Getty Images.....Super Sweet.....

So, I am not sure if you ever used your free account with Corbis offered by the library, but it wasn't that great. Only a small selection of images were available. Apparently the library has a new stock supplier available if you are interested. Just a little company by the name of Getty Images. I am not sure if you have heard of them or not. Anywho, stop by the library and ask to sign up for your account. You get access to 500,000 images.

-DG

"If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?"

Here is the latest club email. It appears that those of you who use msn.com or hotmail email accounts, unless you add my email address to your accepted email addresses list, you will not receive the email updates any longer. I received A LOT of bounced back emails and they were all from msn or hotmail email accounts so the big blue Microsoft has obviously changed something in their spam filter.


Hello Club!

Yes its that time again! Time for another Design Club update! Please hold your applause until the end.... lucky for all of you I will keep this brief.

First of all I want to thank John for getting Spacecraft ( i.e. Stephan & Sarah) for coming in and speaking to us, they were great! For those of you who were able to attend I would greatly appreciate it if you would bring in a thank you card for Stephan and Sarah at the next club meeting. I will collect all of the cards and mail them off in a big envelope.

For everyone who is taking advantage of the AIGA group discount please make your checks out to John and bring your filled out applications to the NEXT CLUB MEETING. For those of you who have not received an application yet, I will have applications at the club on Wednesday, so bring a pen!

Also, at the next meeting I would like everyone to bring ideas of various projects they would like the club to do for next quarter, and we can begin outlining the Spacecraft event.

Any questions or comments feel free to email me, I'll see everyone on Wednesday.

-James

New Issue of Fuel out now.....

Hello all,

I hope you are all stuffed with turkey, or ham, or tofurkey, or veggies, and have had a nice break away from school work and design and whatever else you needed a break from. Anywho, the latest issues of Fuel magazine is out. Click the image below to download it in pdf format. Or you can pick up a copy of the magazine on campus. Also, if anyone would like to write articles or help out with the next issue, the meetings are on Thursdays in room 110 at 4:30pm.

-DG

AIGA Seattle Presents

Urban Toy Holiday Massive
Tuesday December 11 / 6:30
IMO Asian Bistro
704 1st Avenue, Seattle

Take a break from the holiday hustle and bustle and join AIGA Seattle for a night of good cheer, drinks, and our first ever Urban Toy gift exchange. This isn't your typical white elephant with random gifts across the spectrum. Leave your fruitcake, sweat socks, and Debbie Gibson tapes at home. Gifts at this exchange are exclusively Urban Toys.

What is an urban toy you ask?
These aren't toys for kids! Called "urban vinyl toys" or "designer toys'', most of the toys are created by world famous artists, illustrators, and designers in the USA, Japan, Hong Kong, and Europe. Many of these toys are extremely rare and collectible. An artist may choose to create a series of only 500, 300, 100 pieces or less, so once a toy is gone, it's gone forever!

Urban toys make great pals for designers! They love to sit on your desk, shelves, or wherever else they can flaunt their extreme coolness and originality. Plus, if you are not familiar with these little guys, you will get a great introduction by participating that night. You will walk out with the first piece in a collection of your own.

If you would like to participate in the gift exchange (which we highly recommend) please:

Bring an urban toy or set of a few small urban toys valued at $15. Urban toys give you a lot of bang for your buck. For $15 dollars you can get two small toys or one medium sized one. Remember you will come home with a gift in hand too. If you are going to participate please adhere to the urban toy genre otherwise you can't be a part of the madness. Sorry no Dunny for you.

Make sure that the toy/toys are wrapped. We will be doing the standard gift exchange game model with stealing, passing, and all that madness.

Where do I find these toys?
Download our list of local and online retailers. Ebay is a great option too. We have also listed out some examples of popular series that you will run across in your browsing. We hope that you take the time to explore all the really cool toys out there. Shop early! Have fun!

Admission + RSVP
Admission for this event is FREE. You just need to come with your toy for the exchange. Don't forget money for drinks. Please RSVP to vicepresident@aigaseattle.org by December 4.

Space is limited to 40 people so don't wait! For more info or questions, please email Halli Brunkella vicepresident@aigaseattle.org

Beam me up!

Ok everyone, give John a huge thanks when you see him. Spacecraft is coming to speak with us at our next club meeting THIS WEDNESDAY the 21st of November, so please try to attend it will certainly be worth your while. Here is the poster John made for us... spread the word!

AIGA Seattle Presents
Studio Tours

Thursday November 29 / 6-8pm
Fitch, Starbucks, ZAAZ, Mercury Cloud, HADW, Worktank

Join AIGA Seattle as we tour six of Seattle's finest design studios located in the heart of Seattle. Designers from each studio will be on-hand to share their creative process, examples of their work, and provide a tour of the inspirational space in which they create. Light refreshments will be offered at most locations.

Whether you're looking to answer that burning design question or interested in a peek behind the curtain, this is the one event you can't miss. Please join us for cocktails after the tour at the Viceroy in Belltown.

Fitch / 1218 Third Ave, Suite 620 / Seattle, WA 98101

Starbucks / 2401 Utah Ave S / Seattle, WA 98134

Zaaz / 414 Olive Way / Seattle, WA 98101

Hornall Anderson Design Works / 710 2nd Ave, Suite 1300 / Seattle, WA 98104

Worktank / 3131 Western Ave, Suite 510 / Seattle, WA 98121

Mercury Cloud / 511 Boren Ave N, Suite 203 / Seattle, WA 98109

Viceroy / 2332 Second Ave / Seattle, WA 98121

Tickets and map handouts will be available at all studio locations the day of the event. Pre-register online to save money and time.

Online Pre-Registration
Student Members: FREE
Student Non-Members: $8 ($10 at the door)
Members: $8 ($10 at the door)
Non-Members: $12 ($15 at the door)

Register online at aigaseattle.org
Sorry, no refunds.

Student Show - Time to Represent

So it looks like it's time to pull out the kick ass stuff I know you have been working on and how it off to the whole school. I hope people will submit. I know I'm gonna submit. Here is the email from Mark Livingston telling you all about it in case you didn't get it:

The time has come to begin submitting artwork for the 2007-2008 Student Show!

This annual celebration – shown in The Burnley Gallery (in the South Campus) – is your chance to exhibit your fine art, commercial work, painting, multi-media, music, or creative expression in front of your classmates, teachers and friends.

Each student is allowed 4 individual pieces, and depending on size, there may be exceptions for allowing more work in the show.

The opening date for the show is the first day of classes, Winter Quarter – January 7^th, 2008. So, the deadline for getting work into the show is coming up fast! Please contact me by December 13^t to secure a spot, and get your artwork to me.

Again – this is your only chance to exhibit your artwork in our gallery – and we hope you take this opportunity to allow us to celebrate your artistry in front of the entire Art Institute community.

Please contact me directly with questions, or to submit artwork to the show. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Mark

mlivingston@aii.edu

239.2562

Art Chantry at the Henry Part 4

That's all we got folks the tape ran out at 65 minutes.
The rest is in the audio clip on your right.

-DG

BLVD Gallery presents
"Process"
New work by Sneke, Hews and Virus
November 9 - December 8, 2007
Artist Reception Nevember 9 6pm - 10pm
BLVD Gallery 2316 2nd ave Seattle Wa 98121
http://www.blvdart.com

PROCESS, a show featuring graffiti artists and style writers Hews, Sneke, and Virus, provides the viewer a rarely seen glimpse into the approach and evolution of their art. Process incorporates and displays the methods involved in creating the art and reintroduces it in a way that gives the public a window into what goes on behind the “finished” pieces.

Sneke works beyond the traditional 2d of Graffiti into the realm of sculpture and relief. In a way exploring the dimensional qualities of his work as well as isolating elements to accentuate the more abstract forms of the graffiti lexicon. The architectural qualities of graffiti is what shows in the work of Hews. His canvas work explores the foundations of building veritable siege engines made of alphabets. Vancouver legend VIRUS works with the pop pastiche that Graffiti has adored since Fab 5 Freddy first painted his Campbell Soup can tribute to Andy Warhol in the seventies.

“There is something raw about seeing the perfect ‘imperfections.’ There is an energy in the thumbnails, the sketches, and the brainstorming that does not always come across in the final product.” -Hews

Process highlights the elements of the “unseen” and celebrates the individual approach of the different artists. The final pieces may look similar but each artist incorporates distinct methods in executing their work. Hews, Sneke, and Virus are now transcending their graffiti art and
applying the elements into different formats and mediums.

For more info:
http://snekeone.com/
http://hewsone.com/

--email from Damion Hayes posted by -DG

Art Chantry at the Henry Part 3

Turnstyle Event Next Monday....

So,

TurnStyle racked up some sweet awards at the Seattle Show this year and they are giving a presentation next Monday for the Graphic Design Meetup Group here in Seattle. You have to be a member to attend, but joining is free via the meetup website and you have to RSVP and pay 5 bucks at the door. I'm going. Maybe you should too.
-DG

Link: http://graphicdesign.meetup.com/151/calendar/6449076/

More Info:
When:
Monday, November 12, 2007, 7:00 PM 20071113T030000Z

Where:
Kaladi Brothers Coffee
511 East Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98122

Description:

We are happy to welcome Ben Graham and Steve Watson of the progressive Seattle design firm Turnstyle Design to give a presentation on the works of Turnstyle and an inside to what the current trends and styles are in graphic design. Please note we are switching venue for this to Kaladi Brothers Coffee where we will have more privacy and comfort than our previous meeting places. Preview the works www.turnstylestudio.com.

Event fee:
USD5.00 per person includes drink
RSVP limit:
Only 55 members (including guests) can RSVP 'Yes' or 'Maybe' for this event. There's still room for 21 more.

Art Chantry at the Henry Part 2

There will be more to follow.

-DG

Art Chantry video part 1

p.s. Youtube kept telling me that my video was too long. They have a maximum of 10 minutes. I cut it down to 5 and tried again. No luck. Then I tried to host from
my website and the code didn't work. Just as I was about to call it quits, I noticed a video icon in the post area of this blog. Hot Damn! I can just post the videos straight to the blog. Why I didn't think of that in the first place is beyond me.

-DG

Paul Rand Tribute video

Produced for Imaginary Forces by Cara McKenney, designed and directed by IF's Mark Gardner, and executive produced by Maribeth Phillips. Additional I.F. credits go to designer/animators Joey Salim, Jeremy Cox and Liz Centolella and animators Andrew Chung, Sean Eno and Chase Massingill. It was edited by I.F.’s Corey Weisz, with sound design by Derek Lee