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G. Dan Covert and Andre Andreev Lecture and Book Signing April 16
Posted on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, by Lindsey Westbrook
G. Dan Covert and Andre Andreev—CCA alumni, principals of the New York design firm dress code, and authors of the new book Never Sleep: Graduating to Graphic Design—will speak at CCA's San Francisco campus as part of the college's Graphic Design Lecture Series on Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m. (in the Drawing Center, off the courtyard in the Graduate Center). The event is free and open to the public and will include a book signing.
"There is a major disconnect between the life of a design student and the transition to being a design professional," say Covert (Graphic Design 2004) and Andreev (Graphic Design 2005). To demystify this transition, they will share various successes, failures, and surprises from their undergraduate years at CCA to their jobs in MTV's on-air design department to starting their own firm.
They will also discuss what they've learned about self-promotion, interviews, internships, money problems, personal relationships, prison time, first jobs, and the all-around hustle of making it happen. Their book includes examples of their work, from their first undergrad design course through the present day, and side stories and interviews from their mentors, teachers, and peers.
About Andre Andreev and G. Dan Covert
G. Dan Covert is from Ohio. Andre Andreev is from Bulgaria. Their firm is called dress code. Their combined age is 51. Their work has been recognized by shiny awards, and it has appeared in coffee table books, three museums, and lots of magazines. They met as students at CCA, then moved to New York and got jobs at MTV working in motion and print before stupidly leaving their dream jobs to start a studio of their own. They also teach design, typography, and new media courses at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.
Andreev eats meat and drinks that purple stuff. Covert dislikes puppies and is something of an amateur magician. Read more at www.dresscodeny.com and www.neversleepbook.com.
This event is sponsored by the Graphic Design Lecture Series and Sputnik.