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Typographer at Law: An Interview with Matthew Butterick: From Voice; by Steven Heller Mar 17, 2010 (1); Are lawyers legally required to use Courier? Heller discusses the law of the letter with a Font Bureau designer turned attorney.

From In-house Design

The Ins and Outs of Working In-house: by Johanna Björk; Mar 12, 2010(21); Being part of a design department has its pros and cons. Björk ponders the upside of health care versus the bummers of cubicles and conformity.

From Voice

The Measure of a Designer: by Nancy Sharon Collins; Mar 10, 2010(15); Are designers artists or engineers? Inspired by matters of the heart, Collins considers the value design brings to the human experience.

From Voice

For Your Appropriation: An Interview with Rick Prelinger: by Steven Heller; Mar 03, 2010(0); Heller takes stock of the Prelinger Library, which provides public access to historical media to enable new authorship.

From Gain

Case Study: Yearbook Yourself: by Eric Husband, Colle+McVoy; Mar 01, 2010(0); A back-to-school campaign for Taubman shopping malls, Colle+McVoy’s Yearbook Yourself website and app scored top grades.

AIGA Member Gallery

Ryan White Commerce Township, MI

Cortney Cassidy San Francisco, CA

Ohn Ho Chicago, IL

Anthony Carton Robbinsdale, MN

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AIGA Design Jobs

Mar. 20 Graphic Designer: Fame, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar. 19 Graphic Design Intern: Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit, New York, NY, New York
Mar. 19 Junior Print/Web/New Media Designer: ADG Creative, Columbia, Maryland
Mar. 19 Visual Communications Internship: The Kineo Group, Chicago, Illinois

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Calendar

Events

Salt Lake City, UT

Student Portfolio Review - Student Observer

January 1, 2010 Salt Palace Convention Center

Student Portfolio Review April 8th, 2010 The Salt Lake City chapter of AIGA invites you to the Student Portfolio Review. The premiere opportunity for junior and senior design...

Baltimore, MD

AIGA Baltimore Book Club

February 5, 2010 AiGA Baltimore Headquarters

Join AIGA in reading a book in our inaugural book club. Our book selection is "The Cheese Monkeys" by Chip Kidd, renowned designer and author. Be a part of our discussion circle...

Competitions

365: AIGA Annual Design Competition 31

March 26, 2010 AIGA

The selections in AIGA’s annual juried competition represent the best work across all disciplines of communication design created in the past year. Chosen by a distinguished...

AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2009

March 26, 2010 AIGA

Enter “AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2009” to take your place in design history! This time-honored competition aims to identify the 50 best-designed books and book covers of the...

Nashville, TN

Tenn Show 2010 - Call for Entries!

March 26, 2010 The Arts Company

WHO MAY ENTER? This competition is open to individuals in the State of Tennessee involved in the process of designing visual communications. Entrants need not be AIGA members; however,...

Reno Tahoe, NV

The Emus Awards

April 1, 2010 Gold + Silver Inn

As award season comes to a close, what better day than April Fool ' s for a satirical take on awards shows? The Emu Awards will have no categories, very few rules and a slightly - less -...

Deadlines

Washington, DC

AIGA DC Continuum Fund Scholarship: An AIGA DC Endowment for Design Education

April 2, 2010 Online

The deadline for the 2010/11 scholarship is April 2, 2010. This is not a postmark deadline. Please review the 2010/2011 Worldstudio AIGA scholarship instructions to give yourself an...

Exhibitions

Tampa Bay, FL

Design Future’s Showcase II designing for a better tomorrow

March 24, 2010 The Art Institute of Tampa Gallery

Design Future’s Showcase II designing for a better tomorrow After 22 weeks of intense research, writing, and problem solving, graphic design students from The Art Institute of...

Houston, TX

Art Institute of Houston Graduate Portfolio Show

March 25, 2010 Art Institute of Houston

Please join us for our Winter 2010 Graduate Portfolio Show featuring talented graduates of The Art Institute of Houston. The show will be on campus Thursday, March 25 th from 12pm-6pm;...