Presenting Data and Information: A One-Day Course Taught by Edward Tufte

http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/

Topics covered in this one-day course include: How to make effective, credible presentations. Fundamental strategies of analytical design. Evaluating evidence used in presentations. Statistical data: tables, graphics, semigraphics. Business, scientific, research, and financial presentations. Complexity and clarity. Interface design. Use of PowerPoint, video, handouts. Design for websites, animations, scientific visualizations. Many practical examples.

Edward Tufte teaches the entire course. Each student receives all four ET books on information design.

National Eating Disorders Screening Program Poster Design Contest

Screening for Mental Health is looking for talented individuals to create an original poster design to increase awareness and encourage screening for eating disorders on college campuses.

The winning entry will be included in the 2013 National Eating Disorder Screening Program implemented at colleges across the country and the designer will be awarded $300!

For details:

http://mentalhealthscreening.org/poster/

Art In Your Pocket

September 21, 2012 7 pm.

The computer we carry in our pockets is also an emerging platform for interactive screen-based art. Art In Your Pocket takes its name from a series of texts Jonah Brucker-Cohen wrote for Rhizome on art made for smartphones. This panel will assemble leading media artists working with mobile devices and discuss current trends relating to this practice.

http://www.newmuseum.org/calendar/view/art-in-your-pocket

You might want to take a look at artsy before coming.

Where Are All the Black People?

“Where Are All the Black People?” is a combination of a call to action and a resource for diverse individuals to be introduced to the advertising industry, network, showcase their talents, and hear the stories of some of the top diverse creatives in the industry. The one-day event includes testimonials from top creatives of multicultural backgrounds, workshops on how to best position yourself for the job market, portfolio reviews, and sessions with agency recruiters.

 


http://www.wherearealltheblackpeople.com

Farenheit 451 Book Cover Contest

Next year, Simon & Schuster will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ray Bradbury’s classic dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451. Simon & Schuster is launching a contest to redesign the iconic book jacket. The winning design will be used for the first print run of the anniversary edition in the spring of 2013, and the designer will be awarded $1,500. The design may also be used on in-store displays and other promotions both physical and online. All rules and guidelines on the contest Tumblr site. Accepting submissions until November 30th, and the winner will be announced at the American Librarian Association Midwinter conference in January.

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