Mildred M. Kelley Library

Vote for the People's Choice Award for the AiD OMOT (On My Own Time) submissions of visual art!

DEADLINE: Aug. 27

Go to: https://ntbca.org/art-institute-gallery

Find the artwork you wish to vote for and click on it to get the TITLE of the piece.

Go to the bottom of the screen and you will find a voting box. Click on it, enter the title of your vote, and click "done."

That's it! YOUR VOTE MATTERS! Art Matters! AiD Matters!

Leslie & Anne, OMOT Ambassadors

Art Institute Gallery — Business Council for the Arts On My Own Time is a corporate arts competition offering employees and their families a unique opportunity to showcase their literary and visual arts talents. Learn more about the program here.

The new issue of Stash, the best of animation, motion graphics and SFX is up and ready for you to view on the Online Library!

Stash 141 Preview This is "Stash 141 Preview" by STASH on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

A good list of resources from AIGA, applies to more than graphic designers.

AIGA Eye on Design has gathered helpful resources for the design community, including donation links, reading recommendations, and Black designers to support. Read the full list and add your own suggestions here > https://aigadsgn.org/2BXi1Ma

The illustration featured in the resource list is by Yeshi Designs

The latest issue of STASH is on the Online Library, here is a preview! 2 hours of the best, newest animation, motion graphics and visual effects!

Stash 141 Preview This is "Stash 141 Preview" by STASH on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Game Art and Fashion students, something here for you or anyone interested in fashion and/or gaming!!

Computer Gaming is big business. Fashion is big business. Is there any overlap?

Gaming has a global market value of $152 billion, as reported in the Global Games Market Report by the intelligence firm, Newzoo, of which 45 percent is spent on mobile games.

In 2019, a staggering $2.4 billion people were estimated to have played a mobile game (close to one third of the global population).

Learn how the fashion industry is missing a golden opportunity. Read this week’s UoF blog https://www.universityoffashion.com/blog/

Lots of resources here! Don't forget all the great tools on the Online Library! Make good use of your time at home with a tutorial or articles or books or stream a movie!

Free online resources for artists and designers stuck at home Drawing lessons, software, books and more – the creative community continues to offer amazing support amid virus outbreak.

From our friends at Vickery Midtown.

Additional ways you can help our community in the challenge of

Besides all the amazing resources on your Online Library, check out some of these, especially if you have kids at home! Stay safe out there!

Free Tools for Online Teaching and Learning During School Closures As educators turn to remoteprogramming and classroom management due to the COVID-19 outbreak and school closures, ed tech providers are offeringfree access. Here’s a list.

Hey, people with sewing machines and time on your hands, have you considered making facemasks? Here are some tutorials shared by University of Fashion. These don't provide the same protections as professional gear but they are better than nothing and will remind people not to touch their faces. Be safe out there!

Birds of a feather flock together to make face masks!

Can you help out your local medical community by sewing face masks? Here are 2 videos to help sew them.

https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2020/03/18/coronavirus-deaconess-ask-public-provide-medical-face-masks/2865273001/ and SaltyDIY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phP9k3sxm3U

Here’s a link to the air filters you'll need FiltersFast.com

Send us info on how many you’ve made & donated for a chance to win a 1-year subscription to UoF. Happy sewing!

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Culinary folks, the Texas Restaurant Association is opening up their app to help anyone who owns or works in a restaurant.

TRA Mobile App

We are collecting and sharing a curated collection of helpful links with places to get financial assistance, jobs, factual information and fun or educational stuff to do while staying home. If you have something that would be helpful, send it our way!

Click on the picture of the web page to get to the page or article or source.

http://www.pearltrees.com/lacasto/covid-19-resources/id30363901

COVID-19 Resources This is a list of website and documents that provide assistance and good information to people during this difficult time.

Between the Online Library and this, you can make productive and/or fun use of your time off!

Use Your Time in Isolation to Learn Everything You’ve Always Wanted To: Free Online Courses, Audio Books, eBooks, Movies, Coloring Books & More 'I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.' Mark Twain may or may not have actually said that, but either way the sentiment resonates — and with a new strength now, since schools have closed all over the world in an attempt to halt the spread of the pandemic coronavirus.

It's that time of the quarter again! The puzzle is out and it looks hard! We need your help and you need a break! Come on by and get your mind off your troubles.

Free DART rides to people who are going to vote in the primary tomorrow!

DART to offer free rides to primary election voters The longstanding tradition aims to make it easier for voters to get to the polls.

Wow!!

Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domain The launch of a new open access platform ushers in a new era of accessibility for the Institution

600 flapjacks!!! Don't flip, it's just week 8! You can do it!!

This stunning animated short was made with 600 flapjacks in honor of National Pancake Day Indulge in the holiest day of breakfast foods by feasting your eyes on this tasty short, ‘Max’s Journey to the Moon.’

On Wednesday, 2/26 at 12:30 PM, the Mentors, Dr. Carl and Nick Hill will be hosting an Alumni and Faculty Entrepreneur’s Panel in the Artist’s Loft!
Alumni and current faculty members will answer panel questions and your questions in regards to how to become an entrepreneur and the journey and sacrifices they have put forth to become an entrepreneur. It doesn’t matter what program you are in at Ai. Our panelists specialize in Culinary, Fashion, Graphic & Web, Advertisement, Analytics, and more. You don’t want to miss this! If you desire to be your own boss one day, THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU! Food and drinks will be provided. The event will last approximately for an hour. Hope to see you there!

Student Veterans,

Mr. Paul Hendricks from The Veterans Center of North Texas, special guest speaker, will be on campus to discuss lifestyle counseling through information, referral and crisis intervention. This non-profit organization has been in existence for nearly six years and has served over 4000 Veterans and their families. We are so excited to welcome Mr. Hendricks on our campus! The presentation is TODAY from 12:30-1:30pm in room 241. This is also an excellent opportunity to connect with other Student Veterans. A delicious sub sandwich lunch and drinks will be provided. We hope to see you all there!

We have the University of Fashion on our Online Library but anyone can read this fascinating blog celebrating Black History and Fashion!

Celebrating Black History & Fashion

As Black History month draws to a close, we thought we would end the month by focusing on the historical contributions that African Americans have made to the world of fashion.

Do you know the symbolism behind certain colors in African dress and the actual history of “African Prints”?

Read our blog to find out: https://www.universityoffashion.com/blog/.

We celebrate Black History month, its origin, the designers and companies that were responsible for raising awareness, and the designers that you should continue to follow.

Fun!! And I got 100% on the quiz. We don't do all the things in the video but we do some other stuff!

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All of our students have access to the University of Fashion service through the Online Library. Feet are tricky!

How are your feet-drawing skills?

If you are like most fashion designers, drawing faces, hands and feet are a chore.

At UniversityofFashion.com we demystify the process with some easy to learn techniques that won’t look as if you spent hours trying to get them to look good.

We are the largest and only serious fashion online fashion education resource. Find out why so many colleges, entrepreneurs and aspiring designers have been subscribing for over 12 years. We’re the best kept secret in the fashion industry!

This article on using reference images in art was originally in ImagineFX magazine. You can get that magazine and many more through our Flipster digital newsstand on the Online Library! You can even get the Flipster app on your phone or tablet!

An artist's guide to using reference images: 13 essential tips Reference images can be powerful – here's how to use them well.

Check out the beautiful work for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic art posters. We have lots of poster books in the library if you are looking for inspiration!

https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/artposter/

Tokyo 2020 Official Art Posters｜The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Providing latest information on Tokyo 2020 Official Art Posters.

Syd Mead passed away, if you don't know who he was, stop by the library and check out our books about his amazing work and his tutorials on our Gnomon Workshop service on the Online Library.

Syd Mead, Visionary Conceptual Artist Behind 'Blade Runner' and 'Tron', Dies at 86 Across a wide-ranging, decades-long career, the "visual futurist" designed cars, worked on 'Aliens' and two Japanese films.

We have all of these books in our library! That's how good we are! Which ones have you read?

ACF members tell us their favorite culinary reads - We Are Chefs We asked our Facebook followers to tell us their favorite culinary book. The results are in: Our chefs love cookbooks, memoirs, biographies and more.

You heard it here first (maybe), the Pantone color of the year is...

Pantone Color of the Year 2020 Introduction Announcing the Pantone Color of the Year 2020 - PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue