NorthWest Documentary Arts & Media is an award-winning national leader in the documentary arts.Located in Portland, Oregon, it is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, staffed by creative and talented volunteers.They create original PBS Broadcast-ready documentaries; offer educational opportunities through workshops and college-credit internships; and build community through the gathering and sharing of stories with our many public events.

They are currently looking for a graphic designer to create the advertising campaign (posters, flyers, DVD package, and press packets) for ELOQUENT NUDE, their current film in preparation for international film festivals, awards, and museum screenings. Submit a 6-panel digipak dvd package design. If you would like you may also accompany your dvd packaging idea with a film poster to emphasize the theme of your marketing design. Please email Julie to receive Weston images for you to work with and to ask any questions. Deadline: Nov. 3. For more information, visit the NW Documentary site.

An international team of typographers, designers, and editors vivified the idea to publish The Building Letters 3 magazine in support of those who still suffer from effects caused by the 2004 Asian tsunami. The design issues covered by this issue are diverse, as they range from the “Fleurons of Hope” project which brought together over three hundred designers in tribute to the victims of the Tsunami to a visit to London’s Type Museum by Thomas de Gay. Additionally, twelve designers submitted 25 free fonts that are included in the magazine on a CD.

The magazine size is A5, it has 64 full colour pages, and it is published in a limited run of 1000 copies at the price of 35 Euro each. All proceeds from the sale of BL 3 magazines and CDs will be sent to Direct Relief International, a leading charity that guarantees to target these donations to victims of the Tsunami disaster. And, while you might doubt the integrity of charitable organizations across the board, Direct Relief International has been named by Forbes as one of the few nonprofit organizations that does maintain integrity with the money that they receive.

Author Mark Simon and publisher Watson-Guptill have announced the Call For Entries for inclusion in the upcoming reference book, Facial Expressions: Babies to Teens Edition. They are looking for all styles and forms of art which use uploaded online reference photos for inspiration. You can submit sketches, paintings, animation frames, cartoons, caricatures, CG models or anything else you can imagine. For sculptures or other dimensional object please send multiple photos of your entry taken from various angles and against a flat color background. Deadline: 15 Nov 2006, no entry fee. For guidelines, models, and examples from past winners, visit the Facial Expressions site.

The Labor & Worklife Program at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce a design competition. The Labor & Worklife Program is the Harvard University’s forum for research and teaching on the world of work and its implications for society. They are looking for one dynamic image to represent the WorklifeWizard.org website and in future promotional materials. The image submission deadline is this Halloween, 31 Oct 2006 at Midnight (Eastern). They will accept the following image formats: .jpeg, .jpe, .jpg, .gif and .png. The winning image will represent the WorklifeWizard.org survey and “Ask the WorklifeWizard” program run by the Labor & Worklife Program. Go to the WorklifeWizard site for more information.

lynda.com, the company that specializes in self-paced career and computer training in digital media and design, today introduced Font Management…

October 16, 2006 — With literally thousands of fonts now available for download, it’s no wonder that nearly every designer needs a system for managing them. In “Font Management,” Ted LoCascio discusses various font types, where to download both free and for-purchase fonts online, and how to manually manage fonts on both the Mac and Windows platforms. He also profiles a number of third-party font management applications, including Suitcase, FontAgent Pro, Font Book, Font Reserve, and Linotype FontExplorer, and explains how to handle fonts for print output and electronic distribution. Read the rest of this entry »

When I hear the name, “Lynda Weinman,” I immediately think about Web-safe colors. However, Lynda is known for more than this contribution to Web design. Lynda taught digital media and motion graphics at Art Center College of Design in the early 90s, and she directed music videos for artists like Howard Jones and Lyle Lovitt. She also contributed special effects for many films, including Buckaroo Banzai and Return of the Jedi. And, she’s a prolific author, with her latest book being Adobe After Effects 7 Hands-On Training (Hands-on Training (H.O.T))

Lynda currently is the major domo guru behind Learning @ Your Own Pace®, a “Monster Training” online resource. In this interview, I asked Lynda about her education and about all her past experiences and how they relate to her current career. Additionally, you might be excited to learn about what she has planned for the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Photographer’s Forum Magazine and Nikon present the 27th Annual College Photography Contest. $4,200 in Cash Grants — Plus 2 Nikon D70s (or equivalent) Systems Awarded. Winning Photos will be published in the May 2007 issue of Photographer’s Forum Magazine, and all contest finalists will be published in The Best of College Photography Annual 2007. Early entry deadline: 10 Oct 2006, final entry deadline: 14 Nov 2006. For more information, visit the Photographer’s Forum Website.

Stay tuned next week as Lynda Weinman answers questions about her past experiences and on her future goals…you’ll be surprised at what the guru of Learning @ Your Own Pace® has up her creative sleeves…

Chow, Babies. Have a great weekend!

This competition, which will go through five separate steps to unveiling, is slated for 2007 but the deadline for entries is from 6 October to 4 December 2006. Peugeot is asking Internet users around the world to reinterpret the car as a source of authentic pleasure. Six letters sum up the philosophy of this fourth invitation to the creativity of designers who surf the Internet: P.L.E.A.S.E.! (Pleasurable to drive, Lively, Efficient, Accessible, Simple, Ecological). The winning project will be produced as a scale 1 model and shown on Peugeot’s stand at the Frankfurt 2007 Motor Show. In addition its designer will receive a cheque for €6,000. Visit Dexigner for more information.

The Youth Pride Center (YPC) has announced the grand opening of YPC Entertainment, a state-of-the-art multimedia and recording studio for Chicago’s LGBT youth under the age of 23. In conjunction with After School Matters and Benchmark Studio, the studio, 345 N. Loomis provides the many free services/classes ( in such subjects as photography, music recording/production and typography ) to LGBT youth every Thursday, beginning Oct. 5, 4-6:30 p.m. Youth are encouraged to sign up at the YPC, 637 S. Dearborn, to get free memberships. Memberships are required to get free studio time, however is not required to take classes and trainings.