Salon: Our Creative Influences

Join AIGA DC and MTV's Kenna Kay as we discuss our creative influences.

In this members-only Salon, we will discuss the importance of looking at one's own aesthetic journey, such as what one liked as a child -- favorite toys, colors from our homes, how our mothers dressed, etc. as so many elements of our lives have influenced us to be the creative people we are today. We’ll talk about how our creativity can be traced and how it can have significance to our futures. Bring your own experiences to share with the group as we discuss creative influences. Take advantage of this special opportunity to spend time with Kenna Kay while she is in town to judge the AIGA 50 competition.

Moderator: Kenna Kay, Vice President/Creative Director, TV Land (a division of MTV Networks Entertainment Group)

Kenna directs a team of in-house designers and animators, as well as out-of-house studios and freelancers, to produce print, three-dimensional items, multimedia and motion graphics. Previously, she was art director at Nickelodeon. Kenna is the recipient of awards from Promax/BDA, Print, Communication Arts, HOW, Art Directors Club and D&AD. She has given presentations and workshops on issues in graphic design for AIGA, the How Conference, the University of Kansas, The University of Wisconsin, the Art Director’s Club and in Caracas, Venezuela.

Her judging experience has included American Illustration, 365 AIGA “Year in Design”, and various local chapter and regional shows. From 2003 to 2005, Kay served on the board of the AIGA New York chapter as vice president, and organized the “MOVE: Design for Film and Television” conference, she currently serves on the executive committee of the National Board of AIGA. She teaches “Beyond Editorial” in the illustration department at Parsons the New School For Design.