1001 Symbols
1906
A Box of Kisses
A Time to Run
Anatomy of Insects and...
Animal Kisses Notecards
Arabians
Artist's Color Manual
B is for Baseball
Baby Animals Board Books
Baby Animals: Books in...
Beaches Notecards
Beautiful Bulbs
Bewitched Fold and Mai...
Big Trucks and Diggers...
Big Trucks and Diggers...
Card Mania!
Catalog LA
Chagall Bible cover
Children's Miscellany Too
China Blossoms Journal
Colors Mini Journal Set
Complete Book of Paint
Cowboy Stories
Design Fellowship Poster
Design Fellowship Website
Designers Toolkit cover
Doodle All Year
Doodles
Dora's World Books in ...
Dr. Mao's Harmony Tai Chi
E Street Poster
Edie Invitation
Emily's Balloon
Even More Children’s M...
Fine Art of Children's...
Floral Visions
Fun Places to Go with ...
Giant Pop-Up Vehicles
Grimm's Grimmest
Homage to the Square
Horse Crazy
Hula Honeys Notepads
Hypocrisy of Disco
John Singer Sargent Po...
John Singer Sargent's ...
Jump!
Kitchen Playdates post...
Knitting To Go
Legacy of the Puppy
Legacy of the Puppy De...
Light Strings
little book of i love you
Little Herb Gardens
Little Pea Growth Chart
Living in the Arts and...
Lost and Found
Love Notecards
Meaning of Trees
Michael Chiarello's Fl...
New Artist's Manual
New Chairs
Office Feng Shui
Oh, Ducky!
Party Shots
Peeple Magazine promo ...
Picture Show
Pixar Bookmarks
Plant Seeds and Pick t...
Pocket Prayers Deck
Rhinos Who Rescue
Shag
Smut
Squiggles
Streetware
Sukie Address Book
Sukie Sticky Notes
Tea
The Asian Grill
This Life She's Chosen
TON
Total Feng Shui
Travel Yoga
Two Cats and the Woman...
Up to No Good
Uruwaza
Wedding Zen
William Morris
World Almanac Media Kit
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Required Credentials
  • strong interest in book, publication, or packaging design

    EDUCATION
  • graduation from an accredited design program in the past 24 months

    SKILLS
  • comfortable working knowledge of both Adobe InDesign and Quark Xpress; familiarity with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Microsoft Word
  • communication skills, written and verbal, in English
  • prioritization, multitasking, and organization skills
  • interpersonal, collaborative skills
  • knowledge of offset printing techniques and photography skills are a plus

    Submission Guidelines
    Complete application requirements include a resume, statement of purpose, and portfolio. Reference letters are not needed, and will not be reviewed at this initial stage.

    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    All applicants must submit no more than one type-written page expressing their interest in one of the following divisions:
    Chronicle Books Publishing Group Design Fellowships (2 fellows)
    Chronicle Books Children's Design Fellowship
    Chronicle Books Marketing Design Fellowship
    Chronicle Books Industrial Design Fellowship

    PORTFOLIO
    Please submit no more than 15-20 examples of your recent design work. Student, personal, and/or professional projects are welcome, although the focus should be on your graphic design work.
    Work should be presented in High-quality, color printouts (on 8.5 x 11 inch or A4 sized paper; bound or in individual slipsheets), accompanied by text explaining the project background and solution.

    DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS
  • no later than Monday, November 3, 2008
  • Finalists will be notified by phone by late November 2008. All others will be notified by letter by late November 2008.

    Address submissions to:
    Chronicle Books
    680 Second Street
    San Francisco, CA 94107 USA

    For the PUBLISHING GROUP DESIGN fellowships, please address submissions to:
    Chronicle Books: Publishing Group Design Fellowship; Winter-Spring Session 2009
    Attn: Jenna Cushner

    For the CHILDREN'S DESIGN fellowship, please address submissions to:
    Chronicle Books: Children's Design Fellowship; Winter-Spring Session 2009
    Attn: Jenna Cushner

    For the MARKETING DESIGN fellowship, please address submissions to:
    Chronicle Books: Marketing Design Fellowship; Winter-Spring Session 2009
    Attn: Liz Rico

    For the INDUSTRIAL DESIGN fellowship, please address submissions to:
    Chronicle Books: Industrial Design Fellowship; Winter-Spring Session 2009
    Attn: Jenna Cushner


    Please note the following:
  • When addressing submissions, please state which division you are applying for.
  • This position is open to design candidates only.
  • Only candidates applying for this position will be considered.
  • Portfolios must meet these exact requirements in order to qualify.
  • Please label each page of your submission with your name and the fellowship for which you are applying.
  • Only the portfolios including return postage will be returned. Please include return postage for the manner in which you would like your portfolio sent (first class, FedEx, UPS, etc). Portfolios will be handled with care, however, Chronicle Books will not take responsibility for any loss or damage.

    We look forward to reviewing your submissions!


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