Monthly Archives: November 2011

Happy Holidays!

Written by . Posted on November 30, 2011. Filed under Events, Print, Uncategorized. Tagged , , , . No comments.
Fairmount Holiday Events by Justin Rentzel

Its that time of year again folks–that festive part of the year when people will take any excuse to throw a party involving ugly sweaters or the phrase “potluck”. At this time of year more than any other I think…

Photography vs. Illustration

Written by . Posted on November 30, 2011. Filed under Issues in Advertising, Print. Tagged , , , . No comments.
Fabrik-BW-poster

Although both have their place in posters, sometimes it can be a tough call which to use. The size of the poster/flyer and its placement are factors, and so is the kind of event you are promoting. College party promoters…

Jenna Communications – My Fresh Start

Written by . Posted on November 30, 2011. Filed under Internships. Tagged , , , , , , , , . 1 Comment.
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My internship at Jenna Communications has definitely proved to a be an experience I was never accustomed to. As an advertising major, I am used to account management, designing ads, and creating outlandish campaigns. Jenna Communications on the contrast, is…

Inspiration In and Out

Written by . Posted on November 30, 2011. Filed under Internships. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
My inspiration!

If there is one thing I have learned by interning at the Center City Public Relations agency Jenna Communications – it is that inspiration is everywhere. As a senior, I am at that time in my life where I do…

Jack of All Trades

Written by . Posted on November 29, 2011. Filed under Advertising, Internships. Tagged , . No comments.
saxby's rittenhouse

We’ve all been asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” more times than we can count. For me, it’s always a struggle to come up with a solid, satisfying answer.  The truth is, I’m…

Temple Dining Gets Ready for Spring Semester

Written by . Posted on November 23, 2011. Filed under Internships, Uncategorized. No comments.

I’ve been working at Temple Dining Services as a marketing assistant for almost two years now, but until recently, I didn’t really have much responsibility. The most high-profile thing that I would do was to design posters for any events…

Showbiz valuable but maybe not my choice for the future

Written by . Posted on November 23, 2011. Filed under Advertising, Internships, Uncategorized. No comments.
happy-hour

Hey everyone my name is Alex Garcia and I’m in the Art Direction track. I’m currently an intern for philly2night where I do some of their design work and web sites. I’ve been interning there since the beginning of summer.…

Why I chose to teach high school

Written by . Posted on November 23, 2011. Filed under Teaching High School, Uncategorized. No comments.

When I first heard that there was going to be a pilot program where Temple advertising students got the opportunity to GO Into a Philadelphia high school to teach advertising during an after school workshop, I was thrilled!! I couldn’t…

FACEBOOK AND TWITTER…GASP!…PRODUCTIVE????

Written by . Posted on November 18, 2011. Filed under Advertising, Career Scoop, Issues in Advertising, Social Media. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
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WE ALL DO IT. Sneak onto Facebook and Twitter in the middle of doing our work. Well here is something to make you feel less guilty about it. Make it …. productive… (GASP!!…FACEBOOK, TWITTER PRODUCTIVE???) How, you ask? Use Facebook…

The Almighty GRID–Resources

Written by . Posted on November 18, 2011. Filed under Advertising. Tagged , , , , , . 1 Comment.
grid-system

CREATING A GRID is typically one of the very first things you do when starting a design. After all, it provides the basic structure on which the rest of your design will lie. They help you create sophisticated layout structures…