another speaker next week!

this week was pretty light in attendance :o

because of this, we moved the deadline for postcards up to NEXT WEEK!

also for next week:

-a speaker (Mark) from Hornall Anderson is coming- be there (on time!) or be square!

-after club, anyone who is interested/has the time, silhouette project will be happening

-come with ideas for a possible digital ad/promo (for GD club) that will be playing on the video monitors around school

we also talked about a possible trip coordinated through AIGA to Portland to meet up with other AIGA members, and possibly the Portland AI, and visit design firms etc. for next quarter. more info on that coming soon.

also, Art Chantry will be in town next tuesday (March 3rd) at 7pm @ the Broadway Performance Hall (Seattle Central CC) for any of you that are lucky enough not to have class. Unfortunately, I believe you have to be 21 again :( (check this out for more info: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=1137144& )

mid-quarter crunch

Hey everybody! Crazy portfolio 2 happenings, sorry for the late post!

This week we had our alum Shanda Smith swing by and give us an awesome talk on her

career and advice for young designers. If you missed it, check out pixelsoupcreative.com (her own design company) to see some of her work. For those of you that did come, thanks for showin' up, and I think some thank-you cards are in order :)

We also were supposed to have preliminary designs for our postcard project this week (Ashley Newcomer had hers and it was awesome!) BUT not to worry! Finals aren't due til next week. If you want to have yours included, it HAS to be done by the time club starts next week! We're printing so get some cool stuff done guys!

Shadow project update coming soon..

Good luck to everyone on your midterms! (or, for the ones that are done, get some sleep!)

Later

Design for Sandwiches...

Hello All,

I just spoke to Kathleen from Buffalo Deli and she is looking for design help with an "A" board outside of the deli. They will trade multiple sandwiches (yes, they have vegan sandwiches too!) for the design work. If you are interested, email me for her contact information at david@iheartwhitespace.com.

Thanks,
David Gallo

P.S. These folks are really nice and they make a killer BLT.

Craziness!

For anyone who didn't show up (where'd you all go?? we missed you!) to club this week, you missed a fantastic time at our new Screen Printing room opening! You have to take a workshop before you can use the equipment and we'll have dates on that coming up. David Gallo and John Hillding did an awesome demo!

NEXT WEEK at GD club:

GUEST SPEAKER!!! Shanda Smith will be in and she starts at 4:35 SHARP. Be there! She's been an alum for about 2 years, became an Art Director, and has her own design firm called Pixel Soup (do a little reading before next week!). 

CLUB PROJECTS:

Silhouettes- We have paper now! So next week we'll be talking about a time to meet, make and install our designs! BRING any DESIGNS you'd like to see and keep them pretty simple for cutting and tracing purposes.

Postcards- Initial designs for this project are due next week at club! Finals week 7. Can be hand-designed or computerized. Everyone who participates gets a packet of all the designed postcards. Make them awesome!

Specs- TRIM SIZE (actual postcard size once trimmed) 4.25 inches wide by 6 inches tall. BLEED SIZE (build graphics to this size if you want them to bleed off the edge) 4.75 inches wide by 6.5 inches tall.

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

The Seattle Show:  Thurs. Feb 26th @ Showbox SoDo -- visit www.SeattleShow.org for more info  $35 for students (email Renee Pasley at rpasley@aii.edu if you want to volunteer, which makes it free. She might still need some, but sadly you must be 21).

Jump Start: Sat. Feb 28th @ 7-8:45pm -- visit www.aigaseattle.org/events for ticket info

Seattle Green Salon #2:  Thurs. Feb 12th (doors @ 6, lecture @ 6:30) -- visit www.aigaseattle.org/events for ticket info

Come to club next week for more updates and fun, and please BE ON TIME for Shanda next week!

And for everyone who's new to club- we meet Tuesdays @ 4:30 in room 704 

Later :)

Screen Printing Studio Opening Next Tuesday!!!

Come celebrate the arrival of the new silkscreen studio with pizza and conversation: Tuesday, February 10th at 4:30pm in 715.

Jump Start!!!!!!!

2/28
Jump Start

Saturday, February 28 / 7-8:45pm
Cornish Poncho Theatre
710 East Roy Street

Jump Start is an annual panel discussion designed to help students and young professionals learn more about entering the profession. This year’s diverse panel of experts will share valuable insight about the interview process, various career paths within the design industry, what design businesses look for in portfolios as well as future employees, and offer useful tips for getting a job.

Expert Panelists:
Robynne Raye / Modern Dog
Steve Watson / Turnstyle
Maurice Woods / Pentagram
Luke Woods / IDEO
James Robinson / Mercury Cloud
Natalia Ilyin / EmersonHarris

Moderated by Sean Bolan / AIGA Education Director, Programming

In addition, there will be an installation of Cornish student design work to view before the event, a raffle with exciting design prizes, and an informal all ages social event after the panel discussion at the Deluxe Bar and Grill. You can meet other designers from the community and continue the conversation.

ADMISSION
AIGA Student Member: $5 Register
AIGA Professional Member: $10 Register
Non-Member: $15 Register
Student Non-Member: $10 Register

Click here to join the Student Community Facebook Group

week 4 newss

Just a few reminders:

 -Shanda Smith, our first guest speaker of the quarter, will be in on the 17th. Any other ideas for people you might wanna get   in to speak, talk to Jared and Rachel at the next meeting.

 -As you can see below, the new screen printing room will be having a "grand opening" little deal NEXT WEEK!!

 -Seattle Show is the 26th and as of this morning, Renee doesn't need any more volunteers, but if you desperately want to try,  she can put you on a waiting list because she's still trying to hear back from a couple people. It's $65 for students, and at Showbox SODO (and sadly, you have to be 21 to volunteer, not sure about attending). 

-Shadow project.. Rachel will be talking to Melanie to see about getting us some black butcher paper for our silhouettes, and we might be working on them next week in class if that happens.

-POSTCARD project!! Design, design, design, and in two weeks, try to have yours ready. Can be handmade or digitized. 

-More GD club poster ideas still welcome!

happy designing!