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.