This is a FREE event but you need to register on Facebook to reserve your seat.
Time: Wednesday, September 21 · 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Columbia College Chicago – Stage Two
618 S. Michigan Ave., 2nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois
On Tuesday, September 20, David Shrigley will also be book signing at Quimby’s Book Store.
A little more about David: David Shrigley graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1991. His works on paper, photographs and sculptures have been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the world. His illustrations have appeared in newspapers and magazines such as Esquire (Japan), Donna (Italy), Frieze (UK), The Guardian (UK), Maisonneuve (Canada) and Du (Switzerland). He has produced animated pop promos for artists such as Blur and Bonnie Prince Billy and is also the author of more than 20 books of drawings. He now lives and works in Glasgow and is represented by the Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. In 2006 he produced a spoken word album Shrigley Forced To Speak With Others and in 2007 released a compilation album Worried Noodles featuring 39 artists invited to create songs based on his lyrics originally published in a book of the same name. The project included contributions from David Byrne and Franz Ferdinand amongst others.
Code for America, in partnership with the Noun Project, is pleased to announce an initiative to collaboratively design new civic symbols for the public domain. In August & September 2011, several cities across the US will participate in a series of design charrettes — day-long collaborative workshops — called “Iconathons”. Through facilitated design sessions, event participants will generate icons and symbols that visually convey concepts frequently needed in civic design.
Date: Saturday, August 20th Location: SimpleHonestWork studio at 1821 W. Hubbard Street, Unit 203
Chicago, IL 60622 Theme: Democracy Collaborators: The Post Family, Design for America Sponsors: Thank you to Big Delicious Planet for providing an amazing complimentary lunch for our participants, and to Chicago’s local Goose Island Beer Co. for providing complimentary craft beer! Busy Beaver Button Co. will be at the event making free customized Noun Buttons just for you – not to miss!
WHITESPACE Series Overview
The white space represents endless creative possibilities—and we hope our quarterly event series will do the same. Whitespace events are free and include everything from lectures to workshops to good ol’ fashioned parties. Along the way, we hope to inspire, encourage, and cultivate Chicago’s creative community.
Event Overview Works in Progress: Examining the Sketchbook
Focusing on the role of sketching in the creative process, we’ll examine its use across disciplines, how it affects our work, our communication, and ourselves. The event will include a panel discussion with noted Chicago artists, some light sketching (attendees are encouraged to bring and share their sketchbooks) and time to chill out and meet other creative folks.
The event will include a panel discussion with noted Chicago artists, some light sketching (attendees are encouraged to bring and share their sketchbooks) and time to chill out and meet other creative folks over a few drinks and music from our resident DJ.
Chip Kidd is a designer and writer in New York City. A recipient of the National Design Award for Communications, he is also the author of two novels, “The Cheese Monkeys” and the “The Learners”, as well as co-author of the recently-published New York Times bestseller, “True Prep”. Even better, he does an uncanny impression of a new-born baby hamster reciting the opening lines of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade.”
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Wednesday, March 30 · 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Stage 2 at Columbia College Chicago
618 S. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL
Danny Gregory will be beaming in from NYC to lead off this year’s Proof Positive lecture series September 27th, 5pm at Columbia College Chicago in the 623 S. Wabash Building Room 407. You can go to the Proof Positive website to see previous chats and the upcoming fall lineup.
Danny Gregory is the author of several best-selling books, including An Illustrated Life, The Creative License, and an illustrated memoir, Everyday Matters. Tens of thousands of creative aspirants regularly visit his weblog, www.dannygregory.com. He has created illustrations for numerous books and publications and is executive creative director of a major New York ad agency. He lives in Greenwich Village.
We cordially invite you to attend the Archive11 Judges Night. It’ll be a truly unique event. We’re holding it in the loading dock at Wright Auction House. The judges—Stefan Bucher, James Goggin, Robert Petrick, Paul Sych and Nancy Skolos—will each give a short presentation of their work. Then you’ll have the opportunity to chat with the judges one-on-one. Mike Renaud, host of the fabled Show ’n Tell Show, will be on hand to DJ.
We’ll be serving Finch’s, a new craft beer owned and operated by two Chicago designers, and wine from Trinchero Family Estates.
Location
Wright Auction
1440 W Hubbard Chicago, Illinois 60642
The Colorado State University student AIGA group is hitting the road for their We Need More tour, and we’ll be giving them a warm Chicago greeting at Giordano’s. Everyone is welcome to mix and mingle with both old friends and new on the evening of Tuesday, August 16.
Just RSVP on the Facebook event page by Wednesday, August 10 so we can plan accordingly.
The We Need More tour is about dialogue, exploration, and the attempt to bridge the gap between education and professional practice. Learn more about it here: http://we-need-more.com.
August 16th 2011
Giordano’s Pizza
730 North Rush Street
7-10pm
When: Monday, April 18 · 6:30pm – 8:30pm Where: Columbia College Chicago, 623 South Wabash, Hokin Hall, Room 109
Jason Tselentis is a designer, writer, and educator living in North Carolina. He has completed print and interactive design for: Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum, the Henry Art Museum, Intel Labs, the National Park Service, Sony BMG Music, Continental Tires, and 20th Century Fox. As Assistant Professor at Winthrop University’s Department of Design, Jason teaches graphic design and typography. His work has been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts and How magazine.
Jason has volunteered as Development Director for Charlotte’s American Institute of Graphic Arts, and currently serves on their Advisory Board. His writings about design and visual culture have appeared in Arcade, Eye, mental_floss, and How magazines. Between 2003 and 2009 he regularly contributed to the award-winning design forum Speak Up as an author. Rockport published his first book “Type, Form & Function” in 2011.
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Design duo Drive By Press demonstrates printmaking and creates screenprinted T-shirts on the spot at this print fair, which also offers works by Spudnik Press, artist Eric Fuertes and Brooklyn’s Cannonball Press.
