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Welcome to Spark's FIRST EVER NEWSLETTER DROP! 2022 has been a busy year so far and we’re excited to share our latest updates with you in our new newsletter!
Hi Sparkies <3
Just to reintroduce ourselves (because we’ve been through a LOT since our club was founded), hello! 👋 We’re a community of students at the University of Pennsylvania that bridge tech and design to build both creative and client projects from ground-up. ⚡️Pretty cool right?
We decided to start this bimonthly newsletter to let you know what we’ve been up to, what’s going on in the tech & design world, and bring some upcoming events and opportunities (& job opportunities 👀) along the way! We’re so excited you’re here with us on this new journey!
💙 Penn Spark
Spark Updates ⚡️
What have we been up to this semester?
Welcome, Newbies!
A belated (oops) welcome to our newbie class of 15 new members! We were so excited to welcome 11 new designers and developers who will be joining us at bootcamp in our Blue branch and 4 new designers and developers who will be working on client and creative projects in our Red branch! If you’re reading this, make sure to do your coffee chats 😉
Retreat
At the end of February, we had our first retreat as a club! We played games, got to relax and chill, and told some interesting stories (quite the bonding experience) 👀
Tech & Design Updates 💡
The latest tech and design news that might ~spark~ your imagination and interest
Tech 💻
Go read this report about how researchers used Google Maps to track the invasion of Ukraine
Dr. Jeffrey Lewis noticed a “traffic jam” on the border of Ukraine just before the invasion
GitHub Codespaces Can Now Be Templated to Improve Performance
GitHub has introduced prebuilt Codespaces to reduce the time it takes to spin up a full development environment for large, complex projects.
VSCode Extensions that every developer should use
Install these and thank me later 😉
Design 🖋
Carnegie Hall Refreshes ‘Timeline of African American Music’ Through a New Design By Synoptic Office
Synoptic Office, a design consultancy founded by Caspar Lam and YuJune Park, recently worked with Carnegie Hall to refresh the Timeline of African American Music.
Type Tuesday: In Search For Typographic Solutions
OGV Design Studio is an art and design practice focused on visual communication and strategic design founded by Serbian graphic designer Ognjen Gligorijevic.
When Architects Made Worlds
MoMA explores an era of sweeping change, when South Asian architects — pioneering women, among them — redefined the postcolonial era and helped construct new nation states.
Upcoming Events 📆
Upcoming hackathons, creative jams, conferences, and more to add to your calendar
Tech 💻
HackOWasp4.0, March 11th
HackOWASP is an annual national hackathon organized by the members of the OWASP Student Chapter, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala.
HackCWRU, March 18th
HackCWRU is Case Western Reserve University’s annual hackathon.
Boston Regional Datathon, April 9th
Datathons are data science competitions that challenge students from the world's best universities to tackle real-world social challenges in topics such as urban traffic, renewable energy, and education. This will be the first in-person event Correlation One will be hosting since the start of the pandemic!
Design 🖋
College + The Futur Creative Jam, March 8th
Want to sell an idea, side hustle, or product concept? Learn how to pitch like a pro! Join The Futur and hundreds of college students around the globe for an opportunity to showcase your talent and win a competition that will advance your career.
College + Hulu Creative Jam, April 7th
Showcase your talent in front of the global student community. Meet the Hulu creative team and learn about the challenge, then submit your video for a chance to win!
AIGA Design Conference, October 20–22
The AIGA Design Conference is your opportunity to participate in fresh ideation for design from leaders in the field.
Job Board 🤓
Tech and design positions tailored to college students like you <3