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Join our interactive workshop with Morgan Evans of @businesscasualbiz! ⭐️ Practice real-life feedback using a hands-on worksheet, dive into breakout sessions, and walk away with three key tips to make giving, getting, and inviting feedback easier. Don’t miss this chance to gain fresh insights and sharpen your skills! ⁠ ⁠ 📍Virtual⁠ 📆 Thursday, July 18⁠ ⏰ 1:00PM - 3:00PM EST⁠ 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Lo8mys ⁠ #FeedbackWorkshop #ProfessionalDevelopment

✨️You're Invited to Share Your Thoughts✨️ Adobe is looking for graphic designers to share feedback about their creative process. Take the screener survey and opt-in to let them know you're interested. Eligibility & Details ▪️ Must be located in the U.S. ▪️ Must be 18 years or older ▪️ Must be available for a 90-minute virtual conversation on July 15, 16, or 17 ▪️ Compensation: up to a $100 gift card ▪️ Frequent use of Photoshop and Illustrator ▪️ Full time employment as a freelancer, contractor or in-house creative professional Click on this link: https://bit.ly/3VMvATK for more details

✨️You're Invited to Share Your Thoughts✨️ Adobe is looking for graphic designers to share feedback about their creative process. Take the screener survey and opt-in to let them know you're interested. Eligibility & Details ▪️ Must be located in the U.S. ▪️ Must be 18 years or older ▪️ Must be available for a 90-minute virtual conversation on July 15, 16, or 17 ▪️ Compensation: up to a $100 gift card ▪️ Frequent use of Photoshop and Illustrator ▪️ Full time employment as a freelancer, contractor or in-house creative professional Click on this link: https://bit.ly/3VMvATK for more details

What an amazing night! Thank you Erin O'Leary, LaTascha Foster and Noel Tocci for your support. We are grateful for you.

Last but not least in our Fresh Grad presenter features is @svaixd’s Clear Shen. At Fresh Grad, Clear will be presenting a project from the MFA Interaction Design program at @svanyc. We asked Clear to reflect on the intersection of tech and design, and here’s what she had to say about the evolving landscape of digital tools: “Technology complements design by serving as a tool, not a basis. I prioritize design needs before choosing the best technology to enhance, not dictate, the creative vision.” Empathetic and curious, Clear is an interaction designer focused on enhancing communication and relationships through technology. Having lived on three continents, she thrives on new challenges and enjoys collaborating with diverse teams. With a BFA in Graphic Design from RISD, her career began in a New York fintech startup, working in both product and marketing design, where she developed a passion for creating accessible and inclusive platforms. Outside of work, she enjoys art galleries, reading, and making everyday life more fun. Be sure to get your tickets to see Clear and our 9 other grads present TOMORROW, June 6th with us. Tickets available at the link in our bio. #freshgrad2024 #design #designeducation

Next up in our special features of our Fresh Grad presenters is SVA, MA Design Research, Writing & Criticism's AJ Kushner. AJ will be presenting his final project from the MA Design Research, Writing & Criticism program at @svanyc, The Wrights at Manitoga: Reverse-Queering American Modern Domesticity: “My thesis examines modernist interior design and domesticity through a queer lens. This research centers on Russel and Mary Wright, prominent American industrial designers whose furniture, housewares, and bestselling Guide to Easier Living shaped the look and function of 20th-century residential interiors. I dive into their personal backgrounds and creative inspirations, the development of modernist aesthetics, and LGBTQ+ history and culture to reveal the radical origins and overlooked nuances of the classic midcentury domestic paradigm.“ AJ Kushner is a writer, researcher, and spatial designer in New York with a particular fondness for historic interiors, architecture, and decorative arts. He has a BA in Art History with a minor in English Literature from Skidmore College and an MFA in Interior Design from Parsons School of Design. His practice explores queer history and material culture through new methods of storytelling that illuminate the work of LGBTQ+ designers and communities. Be sure to follow along as we feature more of our Fresh Grads and their fresh perspectives, and get your tickets to see AJ present on June 6th with us. Tickets available at the link in our bio. #freshgrad2024 #design #designeducation

Our next Fresh Grad presenter feature is Parsons School of Design, MPS Communications Design's Sarah Saroufim At Fresh Grad, Sarah will be presenting a project from the MPS Communication Design program at @parsonsschoolofdesign, Drop: “Drop is a drawing app designed to help artists warm-up, get inspired, and loosen up a little, encouraging them to benefit from the joy and therapy of drawing regularly, even if quickly or “badly.” People can respond to a daily curated prompt by making a “Drop” (solo submission) or by diving into a “Pool” and drawing with others (shared community canvas). Whether you are looking to refine your drawing skills or are working through a creative drought, Drop will help you find your groove and your people.” Sarah Saroufim is a Lebanese-American visual artist and product designer based in New York. She makes the best of things. Be sure to follow along as we feature more of our Fresh Grads and their fresh work, and get your tickets to see Sarah present on June 6th with us. Tickets available at the link in our bio. #freshgrad2024 #design #designeducation

Next up in our special features of our Fresh Grad presenters is Type@Cooper's Beau Parent. Beau will be presenting his final project from the Extended Typeface Design certificate program at @thecooperunion, Carpenter Serif: “Carpenter Serif is a transitional text typeface designed throughout my time enrolled in the ’22-’23 Cooper Union Extended Type Design Program. Its design is inspired by the craft of woodworking — the shapes that wood forms as it is connected and constructed into furniture or objects. With low-contrast and a high x-height, Carpenters Serif shines in longer-form text settings. Despite its sharp features, Carpenters Serif is infused with humanist forms, resulting in a warm, inviting typeface.“ Beau Parent is a graphic designer, type designer and occasional sign painter based in Brooklyn, NY. He approaches each project through a typographic lens, focusing his design practice primarily on creating distinct brand identities and design systems. Currently at Alright Studio, he has worked with studios such as Creech, Gander, and Bondfire Inc. He completed Cooper Union’s Extended Type Design program in August 2023, and is currently serving as a TA for the 2023-2024 class. Be sure to follow along as we feature more of our Fresh Grads and their fresh perspectives, and get your tickets to see Beau present on June 6th with us. Tickets available at the link in our bio. #freshgrad2024 #design #designeducation

Next up in our special features of our Fresh Grad presenters is @svabranding’s Vidan Ristonic. Vidan will be presenting his final project from the Masters in Branding program at @svanyc, The Jellyfish Case.⁠ ⁠ “This documentary, 100-day-long experiment focuses on discovering hidden visual narratives behind every day cultural curiosities in contemporary New York City. Each day, a specific NYC resident is interpreted and a new setting is created for them with the help of AI. The determining factors behind these settings are many – from brand(s) that the subject is interacting with and the kind of relationship it has with the subject’s behavior, but also fashion choices and sole public behavior of the subject is often enough to provoke creative, analytic thinking.⁠ ⁠ Done as the final project on Debbie Millman's "A Brand Called You" class at SVA’s Masters in Branding program, this experiment is inspired by a unique cultural analysis framework created by Sem Devillart and taught at the same graduate program. This metaphoric tool is used for observing and capturing cultural signals that determine the contemporary zeitgeist – a complex attitude of a specific time period that is reflected in the culture through music, art, literature and fashion among many other. In order to sense this intangible, contemporary cultural signal one’s skin must become vulnerable and sensitive – like a Jellyfish.” ⁠ ⁠ Vidan is a Brooklyn-based, freelance art director and graphic designer. His extensive interest in visual storytelling led him to join @debbiemillman’s Masters in Branding program at SVA, where he is currently a graduate student. Provoked by deep curiosity, he looks for inspiration in phenomena as complex as particle physics, or as nonsensical as memes. Driven by his analytic nature, he strives to interpret contemporary cultural obscurities in order to create relevant and quirky brand narratives. Originally, Vidan is from Serbia and enjoys stress testing his cultural upbringing in a kaleidoscopic environment such as New York City. In his free time, he likes to practice observing the world through his lens of documentary photography, anime, and video games. Olympic archery is his platform for reclaiming competitive agency through patience. Be sure to follow along as we feature more of our Fresh Grads and their fresh perspectives, and get your tickets to see Vidan present on June 6th with us. Tickets available at the link in our bio. #freshgrad2024 #design #designeducation

Our @svamfadesign’s Fresh Grad feature is none other than Raven Mo. We asked Raven to share one significant lesson for emerging designers and students of design. Here’s what she had to say:⁠ ⁠ “To make impactful work, we need to make grounded work that moves beyond designing for ourselves. I learned that a thought-provoking question deserves a well-researched answer, which requires stepping out of designing, and actually understanding who you are doing this for, why, and how. This doesn’t entail moving pixels with Adobe Creative Cloud. This means, walking down the street and talking to people you never thought you would meet in an attempt to build a more empathetic worldview.⁠ ⁠ Doing work this way is hard, and yet it must be. Even if it’s uncomfortable and leaves you full of doubt. Working in a way that involves the experiences of people from all walks of life means that our work won’t sit solely in a portfolio where it interacts with no one.⁠ ⁠ The reward of responsibly diving into a world that we are not familiar with means that our work impacts others, but more so, it means that we are designing in a world where people from all walks of life no longer advocate for just themselves alone. If everyone stuck to comfortably swimming in the ponds of our own upbringing, we would have lived in a world where only Black designers advocated for Black designers, and only Asians spoke against Asian hate. The world needs designers to be humble allies who are willing to unlearn and reeducate, and who are listeners with the drive to help amplify and advocate.“⁠ ⁠ Raven Mo is a designer based in New York, specializing in identity systems and multi-scriptural typography research. With a passion for exploring the intricate social relations and infrastructures woven by type, Raven's design practice places heavy emphasis on type advocacy. These projects take forms in lettering and type design, as well as in multidisciplinary endeavors such as designed objects, event series, and entrepreneurship. All these efforts aim to evoke reflections upon typographic cultural identity and design localization. Thank you for following along with our Fresh Grads features; be sure to get your tickets to see Raven present her project, “Flourish” Thursday, June 6th with us. Tickets available at the link in our bio. #freshgrad2024 #design #designeducation