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LinkedIn is a widely known and used professional network that has grown to surpass myspace. Sure myspace is old, but large. LinkedIn allows any professional to grow his network regardless of location, age, or ice cream preference. But, LinkedIn does not have the final say. United States export and re-export laws specifically do not allow LinkedIn servers to connect to Syria, Sudan, North Korea, Cuba, and Iran. People cannot use LinkedIn in these countries. In setting up your profile, you may choose any country but these. Well, North Korea is still on the list to choose from but the server still doesn’t connect. LinkedIn: terror free since 2009.

Also, China blocked LinkedIn for a day in order to stop “dissidents” from accessing twitter. It was reported that using LinkedIn may be considered a “gateway” to much harder social networking. (the last part is a joke and not a fact)

Source: Wikipedia

hey good lookn

Looking for a job is only part of getting the gig. After the phone calls, emails, and resume handouts you finally got the interview. So, what do you wear? Really. It is very important to be perceived as a professional, and looking the part is a key component to sealing the deal.

Having googled “best way to look for an interview” it is safe to say that I know my stuff. There are a variety of different sources to consult. BeautyRiot.com gives the Perfect Job Interview Look - BeautyRiot.com. We also have the guidance counselor’s take here: Interview appearance and attire | Career Services | Virginia Tech. Finally we have the solid pre-wiki answer database About.com with Dressing for Success - What to Wear on an Interview. The plethora of different takes produced about the same answer.

An interviewee should dress conservatively and professionally. The business world is a conservative environment, and the business world will hire or fire you. From about.com “55% of another person’s perception of you is based on how you look.” So clean up. The VT career services page notes that smell is also important to the way you are perceived. The recommend to take it easy on the aftershave, and to leave the cigarettes at the bar. The fashion experts tell us to wear navy. Both the career services article and the about.com article point out that your clothes should be gender appropriate.

What you wear in your free time is up to you. I like jeans. But, big boy pants come in a 20% polyester/80% wool suit blend that looks expensive. Lookn good pays.

getting paid

Fraud is big business. I stumbled upon a story from VICE news about just how deep the rabbit hole goes. Not only does the video point out the massive size of the black market, it specifically showcases the ease with which these thieves make their living. 

The interesting part of this to me is the segment about online fraud. The interviewee spends a brief amount of time talking about the easiest sites to hack credit card numbers from. Then he points to his stack of new sneakers, toys, and clothes from the last weeks work. He even talks about putting a girl into debt just because she unfriended him on facebook.

We are all seeking to better our chances to get jobs that will provide us with a specific and desired lifestyle. Morality aside, these guys are doing great! Having vast computer knowledge could get you a job at a web firm, or it could provide you with credit card numbers with which to shop. It’s not what you know but how you use it.

Go get’m!

Source: Vice Magazine

Dr. Aw #6!

Medical illustrators draw pretty hard. I was thinking about figure drawing when I remembered my Grey’s Anatomy book. Looking through it I found the most specific detailed drawings that I had seen in a while. I thought, “it would take a doctor to draw that.” It does. Medical illustrators go through a rigorous amount of learning. After medical and art school, one can finally apply to a medical illustration program. The downside is that most of these professionals don’t get out of school until they are 63. Alright im kidding.

So what about it? I would like to point out that the medical illustration career is not only highly interesting, it pays a lot. The earning potential that the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) gives “the median salary for a medical illustrator is $61,000 and can range up to $150,000.” That’s a comfortable drawing table. But, the position is well earned. These illustrators are know as biomedical-communicators. And, they preform surgery with their pen.

Source:Careers - Association of Medical Illustrators

I Am a Medical Illustrator - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers

what is the what (number 5 bro)

Copyrights and trademarks are those little marks hangin around a logo telling you to “back off dude.” To me they are like the secret service for the president. You may not always see them, but if you hit apple+shift+4 you are bound for a beatdown. So don’t promote your new band with monster energy drink or open up a britney spears kissin booth without knowing the law.

Copyrights legally give a credit to the creator of an original work along with exclusive rights to the work. That is to say that this person has the right to copy, the right to who may use the work, who may preform and benefit financially, etc. The copyright holder has the “say so” when it comes to the work. Typically a copyright will last for the lifetime of the creator plus fifty years, but this is not always the case. Copyrights were originally set fort by the government in order to restrict the right to print selected works, but now the intent of a copyright is to promote the creation of new work.

A trademark is also a legal mark of ownership of name, logo, symbol, phrase, jingle, design, image, etc. The trademark exists in order to show that the specific or service has a unique and distinguished source. Trademarks denote source. There is a number of trademarks that are uncommon. Some trademarks protect color, sound, smell, or even well-known characteristics of celebrities. Bass brewery’s logo was the first trademarked image in 1875.

Again, a trademark is mark that shows the source of origin of a product or service, while a copyright gives legal credit to the creator.

Source: wikipedia.com

Professional Practices 4

Legitimacy is everything. If you wanted to buy a jug of orange juice, you wouldn’t just go down to the corner and ask around if someone is selling some OJ. Nah. Instead you would go to kroger and cop a gallon. All this is to say that people trust their grocer. So, when an illustrator wants to sell some art, or oj, they should follow some sort of formal process in selling work. Up to this point in my life selling posters to my friends shitty band is as far as the business goes. But, I was wondering how to legitimize my business as an illustrator. I found this article on setting up your own business in an illustrators blog.

http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2006/11/03/set-up-an-illustration-business-in-10-steps/

This sure beats getting paid in gum.

Source: blog.illustrationcastle.com

Professional Practices 3

This week’s lesson revealed a difference in the way a designer deals with clients and the way an illustrator deals with clients. This made me wonder about the general nature of business for an illustrator and how that may differ from a designer. What does the work environment look like? The illustrator likely works solo, or with one or two other people. The business is usually conducted via phone or email, and the meetings are public. A designer will typically have a much larger studio where a whole host of people are working. There is no one setting for this business scene. Here are a few sites in particular to compare.

The first is Rachel Lattimer’s studio. She is an illustrator. The second is a graphic design studio called Travelstart.