Surviving in a Design World: What Every Student Should Know


By: Amanda Montgomery, guest blogger

Each year, countless students enter into highly competitive design programs in universities around the world with the intention to develop an invaluable skill set that ‘supposedly’ lays a strong creative foundation and will help them to become better professionals.

However in a recent article from Fast Company Magazine, notorious designer Gadi Amit voices several concerns not only about how he continues to see design student portfolios lacking the quality they once offered, but more importantly if this lack of quality is stemming from the very institution in a position to correct this trend.

Even prior to the economic recession [Read more...]

Sunglass Hut Recruits 350 Potential FT, Fabulous, Fashion Bloggers

Courtesy of www.FullTimeFabulous.com

By: Amanda Montgomery, guest blogger

An online/media attention frenzy ignited throughout the social network sphere on October 1, 2010 when the chicest, smartest bloggers from around the world began registering for Sunglass Hut’s ‘Full-Time Fabulous’ Blogger Contest.

The prize at stake?

One lucky winner will be selected in January 2011 and receive a year long, freelance contract worth $100,000USD to report on behalf of Sunglass Hut’s yet revealed new blog.

The gamut’s been set, the contestants have entered, and only one will be deemed worthy because they’ve got what it takes to be Full-Time Fabulous.

Throughout the contest period Sunglass Hut has relied on several aspects of social media to spread the word of course with Twitter, Facebook and several edgy videos.

Perhaps hoping to inspire [Read more...]

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