The Summer season is almost over and Fall semester has started, so we wanted to keep everyone updated on the latest visual communication news as you start a new semester. We hope you have a great year at the University!
Notes from Happy Half-Hours
Summary of our Happy Half-Hour Days
In our previous happy half-hour gatherings ASEM designers shared recent work, we discussed how the format of our future meetings should be (co-working days still replaced by Happy Half-Hour days on Zoom for now), and Michael Bergland-Riese shared the work around the Husker Pride initiative duringLincoln's first Star City Pride parade on June 19. He also shared a link to purchase Husker Pride t-shirts. We hope you will join us for the next Happy Half-Hour day.
Announcements
VCN Chat Moving to Teams
We are transitioning over to Microsoft Teams! NEW templates are soon to be released -- and they'll be shared on Teams first. Click the link below to join the VCN Teams, where you can share your work, ask questions and look for resources.
Join VCN Teams
Adobe MAX 2021
Adobe MAX will be held online October 26–28. The free virtual event will include over 400 live and on-demand sessions and labs. Featured speakers include Chloé Zhao, Eddie Opara, Zerina Akers, David Carson, and more.
Register for Adobe MAX
“Lift Off” University Community Mural Painting
All are welcome to collaboratively paint a mural on Wednesday, Sept. 1,4-6 p.m. in the greenspace by the Nebraska Union. Commissioned by the Center for Entrepreneurship (C4E)at the College of Business, the mural will be the first venture for a newstartupcalled ThePALETTEProject, spearheaded by founder, CEO and senior management major Erika Casarin.
The student-created design is like a big paint-by-number activity. Join for fun, good jams, snacks and getting to know about entrepreneurial opportunities on campus.
Please dress in clothes you don’t mind getting a little paint on. You’ll meet The PALETTE Project, the student startup coordinating the event, and receive a t-shirt just for you. Closed-toed shoes are recommended.
Tips, Tricks & Resources
Check Out Photoshop's Latest Updates
Photoshop released major updates to Sky Replacement, Healing Brush and Magic Wand on iPad and more! They also shared news about a new Discover Panel, an innovation that brings together tutorials, one-click actions and other capabilities to speed time to results when using Photoshop.
Read the Adobe Blog PostCommunicator of the Quarter
Nominate a Communicator!
Let’s shout out the great work being done at the university! Please nominate a communicator in our community to recognize. Do you know someone who has recently joined the university it’d be great for all of us to meet? Are you impressed by that campaign you just saw one of your peers launch? Can you count on someone to do great things? Let’s put some faces to names to work and continue to build this community of peers together.Years at UNL
0–152
Specializations:
Any and all!
Q & A
VCN: Herbie, thanks for standing in for this issue to cheer us on. Will you indulge us in some Q&A?Herbie: Sure, why not! As I say, in Our Grit, Our Glory!
VCN: What’s your favorite color, Herbie?
Herbie: I know you all expect me to say scarlet but it’s actually white.
VCN: What?! Herbie! White isn’t even a color. And don’t we always lose in white alternate uniforms? We’ll keep this one to ourselves. Next question. What is your visual communication pet peeve?
Herbie: Dropping the ball on kerning headlines. Go Big Red!
VCN: Herbie, what’s your guilty pleasure?
Herbie: I’ll be honest with you, my guilty pleasure is corny jokes.