5.06.2011

Clean Up Your Mess

Clean Up Your Mess - A Guide to Visual Design for Everyone
If you're like most people, you feel like a baby when it comes to visual design. You sometimes have a vague sense of what you want, but can't articulate it or make it come about. All you can do is point and cry. This guide will help you communicate with conscious skill. It will show you how to create designs that are easy to understand and attractive.

4.30.2011

RIT Student Portfolios

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Welcome to the Rochester Institute of Tech. 'Creativity: Careers in Motion' online student portfolio portal. Browse through the majors below to review student work, research and resumes.

4.29.2011

Building a Strong Design Portfolio

Building a Strong Design Portfolio -- Web and Graphic Design Portfolio Advice -- DesignMentor Training

In the design industry, your work speaks for itself. You might have the longest resume in the world, the coolest credentials, the slickest identity kit. It all matters for naught if your portfolio is weak. Clients and employers evaluate you for jobs primarily on the basis of work you've accomplished.

Building a strong portfolio is essential to launching your career as a designer. But how do you craft quality work when you're still learning the ropes?

4.03.2011

Internship Focused Sites!

Internships and Internship Guidance – Internships.com

Internships.com serves as the leading nexus between internships and students, higher education and employers.

At internships.com we develop world class tools and services to enable every student, employer and educator to better understand and optimize the work opportunities of the future.

Intern Queen Inc., Find Interns, Get Internships. All with a Personal Touch | Get the Internship you want and learn how to make the most of your experience

Business Week Magazine named Lauren Berger number 5 on their annual list of Young Entrepreneurs 25 Under 25. America Online says, “If you are going to college and wondering what you are going to do this summer – you need to look her up.” Mobile Youth has placed her in the top 10 Youth Marketing Minds of 2010.

Lauren Berger is CEO of Intern Queen Inc, an online internship destination that helps students find and apply for internships while also educating them on how to make the most of their experiences.
Berger grew up in Clearwater, Florida and participated in 15 internships during her 4 years of college, hence the title "Intern Queen". Berger earned a degree in Organizational Business Communications at the University of Central Florida and interned for top-notch companies across the country such as MTV, FOX, BWR Public Relations, and NBC.

1.02.2011

10 Online Tools for Better Attention & Focus

10 Online Tools for Better Attention & Focus
A recent happiness study from Matthew Killingsworth and Daniel Gilbert found that the more our minds wander, the less happy we are. Summing the research, the New York Times wrote, 'Whatever people were doing, whether it was having sex or reading or shopping, they tended to be happier if they focused on the activity instead of thinking about something else.' In short, being mentally 'present' and focused on the task at hand really does matter – quite a lot, in fact.

Creative Portfolio Display for LinkedIn

Creative Portfolio Display | LinkedIn

Creative Portfolio Display is a professional way to showcase your creative work in your LinkedIn Profile.

* A free and easy way to display your visual work.
* Present creative projects done for past clients or for your personal portfolio.
* Showcase your creative talent to recruiters and professional contacts viewing your profile.