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UF Design Professors Gaby Hernández and María Rogal, along with Rául Sánchez of UF’s Department of English, led an international group of designers and design educators in a conversation titled “Transforming Design: Indigeneity and Mestizaje in Latin America.”

  I recently attended the Design Incubation Fellowship in NYC. It was one of the most relevant, informative, and inspiring professional experiences of my life and certainly the best recently. There were many things that made this great. Here are a few: As a field, we need...

AIGA After School Special Advice for emerging designers very good reading… Résumés Some are more adventurous than others. All should be typeset and designed. Digital Résumés on Mashable

Design Related, by UF alumni Matt Sung and Karen Horton Request invite for portfolio Behance Network

Shel Perkins on AIGA’s site. “When design firms sell work, there are several very different ways to structure the compensation. The most common formats are: Time and materials, Fixed-fee, Use-based pricing, Licensing, Hybrid & Free”.

by Dieter Rams from the Vitsoe website Good design is innovative Good design makes a product useful Good design is aesthetic Good design makes a product understandable Good design is unobtrusive Good design is honest Good design is long-lasting Good design is thorough, down to...

Petrula Vrontkis writes a good article on common mistakes in cover letters and résumés, focusing on what not to do (and then how to do it). In particular, I like the idea of never starting with “Hey ….”

Cassie McDaniel’s (UF BFA 2006) fantastic article is here.

Iain Claridge Studio via Laila Simonovsky See more on the portfolio page

by Craig A Elimeliah on AIGA > Read the article I have read so many books and articles on design and on art, what it is and how it should be executed. I must admit that since becoming a producer my designing days have taken a backseat to management. I enjoyed being a designer...