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Emminizer, Theresa Guillain, Charlotte. Hodge, Susie Nardo, Don Schulman, Miriam Smith, JimGuillain, Charlotte.
Summary: Read all about different careers that are perfect for art lovers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 702.3 GUIEmminizer, Theresa
Summary: "In our fast-changing world, creative problem-solvers are increasingly in demand across job markets. In this book, STEAM students will learn about the myriad opportunities that their future holds in store. They'll discover what kind of work is available to engineers, scientists, innovators, and artists. They'll appreciate how STEAM professionals influence our environment and lives. Using...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 502.3 EMMSmith, Jim
Summary: "Everything you need to know to run a profitable and satisfying graphic design business from your home. From estimating start-up costs and finding customers to setting prices and taking your business online, this comprehensive guide provides down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based graphic design business."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.6 SmithHodge, Susie
Summary: "The large variety of jobs that await the art lover are showcased in this peek into the workdays of 25 workers whose jobs involve art. Learn what it takes to be an architect or an art historian, how a technical illustrator or a game designer spends their day, and what's involved in hosting an art auction or tracking down art forgers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 700.23 HODCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Job That HodgeNardo, Don
Summary: "Creative people tend to have a difficult time building a career based on their artistic passions. This is partly because there are usually far fewer job openings in the arts than there are creative people to fill them. Yet in spite of the widely-recognized difficulties of making a steady living as an artist, there is never a shortage of individuals in each new generation who vigorously and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 153.3 NARSummary: Called Britain's most consistently original, outrageous, eccentric, and controversial designer, Vivienne Westwood is also an esteemed professor of fashion at Berlin's Academy of Arts. This program profiles Westwood while capturing the student experience under her rigorous tutelage. Footage of her apprentices-in the classroom, learning the ropes at her London workshop, and putting on a fashion...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Where do abstract painters and fashion designers find their muses? To what extent does the creative process differ between video artists, sculptors, and fine art embroiderers? How do illustrators and mixed media artists handle the business side of their work? Using capsule interviews with contemporary figures on the U.K. visual arts scene, this program draws viewers into the studio space and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Introduce viewers to three women who have found gainful employment in the field of music. This program profiles Sandra Schultz, a sound engineer and technician who records and mixes for music producers; Shelley Park, a guitar builder who produces between 12 and 20 instruments per year; and Alice Bernier, an electronic music composer who works out of her own high-tech studio. Commentary from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Schulman, Miriam
Summary: "No matter what kind of creative artist you are -whether you're a musician, photographer, painter, writer, dancer, singer, or any other medium with aspirations of making a living from your art, this is the perfect time to turn your creative ideas into a successful art business. With gatekeepers no longer controlling the market, anyone with a laptop and a dream can make a thriving living from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Leadership 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700.23 SCHSummary: Its influences include comic books, B-movies, rock 'n' roll, surfing, hot rods, and Cold War imagery. Art historians call it Pop Surrealism; practitioners call it Lowbrow. With dozens of artist and gallery curator interviews, along with hundreds of examples, this program chronicles Lowbrow's evolution, its iconoclasm and often antagonistic relation to abstract expressionism, as well as the rise...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: In this program, three women with rewarding careers in the gaming industry describe their work. Dianna Schwanke is a dealer and floor supervisor at a popular casino; Leanne Painter is a 118-pound jockey who rides and races thoroughbreds; and Suzie Dumont is a game designer and multimedia wiz who produces interactive lotto games. Conversations with co-workers and supervisors add to the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In this program, the audacious satirical puppet team of Roger Law and Peter Fluck take viewers on an intriguing tour of political and social satire through caricature. Ranging from James Gillray's lampooning of King George III to Ralph Steadman's savaging of Richard Nixon, the program illustrates how masters of caricature have shaped public opinion through the mediums of drawing, painting,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: I don't go all out to destroy the environment, but I don't really think about the ozone layer and recycling? Charlotte loves geography but the earth-friendly job her advisors suggest just doesn't appeal, especially because rock music might be her true destiny. In this program a career specialist and a life coach introduce Charlotte to opportunities in both fields, but with its low pay and lack...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Graphic Designer is a twenty-minute video which is part of the series, Career Connections.The Career Connections video series gives viewers the opportunity to investigate various occupations without leaving the classroom. Each information-packed program contains interviews with workers and on-the-job footage to provide a comprehensive overview of these fast-paced, rewarding careers. Educational...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This program provides a succinct overview of the commercial applications of photography, the graphic arts, and desktop publishing, along with the careers associated with them. Demonstrations of equipment and software, plus definitions of industry jargon, demystify these fascinating fields, while discussions on a diverse range of topics such as how a camera functions and how DTP technology has...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: I was born for the stage but I also like accounting. In this program a career specialist and a life coach arrange for Christopher to land a very unglamorous role in a local dinner theater production and then work as an accountant to determine which profession might be right for him. Christopher loves numbers, but he's hooked on the thrill he gets from being on stage. Is he enough of a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: What makes a good design? What must a designer do to develop a fresh, original approach to a product? This program explores those questions as it investigates one of the main factors that influence design: innovation. Identifying the basic concepts of innovation with help from an engaging host, the video visits design studios and workshops to see innovative practices at work. Viewers meet the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Working on schedule and within a budget is crucial in the fast-paced world of design, where success often depends on timing and products must be priced affordably. This program shows how the factors of time and money affect the design process. Case studies for the Apple iPad wall-mount and a go-kart sticker manufacturer highlight cost issues in the design process, including productivity,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: In Italy, the finest cloth in Europe is woven and hand-assembled to the exacting specifications of prestigious fashion houses-and it comes at a very steep price. This program visits an exclusive fabric fair, the wool looms of Zegna, the silk printing presses of T.J.S.S., a clothing assembly plant, and a fashion trade show to demonstrate how Italy's best craftspeople turn thread into cloth and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The principles of design are visible almost anywhere, but too often they are explained in an abstract, intellectualized way. This hands-on video presents the basic elements of design and their importance in a wide variety of fields and professions-architecture, landscaping, fashion, furniture design, the culinary arts, information technology, and other disciplines. Studying balance, contrast,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program looks at the creation of two products as it explores the visual, tactile, and aesthetic factors that inform the design process. The 321 Water filter is an attractive personal water purifier aimed at health-conscious women. Tear Lab is a non-invasive medical tool for measuring salt levels in tears. Sharing prototypes and drawings with the camera, the designers of these products talk...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: For some designers, the thought of promoting their own work is overwhelming. They may even believe that having creative talent means they should leave the advertising and marketing to others. With a strong focus on designers and artists, this program explores strategies for achieving commercial success. The benefits of having a professional portfolio, photographs, business cards, and a Web site...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Here's a place where your students can turn their creativity into a career. This program looks at opportunities to design, produce, exhibit, perform, write, or publish in a variety of media, including theater, film, textiles, newspapers, radio, and television. Real-world insights into this cluster are provided through interviews with a cable TV broadcast engineer, newspaper reporter,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Touring Issey Miyake's design studio and factory as well as spotlighting his garments on the runway, this program presents a total look at one of the world's leading fashion designers. Half innovation, half invention, Issey's use of pleats and twists has opened up a whole new world of possibilities in fabric by exploiting texture and wrinkles. The process of folding and twisting the fabrics by...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005