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As part of AIGA DFW’s Design Week, we invite you to join us for an insightful evening on Tuesday April 12th, for a discussion on what it takes to succeed on an in-house design team. Featuring creatives from Amon Carter Museum, Neiman Marcus Online, Sally Beauty and SouthWest Airlines Pilots Association.

*All Design Week events, like all other AIGA events are open to the public. AIGA members and Student members are always free.

Dallas Design Week: Inhouse Design Panel
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (CT)
Dallas, TX

This event is SOLD OUT

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Join the Dallas AIGA Thursday night for a visit by Bill Gardner of LogoLounge. Bill will be giving away a membership to LogoLounge, and Rockport books, his publisher will be giving away some free books and bags. Bill will also have copies of LogoLounge 2 for sale to be signed also!

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Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis.

Get tickets here: http://ddwobjectified.eventbrite.com/

Featuring
Paola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Chris Bangle (BMW Group, Munich)
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Paris)
Andrew Blauvelt (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis)
Tim Brown (IDEO)
Anthony Dunne (London)
Dan Formosa (Smart Design)
Naoto Fukasawa (Tokyo)
Jonathan Ive (Apple, California)
Hella Jongerius (Rotterdam)
David Kelley (IDEO)
Bill Moggridge (IDEO)
Marc Newson (London/Paris)
Fiona Raby (London)
Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany)
Karim Rashid (New York)
Alice Rawsthorn (International Herald Tribune)
Davin Stowell (Smart Design)
Jane Fulton Suri (IDEO)
Rob Walker (New York Times Magazine)

Please join us for a social afterwards @ Beaver’s
2310 Decatur St Houston, TX 77007-7519 (713) 864-2328
Light munchies will be served.

Nessim Higson of iamalwayshungry.com and IAAH, will be discussing how interactive thinking is not and should not be limited to the screen and demonstrate the benefits of applying interactive methodology over to other mediums.

Nessim Higson runs IAAH, which functions on the core belief of good design = good business, and that design has a responsibility to not only contribute to the economic market but also to the social fabric of society. The studio has been recognized nationally and internationally by organizations including, but not limited to, Communication Arts, Print, Graphis, DGV; and was named a young gun by the Art Directors Club of NY.

Pricing:
$10 AIGA Member
$15 Non-Member

Register early to guarantee your seat!

For more event information or questions, please contact
Denise Madera, Finance Chair, finance@houston.aiga.org.

DEC 1 – DSVC is pleased to introduce the prolific new partner at Pentagram New York, Eddie Opara.

Eddie was born to Nigerian parents in Wandsworth, London in 1972. He studied graphic design at the London College of Printing and Yale University, where he received his MFA in 1997. He began his career as a designer at ATG and Imaginary Forces and worked as a senior designer/art director at 2×4 before establishing his own studio, The Map Office, in 2005.

He joined Pentagram’s New York office as partner in October 2010.

Opara is a multi-faceted designer whose work encompasses strategy, design and technology. His projects have included the design of brand identity, publications, packaging, environments, exhibitions, interactive installations, websites, user interfaces and software, with many of his projects ranging across multiple media.

Paula Scher says: “Eddie represents the new generation of graphic designers for whom all forms of media and all dimensions of design are not separated from the initial concept but are an integral part of the total thought.”

Lisa Strausfeld adds: “Eddie is the ideal next generation Pentagram partner. He is a traditionally trained graphic designer and a self-taught software developer with a perfectly tuned eye and keenly strategic mind. He is what every client needs.”

We hope you’ll join us Wednesday, December 1st, for a night of drinks and laughs with all your Dallas creative friends, and say hello to our special guest, Eddie Opara.

This screening is part of AIGA Houston’s CONNECT{ED} event, which starts at 6:00pm the same evening. Feel free to show up before the film to mix and mingle with Houston’s future design leaders!

For more information, visit www.AIGAHouston.org

THURSDAY, November 18, 2010. Screening begins at 8pm @ DOMY Books
1709 Westheimer, Houston map it!

FREE for Members & Students (Non-student non-members $5)
Click Here to register

Come enjoy a beautiful Sunday afternoon outdoors with AIGA Houston as we showcase arts & crafts from local graphic designers and artists!

WORKSHOPS for children and adults throughout the day inside Heights Theater
LIVE MUSIC including local Houston band Wheel Workers out doors
RAFFLES & GIVEAWAYS enter for you chance to win an iPad
A DAY OF FUN & INSPIRATION! {ALL AGES}

Pricing at the Festival
FREE to the Public
Feel free to bring blankets/lawn chairs to enjoy the beautiful outdoors and live music.

*Art festival is outdoors. A board member will be in contact with all artists 5 days prior to festival with a detailed layout of venue and projected itinerary of event.

Date: Sunday, November 7, 2010
11:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. festival
Location: Heights Theater
339 W. 19th St. Houston, TX 77008 map it!

The fun doesn’t stop there! That same evening, we’re hosting an award ceremony and closing social at Winter Street Studios showcasing many of the businesses that we teamed up with. DJs + Raffles + Drinks & Food, come out and support YOUR creative industry!

Objective: Test your creative mettle while supporting a worthy cause! To promote businesses in the local design industry and have a little competitive fun in the process, we’re teaming up with Houston Food Bank to collect non-perishable food items (which will be collected on-site) and create artwork for their new facility. How are we creating the artwork, you ask? By traveling to and solving the day’s 9 design challenges, your team will earn points toward a final design challenge: a poster design-off aimed at communicating a chosen social message. What type of social message? You’ll have to make it to the end to find out! Finished entries will then be juried by a celebrity panel and the winners will be announced at the closing party.

Grand Prize: WINNING TEAM RECEIVES A PAIR OF APPLE iPADS! 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded.

Race Registration:
Registration for participation in the race ends Friday, Oct 15th at 5pm. There will be no registration on the day of the event. Race registration also includes closing party admission. Bring in 5 non-perishable food items and receive $5 OFF registration!*

AIGA Members:
$45 ($40 w/ 5 non-perishable food items*)

Non-Members:
$55 ($50 w/ 5 non-perishable food items*)

*bring food items day of event

CUR Closing Party
Registration for closing party tickets ends Friday Oct 15th at 5pm. Tickets also available at the door.
$5 AIGA Members
$10 Non-Members

Pricing at the door for Closing Party ONLY!
$5 AIGA Members
$10 Non-Members

Sep. 23 – Come see what’s new in Creative Suite 5.

Adobe Certified Instructor, Paul Trani will guide us through the new features of CS5 Design Premium in August, and Web Premium features in September. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet with an Adobe representative directly and don’t miss out on the CS5 software raffles! Lunch is included in your ticket purchase. Learn more at adobe.com & paultrani.com/blog/

Click here to sign up for the Web Premium luncheon September 23rd

Don’t miss out!

In August Paul will be covering the features of CS5 Design Premium. Click here to find out more

Thursday September 16, 2010 6pm – social 7pm – presentation
@ Saint Arnold Brewing Company 2000 Lyons Ave. Houston, Tx 77020 map it!
(parking lot located across the street)

I have never been able to quite describe what it is that I do. I usually group it all under the umbrella of graphic design. But it’s not really just graphic design. I take artsy photos. I draw things constantly. I write. I direct animation or live action. I show work in galleries. I sort of like to try a lot of things out.

The moment I begin to feel too comfortable, I change something or try something new. Change is good. This natural desire to evolve and to create a path for myself has been something I have been fortunate enough to do. Come join me for a brief moment where I reflect on how I have evolved as a designer and maybe you too will see how you have evolved or can evolve.

About Brian
Brian received his BFA in Graphic Communication at the University of Houston in 2000 graduating Magna Cum Laude. Since then he’s been involved in a wide variety of projects both small and large. They’ve ranged from art directing Apple iPod tv spots, to Black Eyed Peas music videos, to pro bono posters for KCRW, to rebranding ESPN U. At the moment, he is currently freelancing in sunny Santa Monica, CA working with ad agencies, production companies, and direct to client. Above most all, he enjoys putting smiles on faces. Find out more about Brian at www.briangossett.com

** Door prize for AIGA members **

Click Here to Register Online
Registration closes 5pm September 15

Pre-Registration Pricing:
$10 AIGA Members
$20 Non-Members
$5 AIGA Student Members
$10 Student Non-Members

Pricing at the door:
$15 AIGA Members
$30 Non-Members
$10 AIGA Student Members
$20 Student Non-Members

Contact Robin Parrish, Programming Director,
events@houston.aiga.org for more information.

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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Pronounced “peh-chak-cha”, a mix of show-and-tell, open-mike night and happy hour, it has become the forum for ideas on design, culture and a lot more that has swept the world in just four years now having taken place in over 335 cities globally.

Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

The event is free and open to the public. Cash bar.
Seating is limited so get there early.

RSVP Here- Pecha Kucha Voume 3

For more info join the – Facebook Page
Follow us on – Twitter
Or check out – PK Headquarters

Featured Speakers

Organized by Tony Medrano

Sponsored by AIGA Houston

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

*Event is open to all new members since Sept ’09. If you are a current member or considering joining/renewing and would like to attend, please be sure to RSVP -April
Now what?
Board member Robin Tooms {Membership Director} will prepare you with all the materials and knowledge to help you get acclimated and hit the ground running. She has prepared a small film highlighting the benefits of joining as well as what to expect from AIGA Houston. She will walk you through your new member packet and answer any questions you may have. Be on the look out for fellow board members that will be stopping in. Ask questions, get involved, and most importantly be in the know. Oh and the best part besides being in the “know”, lunch is on us!
When: Thursday, August 26, 2010
Time: 12-1:30
Where: Caroline Collective
carolinecollective.cc
4820 Caroline St.,
Houston, Tx, 77004,
in the beautiful Museum District of Houston, TX,
blocks from the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,
Contemporary Arts Museum, and Houston’s Light Rail.
YOU MUST RSVP TO APRIL president@houston.aiga.org

If you have any question or comments {or concerns}, contact
April Guzik

Impulse Development proud to announce the launch of a new site for the El Paso Convention and Visitors Bureau. The site includes information for visitors looking for information about El Paso, an event calendar full of fun things to do throughout the city and region, and information about the CVB’s fantastic event venues, including the Abraham Chavez Theatre and the Plaza Theatre.

Whether you are in El Paso or just visiting, you can find countless things to do at visitelpaso.com. What are you waiting for? Check it out!

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.

Meet Market 03! Come meet and greet some of Houston’s top design industry professionals. The evening will start off as a social and transition into a panel discussion and/or answering your questions. The night will close out with a fun scavenger hunt and a winner will be announced.

We hope you’ll join us on August 19, 2010. Mark your calendars and stay tuned to AIGA Houston website for more details in the upcoming weeks, including a list of industry professionals that will be attending.

Contact Randy Nicholson, Member Activities Chair, memberactivities@houston.aiga.org for more information. See you there!

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