A note from AIGA president Debbie Millman (and illustration):
A little over a year ago, I published a letter outlining my goals as the incoming AIGA president. I brought up the need for connectivity, stemming from a desire to create a new connective structure within AIGA to foster discussion and share ideas. I also addressed inclusivity, with the intent of breaking down the barriers that separate design specialties, so we can use our collective talents more effectively. My last objective came in direct response to AIGA members’ unanimous and enthusiastic endorsement, that AIGA support the profession’s aspirations for relevance, leadership and opportunity. The first action of AIGA’s mandate for 2014 promised that AIGA would “provide ample opportunities for members to engage in social networking activities, to provide content and make connections.”
So, while everyone on our 65 chapter boards and the national staff is working toward fulfilling those objectives daily, today marks one “tweet-worthy” milestone in our efforts. We now have 100,000 followers of @AIGAdesign on Twitter, which has become an invaluable tool for connecting designers in a global, multidisciplinary design discussion. In addition, AIGA chapters and student groups have created more than 100 social media feeds for sharing timely information about conferences, events, competitions and other professional resources, as well as providing humor, friendship, commentary and countless sources for creative inspiration. Together, this connectivity has provided stronger, more immediate access to designers and the businesses and individuals who are just as passionate about the role design plays in our lives. And those virtual connections are strengthened even more when we finally meet at events and conferences across the country.
Since 140 characters are not nearly enough to express our appreciation, this is a thank-you to all the incredible members, chapters, groups, friends and followers that believe in our mission and are participating in a truly stimulating, steadfast conversation. And welcome to all of our new Twitter friends!
Folded Inspiration
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Harris Theater at Millennium Park
205 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Reception 6:00-7:00pm
Presentation begins promptly at 7:00pm
Don’t miss the second stop of this six-city tour, Folded Inspiration on October 5 at the Harris Theater at Millennium Park in Chicago. Folded Inspiration pairs design legend Kit Hinrichs (Studio Hinrichs) with folding guru Trish Witkowski (foldfactory.com).
Folded Inspiration is a free evening event and will include a reception and presentation where Hinrichs and Witkowski use their expertise in design (Kit) and folding (Trish) to inform and inspire designers, print production professionals and marketers—sharing information on how to get the most from folding techniques and explaining ways to use folding as an interactive design tool.
Hinrichs will feature his own design work as well as samples of other projects that successfully use folding to communicate, entice, and surprise the audience. The duo will address folding and scoring techniques—critical steps in print production—and explain how to use different folds to create the highest impact and improve response rates. Witkowski will discuss the dos and don’ts of folding, display exotic folding formats, and demonstrate how folding can elevate a printed piece from interesting to memorable. Attendees will leave eager to ‘get their fold on’.
Sappi will provide all guests with a copy of The Standard #4 and a proprietary code that allows users to download a free fold template from foldfactory.com.
OPEN TO EVERYONE. Design a poster on the theme of “REJECTION.” All submitted posters will be exhibited at the Salon Awards Show on October 9, 2010. Winner announced on the night of the show based on votes by attendees.
GUIDELINES: -Size: 11×17 -PDF format with 2MB maximum size. Files that do not meet these requirements and files that will not open, will not be printed for inclusion in the show.
Mandatory copy: Salon Des Refusés, October 9, 2010 Birmingham, Alabama.
Submissions will be accepted until Sept 30 at midnight.
This is the fifth annual Flux, brought to you by AIGA Blue Ridge. Submitted work will be selected by a panel of accomplished designers. The selected entries will be displayed in Frederick, MD.
Flux Competition Categories:
Identity (ID)
Posters (PST)
Publications (PUB)
Packaging (PKG)
Web/Interactive (WEB)
Entry Deadline: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 11:59pm EST
Entry Fee: $5 per entry
(Entries containing multiple pages in the following categories are allowed 3 images per entry.)
• Publications
• Packaging
• Identity
Eligibility: undergraduate and graduate student work and freelance work created between August 2009–October 2010.
It’s time to get your entries ready for the next Creative Quarterly judging. And there are a few changes, for one thing it’s a flat $10 per entry. Entering a series? Each piece is $10.
We’re now two shows in one.
A student show and a professional show. Open to all undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates, professors, instructors, graphic designers, art directors, illustrators, photographers and fine artists in all media.
Easy to enter.
If you enter online, you can pay online. Click to learn how to prepare your entries for online submission. Click here to enter online.
Want to mail your payment? Download the Call For Entries 22 PDF and send your payment along with a disc with your entries.
Same categories, just more winners.
Same categories: Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography but we’ll have separate sections for professional and student work. One more way we’re going to share the inspiration.
Speaking of inspiration, winners will be asked to submit their own person, place or thing that inspires them which we’ll reproduce in the magazine as space allows—we’ll also select one of the inspirations for the cover.
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The competition was created to celebrate and encourage sustainable design and thinking and to award individuals who demonstrated consistent, creative incorporation and the understanding of sustainable principles.
2010 marks several new and exciting developments for the competition, helping to elevate the visibility of students’ work.
If you’ve designed a website that uses Web fonts, enter the Web Font Awards for your shot at bragging rights, publicity, and cash and prizes. Browse the gallery to see how Web fonts are being put to use and to help pick our Community Choice winner. Attend the Future of Web Design conference where a live panel will select the Judges’ Choice winners. Learn more.
Series Overview
This is the first installment of Designer as Author, a new series devoted to discussing written works with the designer-authors who create them.
Designer as Author: James Victore
Self-taught designer James Victore is known for his vivid, memorable, and often controversial work. In a discussion of his first book, Victore or, Who Died and Made You Boss?, Victore will draw upon the experiences behind his best-known projects, including his inspirations, process and lessons learned.
