New Visual Communication, Herron School of Art, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN
Two full-time, tenure track positions: Typography & Design and Digital Media; begin summer 2003. Teach undergraduate courses at all levels within a curriculum that supports typography, publication design, identity & branding, information design, web design, interactive and motion graphics, design history and design writing & research.
   Required: MFA (or equivalent) in graphic design or related. Experience in professional design practice desirable. Typography & design position requires expertise in typography and understanding of formal & historical foundations of graphic design profession. Digital media position requires expertise in typography and research in practical & theoretical design issues surrounding digital media.
   Send: Letter of application with statement of desired position; resume; 3 letters of recommendation; brief statement of teaching philosophy, and portfolio of your work & students' work (if available) to: Christopher Vice, Chair, Visual Communication, Herron School of Art, IUPUI, 1701 North Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Priority date: January 10, 2003. (listed 11/02)
   Info: Christopher Vice, 317.920.2447 |  www.herron.iupui.edu/

New Graphic Design, College of Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Visiting assistant professor: time-limited position. Teach topics of interest to the program in Graphic Design. The Bachelor of Graphic Design program includes courses in typography, image making, interactive/motion design, design theory and history integrated with comprehensive problem solving design studios.  Master's instruction centers on faculty determined design issues in 3-credit seminars and 6-credit studios.
   Required: Terminal degree in graphic design, preferably at least two years of professional practice and/or teaching experience. Evidence of self-initiated work, scholarship and/or research based work helpful.
   Send: Letter of application; CV; examples of work (SASE for return), and three references to Martha Scotford or Denise Gonzales Crisp, Department of Graphic Design, Box 7701, Raleigh, NC 27695. (listed 11/02)

New Graphic Design, College of Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Assistant professor: teach undergraduate and graduate courses which may include typography, image making, interactive/motion design, design theory and history.  The department also contributes to instruction in the Ph.D. in Design.
   Required: terminal degree in graphic design, demonstrated interaction design focus or interest, professional practical
experience, and evidence of self-initiated work, scholarship and/or research.
   Send: Letter of application; CV; examples of work (SASE for return), and three references to Martha Scotford or Denise Gonzales Crisp, Department of Graphic Design, Box 7701, Raleigh, NC 27695. (listed 11/02)

New Electronic Media Arts Design (eMAD), University of Denver, School of Art and Art History, Denver, CO
Assistant professor, tenure-track. Focus on web design. Teach undergraduate and graduate, eMAD and digital media studies majors.
   Required: MFA. Teaching experience, professional design experience and/or exhibition record, strength in theory, and ability to teach history of visual communication desirable. New MFA in eMAD starts fall 2003. Position open until filled. Application review begins November 5.
   Send: Letter of application; CV (including software proficiencies); teaching philosophy; documentation of work (URL, CD-ROM, ZIP, slides); samples of student work; 3 letters of recommendation to: eMAD Search Committee, School of Art and Art History, 2121 East Asbury Ave., Denver CO 80208-2846, USA. (listed 11/02)
   Info: 303-871-2846  |  www.du.edu/art

New Digital Media Studies, University of Denver, School of Art and Art History, Denver, CO
Assistant professor, tenure-track. Position will be aligned with both DMS and eMAD programs, with tenure to be achieved in School of Art and Art History. Focus on interactive multimedia, not specifically digital video. Teach undergraduate and graduate, electronic media arts design majors and digital media studies majors.
   Required: MFA. Teaching experience, professional design experience and/or exhibition record, strength in theory, and ability to teach history of visual communication desirable.
   Send: Letter of application; CV (including software proficiencies); teaching
philosophy; documentation of work (URL, CD-ROM, ZIP, slides); samples of
student work; 3 letters of recommendation to: eMAD Search Committee, School
of Art and Art History, 2121 East Asbury Ave., Denver CO 80208-2846, USA. (listed 11/02)
   Info: 303-871-2846  |  www.du.edu/art

New Graphic Design, Washington University School of Art, Saint Louis, MO
Assistant professor. Teach the moving image, interactive design, foundational junior studio (team-taught).
   Required: MFA or comparable professional experience; background in graphic design principles, understanding of typography, fluency with photographic images; experience with interactive and motion-based communications; knowledge of new media software; interest in collaborative environment, multi-disciplinary visual communications setting. Teaching experience preferred.
   Send: Letter of application; CV; 10-20 examples of work in Mac-compatible
CD portfolio; three references, SASE; to: D.B. Dowd, Chair, Interactive Designer Search Committee, School of Art, Washington University, Campus Box 1031, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130. (listed 11/02)
   Info: 314-725-2430

New Researchers-Design Theory, Danmarks Designskole, Copenhagen, Denmark
Assistant professor or associate professor, starting April 1, 2003. The positions entail research within Danmarks Designskole's main areas of specialization: visual communication and digital media; and industrial design, product design and design craft. Also, research based teaching and supervision of Danmarks Designskole's students. Other duties will be the commitment to participate and initiate the continued development of professions and research fields, which in the long term will lead to the restructuring of Danmarks Designskole to a Danish Design University.
   Required: Necessary scientific qualifications at Ph.D level.
   Info: Contact Thomas Rasmussen, tel +45 35 27 7593
thsr@mail.dk-designskole.dk  | www.dk-designskole.dk

Electronic Time Based Art, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Two full-time positions: one tenure track and one visiting or two visiting positions in Electronic Time Based Art. Seeking individuals working in technology-based art with experience in: robotics, programming for Internet based interactive and/or virtual environments, interactive audio, performance, motion capture and real time graphics and/or 2D imaging, computer vision, artificial life or biotechnology. A multidisciplinary orientation, conceptual strengths and contextual sensibilities are sought to teach freshman through graduate students and work with a dynamic faculty team to build the electronic time based area in the School of Art. Positions beginning August, 2003.
    Required: Advanced degree or equivalent; university level teaching experience; and a significant digital/electronic, time based media art background and exhibition record. Application deadline: Feb. 1, 2003.
    Send: Letter of application with teaching philosophy; C.V.; Names/addresses / telephone numbers of 3 references; Up to 20 slides and/or 10 minutes of time-based media of applicant's work (VHS, CD ROM, CD, Macintosh formatted computer files.); No student work; Self-addressed stamped envelope for return of materials; to: Faculty search ETB, School of Art, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 (listed 9/02)
   Info: www.art.cfa.cmu.edu

CONFERENCES, EVENTS (listed by date)

New ATE Conference: Massaging>Media
Nov. 23, 2002, Boston, MA
The ATE conference (art, technology, experience) is a one-day event presented by the Dynamic Media Institute at MassArt and AIGA Boston. It is a forum of artists/practitioners (filmmakers, performers, dancers, musicians, designers, writers, and illustrators) as well as theorists in culture, education, architecture, and philosophy. The ATE conference is a collaboration, a dialog, a discourse, a lecture, a performance, a multi-disciplinary experiment, a multi-sensory experience. The ATE conference explores where we are, and what we EAT as a culture with regard to new media. Student and AIGA discounts available; see website for details.

Information: www.massagingmedia.com

Computer Art Congress
Dec. 2-3, 2002, Paris, France
A forum for exchange between artists and researchers. Topics include Aesthetics, History, Culture, etc. of Computer Art.

Information: http://europia.org/CAC

New Graphic Design for Social Causes – Icograda Regional Meeting
Dec. 11-12, 2002, Barcelona, Spain
Primary objective of meeting is to investigate how graphic designers, both as individuals and collectively as professional societies, can have an impact on social issues, and what is needed to ensure that this impact is positive and effective. The objective is also to bring graphic designers in direct contact with people working in different social and humanitarian projects, to reflect together on the role graphic designers can play in those contexts.

Information: secretariat@icograda.org  |  www.icograda.org

AFRIGRAPH 2003
Feb. 3-5, 2003, Cape Town, South Africa
Second international conference on computer graphics, visualization, virtual reality, and interaction in Africa.

Information: www.afrigraph.org

CHI 2003 New Horizons
April 5-10, 2003, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Focus is on communication with three related special areas: mass communication and interaction, e-learning, and emotion.

Information: www.chi2003.org

New Creating COMMUNICATIONAL SPACES
May 1-4, 2003, Edmonton, AB, Canada
An international conference exploring interpretation, interaction, negotiation and culture in the creation of meaning. The conference will aim to arrive at conclusions that will contribute to the development of communication design and planning methods. This working conference will explore possibilities to develop a richer understanding of communication with an emphasis on interpretation.

Information: www.ualberta.ca/COMSPACE

New Shifting Perspectives: AIGA National Design Conference
Oct 23-26, 2003, Vancouver, British Columbia
Conference will focus on the extraordinary opportunities for designing in the 21st century. Designers will play critical roles in the success of our rebounding economy--both as agents of social change in a complex world and as leading architects of sustainable solutions for a troubled planet. You'll hear speakers from diverse disciplines who work in a variety of media talk about designing for the economy, environment and culture. Three days of conversation, inspiration, discovery, provocation and fun in the beautiful city of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Information: www.aiga.org

COMPETITIONS & EXHIBITIONS

New I.D. Student Design Review
Competition open to any student enrolled in college-level design program (undergraduate or graduate) anywhere in the world. Projects entered must be the result of a classroom/academic assignment and must have been completed during the 2001-02 academic year. Categories: Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Miscellaneous. Prizes: $1000 Best of Show; winning projects appear in Oct. 2003 issue of I.D. Magazine.
Deadline: Nov. 29, 2002; entries accepted until Dec. 16 with payment of late fee.

Information: IDcompetitions@fwpubs.com  |  www.idonline.com

New 7th Annual Webby Awards
Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, The Webby Awards is the leading international honor for achievement in technology, creativity and individual achievement. The Webby Awards honor sites that Internet users visit daily for information, entertainment, community, products and services. Entries are being accepted now. In addition, the Webby Awards, in partnership with Nielsen//NetRatings, have introduced three new awards, where sites are awarded based on traffic to sites using Nielsen//NetRatings Internet audience measurement data. Entry deadline: Dec. 20, 2002.

Information: www.webbyawards.com

New 8th Annual N O T  S T I L L  A R T  F E S T I V A L, New York City
A forum devoted to abstract & non-narrative electronic motion imaging with music / sound design. Founded in 1996, the NOT STILL ART FESTIVAL screens international electronic motion art with music and sound design. New and old technologies are welcome. There is no restriction as to the date or number of programs submitted. Deadline: Dec. 10, 2002.

Information: www.improvart.com/nsa   |  nsa@improvart.com

LOOP Number 7: 2003 Annual of Student Projects
Loop, AIGA Journal of Interactive Design Education invites educators and graduate students to submit their best interactive media classwork.Loop looks at the evolving educational practice in interaction and experience design by highlighting work resulting from coursework in programs of design.
Categories: 1) Graduate/postgraduate individual project submitted by student or faculty; 2) Studio or class project of graduate or undergraduate coursework submitted by faculty (max. of three student works per entry).
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2003

Information: http://loop.aiga.org/

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Course material

Interactive Graphic Design (projects)
Diana Black, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN

New Media on the Web: Course Syllabi (website)
Dr. Paul Martin Lester, Professor, California State University, Fullerton

Introduction to Interactive Design(course description)
Al Wasco, Herron School of Art

Web Publishing I - Fall02
Student projects
Al Wasco, Cuyahoga Community College - Western Campus

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Techniques

Tag, teams, and "The List"
Designer and former teacher Cindy Lowrey shares ideas for getting students more involved in critiques.

5 tips for better critiques
Do your students dread critiques? (Do you?) Read about how you can make critiques productive and fun. Be sure to read Bruce Cline's article below, too.

Evaluating student work
Types of critiques and how to use them, by Dr. Bruce Cline, Chair of the Photography Department at Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OH
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Professional issues

Designing experiences, not objects.
If design is becoming more about creating experiences, what should replace educational traditions that emphasize objects and designers rather than audiences and their experiences? Written by Meredith Davis, North Carolina State University.
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Guidelines for faculty teaching in computer-based media in fine art & design
With new software, new hardware, and new courses coming along all the time, do you feel like you have way too much to do? The College Art Association (CAA) agrees. Faculty & administrators need to read this report.
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Technology thresholds in Graphic Design programs
What should design students be learning about new media; how should faculty and institutions respond to new demands? Excerpts from a report by American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and National Association of Schools of Arts and Design (NASAD)
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