Wednesday, October 12, 2011

BUS125 Fundamentals of Advertising Fall 2011

Diserio, Danielle Nicole http://dndiserio0420.blogspot.com/
King, Ashley Lynn http://ashleysadventuresinadvertising.blogspot.com/
Lewis, Tiffany M.S. http://mirrorimagetextilesinc.blogspot.com/
Munns, Lisa Jae http://lmunns.blogspot.com/
Regis, Jesus http://sugardrops13.blogspot.com/
Romero, Samantha http://samanthaadvertising.blogspot.com/
Stephenson, Nicole Beverly http://nbstephenson1986.blogspot.com/

BUS121 Fundamentals of Marketing Fall 2011

Amaro, Jessy A. http://jessyamarophoto.blogspot.com/
Arreola, Nina Crystal http://ninafrm.blogspot.com/
Bracamonte, Eryck Nicko http://enbstudios.blogspot.com/
Brown, Michelle C http://pink-audio.blogspot.com/
Cron, Kathea Diane http://liveandonthefly.blogspot.com/
Deleon, Dana Angelica http://danas0r.blogspot.com/
Dempster, Todd A. http://thenecrotichalo.blogspot.com/
Desa, Shyann M.A. http://shyanndesa.blogspot.com/
Espinoza, Kiere Xavier http://keaudio.blogspot.com/
Fischer, Nathan Ron http://rmadisonstudios.blogspot.com/
Hoy, Kiera S.Z. http://kierazhoy.blogspot.com/
Hughes, LaJuan http://audiomerger.blogspot.com/
Larson, Beau Dexter http://beaubus121.blogspot.com/
Leal, Laura L. http://the-randoming.blogspot.com/
Lewis, Tiffany M.S. http://tiffanymicloset.blogspot.com/
Mazza, Stephanie http://ladybugbeetles.blogspot.com/
McCall, Christine E. http://xtinemccall.blogspot.com/
McCoy, Brandon http://tharealmccoy.blogspot.com/
McCutcheon, Jordan Lee http://mccutcheonaudio.blogspot.com/
McGarvey, Coral http://coralsmarketing.blogspot.com/
Medley, Alice K http://rkcasualwear.blogspot.com/
Munns, Lisa Jae http://fashionista7326.blogspot.com/
Nachtigall, Erica A. http://viisquared.blogspot.com/
Ornelas, Phillip http://philster08.blogspot.com/
Race, Andrew http://magicalpressinc.blogspot.com/
Romero, Samantha http://samanthaannlovesfashion.blogspot.com/
Serrano, Denise http://cupofclothes.blogspot.com/
Sims, Alyssa Brianne http://tobealamode.blogspot.com/
Smith, Kiri Shannon http://apachephotos.blogspot.com/
Stewart, Victoria N. http://antiqueinvasion.blogspot.com/
Veltman, Melody A. http://melodyveltman.blogspot.com/
Williams, Dupree R http://youngicon-ent.blogspot.com/

Monday, September 19, 2011

Photoshop World at the Mandalay Bay Resort


If you missed Photoshop World at the Mandalay Bay Resort, you really missed a lot! “Designed to help you boost your skills, Photoshop World offers three days of pulse-pounding training with classes from renowned experts in the fields of Photoshop, photography and lighting and a once-in-a-lifetime experience guaranteed to enhance your skill set and help your work soar to new heights! A Career-Enhancing Experience! Learning From The Best.”

OK, the above quote was from the website, but it was fun and interesting.. and FREE. You got free access to the sales floor on Friday if you printed out the ticket on the website. There were many interesting vendors. Great networking opportunities, too. I got offered a job opportunity and my guest found about about another.


“Whether you’re hoping to pick up new lighting techniques from the pros or want to better familiarize yourself with Photoshop and Lightroom, Photoshop World’s team of top-notch instructors give you a healthy dose of learning and inspiration. After training with NAPP’s highly regarded team of Photoshop experts and acclaimed photographers at our design and photography convention, you will see a big difference in your work almost immediately!”


You should have been there!

Please check it out for next year.... http://photoshopworld.com/

Great Food Trucks in Vegas

Food trucks are a culinary trend. They are suddenly everywhere. Trucks move constantly, "broadcasting" their location by Twitter, parking wherever they can find enough space, and drawing as many as 800 people.


In the world of food, the food truck has a kind of celebrity standing. It is where the action is. As the LA Times said:


“The truck and its staff of merry makers have become a sort of roving party, bringing people to neighborhoods they might not normally go to, and allowing for interactions with strangers they might not otherwise talk to.”


In marketing class summer quarter, we developed Marketing plans for food trucks. I think there were some pretty good ideas presented with some great creative material.


Keri Neal said: “The product of the Wrap Shack is quite simple. Anything that can be folded into a wrap or a crepe is possible. Thus, developing a unique product item will keep my business on the consumers "top of mind" and meet their demands and needs as the market changes.” This photo of the wraps is her original photo:


Sara Philips said: “Starting out with a plan, then turning it actions can be one are the hardest things to do. Though implementation the Underdog needs to take its strategies and plans and turn them into actions to accomplish its goals, objectives, and uphold its mission statement. Above all, we need to exemplify our main concept and keep customers satisfied.” This website, to the left, is her creative work:


For Joscelyn Reyes, " The internet is a blessing or tragedy for all businesses, especially for the beginners that are struggling to find new consumers. For my bus truck I have opened a website and a twitter account. (http://electricitytruck.blogspot.com/) I have realized just how important the social media has grown to be, one post can determine your reputation and your business carrier.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

This week at SIGGRAPH - AILV Professor


Our own Michael Baker of the Art Institute of Las Vegas spoke this week at SIGGRAPH. Now in its 38th year, the SIGGRAPH conference is the premier international event on computer graphics and interactive techniques. The SIGGRAPH conference attracts the most respected technical and creative people from all over planet Earth.

Michael was on the panel titles Destruction and Dynamics for Film and Game Production. He spoke on Authoring Destruction with the Dynamica Bullet Maya Plugin. The course was focused on “rigid-body and particle simulation and collision techniques used in breaking objects and large-scale destruction. He gave a brief introduction to the basic theory, and then the course continued with examples from specific films and games. Other topics included production aspects such as authoring tools (including the open-source Bullet physics library used in both game and film production) and computational and algorithmic issues.”

Though organized by Advanced Micro Devices, other members of the presentation committee included people from DreamWorks Animation, Industrial Light & Magic and Disney Interactive Studios.

http://www.siggraph.org/s2011/