Fwd: Kristee Rosendahl Lecture

LECTURE BY KRISTEE ROSENDAHL
Tuesday, September 28, 7 pm

CCA San Francisco campus
Timken Lecture Hall
1111 Eighth Street (at 16th and Wisconsin)

In 1985 Kristee Rosendahl pioneered the field of user experience as the cofounder of the Apple Human Interface Group and a principal designer in the Apple Multimedia Lab. In the years since, as a VP, director, creative director, art director, designer, and manager, she has designed and delivered products across multiple media platforms and multiple channels in the service of a larger vision of the future of digital interactivity. She has 25 years of experience in product development, user experience, design, and management for innovative new digital products and applications.

Since 2004 Rosendahl has evolved her practice to center on early-stage product development. The highly usable and highly useful products she designs serve both customers and the internal organizations that support them. She holds two U.S. patents for navigating large databases and manipulating information visually.

Fwd: SFSU University Museum Needs Volunteers for Etruscan Exhibit!

Greetings!
Our upcoming museum exhibition is:

EAT, DRINK & BE BURIED: Life & Death Among the Etruscans
Dates/Time: Nov. 3-Dec. 3, 11 am-4 pm [closed Thanksgiving week]
Location: Humanities bldg, 510

We need volunteers (students, staff or faculty) who can spare 1 or 2 hours to help us keep the museum open for the general public. Training provided.

Please email Christine Fogarty: cfog@sfsu.edu

SIGNS 2010: How they tell us where to go.

from slate.com

"She Does a Better Job Than Map Quest!" Wonderful hand-drawn maps from firefighters, club-hoppers, Boy Scout dads, grandmothers, and Alexander Calder. Julia Turner April 28, 2010

A World Without Signs Does the advent of GPS mean we'll no longer need them? Julia Turner March 12, 2010

The Big Red Word vs. the Little Green Man The international war over exit signs. Julia Turner March 8, 2010

Do You Draw Good Maps? A professor has been examining hand-drawn maps for three decades. Send him yours. Julia Turner March 4, 2010

Legible London Can better signs help people understand an extremely disorienting city? Julia Turner March 4, 2010

The Secret Language of Signs They're the most useful thing you pay no attention to. Start paying attention. Julia Turner March 1, 2010

Lost in Penn Station Why are the signs at the nation's busiest train hub so confusing?Julia Turner March 1, 2010

IDEO Imagines the Future of Books

Meet Nelson, Coupland, and Alice — the faces of tomorrow’s book. Watch IDEO’s vision for the future of the book. What new experiences might be created by linking diverse discussions, what additional value could be created by connected readers to one another, and what innovative ways we might use to tell our favorite stories and build community around books?



The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.

The Paper War on AIDS

The Paper War on AIDS

by Steven Heller

"Twenty-five years ago, the HIV/AIDS virus began killing thousands and infecting hundreds of thousands more. Although the western world was hit unaware, the disease had been coursing through the third world’s bloodstream for years before. When Europe and the Americas were directly impacted, however, curative and preventative measures were gradually instituted and awareness began—much of it through posters."

Read more: Imprint-The Online Community for Graphic Designers | The Paper War on AIDS

Positions available in YBCA Student Cultural Ambassador Program

Students interested should contact Prof. Josh Singer

Student Cultural Ambassador, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

We are currently seeking a volunteer undergraduate student to represent Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on-campus during the 2010/11 year. One year commitment.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) is a contemporary multidisciplinary arts center anchoring the Yerba Buena Gardens in the downtown San Francisco arts district. We are a space committed to innovation in our practices, exceptional diversity in our range of work, and the engagement of audiences with art that speaks to the ideas and issues of the contemporary world. In the coming year, we hope to engage Bay Area college audiences even further with the help of on-campus Student Cultural Ambassadors. If you're a creative, motivated college student with a passion for the arts and/or community outreach, this is an incredible opportunity for you!

As a Student Cultural Ambassador, you'll be working to connect your student body with all of the exciting programming available. Each quarter, you'll be meeting with YBCA staff and other Bay Area student Ambassadors to decide what's hot at YBCA for the college crowd. From there, you will help plan events and publicize programs on your campus for students and teachers.

In return for all of your dedicated work, you'll have access to all of YBCA's groundbreaking shows as well as to all of the behind-the-scenes action that makes YBCA a thrilling place to be. In addition, you'll gain valuable experience learning how a center for the arts works, developing community engagement skills around issues in the arts, and working closely with curators, fundraising professionals, and publicity staff.

Principal Responsibilities

• Attend selected YBCA exhibits, functions and events as Student Cultural Ambassador.
• Develop and implement outreach tactics to engage students and teachers with YBCA programs within acceptable college guidelines
• Communicate regularly with YBCA staff regarding campus activities and outcomes
• Actively promote and sell YBCA memberships throughout the year
• Participate in the Student Cultural Ambassador program evaluation, including finding new Ambassadors once the one year term is complete.

Minimum Requirements

• Enrollment in a Bay Area college degree program
• Ability to attend quarterly meetings at YBCA
• Commitment to representing YBCA in a professional manner

If you're interested, please send a resume and letter indicating which school you currently attend, your resume and why you would like to participate in the Student Cultural Ambassador program at YBCA to Gemma Juan-Simo (Public Relations & Marketing Intern) at gjuan-simo@ybca.org

Two students from each local college/university will be chosen to participate. Deadline for applicants is on a rolling basis through early fall.

For more information about YBCA, visit: www.ybca.org

Fwd: [dorkbotsf-blabber] Tesla Guitar

Thinking of the Dorks...



-BH

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