At my first job out of college, I worked as a pattern designer for women’s and children’s footwear. I think I must have churned out hundreds of patterns a year, and of that total, a good majority of those were filled with animals and insects . Kids love these little guys, as do parents, so you can imagine my delight when I stumbled upon Wee Gallery’s sample sale on One Kings Lane today. Surya Sajnani’s lino cut style is very trend forward and quite reminiscent of Hugo Guinness and Perla Anne’s illustrations. The cards are half off, and perfect for framing or for just letting someone know they’re special.

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2010 the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. In collaboration with Design 21, they are holding a worldwide design competition to create a poster that reflects this mission.

Those looking to submit work should highlight the beneficial effects of cultural diversity, and should incorporate the headline, “2010, International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures,” in any of the six languages that they feel most comfortable using, be it English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese or Arabic.

Fifty posters will be selected for display in an online gallery linked to UNESCO’s website, and from those fifty, thirty will be printed for an exhibition to be held at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris in May 2010. From those thirty, an overall winner will be announced and he or she will receive a $2,000 cash prize and [...]]]>

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2010 the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. In collaboration with Design 21, they are holding a worldwide design competition to create a poster that reflects this mission.

Those looking to submit work should highlight the beneficial effects of cultural diversity, and should incorporate the headline, “2010, International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures,” in any of the six languages that they feel most comfortable using, be it English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese or Arabic.

Fifty posters will be selected for display in an online gallery linked to UNESCO’s website, and from those fifty, thirty will be printed for an exhibition to be held at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris in May 2010. From those thirty, an overall winner will be announced and he or she will receive a $2,000 cash prize and the opportunity to travel to Paris for the poster exhibition at UNESCO Headquarters.

Today is the final day to submit! For more details, click here.

I spent some time walking round the meat packing district today while waiting for my laptop to be maintenanced at the 14th St. Apple Store. Though I’ve seen D*Face’s mural close to a thousand times, it’s relevancy was elevated after noticing Generra’s storefront. Black and white blocks stacked together comprised of Flora and Fauna were a complete parallel to D*Face’s baseline concept.  Both compositions are beautifully designed, interesting to dissect and provide social and political commentary of our current global climate. Whichever brand of culture you choose to identify with- be it historical, branded or generic, these geometric “quilts” are a thoughtful reflection of current creative styles, not to mention an interesting window into a now popularized counter-culture.

Camille Rose Garcia’s dark and beautiful creatures have been captivating the “lowbrow” art world for years. Her most recent collection of work entitled, Down the Rabbit Hole: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, is currently exhibiting at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles. The dark tale of Alice in Wonderland has always captivated her; “She falls down the hole and no one is really nice to her at all. So (in) re-reading it I realized I could do a little bit darker of an interpretation than the original illustrations.” Garcia has produced a new set of drawings for the adored tale which coincides with the recent release of Tim Burton’s feature film. If you can’t make it to LA for this impressive show, you can purchase her book online at Amazon. To see more sketches [...]]]>

Camille Rose Garcia’s dark and beautiful creatures have been captivating the “lowbrow” art world for years. Her most recent collection of work entitled, Down the Rabbit Hole: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, is currently exhibiting at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles. The dark tale of Alice in Wonderland has always captivated her; “She falls down the hole and no one is really nice to her at all. So (in) re-reading it I realized I could do a little bit darker of an interpretation than the original illustrations.” Garcia has produced a new set of drawings for the adored tale which coincides with the recent release of Tim Burton’s feature film. If you can’t make it to LA for this impressive show, you can purchase her book online at Amazon. To see more sketches and a behind the scenes look at the process, watch Garcia’s YouTube video.

MERRY KARNOWSKY GALLERY: 170 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036

Background: See Yourself At Target

See a company like no other.

We’re a company living a clear vision; to be the best. In every area of our business. In everything we do.Our nationwide channel of retail stores, distribution centers, and corporate offices offer you thousands of opportunities to join our diverse team and bring your best.

Responsibilities: Help shape one of the world’s strongest brands. Develop innovative, eye-catching campaigns that increase brand awareness, solidify guest loyalty and, ultimately, drive sales. You’ll partner with internal and external teams to deliver on our Expect More. Pay Less. brand promise.

- Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a User Experience Engineer, you’ll take the lead as you…

- Develop team processes, policies and procedures and work with [...]]]> User Experience Engineer/ Interactive Developer at Target Corporation
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Posted 3/2/2010

Background:
See Yourself At Target

See a company like no other.

We’re a company living a clear vision; to be the best. In every area of our business. In everything we do.Our nationwide channel of retail stores, distribution centers, and corporate offices offer you thousands of opportunities to join our diverse team and bring your best.

Responsibilities:
Help shape one of the world’s strongest brands. Develop innovative, eye-catching campaigns that increase brand awareness, solidify guest loyalty and, ultimately, drive sales. You’ll partner with internal and external teams to deliver on our Expect More. Pay Less. brand promise.

- Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a User Experience Engineer, you’ll take the lead as you…

- Develop team processes, policies and procedures and work with server side development, interactive creative, and project management teams to ensure the timely delivery of high quality, secure and standard-compliant interactive projects.

- Design, develop and implement client side interactive marketing and selling tools utilizing Flash Actionscript, Javascript, HTML, XML, CSS, and Web Services.

- Scope, design, develop, and test content management and associated systems and train team members in their use.

- Work in conjunction with development resources including TTS and external vendors to support technology infrastructure utilized by creative and project management resources. This includes, but is not limited to: software development, change requests, enhancements, bug fixes, workflow design and analysis, software/systems integration, functional requirements, and resource benchmarking.

- Develop and communicate requirements specifications, tracking, escalation, and solution implementation procedures.

- Research and educate self on new web production and development technologies as needed.

- Contribute to evaluation and problem-solving for the organization, trying new ideas and partnering with other departments.

Requirements:
- Computer science or equivalent preferred

- 4-5 years interactive development work experience

- Macintosh and PC hardware and software knowledge. Specifically Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Microsoft Excel.

- Advanced, hand coded, HTML, JHTML, XML/XSLT, CSS, Actionscript and Javascript (jQuery, YUI, non-framework, and JSON)

- Experience establishing repeatable processes, frameworks, and developmental standards

- Creation of technical design documentation and comprehensive functional specifications

Benefits:
Eligible team members will receive one of the best earnings packages anywhere, including competitive pay, all-around insurance coverage, 401(k), flexible scheduling, training and development and many other perks and benefits. Target is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is a drug-free workplace.

To Apply for this position:
Submit your resume online here.

Background: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is one of the world’s leading and revolutionary cruise lines. The company operates under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity and Azamara Club brands. Currently the fleet has 31 ships in service visiting over 180 attractive destinations. Combine your experience and sense of adventure by joining our exciting land-based team of employees. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

Responsibilities: This role executes advertisement development and final release for consumer and trade media including newspapers, magazines, direct mail, and special projects. The designer/creative operations specialist also builds all templates to mechanical specifications for all non-online media. In an operations type of role, this person develops and refines a production [...]]]> Creative Design & Production at Royal Caribbean
Miami, FL, Posted 3/3/2010

Background:
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is one of the world’s leading and revolutionary cruise lines. The company operates under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity and Azamara Club brands. Currently the fleet has 31 ships in service visiting over 180 attractive destinations. Combine your experience and sense of adventure by joining our exciting land-based team of employees. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

Responsibilities:
This role executes advertisement development and final release for consumer and trade media including newspapers, magazines, direct mail, and special projects. The designer/creative operations specialist also builds all templates to mechanical specifications for all non-online media. In an operations type of role, this person develops and refines a production workflow that guides the process for timely development of all advertising in the Marketing department from project brief through final release. They will also prepare production schedules for all media and liaison with IT to ensure that we have the proper infrastructure (server space and storage, robust connectivity, archive architecture, emergency preparedness plan) to support in-house Creative development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Build templates to mechanical specifications for all in house produced consumer and trade advertising material including newspaper, magazine, direct mail pieces, banners, tradeshow graphics, catalogs, special projects, etc.

- Responsible for final preparation and release of all trade and consumer inhouse produced ads accurately and on time.

- Drive brand consistency through ongoing development and implementation of brand guidelines. Provide design direction/support to other communication teams (sales, ops, online). Review final material and suggest improvements as needed.

- Partner with Sr. Designer/Creative Design Manager and Copywriter to execute all creative updates to inhouse produced media.

- Partner with any external agencies to drive asset development and final approval.

- Timely review of all Creative work at weekly approval meetings.-

- Review and recommend most effective workflow processes for managing inhouse ad development. Prepare production schedules for all inhouse produced consumer and trade media. Coordinate timely production process of all ads with Account Executives.

- Manage archives of all job files for reference and future use. Partner with IT to ensure servers can support storage, connectivity, etc¿

- Partner with AVP & Manager of Brand Communications to review additional opportunities for further in house creative and production opportunities.

- Performs other duties as required. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

Financial Responsibilities

- Partner with Manager, Brand Communications to stick within specified budgets for projects

Requirements:
- Bachelors degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or 4-6 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Candidate must have proven experience in a Graphic Designer/Art Director role in a fast-paced, multi-project corporate environment.

- Experience in the pre-press process and a working knowledge of lithography.

Knowledge and Skills:

- Experience in a pre-press creative/production environment.

- Accuracy, attention to detail, flexibility, and ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment are essential.

- Software: Proven experience in Mac and Windows applications including InDesign, Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop is required. Knowledge with Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Final Cut Pro is a plus. Portfolio of work samples required.

To Apply for this position:
Apply online: http://jobs.rccl.com/

Background: RedLever thinks Big Picture…on the small screen. At RedLever, we believe the future of advertising is moving pictures. There’s no doubt in our minds. Breaking through the limits of traditional media, RedLever seeks solutions for clients needing to grow their brand. Now. Not later. This is why RedLever creates cutting-edge branded film and video online content that is specifically targeted for distribution to a world market. Through the use of their state-of-the-art production studios, RedLever’s in-house team of talented producers conceives and creates impactful brand-sponsored motion picture content that is fresh, effective and alway entertaining.

Responsibilities: Reporting to RedLever’s Creative Director, the Junior Designer will be responsible for development and distribution of the RedLever brand through the creation of sales presentations and marketing materials. The Junior Designer must be a Photoshop rockstar that can [...]]]> Junior Designer at RedLever
Santa Monica, CA, Posted 3/2/2010

Background:
RedLever thinks Big Picture…on the small screen. At RedLever, we believe the future of advertising is moving pictures. There’s no doubt in our minds. Breaking through the limits of traditional media, RedLever seeks solutions for clients needing to grow their brand. Now. Not later. This is why RedLever creates cutting-edge branded film and video online content that is specifically targeted for distribution to a world market. Through the use of their state-of-the-art production studios, RedLever’s in-house team of talented producers conceives and creates impactful brand-sponsored motion picture content that is fresh, effective and alway entertaining.

Responsibilities:
Reporting to RedLever’s Creative Director, the Junior Designer will be responsible for development and distribution of the RedLever brand through the creation of sales presentations and marketing materials. The Junior Designer must be a Photoshop rockstar that can easily convert designs into stunning Powerpoint presentations. Ideal candidates will be passionate about design and have the ability to communicate their ideas and concepts effectively.

Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in fine arts, graphic arts or related discipline preferred.

- At least 2-3 years experience at an agency or other similar environment.

- Understand core design methodologies.

- Good communication, time management and collaboration skills.

- Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office.

- Experience designing and creating engaging PowerPoint presentations.

- Knowledge of Flash, HTML, and other web technologies a plus.

To Apply for this position:
Apply online: creativejobs@red-lever.com

Submit resume with cover letter and salary requirements

Background: We are a strategy and design firm dedicated to brand-driven innovation. By becoming the conduit between the world and the brand, we position brands for growth and develop an innovation path for companies to achieve their ambitions.

Whether it’s reestablishing a brand’s relevance, designing consumer experiences or creating new products and services from scratch, we put the brand at the center of all strategic and creative development.

Founded in 2000, Redscout’s team brings together a cross section of 40 strategists, designers and innovators in New York and San Francisco, but we practice all over the world.

Services:

• Brand creation

• Brand Strategy

• Product Innovation and design

• Consumer Insight Development

• Design Strategy

• Concept Development & Visualization

Within the context of upstream innovation, design at Redscout has two primary objectives: bringing Redscout’s strategic thinking to life and extending the impact [...]]]> Product Designer at Redscout
New York, NY, Posted 3/3/2010

Background:
We are a strategy and design firm dedicated to brand-driven innovation. By becoming the conduit between the world and the brand, we position brands for growth and develop an innovation path for companies to achieve their ambitions.

Whether it’s reestablishing a brand’s relevance, designing consumer experiences or creating new products and services from scratch, we put the brand at the center of all strategic and creative development.

Founded in 2000, Redscout’s team brings together a cross section of 40 strategists, designers and innovators in New York and San Francisco, but we practice all over the world.

Services:

• Brand creation

• Brand Strategy

• Product Innovation and design

• Consumer Insight Development

• Design Strategy

• Concept Development & Visualization

Within the context of upstream innovation, design at Redscout has two primary objectives: bringing Redscout’s strategic thinking to life and extending the impact of that thinking by seeing the vision through to market.

Responsibilities:
We are looking for a Product Designer with deep visualization skills and a broad sense of user experience design. That is, you are equally adept in creating designs at a high level of refinement, and detail, as you are in using design thinking to conceive the manner in which a consumer experiences a brand across multiple touchpoints, including environments, services and communications.

Your primary role will be to give shape to ideas as they move from strategy to two and three dimensions. As such, you are conversant in working with strategic teams (incorporating consumer research, looking at market analyses, assessing brand fit, etc.), arriving at design principles and framing specific problem statements to catalyze concept generation. You are recognized as being a spark to brainstorming, whether as facilitator or participant, and apply as much rigor to evaluating ideas as generating them.

Finally, you possess a rich, and flexible, design toolkit to visualize your thinking in order to tell the story of a new consumer experience in compelling fashion – whether through sketch, rendering, models, storyboards or animation/video.

Given Redscout’s role in upstream innovation, as well as our diverse client base, you will gain exposure to many facets of design, including structural packaging, consumer products, in-store, environments and service design. Deliverables range from creating initial brand “visions” to communicate the consumer experience to key stakeholders, and for testing purposes, to realizing selected ideas for hand-off to downstream manufacturing.

Requirements:
- 3-5 years relevant professional experience in categories such as consumer products, structural packaging, housewares and environments

- An outstanding design portfolio showing strong conceptual thinking and a refined aesthetic sense

- Desire to engage in design thinking in the upstream, conceptual stages of the innovation process

- Willingness to stretch your design skills beyond “things”

- A balance of right-brain/left-brain, creative/analytical thinking so that ideas are inspirational and emotional, as well as grounded in strategy and function

- The means to communicate your ideas, both visually and verbally

- CAD skills

- A good hand for sketching

- The social dexterity to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

- That creative spark

To Apply for this position:
Apply online: talent@redscout.com

Please send:

- Cover letter, resume and on-line or pdf portfolio (5MB limit)

- Case studies, from hand sketches through completed project, are encouraged

1. 1. Tavis Colburn’s illustrates the BAFTA best picture nominees, via Kitsune Noir
2. 2. Interview with Sanjay Patel, illustrator of Ramayana: Divine Loophole, via Grain Edit
3. 3. Queen B candles made from 100% Australian beeswax, via The Design Files
4. 4. The vibrant and punchy design of London’s Poncho No. 8 burrito restaurant via Yatzer
5. 5. A variety of beautiful works by Sally and Peter Nencini, via Kickcan & Conkers
6. 6. The distinctive style of Polish studio homework’s posters, via Design Boom
7. 7. Lace fences – a spectacular idea! via Hearththrobs & Villians
8. 8. Beautiful simple mixed media artwork by Hollie Chastain, via The Jealous Curator
9. 9. “Delight” wallpaper from mod green pod, via Design*Sponge
10. 10. Ethereal portraits by Serena Cole, via My Love For You is a Stampede of Horses
11. 11. [...]]]>
    1. 1. Tavis Colburn’s illustrates the BAFTA best picture nominees, via Kitsune Noir
    2. 2. Interview with Sanjay Patel, illustrator of Ramayana: Divine Loophole, via Grain Edit
    3. 3. Queen B candles made from 100% Australian beeswax, via The Design Files
    4. 4. The vibrant and punchy design of London’s Poncho No. 8 burrito restaurant via Yatzer
    5. 5. A variety of beautiful works by Sally and Peter Nencini, via Kickcan & Conkers
    6. 6. The distinctive style of Polish studio homework’s posters, via Design Boom
    7. 7. Lace fences – a spectacular idea! via Hearththrobs & Villians
    8. 8. Beautiful simple mixed media artwork by Hollie Chastain, via The Jealous Curator
    9. 9. “Delight” wallpaper from mod green pod, via Design*Sponge
    10. 10. Ethereal portraits by Serena Cole, via My Love For You is a Stampede of Horses
    11. 11. Artist Ma Jun creates objects of little worth in finely painted porcelain via World Famous Design Junkies
    12. 12. Tapestries by Zack Stadel made from pigmented ink and fabric via Art-Milk

    Coverage by: Emily Gup

    ]]> http://www.patternpulp.com/featured-categories/weekly-notables-featured-categories/friday-quick-links-5/feed/ 0 http://www.patternpulp.com/art/new-york-smartcamp/ http://www.patternpulp.com/art/new-york-smartcamp/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:46:56 +0000 Shayna Kulik http://www.patternpulp.com/?p=5157

    There’s no doubt social media was created for our social endeavors – staying in touch, sharing information, etc. – but unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s no secret that this interactive medium has exploded in corporate and branded spheres.

    But how does it relate to the arts? Social Media Art Camp (SMartCAMP) is a conference that focuses on the social web and its relation to the arts community. Come learn how these tools are being utilized by artists and creative organizations to build vibrant communities throughout the globe. Whether you’re new and skeptical about the power of social media or presently engaged in one or more online platforms and want to further your knowledge, SMartCAMP’s presentations aim to be insightful as the list of speakers is quite impressive.

    Roger Smith Hotel: 501 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10017

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    There’s no doubt social media was created for our social endeavors – staying in touch, sharing information, etc. – but unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s no secret that this interactive medium has exploded in corporate and branded spheres.

    But how does it relate to the arts? Social Media Art Camp (SMartCAMP) is a conference that focuses on the social web and its relation to the arts community. Come learn how these tools are being utilized by artists and creative organizations to build vibrant communities throughout the globe. Whether you’re new and skeptical about the power of social media or presently engaged in one or more online platforms and want to further your knowledge, SMartCAMP’s presentations aim to be insightful as the list of speakers is quite impressive.

    Roger Smith Hotel: 501 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10017

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