With top speakers covering topics ranging from social media to technical development, content creation, revenue generation and more, webmasters and web developers, bloggers, podcasters and technologists on any platform are welcome.

WordPress, Drupal, Joomla!, and .NET sessions will all be available as well as tracks that will appeal to all attendees. We expect over 1,000 web professionals to be in attendance, making OpenCamp Dallas one of the largest multi-platform web content-creation and development events on the planet.

Also at OpenCamp – a full DrupalCamp Dallas, with two simultaneous Drupal-centric tracks running all day long, Drupal Birds of a Feather sessions, and much more.  Your ticket to OpenCamp gets you into any and all DrupalCamp Dallas sessions.

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Adobe Certified Instructor, Brian Wood will guide us through the new features of CS5 Design Premium on August 25th. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet with an Adobe representative directly, and don’t miss out on the free CS5 software giveaway for one lucky attendant! Space is limited.

Go to the DSVC.org web site to sign up.

Lunch is included in your ticket purchase.

DATE – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010
TIME – 11AM – 2PM
LOCATION – CLAMPITT CREATIVE CENTER
MEMBERS – $25 | NON-MEMBERS – $35

As a faculty member of the graphic design departments of the University of North Texas and Texas A&M, Commerce, Chris continued to inspire and share his gift with students who would later start careers in the design world. Chris was both an inspired professional and an inspiration to others. A former president of the Dallas Society of Visual Communications, Chris received that organization’s highest honor, the Golden Egg award for lifetime achievement.

His great talent has been recognized repeatedly by national and international creative organizations, and he served as an invited judge in graphic design competitions throughout the country.

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The Workhaus brand concept developed out of the gradual virtualization (related content – great article here about the productivity gains, savings, environmental benefits and even increased safety of going virtual from Inc Mag) of our 12-year-old business and love of working in interesting places outside of our office. As our core staff and clients spread out around the country to live in places close to family or their favorite mountain or terrain, the idea of one central office was not only impractical but more importantly not needed. We have also always enjoyed and am a bit obsessive about creating workspaces.

We are excited about creating collaborative workspaces for people who usually don’t get to work in inspiring creative spaces. And we don’t just mean people who work from home. We hope to attract people who want a more healthy environment to work in. Workhaus is also great for traveling independent professionals who want to avoid the coffee shop shuffle. Imagine your office away from the office.  Workhaus lodges are for people who really love their work. It’s not a place to just socialize about work, but its is surely a place to get a lot of focus, collaborative support and business mentoring. We hope to attract members of all ages and backgrounds and from many industries.

The idea is to create an environment where people are serious about their businesses and have the support and social life of working in an office environment without the boundaries of working with ONLY their company. It’s not for everyone. It’s for people who can conduct their business in a light, mobile, and paperless fashion. We have seen co-working work well for graphic and web designers, techies, writers, consultants, sales people, marketing gurus, and especially bootstrappers who are doing all they can to get a business idea off the ground.

Congratulations for bringing home ADDY Gold and Silver from Nationals! With 60,000 Entries from 200 clubs of 15 regions, this is truly an honor.

Professional GOLD:
Publicis Dallas?RunOn! – Mustache / Bee / Robot
Consumer/Trade Campaign, Color

Professional SILVER:
Inspire:
Make-A-Wish Foundation – ‘Jesus: The Documentary’
Public Service, TV

Integer:
Slurpee / 7-Eleven – Slurpee Brand Essence Book
Book Design

Rovillo Design Associates:
Pure & Little – Stationery
Stationery Package

Student SILVER:
Texas A&M Commerce
Jaime G. Villalva?Turbotax Dumb Jobs
Magazine Campaign

Everyone did an incredible job and we are so proud of all your hard work!
And you should already be thinking about what you’ll enter in the 2011 Dallas ADDY Awards!
Way to go Dallas creative community,

Renée Farinella
DAL 2010 Addy Chair

Dust off the good Converse, it’s time for the 42nd annual Dallas Show — the most anticipated event of the DSVC year. Come check out the work selected by our judges as the best in the area. Enjoy drinks, food, good conversation and catch up with the peers you’ve lost touch with or haven’t seen since last year. Dinner and drinks will to please your belly and fun games of skill to see if you’re on target. It’s a guaranteed good time for everyone. The presentation will highlight individuals honored for a lifetime of commitment to the industry and impressive work deemed worthy of the special DSVC light bulb medals. Come see and support (and maybe find out if you’re one of) this year’s winners.

Come help us celebrate!

Women’s Museum, Fair Park, June 5, 2010
7pm: Viewing and Dinner / 8pm: Awards Presentation

Members:
Single Seat $60
Group of 10 $600

Non-Members:
Single Seat $70
Group of 10 $700

RSVP by Tuesday, May 25, 2010(after this date, prices increase by $10 each) Click here to purchase tickets now, or call Brandi LaFleur at 214.474.2900.

Entries accepted into the show have been notified by mail. All selected work must be mounted and delivered to IMC2 no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, May 21st, 2010.

The expansion of mobile smartphone adoption coupled with advances in search and map presentation technologies have converged to make Local Search Marketing one of the most important areas in online marketing. Google conservatively states that 20% of all searches have a local intent, and they display a map in about 8% of search results — facts which translate to mean that if your company or clients have geotargeted content you need to know tactics for ranking well in local search results, and have an understanding of where the locational algorithms may be going. By attending this special local search marketing panel presentation, you’ll learn some of the newest techniques and developments from top industry experts.

The DFWSEM is proud to present our  respected panelists for the May 19 Meeting. The panelists include Brian Combs of ionadas, Chris Silver Smith of KeyRelevance, and David Mihm of GetListed.org

Panelists Bios
Brian Combs, Founder and CEO
Online marketing expert and Internet pioneer, Brian Combs specializes in bringing measurability to marketing. In May 2009, Brian founded ionadas local to help geographically-focused companies to be found on the internet. Brian’s opinions on the future of the web and Internet marketing have been included in The Wall Street Journal, The Houston Chronicle and The SEO Bible by Jerri Ledford. He is a regular speaker at industry conferences and events.

Chris Silver Smith is the Director of Optimization Strategies
Chris Silver Smith is Director of Optimization Strategies for KeyRelevance, where he provides online marketing consulting for organic search engine ranking, social media promotion, ecommerce optimization and local search. Smith and his work have been mentioned or quoted in numerous publications including USAToday, Multichannel Merchant, WebProNews, and more. Smith frequent speaks at industry conferences, and blogs at SEM Clubhouse, Natural Search Blog, and Nodal Bits. He is also a columnist for Search Engine Land.

David Mihm, online marketing consultant
David Mihm is an online marketing consultant who creates and promotes search-friendly websites for clients throughout the United States. He serves on the Board of Directors of SEMpdx, Portland’s search marketing trade organization, as Vice President of Partnerships. David writes frequently about Local Search on the GetListed.org Blog, for Search Engine Land, and at his own blog, Mihmorandum. His Local Search Ranking Factors survey is among the most important studies of Local Search Engine Optimization. David also speaks regularly about Local Search Marketing at the Search Marketing Expo and Search Engine Strategies conference series.

PROMOTING SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING IN THE D/FW AREA
The Dallas/Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Association’s goal is to promote search engine marketing and increased ROI for companies and their websites through best practices. We accomplish this through networking, education, and promotion of search engine marketing in the North Texas area. Our members are highly skilled in the areas of copywriting, web hosting, web design, web analytics, internet application development, affiliate program development and strategy, social media, search engine optimization, PPC campaigns, as well as emerging media.

The Dallas / Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Association is dedicated to the following principles:

• Educating North Texas businesses and marketing managers about the value of search engine marketing
• Promoting the search engine marketing industry in North Texas and surrounding regions
• Recognizing the value North Texas search engine marketers provide to businesses, advertisers, and search engines.

Membership Types

New! DFW SEM Members only, now there is no charge to attend our normal monthly meetings (special events do not apply).

Individual – $150 per Year

Corporate Memberships – $300 per Year
Three people from the company can attend each meeting. Additional seats can be purchased for $50 per year.

Join us for CreativeConnects, a free social event hosted by The BOSS Group for creative, marketing and interactive professionals. Come network with colleagues, meet new people, keep up with industry news and get
leads on jobs and business opportunities.

May’s Featured Guest is Jin-Ya M. Huang, the Senior Art Director from JCPenney’s In-Store Visual Merchandising Department. This department is responsible for the visual graphics for more than 1,000 stores throughout the country. Prior to her work at JCPenney, Jin-Ya was the Art Director for Neiman Marcus where she worked on the magazine/catalog, “The Book.”

No formal program, no RSVP required, lite bites courtesy of
The BOSS Group.

Next Event
Wed., May 12th, 2010
5:30pm – 8:00pm

Where
Trinity Hall
(see below for directions)

Featured Guest
Jin-Ya M. Huang
Senior Art Director, In-Store Visual Graphics, JCPenney

This year’s panel will be moderated by Nina B. Link, President and CEO of the Magazine Publishers of America. Panelists include:

• Michael Clinton, EVP, CMO and Publishing Director – Hearst Magazines
• Stephanie George, EVP/President of Ad Sales & Marketing – Time Inc.
• David Carey, Group President – Conde Nast
• Chris Schembri, Vice President of Media Services – AT&T

Luncheon Tables for 10 will be available for sponsorship on a first-come, first-served basis.

We will also have a reception where you can showcase and distribute magazines.

Special valet parking passes are available @ $13 each (the normal valet rate is $20), so if you have been invited as a guest at one of the tables and want to valet – buy it online. Public parking will also be available across from the Fairmont at Ross and Akard.

When
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 11:00 AM  -2:00 PM

Where
Fairmont Hotel
1717 North Akard St., Dallas, TX 75201

MAY 7, 2010 – A BAD DAY ON THE COURSE IS BETTER THAN YOUR BEST DAY AT WORK!

Swing by on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Firewheel Golf Club in Garland. Even if you’re not at the top of your game, you can join a winning tradition for a great cause. For over a decade our sponsors and golfers have given increasingly valuable college scholarships to deserving local high school grads – making their dreams of attending college a reality. So to continue this successful drive, we need your help. Whether you’re a scratch golfer or a fairway hack with a habit of abusing clubs, you’ll be in good company with friends and colleagues. We’ll have cool prizes, darn good food and lots of fun. It’s a benefit that pays tribute to one of our own and the caring spirit of our industry. So sign up. Show up. Enjoy the day.

And even if your game is not quite up to par, this is going to be one great sub-par day.

Registration deadline is April 28, 2010!

Special discounts if you register and pay in full by April 20!

Click here to download a PDF of all Tournament Information and Registration Form.

For more information call John Hampton at 214.244.7260

Louise Fili is a graphic designer specializing in logo, package, restaurant, type, and book design. She was art director of Pantheon Books from 1978 to 1989, where she designed more than 2,000 book jackets. She has received awards from every major design competition, has taught and lectured on graphic design and typography, and has work is in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and the Bibliothèque Nationale. She was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant, and is the co-author of eleven books on design. Fili was recently inducted into the Art Directors Hall of Fame. More recently, Louise Fili Ltd. has updated the Tiffany & Co. with a new logo as well as creating the new Good Housekeeping seal.

Join us on April 14th when Louise will give her lecture on “Food, Type and Italy” at the Magnolia Theater.

Special Thanks to TCU for sponsoring this event.

Our Panelists will address what the world would be without ink on paper! And what they are doing to make changes. Some of the topics will cover:

1. How is ink and paper changing to today’s declining market and what new innovations are they doing to be part of the change.
2. How are printers changing their tactics in producing print products: collateral, labels, packaging with Offset and Digital processes.
3. How are agencies and designers using print in their clients campaigns – where it used to be the majority billable item and now it is cut drastically.

Blue Mesa Grill will cater the event, bringing delicious menu items including:

• Rainbow Chips & Salsa
• Assorted Quesadillas; chicken, steak, and spinach and mushroom
• Taquitos
• Ginger Chicken and Poblano Pepper Mini Churrascaritas

Beer and Wine will also be available.

When
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 4:00 PM  -7:00 PM

Where
Clampitt Paper Company
9207 Ambassador Row, Dallas, TX 75247

Event Registration
Corporate Member $25.00
Member $30.00
Non-Member $35.00

This is a free event, and special thanks go to Pauline and Robert at UTA for using their space and hellping to put this together.

Again, this is a free event, so if you register and cannot attend, please let us know so we can let another student take your place.

Saturday, March 20, 2010 — March 20, 2010
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Studio 204
204 East Street
Arlington, TX 76013

More Information

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Studio 204/AIGA DFW Letterpress workshop
Each workshop participant will be making five “zines” (two for the chapter/instructors, three for themselves). The zine will be comprised of each participant designing an inside page using wood/metal type and existing cuts from Studio 204’s inventory according to the “Designer Traits” theme. After printing, each book will be collated and bound using the stab binding process. The image page would be french folded down the center, image folded back appearing to be front/back of a page (not a spread). All inside pages will be printed on the Vandercook Power 219 Printing Press and the front/back covers will be printed on the Chandler & Price Craftsman Printing Press.

Saturday, March 20, 2010
10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Studio 204
204 East Street
Arlington, TX 76013

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Alexander Flores has been the art director of Dallas, Texas’ only alt-weekly publication, the Dallas Observer, since 2007. Exclusively freelancing and consulting immediately before accepting the position at the Observer, Alexander brought nearly 10 years of advertising and design experience to the table, earning recognition and awards for his editorial design work from organizations such as the Dallas Society of Visual Communications, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and the Society of Publication Designers. A fan of pop-art, pop-culture, film, and all-things design-related, Alexander also has a sincere interest in photography, music, Vespas, vintage ephemera, technology, and other nerdy pursuits. Alexander resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife, two cats, and an extensive media library.

Join us Wednesday, March 10, 2010 — 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Clampitt Creative Center
9207 Ambassador Row
Dallas, Texas 75247

Learn how Appcelerator’s Titanium brings the power and efficiency of Web technologies and Cloud computing to Mobile and Desktop application development.

HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Python, PHP and Ruby are the tools of choice for rapid development of professional-grade Web applications. Now they can be your tools of choice for developing mobile and desktop applications using products and services from Appcelerator.

Click here to learn more about the DFW WP Meetup group.

Click here for more information: http://ow.ly/18Ebe

In 1998 GoTo.com launched the first “pay per click” advertising system. Since then GoTo was purchased by Yahoo! and Google launched Adwords, which today holds over 72% of the “pay per click” market according to HitWise. Today your options for PPC ad campaigns are numerous and at times can be confusing. Which is why are hosting the “back to the basics”  presentation on PPC advertising.

This month’s presentation will feature noted PPC experts Jon Shugart and Shelley Ellis.

Jon Shugart (follow on twitter) is the man behind Keyword Rockstar, internet marketing’s premier keyword research and PPC tool. Jon was a software engineer by trade before entering the world of internet marketing. Today he focuses on creating powerful and efficient PPC campaign building software applications that help people be more effective with their online advertising campaigns.

Shelley Ellis specializes in the area of contextual advertising and serves on the advisory board for Content Revenue Strategies.

Please join us February 17 at the Renaissance Hotel at 6:30 for networking opportunities. our program will start at 7:00. We have our presentation and the experts will be available for an in-depth. Question and Answer session. By attending the meeting you will receive a FREE 30-day trial of the Keyword Rockstar service.

Join the DSVC Wednesday Feb. 17th at the Clampitt Creative center for a panel discussion with designers and developers from Brand Hatchery, Commerce House and Cannonball talking about how better communication leads to better interactive work. Moderated by Jeff Barfoot. Box lunches with a sandwich, chips, fresh seasonal fruit, and a fresh baked cookie will be provided. If you have questions, contact Brandon DeLoach: mail@brandondeloach.com.

Hybrid Design was formed by the University of North Texas graduate Brian Flynn and his wife, Dora Drimalas. By blending their complementary, yet diverse design styles and methodologies, Hybrid produces one-of-a-kind concepts not usually expected from a traditional design firm.

Hybrid Design focuses on complete brand strategies, beginning with initial concept and ideation, and then follow through to identity, retail, environment and product design. Their process involves understanding the true needs of the clients, not just delivering a group of pretty pictures and materials. Brian and Dora—both UNT alumni—approach each project by addressing the essential design problem, and developing a conceptual strategy to solve it. That concept then drives the basis of the design to follow – not the other way around.

Hybrid Design has built a client roster that ranges from the more corporate Nike, Starwood Hotels, and Vans to more youth driven clients such as Upper Playground, Akademiks, Mecca USA as well as our own brand Super7, Hybrid Home and Allies of the R:Evolution (R:E), bringing their concept driven approach to every project and client regardless of size and budget.

Explore some of Hybrid’s work at Hybrid Design, Hybrid Home, Super7 and Allies of the R:Evolution (R:E), and come give Brian Flynn a great homecoming reception at the Magnolia Theater on Wednesday, February 3rd.

Social Media Club Dallas Featuring Chris Brogan – 1/21/10

@dallassmc #smcdallas

To kick off 2010 our premier event will feature Social Media Rockstar and a Top Worldwide Blogger Chris Brogan @chrisbrogan.

Chris Brogan is President of New Marketing Labs, a new media marketing agency, and home of the Inbound Marketing Summit conferences and Inbound Marketing Bootcamp educational events. He works with large and mid-sized companies to improve online business communications like marketing and PR through the use of social software, community platforms, and other emerging web and mobile technologies.