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MadeinNYC is a one-of-a-kind on-line directory that provides information about city-based manufacturers and their products. This internship offers an exciting opportunity to be a key player in MadeinNYC’s website redesign and the operation of this web service that has the potential to make a positive impact on the economy of NYC.

We are seeking a candidate who is ready and willing to make a serious commitment to the development and success of this service.

Requirements: A strong candidate will be a self-starter, have excellent communication skills, and be able to work as a member of a team. They will also have:

· A working knowledge and understanding of web development, current web trends and techniques, including desktop and tablet design;
· Strong talent for visual design layout and typography with excellent attention to detail;

Greetings from the Communications Committee (CC)!

The CC is a group of four of your second year classmates in the Grad ComD program. We are a liaison between you and the ComD administration at Pratt.

Our goals are to facilitate communication within the program and provide opportunities to foster community, creativity, professional development, and growth. As we approach the start of classes, we'll be in touch to provide advice, tips, and info about upcoming events. We'll also be a continual presence throughout the year. Feel free to ask questions, give suggestions, or just say hi. We're here for you!

Pratt is now a brand with its own link on the Barnes & Noble website http://www.bn.com. In the Home & Gifts section, Pratt is listed on the left under "Brands."

Also, the 2012 "back to school" items have been released and are now available online and in store.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/home-gifts/379003110/

Beginning this school year, incoming MFA and MS GradComD students are required to have an Apple MacBook Pro, Adobe's Master Suite, and Microsoft Office. Students enrolling in MS Package design are exempt from this requirement.

There are a few configuration options for the MacBook Pro at different price points. Please note all prices are inclusive of the student discount. A PDF attached at the bottom of this posting details the purchasing options, so please be sure to check it out. These offers are available for purchase here:

http://www.pratt.edu/academics/academic_resources/technology_resources/l...

GradComD Packaging student Maija Rozenfelde placed 2nd in the Student category for the 2012 Dieline Packaging Design Awards. Congrats Maija!

Be sure to check out the write up and website posting for her design here:

http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2012/6/24/student-spotlight-mighty-nuts.html

For all of the other winners, check them out here:
http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2012/6/25/the-dieline-awards-2012-winners...

Alumnus Stefan Sagmeister is teaming up with designer Jessica Walsh, and are now known as Sagmeister & Walsh

Imprint has a new article with some information about the duo's new studio and some provocative photography (not entirely safe for work) about what they will do for great design. Check it out here:

http://imprint.printmag.com/bryn-smith/an-interview-with-the-partners-of...

Communications Design graduate student Claire Kelley created an app—Summer Fiction— highlighting interactive content from five novels being publishing this summer by Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster.

Designed as a project for her Typography II class, instructed by Eun Sun Lee, during the Spring 2012 semester, Kelley used Adobe's new Digital Publishing Suite to export InDesign layouts. For more information visit http://www.freepressfiction.com.

The app is available for the iPad only and can be accessed here:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/summer-fiction/id524077966

Congratulations to the 2012 Marc Rosen Scholarship winners Renato Martins Cerqueira, Wei-Hsin Li, Aaron Mickelson, and Maija Rozenfelde, pictured here with President Tom Schutte.

The Marc Rosen Scholarship and Education Fund for Packaging by Design is the only scholarship in the world available to college students looking to pursue careers in cosmetics and package design. Each year the scholarship is supported by the cosmetic industry at The Art of Packaging Award Gala, an event that attracts the top-tier of New York City's multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry. At Pratt, Rosen teaches a course on cosmetic and fragrance package design, which is the only one of its kind in the world.

EX LIBRIS is a hybrid library and exhibition space. Created by and for Pratt GradComD students, it is an evolving, versatile and collaborative project. EX LIBRIS is Latin for "from the library of." The current book collection, Begin Anywhere, marks the first of what we hope will become many biannual student-curated exhibitions, selected from our own libraries and the libraries of others.

Find out more information about the books we've chosen, and the project, here–http://exlibris.prattgradcomd.com–or come visit the space itself! And, most importantly: come celebrate the first of what we hope will be many library/exhibitions in our studio tomorrow evening, from 7–8PM.

Assistant Professor Brenda McManus' poster for the Pratt ComD spring lecture series will be included in this year's HOW International Design Awards issue. Congratulations Brenda! The issue featuring all of the winners will be published in March.

GD USA listed GradComD MFA student Natalie Sims as a student to watch in 2012 and profiles her in their current edition. Past winners include Rebecca Weiner (2010) and Ekta Mody (2011)

She is also featured on the isn't that nice blog.

Congratulations Natalie!

The speakers have been announced and the dates are set, so mark your calendars for what promises to be a great lecture series.

John Thackara
Monday, January 30, 2012
6:00pm
Pratt Brooklyn—Higgins Hall

Karin Fong
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
6:00pm
Pratt Manhattan—W14th

Khoi Vinh
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
6:00pm
Pratt Manhattan—W14th

By Josh Eriksen, GradComD student

In 1964, and then again in 2000, groups of designers formed a collective voice in manifestoes titled First Things First.

The manifestoes stated that there are more worthy pursuits for design outside of the commercial applications it is typically relegated to and called for a priority shift in "favor of more useful, lasting, and democratic forms of communication." These manifestoes presented a dialogue that design should be used to create visual discourses that provide an altruistic benefit to society. These sentiments have since transcended and are now part of a larger ideology, and pedagogy, known as design advocacy.

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Healthy and Prosperous New Year!

It is common for students of the fine arts to spend time abroad studying the works of great artists, but where can design students go for a similar cultural immersion? Four Pratt GradComD students discovered this past summer the answer is Copenhagen, Denmark. Scandinavian design delivers a renowned modern aesthetic across all design facets and their utilitarian design approach makes the region a great place to take on further design studies.

The Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) and Pratt GradComD offer a nine-credit summer program in graphic design. The program immerses students into an academic and cultural experience that exposes them to many facets of design—architecture, furniture and graphic design—not just their chosen focus. As with most experiences, it’s the journey that defines the time, not the destination itself, and this creative journey is no exception.

Last month, AIGA released their comprehensive design salary survey. The salary figures aren’t ugly, but the salary trends describe a frustrating design job market.

Design salaries have remained flat for the past several years, yet design firms are reporting they are as busy as ever. The thought here is they haven't replaced designers who were let go during the recession. Also, where in-house design departments would once hire internal designers, they now outsource a significant amount of their work to minimize employee costs. Combined, the abundance of freelance and contract employees have kept salary levels in check.

Pratt GradComD instructor Katya Moorman's interactive exhibit Swimming Upstream in the Fishbowl to be on display at SB D Gallery.

Three years ago, SB D Gallery curated and directed the first exhibition that stopped the life of Twin Towers as of September 10th, 2001, in effort to heal from the wound by bringing back the happy memories of Twin Towers before the terror.

As a closure, Pre911:Twin Towers Once Stood will have the finale this year marching with a decade of struggles and will present stories and messages in various mediums: photographs, drawings, paintings, poems, sculptures, and mixed media.

MFA student Anthony Acock is featured on the pratt.edu website. Anthony painted a graffiti mural for the fashion show last April. The mural can be seen on the corner of Myrtle and Dekalb Ave close to the Brooklyn campus. Watch the video at pratt.edu.

Fall Internship Workshops

• August 25th
• August 30th
• September 6th
• September 7th

12:30 PM
Career Services, East One, Brooklyn campus
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The workshops are a pre-requisite for students from many departments before registering for academic credit for an internship. The workshops are also filled with valuable information for students who are interested in being an intern.

Join us this spring for an array of award-winning designers and provocative discussions.

April Greiman

February 9
Brooklyn, Higgins Hall
7PM, Free and open to the public

LAB at Rockwell Group

March 7
Brooklyn, Higgins Hall
7PM, Free and open to the public

Michael Bierut

March 23
Pratt Manhattan campus, 213
7PM, Pratt ID holders only; seating is limited and on a first-come basis

Intellectual Property Panel

March 30
Brooklyn, Higgins Hall
7PM, Free and open to the public