Students: 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Reviewers: 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Attendees: 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM University of San Diego

Walk-In's Will Be Welcome. Online registration is currently closed.

The Student Portfolio Review Sign-ups that were held on May 10th were a great success. We are expecting over 45 students to show their portfolios on May 31st. Students will arrive first at 7:30am to set-up their portfolio displays. Reviewers will arrive at 8:30am to check in and attend a Reviewer’s Breakfast. The event starts with two on-on-one portfolio reviews between reviewers and students. Then, Michael Osborne will speak while the reviewers judge the portfolios. Michael Osborne’s presentation will be followed with lunch, an awards presentation and then the floor will be open to view portfolios until 2:30pm. Michael Osborne’s presentation and the Portfolio Floor is open to the public and you are welcome to register for this event as an observing Attendee.

About Guest Speaker Michael Osborne

Michael Osborne is President and Creative Director of the San Francisco-based graphic design firm, MOD/Michael Osborne Design, Inc. Established in 1981, the firm’s work in corporate/brand identity, package design, and print collateral has been recognized by many competitions for outstanding design, including the West Coast Show, American Institute of Graphic Arts, and the Clios. MOD’s work is on display in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York, and the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. MOD’s work has also been featured in Graphis, Communication Arts, The Society of Typographic Arts, American Institute of Graphic Arts, How Magazine, Print, and Step Inside Design Magazine. Michael also designed the 2002 and 2004 Love Stamps for the USPS.

Another of Michael’s passions is the fine art of letterpress printing. As his knowledge of the craft grew, so did his respect for a skill requiring dedication and diligence to create something handmade and original. In 1991, Michael opened One Heart Press

In addition to his professional achievements, Michael began exploring the medium of printmaking in 1992. He has since studied with master printers at Paulson Press and Crown Point Press in concentrated workshops focusing on etching techniques.

Michael Osborne graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in 1978. He has been a faculty member at both the University of California at Berkeley and The Academy of Art College where he currently teaches. He has lectured at numerous universities and has been a featured speaker at many conferences and events including Western Art Directors Club and American Institute of Graphic Arts events, the A.D.A.C. Envision Design Conference two years in a row, and the HOW Design Conference.

Visit www.modsf.com for more information.

Not a portfolio student or reviewer and would still like to see Michael Osborne and the portfolios?

Admission for Attendees (observers-not showing or reviewing) coming to see Michael Osborne and see portfolios: $20. Early Bird Registration includes a boxed lunch.

For Attendees (Not judging or showing), the day’s schedule is:
10:30 – 11:00 Check in
11:00 – 12:00 Presentation by Michael Osborne
12:15 -1:15 Boxed lunch/All allowed in to see portfolios
1:15 Awards presentation, Exciting Raffle prize winners announced
1:30-2:30 Portfolio Showroom floor open to view student portfolios
2:30 End event

Portfolio Student Information

All pre-registered Portfolio Students please plan to arrive at USD at 7:30am to check-in and set-up and then receive your one-on-one professional review from 2 different professionals, and stay for Michael Osborne’s Presentation, Lunch, the Awards Ceremony at 1:15 and open floor until 2:30pm. You are permitted to break down after 2:30pm.

1st place – $1,000 sponsored by Mires Ball, 2nd place – $750 sponsored by Morris! Communication, 3rd place – $500, 4th and 5th place – Honorable Mention Certificate, Best of Category winners (8 total) – $250 each, Best of Category 2nd place (8 total) – Honorable Mention Certificate. If all votes went to 1 student no honorable mention will be awarded.

Best of Categories
Branding/Identity – sponsored by Buchanan Design
Innovation in Design – sponsored by Via Design
Interactive Design – sponsored by Jacob Tyler
Typography – sponsored by Susan Merritt
Sustainability – sponsored by Tyler Blik
Packaging – sponsored by Square Peg Packaging and Printing, LLC
Cross-Cultural Design – sponsored by Bennett Peji Design
Illustration – sponsored by Conover

Reviewer Information
Please plan to arrive at USD before 8:30 to check-in and then attend the private Reviewer’s Continental Breakfast at 8:30am and plan on staying to give one-on-one professional advice to 2 different student’s portfolios, pick your winning portfolios, and stay for the Awards Ceremony at 1:15. The floor will remain open until 2:30 to meet the students in person. Please be sure to respond to your invitation with your bio and the top 3 categories you feel are your expertise.