How to find your first job in design

Here's a great article for the AIGA website: How to find your first job
Check out our San Diego City College graphic design portfolios at this link.

Sign up for Mobile Experience Design this Fall ART G 126

We are excited to offer a new course to Intermediate level students in our new lab in the Arts Humanities building.

Mobile Experience Design will be taught by Paul Drohan, Executive Design Director of the award winning interactive firm Digitaria. Paul also teaches our web page design class and is an aluni of San Diego City College.

This intermediate course explores the best practices and strategies of successful mobile experience design. Emphasis is placed on understanding the basics of mobile web and application design, mobile first strategies, elements of mobile design, adaptive and responsive design and user experience. The course is tailored to the student in graphic design working towards building a portfolio for graduation. Each component and class assignment is intended to assist in effectively communicating your ability as a designer to visualize and execute a strong viewpoint, plan and voice.

ARTG 126  Intermediate Digital Media 2: Mobile Experience Design
41522 6:00pm-9:00pm Tuesday/Thursday in AH 406    Paul Drohan

ARTG 144  Web Page Design
51654 6:00-8:30pm Monday/Wednesday in AH 406  Paul Drohan

Sign up for ARTG 135 Professional Practices

ARTG 135 Professional Practices
Professor MaeLin Levine

This course is a practical study of professional practices for graphic designers. Emphasis is placed on employment opportunities, freelance, and small business creation in the graphic design field. Students work on real-world projects to assess their strengths and weaknesses, create a personal brand, and interact with various working professionals. Topics also include self-promotion, contracts, and professional networking. This course is designed for students majoring in graphic design. Associate Degree Credit & transfer to CSU. 

This course will NOT be a project intensive course, great to take this course either concurrently with Portfolio, just after completing Portfolio or before embarking on the Portfolio preparation track! 

We will be visiting a variety of design businesses from boutique design firms, to advertising/marketing agencies, to in-house communications departments, hearing from seasoned professionals, potential employers on how to break in and be prepared for opportunities, here are just a few:

-Mthº

http://themthdegree.com

-I.D.E.A

http://www.theideabrand.com

-Jacob Tyler

http://www.jacobtyler.com/branding-agency-work/

-MiresBall

http://www.miresball.com

-SquarePeg Packaging

http://www.teamsquarepeg.com

-Salk Institute

http://www.salk.edu

-Vitro

http://vitroagency.com

Beyond having a great portfolio, what are employers really looking for when hiring young designers? Once hired, how do you keep the job and when is it time to move on? What is the breadth and scope of work I might expect in my career? How to plot a successful design career? What's the difference between an advertising agency, design firm, in-house department? How do I become a "freelancer"? What to charge and how?

Professor MaeLin Levine is an AIGA National Fellow and past President of the American Institute of Graphic Arts San Diego chapter. She is a principal of Visual Asylum and has also attended the Harvard business school. She will help you bridge the gap from student to professional designer. ONLY twenty (20) seats available, register early!

ARTG 135 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES (3.0 Units )

http://schedule.sdccd.edu/index.cfm?action=search_class

CRN 01817

MW

04:00 PM-07:10 PM

CITY AH401

08-18 to 12-16

New Course in the Fine Art Program

New Course:   ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS TODAY

00420      ARTF104  ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS TODAY  MW 3:10-4:35  AH 404

This is a new survey course of the fields of art and design and a transfer course for SDSU team taught by Wayne Hulgin [fine art] and Candice López [graphic design]. 

                                

Fall 2014 Graphic Design Class Schedule

There has never been a better time to get started or continue your studies with us at San Diego City College Graphic Design. This Fall we move into the new Arts and Humanities building with amazing classrooms, graphic design resource room full of books and digital lab. Our incredible faculty are leaders in the graphic design field and can help you build your skills and portfolio. 

Beginning Level:

BASIC GRAPHIC DESIGN

79421   ARTG100            BASIC GRAPHIC DESIGN       M/W       9:35 AM-12:45  AH402   Candice López/Rafael López

00345   ARTG100            BASIC GRAPHIC DESIGN       T/Th     6:00 PM-9:10 PM AH402     MaeLin Levine

BOOK ARTS

88649            ARTG174A          BOOK ARTS I        Th    12:45 PM-6:00PM  AH405         

Andrea Singer

DIGITAL MEDIA on campus

51647          ARTG125                DIGITAL MEDIA TR 1:00 PM-4:10PM   AH406

Julie Warren

DIGITAL MEDIA online

55936            ARTG125            DIGITAL MEDIA                                  Fully Online

Julie Warren 

GRAPHIC DESIGN HISTORY on campus

89279  ARTG118         GRAPHIC DESIGN HISTORY  T/Th     9:00 AM-10:25 AM  AH 401

Candice López

THIS CLASS WILL MEET ON-CAMPUS FOR THE FIRST 8-WEEKS AND MEET ONLINE 

FOR THE SECOND 8-WEEKS.

GRAPHIC DESIGN HISTORY online

71662             ARTG118            GRAPHIC DESIGN HISTORY            Fully Online

      

71677            ARTG118             GRAPHIC DESIGN HISTORY            Fully Online                                           

71686            ARTG118             GRAPHIC DESIGN HISTORY            Fully Online   

TYPOGRAPHY

41506   ARTG106            TYPOGRAPHY            M/W                 1:00 PM-04:10   AH402      Amy Becraft

79661   ARTG106            TYPOGRAPHY            M/W            4:30 PM-7:40 PM    AH402       Amy Becraft

                            

Intermediate Level

INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL MEDIA 2

41522   ARTG126        INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL MEDIA   T/Th    6:00 PM-9:10 PM AH406

Paul Drohan           

INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC DESIGN I: PAGE LAYOUT                                                                                                                                                               

59758     ARTG124    PAGE LAYOUT            M/W     9:35 AM-12:45 PM   AH 404          
Sean Bacon

INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC DEISGN 2: IDENTITY SYSTEMS AND PACKAGING

64981  ARTG133  INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC DESIGN 2 T/Th  2:30-5:40PM  AH402           

Min Choi

WEB PAGE DESIGN

51654   ARTG144    WEB PAGE GRAPHIC DESIGN   M/W    6:00 PM-8:30 PM  AH406

Paul Drohan           

Advanced Level

PORTFOLIO A

70823  ARTG148A            PORTFOLIO A     T/Th     9:35 AM-12:45 PM       AH404  

Sean Bacon         

ADVANCED TYPOGRAPHY

52450  ARTG206  ADVANCED TYPOGRAPHY  M/W   6:00 PM-9:10 PM    AH 404        
Amy Levine

New Course:  PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN DESIGN

01817            ARTG135  PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES     M/W  4:00 PM-7:10 PM   AH401    MaeLin Levine
This exciting new course will give you the skills needed to transition from being a student designer to a professional. You will develop promotional materials, learn practical skills like how a studio/agency functions, how to price jobs, salaries, keep timecards, interface with professionals and the business of design. This is the perfect class for intermediate/advanced students looking to enter the job field or recent grads.