September 14, 2010
Finals Week Snacks
Free snacks available in the Student Affairs Office on the second floor.
There's a vibrant energy at The Art Institute of Portland , one that fuels a desire to do your best. You are supported by a close and caring community bound by mutual respect for individuality and creativity. You are also part of the Portland creative community and can contribute to the texture that makes Portland one of the nation's most livable cities. Education at The Art Institute of Portland also has a practical focus. We have a reputation within the design community for graduates who make a real contribution to the firms that employ them. We are here to make sure your educational experience is the best that it can be. Join us, seek us out, tell us how we can enrich your learning experience and help you achieve your career goals.
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August 31, 2010
brashCreative meeting today
4:45 to 5:50 pm, Room 221 -
August 31, 2010
STAC meeting today
4:45 to 5:30, Room 305
All students welcome to attend! -
Free Events in Portland: August 27–29
Admission is free for all events. Enjoy!
All Weekend
Moliere’s “School for Husbands”: Masque Alfresco presents a modern adaptation of this play every weekend through August. This weekend they will perform at Beaverton Library Lawn, 6:30 pm.
Friday, August 27
Festa Italiana: Italian entertainment, food, dancing, kids activities, and more. Pioneer Courthouse Square, noon to 11:00 pm.
Portland Art Museum Free Night: Visit the museum for free and enjoy live music in the museum’s outdoor sculpture court. 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Saturday, August 28
Festa Italiana: Italian entertainment, food, dancing, kids activities, and more. Pioneer Courthouse Square, 11:00 am to 11:00 pm.
Old Town Block Party: Live music, DJs, and more. NW 4th & 5th between Couch & Davis, noon to 10:00 pm.
Shakespeare in the Parks: The Portland Actors Ensemble will perform “The Comedy of Errors” at Concordia University at 3:00 pm.
Sunday, August 29
Opera in the Park: Portland Opera invites the public to a free, open chorus rehearsal in Director Park, 3:00 pm.
Butterfly Release and Celebration in Gresham: Arts and crafts activities, puppet show, cake, free books, and more. Children’s Community Garden in Vance Park, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The butterflies will be released at 3:45 pm.
Shakespeare in the Parks: The Portland Actors Ensemble will perform “The Comedy of Errors” at Concordia University at 3:00 pm.
(Via Around the Sun)
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August 26, 2010
Jam Club Meeting Today
4:30 to 6:00 pm in the audio studio -
![Behind the Scenes of the Fashion Industry
August 25, 2010
Beautiful people, trendy outfits, and timeless sophistication make up the face of the fashion industry, but behind the scenes countless people work hard to maintain this glitzy and fabulous illusion.
For the fashionistas at Dolce Vita a massive amounts of cross-functional collaboration is behind the trendy clothes, shoes, and retail stores. The company has design, production, sales, and retail teams that join forces to make this up-and-coming fashion star a success.
“The design team creates the Dolce Vita shoes and clothing,” says Ashlyn Stern, who works in Web management and public relations at Dolce Vita. “The production team ensures that the designs are properly executed and delivered to our customers. The sales team is responsible for presenting the products to our customers. The retail team is responsible for running five stores and our Website. This team also includes a department responsible for managing the Website, maintaining our social media presence, and overall branding of all the lines.”
The Dolce Vita staff understands that not all work in the fashion industry is glamorous.
“The funny thing about behind-the-scenes fashion jobs is the numerous tasks that you are responsible for changes on a day-to-day basis,” says Stern. “If you are responsible for PR, you will be asked to fill sample requests, assist with distribution of marketing materials, coordinate stylist pulls, and even clean the showroom for appointments. If you run the Website, you will be asked to adjust pricing, retouch photography, create branded materials for distribution, and update the blog. Everyone in the company ends up moving boxes, cleaning, and just generally doing whatever it takes to keep things moving. Teamwork is key to accomplishing anything in this industry. “
The designers at contemporary label Tulle follow the same collaborative approach when creating their fashionable looks.
Tulle’s design team consists of three designers, Janet Schultz, Beatrice Cuevas, and Anni Li. They work together on all of Tulle’s designs, and when it comes to finding the fabrics for Tulle clothing, each member of the team works to find new ideas.
“We each go sourcing for fabric throughout Los Angeles and come together to discuss what we’ve found and what we need for a certain season,” says the Tulle design team.
The team uses many different resources to gain inspiration for their designs
“We use trend forecasting sites, magazines, music culture, vintage shopping, and take inspiration from urban culture we see on the streets everyday,” the design team continues.
Designers looking for an assortment of projects and greater flexibility also have the option to freelance.
Freelance pattern maker and design consultant Xochil Herrera enjoys the problem-solving aspect of her job. Herrera, an Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago graduate, managed a clothing boutique and worked as the in-house designer after she graduated with a Fashion Design degree in 2006.
“I did tailoring, including a lot of vintage garment re-styling, and designed and sewed handbags,” says Herrera. “It was a very valuable experience, and I got to see the inside of many different garments, which I think has influenced how I think about patterns and clothing construction.”
With this experience she decided to start her own freelance company.
“As a freelancer, most opportunities are with smaller companies,” Herrera says. “A lot of larger companies are able to have a full-time pattern maker on staff, whereas smaller companies do more outsourcing.”
“It’s interesting to see new ideas for products or apparel lines, often from designers who come from a completely different occupational or educational background,” Herrera continues.
After a designer has put the finishing touches on their collection, the next step is to present it to potential buyers. This meeting of the creative and business parts of the process takes place in the showroom.
Joey Giuntoli, founder and managing director of Joey Showroom says that any number of different things go on in his business on a daily basis.
Giuntoli says that his team is responsible for tasks, such as making calls and emails to their buyers on a daily basis, making sure the showroom is appointment ready, working showroom appointments, business road appointments, and a lot of sample coordination with vendors and buyers.
The Joey Showroom staff is made up of many different positions, including sales managers, sales staff, sales assistants and interns.
Giuntoli says that Joey Showroom typically receives at least 10 emails a day from designers wanting to be a part of their showroom. He personally reviews each designer’s submission and asks his team for their feedback.
“From there, we request samples, screen them, and meet with the designers to come to a concrete decision,” says Giuntoli.
Many designers also like to show their collections in a more dramatic, elaborate manner. Fashion runway shows allow them to turn their work into art and really make a statement.
IMG fashion public relations manager Alison Levy produces the glamorous and exclusive weeklong fashion show Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
Levy says that planning for Fashion Week is a year-round process, and that between 65-80 designers show their collections at New York City’s semi-annual event.
Fashion Week has a very selective guest list. Journalists and buyers who want to attend the shows must register to be on IMG’s Press and Industry List.
The list is sent to the designers and used to help create the invitations and guest lists for their shows.
“Each show has a different guest list,” says Levy. “There are 65-80 PR teams and guest lists.”
Levy helps members of the press get registered. She also works with each designer’s public relations staff to make sure they have a successful show.
“It’s a lot of the same thing, but really different because you’re working with different people,” Levy says.
Receiving an invitation to show their collections at Fashion Week is a dream come true for many designers.
“Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week started 18 years ago and a lot of designers have been showing with us since it started,” Levy says.
A number of factors are involved when deciding to invite new designers to show their collections. These include, but are not limited to, recommendations from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, reviewing the designers’ lookbooks [catalogues], seeing where they sell their products, and if they use showrooms.
Levy says that her job is fast paced and requires a lot of hard work.
“PR professionals tend to enjoy that kind of environment,” says Levy.
Regardless of the type or level of the position, the best way to be successful in the fashion industry is to network.
Giuntoli says that people are always changing positions, so it’s best to get to know everyone.
“You meet a lot of interesting people with impressive career backgrounds, and you can always learn something new from each person,” Giuntoli says.
Read Entire Article HERE](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7pvwjsrIc1qzwa9eo1_400.jpg)
Behind the Scenes of the Fashion Industry
August 25, 2010
Beautiful people, trendy outfits, and timeless sophistication make up the face of the fashion industry, but behind the scenes countless people work hard to maintain this glitzy and fabulous illusion.
For the fashionistas at Dolce Vita a massive amounts of cross-functional collaboration is behind the trendy clothes, shoes, and retail stores. The company has design, production, sales, and retail teams that join forces to make this up-and-coming fashion star a success.
“The design team creates the Dolce Vita shoes and clothing,” says Ashlyn Stern, who works in Web management and public relations at Dolce Vita. “The production team ensures that the designs are properly executed and delivered to our customers. The sales team is responsible for presenting the products to our customers. The retail team is responsible for running five stores and our Website. This team also includes a department responsible for managing the Website, maintaining our social media presence, and overall branding of all the lines.”
The Dolce Vita staff understands that not all work in the fashion industry is glamorous.
“The funny thing about behind-the-scenes fashion jobs is the numerous tasks that you are responsible for changes on a day-to-day basis,” says Stern. “If you are responsible for PR, you will be asked to fill sample requests, assist with distribution of marketing materials, coordinate stylist pulls, and even clean the showroom for appointments. If you run the Website, you will be asked to adjust pricing, retouch photography, create branded materials for distribution, and update the blog. Everyone in the company ends up moving boxes, cleaning, and just generally doing whatever it takes to keep things moving. Teamwork is key to accomplishing anything in this industry. “
The designers at contemporary label Tulle follow the same collaborative approach when creating their fashionable looks.
Tulle’s design team consists of three designers, Janet Schultz, Beatrice Cuevas, and Anni Li. They work together on all of Tulle’s designs, and when it comes to finding the fabrics for Tulle clothing, each member of the team works to find new ideas.
“We each go sourcing for fabric throughout Los Angeles and come together to discuss what we’ve found and what we need for a certain season,” says the Tulle design team.
The team uses many different resources to gain inspiration for their designs
“We use trend forecasting sites, magazines, music culture, vintage shopping, and take inspiration from urban culture we see on the streets everyday,” the design team continues.
Designers looking for an assortment of projects and greater flexibility also have the option to freelance.
Freelance pattern maker and design consultant Xochil Herrera enjoys the problem-solving aspect of her job. Herrera, an Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago graduate, managed a clothing boutique and worked as the in-house designer after she graduated with a Fashion Design degree in 2006.
“I did tailoring, including a lot of vintage garment re-styling, and designed and sewed handbags,” says Herrera. “It was a very valuable experience, and I got to see the inside of many different garments, which I think has influenced how I think about patterns and clothing construction.”
With this experience she decided to start her own freelance company.
“As a freelancer, most opportunities are with smaller companies,” Herrera says. “A lot of larger companies are able to have a full-time pattern maker on staff, whereas smaller companies do more outsourcing.”
“It’s interesting to see new ideas for products or apparel lines, often from designers who come from a completely different occupational or educational background,” Herrera continues.
After a designer has put the finishing touches on their collection, the next step is to present it to potential buyers. This meeting of the creative and business parts of the process takes place in the showroom.
Joey Giuntoli, founder and managing director of Joey Showroom says that any number of different things go on in his business on a daily basis.
Giuntoli says that his team is responsible for tasks, such as making calls and emails to their buyers on a daily basis, making sure the showroom is appointment ready, working showroom appointments, business road appointments, and a lot of sample coordination with vendors and buyers.
The Joey Showroom staff is made up of many different positions, including sales managers, sales staff, sales assistants and interns.
Giuntoli says that Joey Showroom typically receives at least 10 emails a day from designers wanting to be a part of their showroom. He personally reviews each designer’s submission and asks his team for their feedback.
“From there, we request samples, screen them, and meet with the designers to come to a concrete decision,” says Giuntoli.
Many designers also like to show their collections in a more dramatic, elaborate manner. Fashion runway shows allow them to turn their work into art and really make a statement.
IMG fashion public relations manager Alison Levy produces the glamorous and exclusive weeklong fashion show Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
Levy says that planning for Fashion Week is a year-round process, and that between 65-80 designers show their collections at New York City’s semi-annual event.
Fashion Week has a very selective guest list. Journalists and buyers who want to attend the shows must register to be on IMG’s Press and Industry List.
The list is sent to the designers and used to help create the invitations and guest lists for their shows.
“Each show has a different guest list,” says Levy. “There are 65-80 PR teams and guest lists.”
Levy helps members of the press get registered. She also works with each designer’s public relations staff to make sure they have a successful show.
“It’s a lot of the same thing, but really different because you’re working with different people,” Levy says.
Receiving an invitation to show their collections at Fashion Week is a dream come true for many designers.
“Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week started 18 years ago and a lot of designers have been showing with us since it started,” Levy says.
A number of factors are involved when deciding to invite new designers to show their collections. These include, but are not limited to, recommendations from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, reviewing the designers’ lookbooks [catalogues], seeing where they sell their products, and if they use showrooms.
Levy says that her job is fast paced and requires a lot of hard work.
“PR professionals tend to enjoy that kind of environment,” says Levy.
Regardless of the type or level of the position, the best way to be successful in the fashion industry is to network.
Giuntoli says that people are always changing positions, so it’s best to get to know everyone.
“You meet a lot of interesting people with impressive career backgrounds, and you can always learn something new from each person,” Giuntoli says.
Read Entire Article HERE
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August 24, 2010
brashCreative Meeting Today
4:45 to 5:50, Room 221 -
August 24, 2010
STAC meeting Today
4:45 to 5:30, Room 305
All students welcome to attend! -
Fry Me, Bake Me, Love Me: Bacon Mania Sweeps Nation
August 23, 2010
It sizzles, it crackles, and it’s got people going hog wild. Yes, we’re talking about bacon.
Bacon mania is sweeping the country, and Americans are enthusiastically expressing their affection for their favorite cured meat. It may be frowned upon by the healthy-food police, but bacon love is being expressed through events, blogs, strange culinary inventions, and downright wacky products (bacon soap, really?). What is it that makes this bad boy of proteins oh so irresistible?
According to Chef Josh Linder, an instructor of Culinary Arts & Management at The Art Institute of Indianapolis, bacon is a comfort food that stirs fond memories in the minds of eaters.
“Bacon has flavors, textures, and aromas that take us back psychologically to a carefree time or a happy nostalgia,” he says.
BACON. IT’S WHAT’S FOR DINNER
Lately, it seems like everything either has bacon on it, in it, or wrapped around it. Of course bacon is a breakfast staple, and is commonly known as a tasty addition to sandwiches and salads, but now some chefs are incorporating bacon in other ways and pushing the boundary of culinary tradition. Bacon cuisines include chicken-fried bacon, the Web-popular Bacon Explosion, and everything from tofu to turkey wrapped in bacon.
Not limited to the breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus, bacon can also be found in desserts – chocolate-covered bacon, bacon cupcakes, and bacon pudding.
Top it off with a bacon martini, also known as a Bacotini, and you can consume bacon throughout an entire day.
Linder and his culinary students even cooked up their own Bacon-Egg Ice Cream, an eggy cream infused with bacon and topped with strawberry jam. Served with a waffle cone crisp, the dessert mimicked a breakfast of bacon, eggs, waffles, toast, and jam.
Linder says the number of recipes using bacon just shows how versatile the meat is.
“Bacon is a versatile ingredient due to its ability to be soft or crisp, smoky or neutral, sweet or peppery, and a myriad of other combinations,” he explains. “It can be the main item in a meal or an accompaniment as well as the garnish in many cases.”
Considered a nutritional no-no, bacon is often blasted for its fat and sodium content, but Linder says bacon can be part of a health diet.
“The key, as always, is moderation,” he says. “Never relying too heavily on bacon in our total diet is a means to simply enjoying it for its merits.”
BACON BOUTIQUE
In addition to what’s put on the plate, bacon love is also expressed through novelties such as bacon bandages, bacon lip balm, and bacon floss, to name a few.
And for those who don’t think bacon is the new black, check out Katy Perry. The singer/pop star revealed to Q magazine that she intends to pose in a bikini made completely of bacon for the cover of her next album.
LOVIN YOU’S EASY CUZ YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL
It seems bacon fandom knows no bounds. None of it surprises Heather Lauer, blogger and author of Bacon: A Love Story. She knows a thing or two about the powerful pull of the pork, saying there are several factors contributing to bacon mania.
“Whether it’s because of the economy or the locavore movement or a variety of other factors, more people are cooking at home these days and naturally any good home-cooked breakfast involves bacon,” Lauer offers. “Additionally, you can’t watch the Food Network for more than an hour without hearing at least one mention of bacon – many chefs will admit that bacon is their secret weapon in the kitchen and Food Network personalities are no different.”
Lauer also says that fast-food marketers have noticed the trend, too, and almost every major chain has at least one bacon-centric ad running on TV.
A bacon lover since childhood, Lauer started the blog Bacon Unwrapped in 2005 to celebrate all things bacon. Her book followed a couple years later. The blog originally started as a joke, but Lauer soon discovered a worldwide bacon community on the Internet. She also interacted with fellow bacon connoisseurs in-person while researching for her book.
“I interviewed several dozen people for my book – all around the United States – and every single person I met and interviewed was very gracious with their time,” she shares. “Bacon is clearly a labor of love for them – whether they made bacon as a producer or used it in the kitchen as a chef or blogged about it as a hobby.”
THAT’S MR. BACONPANTS TO YOU
Another member of the Bacon Nation is Jason Mosley, known as Mr. Baconpants.
Mosley launched his Mrbaconpants.com Website in 2004 to share his love of bacon. He says the Internet is the main reason bacon fever has spread.
“Bacon Mania really started a couple years ago when the Bacon Explosion barbecue recipe went viral,” he says. “That recipe got international media coverage and people who are not bacon fanatics started to notice what was going on and wanted to join in.”
Mosley says bacon contests and events have also spread the enthusiasm. Bacon is often the featured item at restaurants and bars, and large events, such as the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines, Iowa, are held every year.
Mosley got in on the bacon event planning fad this year by co-organizing Pittsburgh’s only bacon event – Bacon Bash at the Harris Grill, a local restaurant that is known for its “Tuesday Bacon Night.” The bash followed last year’s Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour stop in Pittsburgh. The response to the tour, and the current fascination with bacon, prompted Mosley and the Harris Grill to organize the event. They partnered with Sugardale Foods, who supplied the bacon.
“We live in a health-conscious society and many people feel guilty about eating bacon, but at the Bacon Bash you can eat baskets and baskets of bacon without guilt,” Mosley states.
International Bacon Day, observed the Saturday before Labor Day, gives celebrants from all over the world the opportunity to enjoy bacon as an all-day experience. The unofficial holiday was established in 2004 by a group of students at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Linder says people see the common bond that bacon can create between classes and cultures.
“Whether it is on a BLT sandwich or wrapped around a filet, bacon offers both high-end and simple goodness,” he says.
Read Entire Article HERE
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August 19, 2010
AIGA meeting4:30 to 5:45, Room 221
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August 18, 2010
Mid Term Grades Available at MyAiCampus.comMid term grades are now available online; please log into your MyAiCampus account to review. Reviewing your mid term grades is helpful to determine your progress in your classes.
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August 18, 2010
What Everyone Should Know About WellnessWorkshop introducing six different areas of wellness and encouraging participants to identify options and make plans for personal enhancement.
Presented by Dr. Heather Bee, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
4:30 to 6:00 pm
Room 263 -
August 16, 2010
Registration For Fall Term Begins Today
Register early for the best class selection!
Registrar’s Office, 3rd floor. -
August 12, 2010
Jam Club Meeting
4:30 to 6:00 pm in the audio studio -
August 12, 2010
AIGA Student Chapter Meeting
4:30 to 5:45 pm, room 221
Theme: Linear by Peter Vidani
