | Room 160
About: I’m an artist and actor turned advertiser and auctioneer. Which is to say it took me awhile to figure out how to make a living. These days I help run WK12, a creative school within Wieden+Kennedy, where I also work as a copywriter. I usually have a few of my own projects going on as well. Including...
Mikey Burton Welcome Party!
Friday, January 20th Sweet Hereafter 3326 SE Belmont St Portland, OR 97214 7PM | 21+
Join us in officially welcoming Mikey Burton to Portland this Friday at Sweet Hereafter! See you guys there!
Also, don’t forget about the bowling party on Saturday!
FoGD Bowling Party Saturday, January 21st Hollywood Bowl 4030 NE Halsey St Portland, OR 97232 3PM - 5ish | All Ages
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Free Tax Prep at PSU!
Take advantage of this!
Location: School of Business Administration Room 360 615 SW Harrison Ave Hours: Saturdays 9-5 Sundays 12-5 Beginning February 4, 2012, through April 15, 2012 *Closed for Spring Break March 24, 25, 31 and April 1* Appointments are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis- no preregistration is allowed.
Questions? Call SLS at 503-725-4556
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SIGN UP NOW! Mark Making Workshop with Mikey...
Friday, January 20th Mark Making Workshop with MIKEY BURTON! Room 160 10AM-5PM First 20 students to sign up in the comment field below will get to attend!
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Crafting a single brand mark can take months (even years) to bring to fruition. It requires a deft understanding of letterforms, an infallible wit, a keen eye for color and the best Bézier curve...
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What's Happening This Week! Party Near the Park,...
Hey FoGD! WE ARE SO EXCITED for all of the festivities happening this week! Check it out! These events are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, so invite your friends!
Thursday, January 19th Party Near the Park - FoGD Takeover! Smith Memorial Student Union 11AM-2PM
Like the annual Party in the Park, the objective of Party Near the Park is to promote involvement in student activities, leadership, and...
Project M / Maine 2012 / APPLY! →
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You absolutely must apply. This is a 2 week session that will blow your mind, expand your spirit to a breaking point and engage you from angles you didn’t know existed. I did Project M Frankfurt, and it was truly amazing and eye opening. I encourage anyone who can to do so, because it is worth it 110%! Just remember, be yourself and don’t hold back.
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FoGD Bowling Party!
Saturday, January 21st 3PM - 5ish FoGD Bowling Party! Hollywood Bowl 4030 NE Halsey St Portland, OR 97232 $4 per game, $4 to rent per person
Join us Saturday, January 21st at 3pm at Hollywood Bowl for the FoGD Bowling Party! This is an awesome opportunity for this year’s mentors & mentees to get to know each other, and also for anyone else who is interested in coming!...
Don't worry, Mom said it's okay!
How freaking cute are these?!
Check out the most recent line-up of TATTLY temporary tattoos designed by previous Show & Tell guests Jennifer Daniel, Gemma Correll, and our very own Kate Bingaman Burt! We’ll take 600 of each, please!
Welcome back! Winter '12 Extravaganza starts NOW!
Welcome back everyone!
Hope your tears are dry from the break coming to an end, you’re going back to sleeping BEFORE 2AM and that you’ve come out of a coma from daily marathons of television shows resurrected from the 80s and 90s.
You guys already know that FoGD doesn’t waste ANY time! Check out whatz the hapz for this week!
Monday, Jan 9th RSVP for Portland Creative...
Sharpening Our Pencils for Winter '12!
Whew! What a day! We’ve cleaned up the annex a little bit to get ready for the new term! Check out what’s new and improved for winter extravaganza ‘12!
Rearranged workspace + dedicated bulletin board for news, announcements and more! We have some fun plans for this space. Let’s just say for now that a retainer is involved.
Our awesome advisory board is working to...
INTERNSHIP OPP: Graphic Design Intern at Big Giant...
We prefer to take an idea too far and then return it to a more comfortable place rather than miss an idea because we didn’t take it far enough.
TITLE: GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN / 2+ years experience
FOCUS: Graphic designer interested in learning about and driving 2D and 3D creative solutions independently and collaboratively to meet client’s business needs in interesting and...
JOB OPP: Designer/ Website Developer/...
Designer/ Website Developer/ Administrative Assistant for Program and Sound Coordinators
Description: The administrative assistant/web developer shall aid the Program and Sound coordinators in tracking and organizing paperwork, scheduling, meetings, updating the PSPS office, and other general office tasks. This person shall also maintain regular office hours to be available for student...
December 2011
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What is it about a place that makes it unique, familiar, safe or comforting? Is it the people? The things that acquire it? The environment around it? Perhaps it’s a combination of all of the above.
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