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Parsons Fall Internship on September 8th

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Parsons Fall Internship Fair

Wednesday, September, 8, 2010

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

55 W. 13th Street, Lang Student Center, 2nd floor

Companies participating include:

A|X Armani Exchange
BCBG Max Azria Group
Calvin Klein, Inc.
CBX
Clinique
Club Monaco
Donna Karan
Elie Tahari
Eyeball
Fisher- Price Brands
Fresh
Gucci Group
HOK
HBO
Interbrand
Jonathan Adler
John Varvatos
Kenneth Cole
Laird + Partners
Large Animal Games
Limited Brands
L’Oreal Paris
Marvel
Michael Kors
MTV Networks
MySpace
Ogilvy & Mather
Penguin Group
Polo Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren Fragrances
Ralph Appelbaum Associates
RG/A
ROSETTA
Smart Design
Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc.
Visionaire / V Magazine /V Man

To participate in the fair, students must be currently enrolled in a Parsons degree program. Students should bring several resumes and a few samples of their work or a portfolio (if applicable) to the event.

Students planning to register for an internship for academic credit should visit the following website for detailed instructions:www.parsons.edu/internships. Students seeking resume assistance should bring their resume to Career Services at least one week prior to the internship fair. Their office contact information is as follows:

Parsons Career Services
2 West 13th Street, room 511
Tel: 212-229-8940
parsonscareers@newschool.edu
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/about-career-services/

Parsons Illustration 2010 Grads selected for 3×3 Magazine

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Youngsoo Kim: Sea Mine Gumballs with Tusks

Parsons Illustration is very pleased to announce that five of our recent graduates were accepted into 3×3 Magazine’s 7th Annual Student Competition. The works were all created for their Senior Thesis Projects.  The talented students are as follows:

Youngsoo Kim
Sea Mine Gumballs with Tusks (seen above)

Stella Lee
Endless

Garrett Pruter
Asylum 2

Katie Turner
Boy with Glasses

Min You
Through Mind

[slideshow]

Garrett Pruter is a Grand Prize Winner!

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Parsons Illustration graduating senior Garrett Pruter
was chosen as the GRAND PRIZE winner of
Macy’s First Annual Fireworks Design Contest,
sponsored by Macy’s Parade and Entertainment Group.

Garrett’s illustration was chosen out of numerous entries
from Parsons and other art/design schools
in the New York City area.

Congratulations, Garrett!


Quick Hit: Rachel Nolasco on Threadless!

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Parsons Illustration Rising Senior Rachel Nolasco is a winner!  She was chosen by her classmates in Isabelle Dervaux‘s Junior Concepts class as the winner of a classroom competition based around the creation/design of a t-shirt design for the mega-cool and creative Threadless.  The t-shirt design was featured in a Threadless newsletter!  Rachel calls the shirt, “Mutual End” and describes it thusly: “The concept for this design is the juxtaposition of life and death and how they both exist together and are shared by every living thing.”   You can see Rachel’s design on the Threadless site here.

Congrats on your success, Rachel and luck in the future!

Looking for a place to stay in Paris

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We’re passing along this listing for Coline Irwin, a friend of the Illustration Program.  Seems like an amazing opportunity…

I have a charming, typically parisian, 45 sq meter flat, overlooking
Paris. It has beautiful views of the Eiffel Tower, Sacré Coeur, and
the Paris skies. Top floor (with elevator). One bedroom, one large
living-room with amazing light every second of the day, kitchen,
bathroom. It is located between the Sacré Coeur and Gare du Nord.
Very interesting, lively neighborhood, great apartment.
Don’t hesitate to contact me for more details or photos.

coline.irwin@gmail.com

Call for Entries: International Illustration Competition

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New colours for a classic
International illustration competition Laura Orvieto

To mark the centenary of Storie della storia del mondo (Stories of the History of the World) by Laura Orvieto, published for the first time by the Bemporad publishing house of Florence in 1911, the publisher Sergio Giunti (the heir and custodian of this prestigious publishing history) has sponsored an international illustration competition to select the illustrator for the centenary edition of the book.

The publisher’s intention in this competition is to stimulate young artists to measure themselves against classical art and the iconography of the classic that can be traced in the history of art and in the contemporary visual universe.

An international jury, chaired by the publisher, will select a shortlist of ten projects from which it will choose the winner who will receive a reward of 20,000 Euro in order to illustrate the volume.

Illustrators of all nationalities can take part in the competition, individually or in groups, whether they are already qualified or are still attending public or private schools of illustration, art academies or universities.

All participants are required to produce three artworks representing either significant moments in history or studies on characters and settings. The size of the artworks must not exceed 50 x 70 cm.

The artworks can either be on paper or any other material, however the artist must keep in mind the requirements and production steps of printing process. The selected artworks will be held at the Accademia Drosselmeier until the 2011 in order to be displayed as an exhibit curated by Giunti Editore during the next edition of the Bologna Children’s Bookfair.

The artworks must be submitted by August 30, 2010 to:
Accademia Drosselmeir
Via Nazario Sauro, 21
40121 – Bologna – Italy

concorsorvieto@gmail.com

download the pdf and read the book

Stella Lee’s piece chosen for American Illustration 29!

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Skein, Stella Lee, graphite on paper

It is our pleasure to announce that Senior-year Illustration Program student Stella Lee had a piece selected by a distinguished jury to be published in American Illustration 29 annual. It was 1 of only 388 selected from 8,033 entries.

The work was created this fall in Senior Thesis with Jordin Isip. This is a high achievement and honor, congratulations to Stella!

The Strand Tote Bag Design Contest

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The Strand Book Store has partnered with the School of Visual Arts, TOON Books, Drawn & Quarterly and Fantagraphics Books to host a tote bag design contest.

Beginning March 1, 2010, artists from around the world are invited to submit original illustrations featuring the Strand Book Store.

In June 2007, the Strand unveiled the first Artist Tote Bag: Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman loaned his iconic Maus image for the first time ever to celebrate the Strand’s 80th birthday. The Strand then partnered with artists each year, including Adrian Tomine, Seth and Parsons Illustration Alum and Faculty member R. Sikoryak, creating the Strand’s Artist Tote Series. Now, the Strand Book Store wants to give emerging artists the opportunity to have their artwork featured on a Strand tote bag.

Now, the Strand Book Store wants to give emerging artists the opportunity to have their artwork featured on a Strand tote bag.

Contest Dates

March 1-March 31, 2010

Design Requirements

  • The illustration must represent the Strand Book Store.
  • The illustration must include the artist’s signature, “Strand Book Store NYC” and “strandbooks.com” or a representation of the Strand logo (as seen on this page).
  • Size of Illustration: Artwork must be no larger than 11″w x 10″h.
  • Line Weight: Use a minimum of a 2 pt. rule.
  • Halftones: Must be at a 40 line screen or less, with percentages no less than 20% or greater than 60%.
  • No Trapping: If colors come in contact with each other they CAN NOT overlap.
  • Typestyles: Should be no smaller than 20 pt. on 15 oz. fabric with a minimum of 2 pt. rule. Do not use reverse type smaller than 22 pt. with a minimum line rule of 3 pt. Avoid serif typefaces! Their detail tends to get lost in the canvas.

Contest is open to all, aged 18 and above. The Contest is void where prohibited. Please see official rules below.

Judges:

  • Françoise Mouly, Art Editor of The New Yorker & Editorial Director of TOON Books
  • Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize winning comic artist
  • Steven Heller, co-chair MFA Designer as Author Program, School of Visual Arts
  • R. Sikoryak, creator of the book, Masterpiece Comics
  • Adrian Tomine, author of the bestselling book, Shortcomings

Prizes

Grand Prize

  • artwork on Strand tote bag, sold in store and online w/ attendant marketing-artist name on all materials
  • an afternoon with Françoise Mouly and staff at TOON Books offices
  • complete set of Drawn & Quarterly’s 2009 titles (value: $450)
  • a selection of new and recent Fantagraphics Books releases (value: $450)
  • complete set of TOON Books (value: $150)
  • $100 Think Coffee Gift Card
  • artwork featured in slideshow on partners’ websites

Second Prize

  • complimentary Continuing Education class at School of Visual Arts (value $470)
  • a selection of signed Drawn & Quarterly books (value $90)
  • “I Don’t Like to Read” TOON Books basket (value: $70)
  • a selection of new and recent Fantagraphics Books releases (value: $50)
  • $100 Think Coffee Gift Card
  • artwork featured in slideshow on partners’ websites

Third Prize

  • DaVinci Artist Supply Gift Card (value $300)
  • “Beginning Reader” TOON books basket (value: $70)
  • a selection of signed Drawn & Quarterly books (value $50)
  • a selection of new and recent Fantagraphics Books releases (value: $50)
  • $100 Think Coffee Gift Card
  • artwork featured in slideshow on partners’ websites

20 Finalists will receive a Strand tote bag filled with Fantagraphics & TOON Books gifts and a $20 Strand gift card.

r. sikoryak's tote for the strand!

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Three Illustration Students Chosen for Society of Illustrators 2010!

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"I Don't Think That's a Good Idea" by Meg Eldredge

Congratulations to
Meg Eldredge, Nicole Pimentel and Garrett Pruter!
They each had a piece chosen for the Society of Illustrators 2010
Student Scholarship Competition and Exhibition.
Out of 6205 entries, only 195 pieces were selected
to be in the show.

"Putting On Makeup" by Nicole Pimentel

"Asylum 3" by Garrett Pruter