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The Measure of a Designer
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by Nancy Sharon Collins Mar 10, 2010 (2)
Are designers artists or engineers? Inspired by matters of the heart, Collins considers the value design brings to the human experience.

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For Your Appropriation: An Interview with Rick Prelinger
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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
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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.

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It's All Greek to Me
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by Véronique Vienne
Feb 23, 2010(7)
Athens’ fourth annual Design Walk placed Greek graphic designers on the map. Vienne found a few bright stars in this fledgling scene.

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23 Ways to Get Fired
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by Andy Epstein
Feb 18, 2010(16)
There are good and bad ways to stir up trouble at your company. Epstein draws the line between being brave and being boorish.

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Events

Miami, FL
Curiosities: Rick Valicenti + 21st Century Thirst
February 12, 2010 University Galleries FAU

CURIOSITIES: RICK VALICENTI & 21st CENTURY THIRST Opening reception Friday, February 12, 2010 / 6-9pm Rick Valicenti is a Chicago-based artist and graphic designer...

Boston, MA
AFTA hosted by Continuum
March 10, 2010 The Good Life

AIGA Boston AFTA events are agenda-less, free-form gatherings of area creative folk. Each month a different firm gets to pick the place and play host for the evening... AIGA Boston gets to...

 

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...

Pittsburgh, PA
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT: CALL FOR PRESENTERS
March 12, 2010

Calling all architects, designers, artists, craftsmen and story tellers. Join the conversation and present your work in an informal and innovative presentation format 20 slides, 20 seconds...

Blue Ridge
Poster Clash 2010
March 18, 2010 The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center

Poster Clash is a new breed of poster competition. Not only will a select panel of judges moderate the entries, but the final decisions are in your hands with head-to-head voting online and...

 

Deadlines

Arizona
20 x 20 Design Presentation Submission Deadline
March 19, 2010 fractal

20 Images, 20 Seconds.    Can your design ideas change the world? Or even one person? As an AIGA member, your opinions and insights are a valued part of the Phoenix...

New Mexico
The 2nd Annual AIGA New Mexico Showdown – Call For Entries Deadline!
March 20, 2010 newmexico.aiga.org/showdown

The 2nd Annual AIGA New Mexico Showdown Showdown Call for Entries Deadline March 20th - 4pm Round up your best work! The 2nd Annual AIGA New Mexico Showdown, a juried competition...

 

Exhibitions

Pittsburgh, PA
Context Awards Ceremony
March 11, 2010 SPACE

Thursday, March 11, 2010 Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Awards ceremony at 8:00 p.m.   SPACE 812 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222   Admission: $20 AIGA members:...

Nebraska
AIGA 365 Annual Design Exhibition 30
March 29, 2010 Metropolitan Community College

AIGA Nebraska and Metropolitan Community College (MCC) are proud to present the 30th Annual 365: AIGA Annual Design Exhibition. Exhibition on display March 29 – April 9, 2010...