Dana Tanamachi is a chalk artist living in Brooklyn, New York. Originally from Texas, she brings some of her southern attention to detail and lettering prowess to NYC studio Louise Fili Ltd, and chalks it up all over the walls of NYC by commission.

She also has a nice vimeo site with some time-lapse videos of her artistry, including this one below.

The By & By from Dana Tanamachi on Vimeo.

Check out more of her gorgeous work on her website and on vimeo.

Accepting applications for the Project M Lab in AL.

We are currently accepting applications for the position(s) of Design Director(s) at the Project M Lab in Greensboro, Alabama for the 2010-2011 year. Are you a recent graduate who’s interested in challenging the conventions of design? Are you a current student who’d like to put your skills to use in a real, live community? Are you an educator who may be able to identify the perfect candidate for this position? In any case, please visit our website and follow the instructions to submit an application. Click anywhere on this entire paragraph to be re-directed to said application website.

Care to view a sampling of the sort of shenanigans you might be involved with, should you assume the position? Look here. And here. And here. Oh andhere.

If you’re still confused, perhaps this position isn’t for you…but do contact us first before withdrawing your consideration entirely.

Best of luck,
Megan and Ryan
on view here.
and sorta represented here.

Please send all email inquiries to legit@themegryan.com

Junior Office Coordinator (intern)

Looking for a talented energetic individual to use your administrative and communication skills to asset in managing the office workspace and general project workflow. This position will focus on managing the daily tasks of the studio functions and responsibilities including: project tracking, internal staffing, phone/calendar coordination, follow-ups, couriers & deliveries, ordering of office supplies, internal documentation, etc. The ideal candidate is a well-spoken, energetic, multitasker with a positive attitude. Basic oral and written skills a must. Needs to be computer literate (Mac preferable), and willing to learn new software/processes. Colossal is a fresh, upbeat design shop located in Deep Ellum near Downtown. You’ll be in a creative, fast-paced fun environment with a focus on interactive marketing and information technology. This junior position is a great opportunity for talented students to potentially transition into a full time position after graduation. If you have a solid foundation in administrative work and an interest in developing those talents to the career possibilities of Project Manager or Content Strategist, or just looking to work in a more creative atmosphere, then this is the opportunity for you. Send your resume for consideration to work@colossal.net; no phone calls please.

Position Requirements
Provide general administrative assistance as required by office management
Core Microsoft Office skills (basic computer literacy and typing)
Excellent telephone and interpersonal skills
Good organization and time management skills and practices.
Ability to adapt and work efficiently within a variety of situations

Junior Web Developer (intern)

Colossal is looking for highly motivated individuals eager to learn and develop their skill sets within the interactive space. As a junior web developer intern you’ll be responsible for supporting the site development and creating production elements for other team members. Must have a solid knowledge and understanding of basic site development technologies including Dreamweaver (as a workspace), HTML (hand coded), CSS and Adobe Photoshop. This is not a creative or designer position, but rather a entry-level opportunity towards web development. You will learn the foundation of professional site page construction which can later be matured to more complex, dynamic site development. Must have strong organization and communication skills and be comfortable working in a collaborative environment as well as independently. While you will be responsible for supporting team members in whatever way possible, you will have real responsibilities working on real projects whenever feasible. This is a great chance to build your portfolio by working on some highly visible projects. Internships are also an opportunity for talented students to potentially transition into a full time position after graduation. If you’re serious about becoming a web developer and aren’t afraid of a little hard work, this is the opportunity for you. Send your resume and link to online portfolio for consideration to work@colossal.net; no phone calls please.

Position Requirements
Working knowledge Adobe Dreamweaver (as a workspace), HTML (hand coded) and CSS
Core Microsoft Office skills
Adobe Photoshop (as it applies to web production)
A genuine desire to development for the web and embrace emerging online technologies

Junior Designer (production artist intern)

Colossal is seeking an eager, hard-working creative type ready to learn and nurture their interactive design skills. Responsibilities include carrying existing, established design direction to additional pages of web sites, promotional email design, social media experiences and small-turn print work. We are interested highly creative individuals who have a genuine interest in developing their passion while understanding the conditions of working in a professional environment. You will work along-side talented designers and will support their existing creative direction while introducing your talents to mature the visual design direction. Must have a strong knowledge and understanding of the Adobe Design Creative Suite including: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & Acrobat. And must have strong organization and communication skills and be comfortable working in a collaborative environment. You will be a member of a team with real responsibilities, working on real projects when feasible. This is a great chance to build your portfolio by working on some highly visible projects and experience the culture of a fast-paced but laid back design shop located in Deep Ellum. Internships are also an opportunity for talented students to potentially transition into a full time position after graduation. To be considered, email your resume along with any links your portfolio/samples to work@colossal.net. Qualified candidates will be contacted. Please no phone calls or faxes.

Position Requirements
Working knowledge Adobe Design Creative Suite including: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & Acrobat (CS4 Preferred)
Core Microsoft Office skills (iWork optional)
Passion to pursue and share design trends and new technologies

CONTACT:
Bryan principal | bryan@ colossal.net colossal.net

Most schools teach you about how to kern and rag. Most schools teach you about color and form. But not all of them teach you the part that can be the gateway between being a student designer and a real world designer. This February through April, Good For Grasshopper in partnership with We Are 1976 will be offering our first workshop series—a group of classes put together to help you make that transition—from polishing your portfolio presentation to getting an interview and acing it. At the end of the series will be a mock interview speed-dating session so you can practice what you’ve learned with some local industry leaders.

The workshop schedule is as follows:

WS1: Look Good: Portfolio Presentation — Sunday, February 21, 2010
Add some polish to your portfolio. Get tips on how to present your work, from what to show and what order to show it to customized books and presenting a great portfolio on a tiny budget.

WS2: Look Good 2: Getting The Interview — Sunday, March 7, 2010
Some more portfolio polishing in the form of PDF previews, portfolio websites and snail mailers.

WS3: Talk Good 1: How To Interview — Sunday, March 21, 2010
Learn the fine points of interviewing and presenting yourself. Learn how to use the research you did in class to present yourself like seasoned professionals.

WS4: Talk Good 2: Mock Interviews — Sunday, April 11, 2010
Take everything you’ve learned and practice with industry leaders. Get tips and critique and maybe a call back! (time and date may change to allow for more students to participate)

Register early as spots will be limited. Register for one workshop or for all*. Workshops will last two hours each and will take place at We Are 1976 @ 1902 N. Henderson Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206. You can register for these workshops here: http://goodforgrasshopper-workshops.eventbrite.com/

*Make sure to register for the ones you can attend, and don’t just register for the ones you want to attend. Spots are limited, and we want to make sure that there are no accidental empty seats. More workshops will be added if the demand is high.

GFG is an organization and website aimed at being the creative student/recent creative graduate’s resource. This will be 80% resource website and 20% workshops led by working professionals: book binding, portfolio prep, writing, and future gallery shows to exhibit student/recent graduate work.

You can follow us on twitter and also share our articles to your facebook and other social accounts. Professors and industry leaders input, help and contributions will be much appreciated.

Suggestions, questions and submissions are always welcome.

More details to come, but this is a rather exciting development as we launch Good for Grasshopper. Suggestions or requests for workshops are always welcome and encouraged.

August 30, 2009
Internship Available:

Award Winning Design, Advertising and Interactive agency in Dallas, Texas is looking for an intern to help out on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the Fall 2009 semester. Please send your resume and pdf portfolio to Good For Grasshopper to be considered. Submissions over 5MB will not be considered.

Students have a lot of questions. No doubt. And it’s expected that they should – however, students seem to retain a lot of the advice / info / lessons when delivered by someone with the “working in the real world / professional” title.

Through the last year and a half, as I taught 2 days a week and worked in studio 3 days a week, I heard the same questions over and over – almost to a point where I was reciting the same answers. Upon talking to some of my colleagues – who haven’t taught before and those that did – we tended to share a lot of the same opinions and perspectives – enough to formulate pages and pages of FAQ’s for students.

As I’ve looked at portfolios in the past few years (and even more so in the last year alone) – I’ve found that its the students that take outside initiatives that have and will become the best additions to the design community. It’s the students that ask questions, who use all the resources available to them and who reach farther than their schools and even cities that impress and inspire me.

Leading into Good For Grasshopper. I want GFG to be an organization aimed at being a student’s resource closer to home. I want GFG to be 80% resource website and 20% workshops led by working professionals: book binding, portfolio prep, writing, etc. Possibly gallery shows to exhibit their work. I’ve had this idea for a while and have just enough — not all — of the details mapped out.

Thanks to Gabriel Jackson, Kevin Thomas, Meta Newhouse, John Custer, Eric Ligon, Erin Hanley and Barrett Fry for their input and help with the naming.