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    Specs Students Compete In The "48 Hour Film Competition"

    Posted by Nick Melanshek on Tue, Dec 3, 2013
    Matt Winne Specs Howard DMA Instructor From writing to shooting to editing, it can take months, if not years, to make a movie. So wouldn’t it be ...
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    Craft Your Kernen Cube Man! Join the contest!

    Posted by Nick Melanshek on Wed, Nov 27, 2013
    Looking for inspiration, motivation, or just a friend? Download, print, and craft your very own Uncle Kernen Cube Man! Simply place the Uncle Kernen ...
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    Designing Halloween

    Posted by Nick Melanshek on Thu, Oct 31, 2013
    Jack-o'-Lanterns, candy, and rubber bats, Halloween is this week! We look into Halloween's most familiar symbols, and where they came from. Let's ...
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    Topics: Graphic Design, History, Halloween

    A Special "Type" of Hate

    Posted by Dan Kubacki on Thu, Oct 10, 2013
    There are few things in life people just hate. And when I say hate, I mean hate, like instantaneous "What does this possibly exist?!" loathing. The ...
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    Topics: Comic Sans, History

    Specs Howard Grad: Bridgette "Bri" Wood

    Posted by Jerry Howard on Mon, Sep 30, 2013
    Bridgette "Bri" Wood wanted a career, not just a job. After receiving her four year degree, she felt she needed more experience, "Even with the big ...
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    Topics: Grad Stories, detroit radio, Specs Howard, Broadcasting

    Graphic Design, and Digital Media Event of the Week

    Posted by Gasper Rubino on Tue, Sep 24, 2013
    Deadline Detroit is hosting an event Thursday September 26 at the Compuware Headquaters for New Media Professionals. The discusion will revolve ...
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    Topics: Business, Social Media Marketing, digital media industry, Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Creative Suite, graphic design workshop, Digital Media, Graphic Design

    Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association: Specs Howard Scholarship

    Posted by Jerry Howard on Thu, Sep 19, 2013
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    Topics: detroit radio, scholarship, Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, Specs Howard, Digital Media, Broadcasting, Rochester College

    7 Design Documentaries That Can Make You a Better Graphic Designer

    Posted by Jerry Howard on Wed, Sep 18, 2013
    Inspiration is gold in the world of a designer. Here is a list of seven documentaries that will help inspire you, as well as introduce you to some of ...
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    Topics: Specs Howard School, digital media industry, Graphic Design

    Specs Howard Grad: Mark McKenzie

    Posted by Specs Intern on Wed, Sep 4, 2013
    Mark McKenzie could be called the hardest working man in radio. He has not missed a day of work in his nine years of radio. Mark got his start at ...
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    Topics: detroit radio, 89x, Specs Howard, Broadcasting

    The Interview - The dos and don'ts to help you land the job

    Posted by Specs Intern on Fri, Aug 16, 2013
    You've submitted your resume, and you just got off the phone with a recruiter. Congratulations, you've made it to the interview stage - now what? ...
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    Topics: Interview, Career Service, Job search, Specs Howard, Digital Media

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