Typography: Aesthetics and Communication

Clay Nowak, Less Work, More Play.

The advent of the computer and digital typography has given us a myriad of choices of typefaces at our fingertips. How much meaning is conveyed in a communication through the choice of typeface versus the specific words themselves? What is behind the choice of a specific type font? What impression does the designer hope to create? Visions Gallery invites you to experience an exploration of typographic form and function by Brooks Institute’s Graphic Design students and alumni.

RECEPTION

May 17th: 5 – 7:30 pm

(Refreshments, Wine Tasting (provided by Ventura County Wine Trail) and Parking are provided)

EXHIBITION

May 17th  -  July 13th, 2012

THE VISIONS GALLERY

Presented by Brooks Institute & Marriott Ventura Beach

2055 East Harbor Boulevard

Ventura, CA 93001

805-743-6000

A-Young Oh, Bauhaus type font.

Jim Jordan’s clients include Elle, Vogue, J. Crew, Lands End, Vanity Fair and many others.  This will be an important presentation for photographers interested in advertising photography.  Seating is first come, first seated.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

7:30pm

Mason Street Studios

27 E. Mason Street, Santa Barbara, CA

How do you navigate being both a creative and business person? Making your living in today’s world is challenging, to say the least.

Add the desire to create and you really have your hands full. It’s not enough to produce beautiful work—you need to know how to market it, price it and budget it. Strong business skills are a must for survival in this competitive market. Join AIGA Santa Barbara for a sneak peek into how some accomplished creatives have navigated these complicated waters.

Seen from several perspectives (a large NYC agency, an illustrator/graphic/web designer, a boutique branding firm, a photographer/stock image provider), the discussion of how to run a business, make money and still have fun will be enlightening.

So, do something creative with your time—join us May 14th at Photo Studio 240 and listen in. It will be informative, engaging and lots of fun!

Date/Time/Location

Monday May 14, 2012
6 pm to 7:30 pm (be on time)
240 Studio
1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez, Suite 240
Santa Barbara 93103

Cost

Students $5
AIGA Members $10
Non-Members $25

http://santabarbara.aiga.org/

May 22nd, 2012 at 6:30 PM  |  Ventura Campus  |  Screening room

Photographer of people – actors, directors, politicians, musicians, scientists, and more.  Joe Pugliese is a frequent contributor to Wired, ESPN, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, and Money magazine, and has completed projects for NBC Universal and Discovery Channel. His work has been honored by Communication Arts and Photo District News. He lives in Los Angeles.

Saturday, May 5, 2012, 10:00 AM

lynda.com Campus

6410 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA (map)

Adobe and lynda.com invite you to a special FREE photo shoot and workshop in southern California at the lynda.com campus. Just south of Santa Barbara, this location is unique with two outdoor experiences for you to participate in shooting and loads of great training on the new Photoshop CS6. Come spend the day with us!

SHOOT: Car lovers will truly appreciate getting up close and personal with two premium, luxury automobiles.

Experience both an indoor urban warehouse & outdoor shoot.

Professionally lit and in two unique environments, this will give you endless options and angles to play with.

EAT: Enjoy a FREE lunch

LEARN: See a LIVE demo  from Bryan O’Neil Hughes – senior product manager for Photoshop – as he highlights new features for photographers in the just announced Photoshop CS6.

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn some expert tips and tricks, see what’s new in Photoshop CS6, ask questions and potentially win products and prizes! The lynda.com team will also inform you of great resources you can use every day to perfect your skills.

WHO: Lovers of photography – from beginners to pros!

WHEN:  Saturday, May 5 from  10:00 a.m. (Sharp!) – 2:00 p.m. PT

WHERE: Meet at the lynda.com Campus

Address – 6410 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA 93013

BRING: Camera, your questions and creativity!

COST: FREE! Food, drinks and demo/discussion are included.

RSVP: Space is limited, so reserve your spot now!

We can only accept 150 yes RSVP’s for this event. If you RSVP yes, please show up! If you can’t make it, please change your RSVP to “no,” so someone else can attend.

A waiting list will be provided, so please contact us directly if you would like to be added.

Confirmed attendees will receive a note with more details closer to the event. We’re looking forward to a fun-filled day of photography

RSVP here:

http://www.meetup.com/Adobe-Photowalk/events/62461062/

Photography by Brooks Institute Students + Alumni

Opening Reception: May 3, 2012, 5-8 PM

Gallery 27

27 E Cota St.

Santa Barbara, CA

http://www.facebook.com/events/346326422090926/

Exhibition: May 3 – June 15, 2012

Photography holds this beautiful ability to ferry its viewer from their current time and place to one of imagination or reality, of fantasy or truth. The Path is an exhibition of images from Brooks Institute’s students and alumni that uses the specific visual construction of a path, a road, for the viewer to detour into another world – be it one of escape, or discovery.

Image by Adam D. Gerlach:

Rickard is the founder of American Suburb X (www.americansuburbx.com) and These Americans (www.theseamericans.com), aggregating websites for essays on contemporary photography and historical photographic archives.  Rickard’s work was included in the MoMA exhibition New Photography 2011, and a solo exhibition is planned for the fall of 2012 at Yossi Milo gallery in New York City.

This special Wednesday night IRIS Nights lecture is presented in conjunction with MOPLA (Month of Photography – Los Angeles).  During the month of April, explore a variety of photographic exhibitions and discussions at venues throughout Los Angeles.  Additionally, through MOPLA’s Pro’jekt LA, photography will be projected on walls and outdoor spaces of Los Angeles.  MOPLA is a program of the Lucie Foundation.  Visit www.mopla.org for a schedule of events.

Brooks Institute, Warren King, and Brooks’ Alumni Association are proud to announce a new fundraiser to support the annual Warren King Scholarship.

Warren King established, at Reseda High, one of most successful high school photography programs in the country. He has mentored over 16,000 students of photography during the last 50 years and was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

As many of Warren King’s students have gone on to study at Brooks Institute, we are proud to be in partnership with Warren King and the Brooks Alumni Association to bring this opportunity to high school photography students. In brief, the scholarship targets students who excel in and demonstrate a passion for photography, students who are academically sound, and those in financial need who would benefit greatly from this opportunity.

The scholarship is able to continue with the support from donors and we cannot do this without your help.   To say thank you for your donation, Warren King has published a new book titled, “Warren King’s Own Photographers’ Hall Of Fame” and a copy will be sent to donors who contribute a minimum of $50. All donations will be used to help finance the Warren King Scholarship through the Career Education Scholarship Fund at Brooks Institute, where $5,000 is awarded annually to two young deserving students just out of high school and entering Brooks Institute. The scholarship is in its 11^th year.

Donations can be received in the following manners:

1.  Donate $50 and receive a copy of “Warren King’s Own Photographers’ Hall Of Fame.”  Please send a check made payable to H. Warren King then mail it to H. Warren King 24579 Lola Lane, Santa Clarita CA 91321.
2. In addition, you can support the Warren King Scholarship by making a donation of any amount that will go directly to the scholarship.   Please send a check made payable to CESF and mail it to Brooks Alumni Association, 27 E. Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA  93101

Special thanks to Paul Moshay who devoted many hours of his valuable time in assisting Warren with the production of this book. Without Paul’s help and expertise, it would have never been completed.

Sincerely,

Warren King & Brooks Institute Alumni Association

Anything goes! The NPPA hopes to see each and every one of you there!

Friends, fellow classmates and alumni are welcome to attend so bring them too!

8:00 am to 12:00 pm Saturday, March 17, 2012.

Ventura Campus, Screening Room

Art Without Limits has set up a coalition of arts organizations 

to present the 2nd annual ART CAREER DAY CONFERENCE

at Fe Bland Forum at SB City College

MARCH 17, 2012 – Noon – 5 pm

Junior High thru College students

FREE with PRE-REGISTRATION

at WWW.ACDC-SB.ORG

Santa Barbara County students will hear speakers:

Emcee – David Starkey, Keynote Speaker – Kip Fulbeck

Andy Davis-Film, Michael Irwin-Painting, David Grossman-

Music,Ulrike Kerber-Graphic Design, Ann Dusenberry-Acting.

Roundtable discussions will be held in over 14 subjects to choose from.

REFRESHMENTS – ENTERTAINMENT by Naked Walrus band.

Schedule is available on the website.

PRESENTERS: Art Without Limits-Julie McLeod & John Ogilvie, SBCC Creative

Writing Department-David Starkey, Notes for Notes & New Noise-Jeff Theimer,

Santa Barbara Bowl, Ginny Brush-SB County Arts Commission, Michelle

Magnusson-Partners in Education, Dug Uyesaka and Rod Lathim

SPONSORS: Art Without Limits, Santa Barbara City College-

Creative Writing Dept.,Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara

County Arts Commission, lynda.com, Notes for Notes

Last year’s event left the future artists knowing they could approach Santa

 Barbara professional artists for support, advice, guidance and mentorship.

Several mentorships were started from the event with Art Without Limits.

WWW.ACDC-SB.ORG