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Apple, Inc., a sponsor of “Make/Think: AIGA Design Conference,” is offering AIGA members exclusive benefits for a limited time, including up to 17 percent off the latest Apple products and accessories purchased online as well as complimentary shipping and engraving. |
INDEX: | AIGA Aspen Design Challenge winner announced In Copenhagen last month, Joanna Szczepanska of Monash University in Australia was awarded the INDEX: | AIGA Aspen Design Challenge Prize, a $10,000 grant for implementation of her project. Her design, Veggie Patch, is a modular urban garden that integrates irrigation and vermicomposting to reduce the environmental impact of food in cities.
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Reserve your seat at the Design Legends Gala Table and ticket sales for the Gala will close on Thursday, September 10. Don’t miss this chance to celebrate AIGA Medalists, Fellows, Corporate Leadership Awardees and Worldstudio AIGA Scholarship recipients, as well as meet design legends from across the country. And bring your dancing shoes—every gala ticket includes admission to the after-party! |
Register for “Make/Think” by September 9 The AIGA Design Conference, happening in Memphis from October 8–11, is your chance to hear from top-level designers, make invaluable connections and come away inspired. Register by September 9 to make sure you’re listed in the attendee directory, a critical tool for networking during and after the event. |
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Improved AIGA portfolio service coming this fall In the fall of 2009, AIGA members will have the opportunity to add their projects and portfolios to a new platform hosted by the Behance Network that will provide a high-visibility way for AIGA members to promote themselves and their work. Contact us if you’d like to participate in the beta testing next month to get early access and provide feedback on the process. |
Celebrating the Role of Culture in Design The AIGA Center for Cross-cultural Design (AIGA XCD) recently announced the winners of “Celebrating the Role of Culture in Design,” a competition created for designers to express their experience with cross-cultural design. An international panel of judges reviewed work submitted from around the world, selecting three winners and awarding 17 honorable mentions. |
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“Command X” seven contestants selected for Memphis Seven lucky contestants have been selected from more than 80 young, ambitious and talented designers nationwide to participate in “Command X, ” the live graphic design reality show taking place at “Make/Think” this October. Join us to see which designer can survive the 24-hour design challenges, lack of sleep and the spotlight at center stage to rise above the rest! |
Writers chosen for fourth annual Winterhouse Awards AIGA and the Winterhouse Institute congratulate the recipients of the fourth annual Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism: Sean Keller, recipient of the Writing Award; and Chappell Ellison and Steven Lauritano, two student writers who will each receive an Education Award. All three awards will be presented on the main stage at the AIGA Design Conference this October. |
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AIGA members receive 15 percent off anything in the Adobe online store. This discount can now be used up to four times per year, a change from the previous once-per-year limit. Take advantage of the Adobe software discount program by logging in at the AIGA site. |
AIGA member benefits include discounted subscriptions to CMYK, which is all about new ways of looking at art direction, copywriting, design, illustration and photography. Log in to take advantage of the 30-percent discount! |
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Design for Democracy election reform and policy advocacy The September-October cover story of Interactions magazine features AIGA Design for Democracy’s efforts to reform ballot and election design across the country. In this same issue, AIGA executive director Richard Grefé offers suggestions for designers who wish to help advance the design agenda through local engagement in national reform legislation. AIGA’s design policy guidelines and tools are now available in an advocacy kit, to help local designers advocate for local use of our national ballot and election design resources. |
Nominate a national board member The AIGA board of directors’ nomination process encourages active participation of dedicated professionals in the service of AIGA at a leadership level. Submit your nomination—or volunteer yourself for consideration—to the 2010 nominating committee by November 20. |
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Do you have a colleague or mentor who has made a significant impact on the practice of design in the United States? Recommend him or her to the 2010 AIGA Awards committee by November 2. |
Formal notice of board meeting, October 8 The next AIGA board meeting will be held on October 8 at 10:00 a.m. Central in Memphis. The board will discuss activities contained in the budget for FY 2010. |
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New York City Join us at the AIGA Design Legends Gala to honor those who have set the bar for creativity and innovation. We’ll toast this year’s recipients of the AIGA Medal, AIGA Corporate Leadership Awards, Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships and the nationwide AIGA Fellow Awards. Come be inspired, make connections and dance the night away!
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Memphis Join us in Memphis this October at the biennial design conference to explore the dual roles of designers as makers of beautiful things and strategic problem solvers. Don’t miss out on insightful speakers, valuable workshops and priceless networking opportunities! AIGA members save $300 on conference registrations online. |
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New York City Celebrate design at AIGA’s presentation of the year’s best! All selections—from posters to typographic kites, websites to a scarf—will be on display in the hands-on exhibition designed by Hipbone Design of New York. Join us from 6:00–8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16 for the members-only opening reception, or from 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. on September 17 for a special member preview day. |
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CPM webinar Calculating a standard billing rate for a design firm is a bit different from calculating an hourly rate for a freelancer. However, the essential business challenge is the same—you need a rate that will cover your costs and produce a profit. September’s members-only CPM webinar will explain and contrast several approaches that are widely used by creative companies.
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Memphis Get an advance viewing of 2008’s best in book and book cover design before this winter’s exhibition at the AIGA National Design Center—all selections will be on view at a special installation during AIGA’s “Make/Think” conference in Memphis. Make sure you stop by!
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Los Angeles Adobe Systems, the Official AIGA Sponsor for Design Solutions, is offering AIGA members a $200 discount on the Early Bird full-conference registration to the 2009 Adobe MAX Conference. Visit the AIGA website for the members-only promotional code to secure this significant discount. |
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Beijing, China Hosted by the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), the biennial Icograda World Design Congress will be held in Beijing for the first time. One hundred speakers and thousands of delegates from around the globe will gather in a cross-disciplinary Congress, with communication as the central theme, offering five days of exchange and dialogue within the international design community. Professional, academic, student and group rates are available for qualifying delegates. |
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By David Barringer Recreational vehicles are too big to ignore, yet why do so few exude personality? Barringer urges RV owners to blaze a trail on wheels. |
“Running on Empty: Tips for Tuning Up Your In-house Team” By Glenn John Arnowitz Is your design team burned out? In-house expert Arnowitz offers advice on how to kick-start those creative engines. |
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“When It’s Cool to Say Cool (and when it’s not)” By Steven Heller Why is this common, but hardly descriptive adjective often the best? Heller gets heated up about cool. |
Join in the discussions and submit ideas for future issues at voice.aiga.org and gain.aiga.org. | |||
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