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The making of Times Square: LIVE! with Bert Monroy

Published by | Friday, September 30th, 2011

Don’t miss this opportunity to see Bert Monroy—lynda.com author, teacher, and a preeminent pioneer of digital art—at a live one-day seminar about the making of his spectacular digital painting masterpiece, Times Square. Bert will be demonstrating the tools and techniques used to make the 5-by-25-foot digital illustration of New York’s Times Square. The 6.5-gigabyte image was built pixel by pixel, using more than 750,000 Photoshop layers, over more than four years.

Locations and dates
Los Angeles, October 21
New York, November 3
Chicago, November 17

Special savings for lynda.com members
Use priority code TMOTSLYN and save $10 off the seminar fee when you register.

Go to Bert’s web site to learn more information and to register for these events.

Watch Lynda’s interview with Bert about the event:

Learn more about Times Square and Bert Monroy on lynda.com:

•  Bert Monroy: The Making of Times Square, The People
•  Bert Monroy: The Making of Times Square, The Techniques
•  Bert Monroy: The Making of Times Square, The Tools
•  Bert Monroy, Digital Painter and Illustrator

Bring your friends! Bert does not travel much or often, and he’s a great teacher and inspirational speaker.

REGISTER by September 30 and save a total of $60 with this discount plus Early Bird pricing!

Free screening of Stefan G. Bucher Creative Inspirations documentary

Published by | Thursday, July 21st, 2011

On Thursday, July 28, join lynda.com and Art Center College of Design as we present a screening of the new film from the lynda.com Creative Inspirations series, Stefan G. Bucher, Designer, Illustrator, and Writer. Follow Stefan from his first illustrations, through Art Center College of Design, Portland agency Wieden+Kennedy, Madonna’s Maverick Records, and finally his own company, 344 Design. If you’re in the Pasadena, CA area, it’s a great opportunity to check out our latest documentary on the big screen, meet other lynda.com members, and attend a Q&A with Stefan Bucher.

Admission is free, as space permits.

Event details:

Stefan G. Bucher, Designer, Illustrator, and Writer
Art Center College of Design, Hillside Campus, Pasadena
Ahmanson Auditorium

Thursday, July 28

7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Screening
8:00 – 8:30 p.m. Q&A with Stefan

RSVP to alumni@artcenter.edu by July 25.

We hope to see you there!

 

Doyald Young documentary selected for London film festival

Published by | Thursday, June 9th, 2011

Doyald at his drafting table.

We’re very pleased to announce that one of our Creative Inspirations documentaries has again been accepted into a major film festival. Doyald Young, Logotype Designer has been selected to screen at the Open City London Documentary Film Festival on June 17, at 1:30 p.m. BST.

The documentary team at lynda.com is honored by the recognition that our films have received, and we’ll continue to strive to deliver excellent, compelling and inspiring stories.

Live with Lynda webinar on Thursday, May 26

Published by | Thursday, May 26th, 2011

The next installment of the Live with Lynda webinar series takes place today at noon, PDT. Presented in collaboration with the New Media Consortium, this edition will feature lynda.com co-founder Lynda Weinman interviewing journalism teacher Esther Wojcicki. Wojcicki, along with several of her students, will be discussing her innovative methods for teaching journalism at Palo Alto High School.

Topics to be covered include (from the nmc.org web site):

  • Motivation to teach
  • Her unique program at Palo Alto High School
  • The value of project-based teaching
  • Relinquishment of power and control by teachers
  • Creating a relationship of trust with students
  • The difficulties of teaching in a bureaucratic system – overcoming the odds

For more info on Wojcikci (who apparently goes by ‘the WOJ’) and the webinar, check out the Connect@NMC/Live with Lynda page.

Live with Lynda webinar
The Adaptive Classroom: A Conversation with Esther Wojcicki
Thursday, May 26 2011
12:00 pm PDT

Access the webinar in the NMC Connect Adobe Seminar Room

 

Live with Lynda webinar this Friday, April 29

Published by | Thursday, April 28th, 2011

The next installment of Live with Lynda, our new webinar series presented in collaboration with the New Media Consortium, is this Friday, April 29. Laurie Burruss will be talking with instructional designer and educational technologist (and lynda.com author) Chris Mattia about Moodle, the LMS and CMS tool that allows educators to interact with students outside the classroom and manage a course from anywhere.

A short description about the webinar, from the nmc.org website:

In this seminar, Chris Mattia will explain how the Art Center College of Design integrated a lynda.com site license into their campus Moodle system. Topics that he will cover include: how to ensure a seamless integration, reducing barriers to entry for faculty, Moodle modifications to ease faculty adoption of lynda.com for enhancing teaching and learning, and Moodle as a foundation for a custom campus portal. Plus, a sneak peek at the new features of Moodle 2.0.

Live with Lynda webinar: Chris Mattia on Moodle LMS Integration with the lynda.com Online Training Library®
Friday, April 29, 2011
10:00 am PDT

Access the webinar in the NMC Connect Adobe Seminar Room

Young Love: a tribute to Doyald Young this Sunday

Published by | Friday, April 8th, 2011

A celebration of the life and work of Doyald Young will be held this Sunday, April 10th, from 1:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

It starts from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. with an afternoon of workshops. Prominent designers and Art Center instructors will show how to draw beautiful curves and letterforms. Join Jill Bell, Stefan G. Bucher, Nils Lindstrom, Ramone Muñoz, Chesley Nassaney, and Bumsuk Lim for a series of hands-on workshops creating luscious curves as an homage to Doyald.

From 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., Doyald’s friends, colleagues, and students will gather in the student cafeteria for an exhibition and reception.

From 6:15 to 8:00 p.m. in the Ahmanson Auditorium, there will be a screening of the lynda.com documentary, Doyald Young, Logotype Designer. After the lights come up, Doyald’s friends and colleagues will share a few of their favorite memories.

RSVP to the event by emailing events@artcenter.edu. Please indicate whether you’ll be attending the workshops, reception, or both. Check for updates to the workshop schedule, descriptions and preparation here.

In honor of this wonderful man, we’d like to share a tribute we created that showcases the work that he loved so much, set to a clarinet duet:

Free Live with Lynda webinar starts Wednesday: Authentic Learning with Michael Wesch

Published by | Monday, March 28th, 2011

In a collaborative partnership, lynda.com and New Media Consortium (NMC) are initiating a series of monthly webinars called Live with Lynda targeted at higher education to inspire thought leadership, support best practices in education, and to share strategies for online learning. Every other month I will interview a thought leader who inspires us all in education. On alternate months, Laurie Burruss, Senior Director of Education at lynda.com, will feature best practices and strategies for online learning in higher education presented by either educators in the nmc.org community or by lynda.com authors.

Michael Wesch

Michael Wesch, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Kansas State University, joins Lynda on Wednesday for a webinar interview.

On March 30 from 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., I am excited to interview one of my heros in education, Michael Wesch, Associate Professor in Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University. Dubbed “the explainer” by Wired magazine, Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist exploring the impact of new media on society and culture. His videos on technology, education, and information have been viewed by millions, translated in over ten languages, and are frequently featured at international film festivals and major academic conferences worldwide.

The topic of the interview is Authentic Learning, and here is the short description:

Join the interview and discussion related to how teaching practices are shifting from the sage on stage to group problem solving and student collaboration. Lynda interviews Michael Wesch about his personal journey as a teacher, the challenges he faced as he changed his approach, the successes and barriers to making the change, and watch as he and a few of his students showcase some of their current projects.

Learn more about Michael and his work at Kansas State University on its site. See his student collaborative work on his YouTube channel.

Live with Lynda webinar: Authentic Learning with Michael Wesch
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PDT

Our sincere apologies for the incorrect webinar link posted earlier. For those of you who were not able to join us, the archive is now available at http://nmc.adobeconnect.com/p21022812/

Lynda interviews Mad Men creator, Matthew Weiner, February 13

Published by | Friday, February 11th, 2011

If you are in the Santa Barbara area, join us on Sunday February 13, 2010 at the Granada Theater to attend an interview with Lynda Weinman and Matthew Weiner, creator of the hit TV show Mad Men. Since its debut in 2007, Mad Men has not only reinvigorated 1960’s retro with its uncanny historical accuracy and flawless visual style, but has also garnered three consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, three Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Drama Series, and a myriad of other honors. Culture-watchers love its complex storylines that reveal American life on the cusp of enormous social change. Strike a pose for our fashion photographers and show off your glamorous 1950s -1960s cocktail attire, and enjoy a dynamic discussion with one of the maddest men in television.

Location: The Granada, 1214 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Date: Sunday, February 13, 2011
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $28 for the general public; $16 for UCSB students. Tickets available through the University of California, Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures site, and benefits UCSB Arts and Lectures.