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Photoshop Training … p. 4Vector Training … p.5Layout Design Training … p.6Value to you rOrganization … p.5Next in her Education … p.7Skills and Proficiencies … p.7

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Life’s a beach. Enjoy it.

December 2011 | The Design Edition | TheStreetFashionista

What I wore to my ProStyleMakeup

Interview

A white dress with tiger print, and I

layered a black belt over it to accentuate

my waist. I also acces-sorized with my black ring with rhinestones

and my dangling chain earrings.

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-->I have recently been em-ployed as a summer intern with a makeup academy called ProStyle Makeup. I am hired as their marketing intern and also I am hired to improve their or-ganization to increase efficiency.But I was sure to dress for the industry. This beauty industry opportunity requires that I look good, so I dressed for my posi-tion.

Here are five simple tips to keep in mind when you are dressing for a make-it-or-break-it interview:

REMEMBER YOUR INDUSTRY STANDARDS. The fashion and beauty industries are all about the looks, so dress to impress, but with flair. Wear the bold floral dress. Add the chunky bracelet. Swipe on some gloss. It’s your time to shine, it’s your time to create your own image, and in these industries, image is everything. Employers want to see that you are present-able, so they can rely on your image to reflect their own.

WEAR FLATTERING CLOTHES. If your khakis are too tight (as in I’m seeing panty line) then do not wear them. And I don’t care how large you think your breasts are, for an interview keep them covered. You want your clothes to flatter your body so your interviewer immediately thinks, “Well doesn’t she look so good!” This is especially important in the fashion world because, well, this industry specializes in creat-

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When I went to the ProStyle Makeup Interview, I made to sure to dress for the industry. There are five simple tips to keep in mind when you are dressing for a make-it-or-break-it interview.P h o t o g r a p h f r o m I a n M c C a u s l a n d

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Below: Magazine spread designed by Vanessa Street

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Vanessa learned the basics of Adobe Photoshop in the ART 109 course and built upon those skills through experimentation with the pro-gram. She learned how to digitally enhance any photo through Camera Raw editing feature in Adobe Bridge, and she would transfer those pho-tos into Photoshop for further treatment. Her favorite in class ex-ercise was color exercise; she learned about different color combinations (warm vs. cool, complimentary), shading, tint-ing, and so on, and how color can change the entire design aesthetic. And through the ab-straction exercises, she com-bined multiple photos to create a self-portrait of herself flying, applying only a few filters to further create a unique look. There are no limits to enhancements she can make to photos to make an image perfect for your organization.

Vanessa’s first exposure to the vector art world came in the ART 109 course, and her aptitude for creating vec-tor illustrations using Adobe Illustrator knew no limits. She has always had an immense interest in logo design, but her skills were limited because of her limited avenues for creation. Then through the course, she successfully cre-ated her first professional logo for one of her clients using Illustrator.

In the course she learned about the power of typography, like the uses of serif and sans-serif font, and how to effectively incorporate type with images. Most importantly, while working with vector illustra-tions, she learned the vital dif-ference between raster images and vector images, and that there are appropriate uses for each depending on the purpose of the design.

Basic Photoshop plus ingenuity equals superb work

The power of learnning about vectors

Photo Composition Training Vector Creation

Training

Why do you need her at your organization?For her...• Creativity and greatly

developed design skills

• Crucial critical thinking skills

• Solve your communication problems

• Attractive logos, layouts, photo compositions, and other essential design elements

Vanessa’s Overall Value to

Your Organization

Left: Kitty Litter by Vanessa Street

Below: Devil Diva by Vanessa Street

Above: “Betrayal” by Vanessa StreetBelow: “Chef of the Party” Logo by Vanessa Street

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Next she plans on developing her web design skills, and also effectively incorporat-ing all of her design abilities with her in-terest in advertising. Vanessa has only just begun to un-cover her interest and abilities in the field of graphic design.

Proficient in…Mac and PC• Adobe Photoshop• Adobe Illustrator• Adobe InDesign• Logo Creation• Layout Design• Photo composition

From flyers to magazines and more

Vanessa has always had a passion for layout design, so she was most excited for this aspect of the ART 109 course. She created a newsletter spread from start to finish with only the help of an online tuto-rial. From that exercise, she learned a lot of the aspects of InDesign. From there she learned about layout grids and how to use them to increase efficiency. She utilized a style sheet to recreate a feature spread from the popular life-style magazine Glamour. She even created a con-cert poster utilizing both Pho-toshop and placing text with InDesign. She was already skilled in using Microsoft Publisher, but can now take her layout design to the next level using Adobe InDesign.

Layout Design Training

What’s Next For Vanessa’s Design

Education?

Featuring the Divas

of Hip-Hop and R&B

A New Year's CELEBration

www.GoldenMic.com for tic

kets & locations

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Beyonce•Nicki Minaj•Rihanna•Mary J Blige•Alicia Keys•Keyshia Cole•Lil’ Kim•Trina•Missy Elliot•And More

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Above: Patriotic Princess by Vanessa StreetLeft: A vector illustra-tion Vanessa created from scratchOpposite Page: “A Golden Mic Affair” Concert Poster by Vanessa Street

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