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September, 2007

Podcasts through September

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

These are the podcasts for September 2007. Featuring production meetings and the visit from Blind Design’s Thom Koh. You can click on the PODCASTS link above to download these Podcasts.

VisCom Center Launches the Ford Focus Project

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Ford FocusThe Center for Visual Communication at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) will participate in a first-of-its-kind competition with regional private and public universities, including CSU Long Beach, Art Center College of Design and Chapman University, to create 30-second commercials for Southern California Ford Dealers. The creative project was conceived and directed by Daily and Associates Advertising of West Hollywood, which approached notable colleges to develop the TV spots for the launch of the highly anticipated redesigned Ford Focus. Read the rest of this entry »

CSUN Animation Grad gets credits: “Phantom Planet”

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Danny Phantom logoCSUN Animation Grad gets credits: “Phantom Planet” 1 hr Finale, Aug 20, 8pm, Nickelodeon.

Aaron Hammersley, CSUN-Animation Alum @2004.

“Phantom Planet”, special 1 hour movie premiere, Danny Phantom series finale, Aug 30, 8pm, Nicktoons. Aaron’s credits are for both: Storyboard Revisionist and Storyboard Artist. He reports that he is currently working on “Fairly Odd Parents” as a Storyboard Artist and loves his job! Read the rest of this entry »

New Faculty Hires

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

The DEPARTMENT OF ART is pleased to announce the hiring of two new tenure track professors who will begin their career at CSUN in the fall of 2007.
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Graphic designers go head to head in competition

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Student in the media labThe rain on a Friday evening did not seem to hinder students, alumni and instructors from coming to campus for the head to head competition of eight graphic design arts students.

“I was definitely impressed by the turnout,” said Joe Bautista of the more than 70 people in attendance, an instructor at CSUN who presented the idea for the competition to students and other instructors. “Usually rain causes people to not want to go out. But I think the event itself was so unique, there’s that competitive factor to it and you want to see who is a great designer or artist and that made the turnout a success.” Read the rest of this entry »