Eureka! We're done, with more to come!

REMEMBER WHEN: First of all, a huge - HUGE - thank you to everyone who participated in "Remember When"!! :D Each of the pieces were so unique and everyone pulled together to put on an event that was more successful than we had even hoped! We raised double the amount that we had set as our goal, as well as exceeding our goal for number of entries! I am so proud of all of us!! We ROCK!

Below is a letter from Mary Beth at Coyote Central:

"Jesse,

Thank you and thank the Graphic Arts Club for throwing the Remembering When.....event for Coyote. It was touching to see the turnout and the amount of artwork created by everyone. It couldn't have been easy, what with all of the other college life deadlines and responsibilities. Coyote is honored.

Your spirit - amazing! You went to incredible efforts to pull this off and we send great thanks.

Best,

Marybeth, Claudia Stelle, and The Board of Directors"

And the event is continuing!! Mark Livingston, the PR Director at AiS has offered us a booth at the Northwest Art Alliance Show!! It's great promotional and a really cool opportunity to keep this ball a'rollin'! We will have room for approximately ten to fifteen pieces. And it's due no later than November 8th! (yay! I mean....*pant, pant...Whew!) If you want to jump in with a random piece or two to add to the equation, please join us!

http://www.nwartalliance.com/events/Fall_2010_Best_of_the_Northwest/ (please note - this is an extra. If you can jump in, please do! If life, school, etc; gets in the way, no worries. )

And a huge pat on the back to Jesse Diaz for the highest bid of the event! He wins a $100 gift card to Paperhaus! Congrats, Jesse(1)!!


THE BURNLEY GALLERY: Every year the Burnley Gallery (that AiS' Gallery) does a student show, and we are invited to be in it! WOOT! So, if you have a piece you'd like to put in, you can take it (and an application which you can get from the front desk or at GD Club next week) to Mark Livingston's office on the 6th Floor NC to submit it! And for those of you with sold pieces from Remember When, if your buyer was willing to let you have it back for the Burnley Gallery, I have the waivers and I will bring them to GD Club next week!


NEXT QUARTER: GD Club meetings will be moved to Wednesdays at 4:30pm in room #704 - adjust your schedules accordingly!


AIGA: Only two days left to sign up with this super deal!! Get on it, folks!


POSTER ART CONTEST: Check this out: "Please find the attached pdf file outlining the first ever Poster Art Contest for the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival. The winner will receive name recognition on 1500 posters and over 20,000 rack cards distributed throughout western Washington and be included in various festival press releases. The winning artist will also be featured on our website with a link to their home page, and will receive a $500 honorarium. I thought this might be a great opportunity for some of your students. - Tessa Gavin, PresidentCoupeville Festival Association"


And that's it, ladies and gents! See you all next week!

-Jesse

Remember When - a Fundraiser to benefit Coyote Central

Remember When - a Fundraiser to benefit Coyote Central: The Art Institute of Seattle's Graphic Design Club is stepping out to change their community this fall, one design at a time.

On October 21st, the Graphic Design Club will be hosting an art auction and raffle to raise money for Coyote Central, a local non-profit that brings hands-on art of all kinds to youth from across the city. The doors to Art on the Ridge (8005 Greenwood Avenue North) will open at 6pm, featuring student artists from the Art Institute of Seattle, a local jazz band and culinary delights. Local business are donating items that will be raffled off, so bring your change jar and be ready to win incredible prizes.

Join us for an evening of art focusing on a journey through childhood memories & fantasies, and help us bring art into the lives of the children of Seattle.




Art on the Ridge
8005 Greenwood Avenue North
(80th and Greenwood)
Seattle, WA

REMEMBER WHEN: is a GO!

I would like to apologize that it's taken so long to send this out; I've been trapped in Finals-land, like many of you, I'm sure. Hang in there, we're in the home stretch!!

So, here's the headlines:

REMEMBER WHEN: is a GO! We have the space, the backing, the support, the advertising, the promotion...(*whew)...now we need the art work. On October 5th we are meeting in room #704 at 4:30pm to show off our compositions that will be turned in to the Gallery. We're going to be accepting critique and taking pictures to send to the Gallery. So you have the next week to tell all of your fellow students and the whole break to get your art piece finished! (I can hardly wait to see what you are all going to do!)





And find the invite on Facebook, too!
(http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/event.php?eid=152544221441791&ref=nf)

NEW YORK: After the break we will be focusing on the New York trip - how we want to do it, how we can pay for it, and all the details we can get (we're hoping that the details will start sliding into place in the next few weeks.) So, be thinking about where you want to go (GD and Web Design firms, and fun stuff to!) and what you want to do so that we can ASK for it!

THIS WEEK: No club meeting. The next meeting will be on October 5th - bring your comps for Remember When!!


HAVE A GREAT BREAK!!

New York City & REMEMBER WHEN - Meeting of August 31st

NEW YORK CITY?: So, the New York City Trip is ON!! And here's the sitch: they only have room for sixteen people, they will take payments and they do not take monopoly money. I don't have ALL the details yet, mostly because they haven't been set in cement quite yet, but Aaron is on the case and will keep us informed. If you are thinking about a trip to NYC, please take a moment to hit up www.coverny.com and start researching which of the amazing GD Studios YOU want to visit! (It's also the place where you will be able to set up extra-curricular activities like eating hotdogs in Time Square, or going to a Broadway Show or hitting up the Empire State Building!)



REMEMBER WHEN - a fundraiser to benefit Coyote Central: "The Art Institute of Seattle's Graphic Design Club is stepping out to change their community this fall, one design at a time."

Folks, I cannot even tell you how amazing this week has been! We have secured the gallery (Art on the Ridge in Greenwood, across from Modern Dog - thank you, Catherine!), have set up a meeting with the Culinary Club, have spoken with the band (still in consideration), and have gotten a "you guys are amazing for pouring into your community!" from both Mark Livingston (Director of PR for AiS) and Mark Notermann (GA: Creative)! We also have four local businesses (so far) that will be donating items to raffle off!

However, we have bumped into the exact same concern over and over....and not in a "this won't happen" way...more in a "this is going to be your biggest challenge" sort of way, and it's not an unreasonable concern: students have a LOT of other things going on in their world and the event will be low on the priority list. And this may be true. But, the response from all of you has blessed my heart; not only are you guys excited about the event, you want to create a new standard for student accomplishment! I love it!

So, here's the plan:

NEXT WEEK:

* Bring in your sketches, and be prepared to talk about what composition you are going to enter.
* Let's talk about a prize for the item that gets the highest bid at the auction.
* We'll also be discussing how to get the word out to the rest of the students, and how to invite them to be a part of this amazing opportunity!
* And we'll start the after part plans! (hehehehe....oh, there's planning to be done, folks!)


:D I will be bringing chocolate chip cookies; if you need to have a serious discussion, there should be chocolate!


Have super holiday weekend and I'll see you all next week!

"Fly me to the Moon" - Meeting update from August 24th

Well, ladies and gentlemen, we have learned a valuable lesson: Never hold a meeting where there is more than "hangin' out" happening at a local Starbucks. Great coffee! Couldn't hear a thing. :)

We had a good meeting this week; most of us left with a fire in our bellies and passing around ideas for the composition for "Remember When". The date has been pushed back to October 21st, officially, and I have some really cool news on that coming up next week! September 28th is the deadline for turning in compositions, so let's see what you've got!

The survey for poster design returned with the "Red Balloon" as the winner - it is being sent to several of our brilliant instructors for review and then posters, flyers and invitations will be on the way. I've also gotten some interesting news about our "Call to Action" posters, which I will share at this weeks meeting. Please, PLEASE come to this weeks meeting; we have a special guest who will be speaking directly to our up coming event.

There was also much discussion about visiting the gallery so that we can all see the location before we set up shop, as well as a potential outing to Pioneer Square to view all of the incredible galleries in the area. Anyone up for a first Thursday next week? Wander around Pioneer Square after class? Let's have that discussion this week as well!

Hope this week went smoothly and that none of you have lost your minds with the end of the quarter creeping up on us! See you all on Thursday!
-Jesse

Cast YOUR vote!

Vote for your favorite poster for Remember When (remember, these are rough drafts which will need some honing, but at least we will have a better direction for the theme!)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WP2FGHV

Call to Action! Ba-ba-da-DAAH!

I hope you all are having a great week and that your Midterms came back WAY better than you thought they would! We've got a couple of things to give you a heads up on, not the least of which is that we still need seven people to sign up for AIGA! Take your envelope with $50 cash in it to Accounting (make sure it has your name, ID number and email address on it for reference. Otherwise it's just "lunch on the house" for some lucky staff) and it's due this week!! Otherwise we lose the opportunity to get this good of a deal on Membership! Scrape those pennies together, folks - it's worth it!

And now for the meat of the matter:

(btw, I've got the song "Let's Get It Started" by the Black Eyed Peas running through my head every time I think of this event...)

THE EVENT:

We got a few things down in wet cement this week, at least as far as "Remember Me" is concerned. The whole club is excited with the prospect of this adventure, but we all wanted to agree that the most important factors of this project are 1) that we all have fun; 2) that we invest back into our community; and 3) that the Graphic Design Club of AiS starts getting their name out into the community as well! Once that was settled, the rest started to fall into place!

So, tentative dates and needs:

AUGUST 24th: Next Tuesday bring your "Call to Action" ideas to GD Club (or email them to me if you can't make it). These posters should say something along the lines of "Attention fellow artists! The Graphic Design Club will be hosting a Gallery Opening in October to raise funds for Coyote Central, a local non-profit that brings art into the lives of high risk youth in our community. We need your help! The theme for the event is "Remember When" - and the idea is that each composition brings with it a memory of childhood, whatever that may be. If you are an artist (graphic design, glass blowing, oils, acrylic, fashion, furniture, underwater basket weaving, whatever!) and you have a composition that you would be willing to have auctioned off to a good cause, please come and be a part of this event! For more information go to aisgdclub.blogspot.com or ask the Graphic Design Club student next to you! All compositions are due no later than September 28th." ....Or something like that. :)

Also, if you would like to submit a poster idea for Remember When, please send it to me at jessetheswingdancequeen@gmail.com no later than Friday, August 20th so that we can vote on it! Please and thank you!

SEPTEMBER 28th: Will be a workshop day. We will bring in ALL of our finished compositions for the show (if it's too big to haul into the classroom, just bring pictures.) and your vintage picture frames for painting. Spray paint will be provided, and we will all go out back where there is open air to avoid getting any higher than we want to....HAVE to. Sorry. :)

OCTOBER 7th (tentative): My responsibility this week is to track down and finalize the gallery that we are going to use. We have decided to see if we can partner with First Thursdays down at Pioneer Square, and if that doesn't pan out, we will try to partner with the Grand Opening of Coyote Central's new location the following week. So, the location is a little up in the air, but have faith. With a little fairy dust, the right conversations and some ruby slippers, we should be good to go!

So, that is all she wrote for the event at this time. Just FYI, my personal email is jessetheswingdancequeen@gmail.com. I welcome any and all suggestions and feedback, and would love to hear your ideas as well!

Next Tuesday, Room #704 at 4:30pm. Bring your spare change, and let's take a walk up to Starbucks!! Mmmm.....field trip....

See you then!

-Jesse

And the hits just keep on comin'....

I am in awe - yes, AWE - of how each of you in the Graphic Design Club! I know it's only been three weeks, but the more I have gotten to know each of you, the more impressed I am with the talent, ambition and passion that this club has! Thank you all for being a part of Graphic Design Club! I can't WAIT to see what happens next!

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Take a look at the posters below and head to Facebook to vote for our new GD Club poster! (please note that some of these are still in the rough draft stages, but that's okay - we have brilliant minds filled with enough imagination that we can visualize the comps. Vote quickly - we're making it official next week!)

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=106523186069565&v=photos#!/group.php?gid=106523186069565

P.S. If you don't have a facebook, email your vote to me jessetheswingdancequeen@gmail.com

Who can take a Sunrise, sprinkle it with dew...

...clean up all posters and design a thing or two? The GD Cluuuuubbbb....THE GD CLUB CAN!

Okay, I'm done.

So, an update, for all of you amazingly talented folks who are feeling out of the loop, and for all of us who need a reminder:

The Graphic Design Club is hosting an event at the end of the quarter (assuming we get the space in time) that will be a huge fund raiser for a local non-profit that works with art programs for high risk youth! This will be a very high end event, inviting everyone from our friends, students, other schools, and heck, let's invite the mayor, too!

We are going to host a gallery opening complete with live music, champagne, hors d'oeuvres and an auction to raise money for the charity we choose. We want to have students enter graphic art, paintings, sculptures, etc; The theme is "Remember When" - a journey into childhood. Every piece must be a childhood memory (good or bad, light or dark) and have that imaginative quality that made us believe in magic when we were kids. Christina even suggested "Why not a series that finishes the sentence? Remember when...your imagination was your best friend? Remember when...you first got inspired? Etc..." How COOL is that?!?!

This will be an incredible opportunity to get your name and face out there, connect with the grownups that we all want to be someday, and better our little corner of the world.

Remember, anything that's "GREEN" is bragging rights, so make sure that you keep note of anything "found" or recycled that you use.

And lastly, just because you haven't made to a meeting doesn't mean that you can't be involved!! We want you here!! We need your brains, your art pieces (yes, you can make more than one) and your passion!!

What we need (for now):
(1) Poster ideas (even if it's just a sketch on a napkin, folks!)
(2) Invitation ideas
(3) a final decision on the non-profit that we want to support
(4) you to get started on your art piece(s) that you want to auction off

Other than that, we will see you on Tuesday at 4:30 - Room #704

The Journey of a Thousand Miles....

....and...something about a road....with weeds 'cause nobody's walked on it....hmmmmm...I may be mixing poderables again....


A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came to GD Club this week - we packed the place, ate ice cream until we were dizzy with sugar intake and took some serious steps toward summer goals. And here they are: (for all of you who desperately wanted to come and for whom life just got in the way!)

We had an introduction of the new President (that's me!) and a chance to meet a lot of AMAZING up and coming Graphic Designers - both new and nearly all grown up! We had a volunteer for Vice President - Mr. Matt "Fargo" Pernack, whose enthusiasm is sure to keep things rolling in whatever direction we point him in! And, Jesse (that's Jesse #1) Diaz has offered to take the position of Treasurer using all of his talents of persuasion to keep the fundage flowing!

We talked about plans for this quarter - the goal is that we keep it laid back, for the most part. We did, however, have a few ideas officially sealed in ink: We are going to do a contest where we all have to learn to work together as a team (in case you haven't noticed, Graphic Designers don't share very well - this will be an awesome growing experience!) And, yes, there will be a prize for the winner! (think money, people!)

We are also going to be hosting a huge event at the end of the quarter - a Gallery Opening! We are going to do a fund raiser to raise money for that ever so important charity of...um......something. AND, we're going to fill the Gallery with our own art pieces to auction off! This is going to be an amazing opportunity to rub elbows with the people who you are going to want to work for, to get our name out into the community (AiS' GD Club needs to be KNOWN, people!), get some awesome work into our portfolio's and give back to the community!
Here's what we need for next week (so be pondering): We need to pick a local charity that we are going to support. We need to decided how we want to do it and then start talking advertising. (I've got a lot of experience with these kinds of events. The people that we are going to be working for LOVE to be a part of giving back to the community - and they need a TON of planning and advertising, so we've got to get started!)

...*whew......worn out yet?

And lastly, (well, sort of) I would really love it if the entire club redesigned our posters together. Attached you can take a look at the ones that I threw together a few weeks ago - I think they're so much fun, but I don't know that the point I was attempting to make came through. (or maybe it did - feedback me, folks!) Either way, I'd love for us to do them together!

NEXT WEEK: Tuesday, 4:30pm - We'll be meeting at the fountain next to the Sculpture Park (thanks for the brilliant idea, Kyle!), grabbing some chai tea, iced coffee, or ice cream from the little deli and then finding a place to plunk and talk more about our projects for this quarter! Hope to see you there!!

-Jesse

Every New Beginning comes from some other Beginning's End

A hullo and a quick introduction from the new President of the Graphic Design Club AiS:

My name is Jesse Phillips (that's like Jesse James, only I am WAY cuter and a good deal more feminine than him....); I have some graphic design experience, am newer to the Seattle area (less than two years out of Chicago), am a swing and blues dancer and I can barely express how honored and excited I am to be a part of this amazing experience!

This is summer quarter, so we're going to take it a little easy this time around, but I have a few ideas and I can't wait to hear yours! I want us all to walk away from this quarter with some new friends, additions to our portfolios and some amazing experiences!

So, here's the plan: Tuesday, June 20th at 4:30pm, please join me in room #704 for root beer floats and a chance to meet each other, as well as make some decisions as a group on what we want to do this quarter!

Looking forward to meeting you all officially,
-Jesse

THE END OF ONE CHAPTER AND THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT...

Hey guys,

Hope you all are having a great summer break. It's well deserved, so enjoy and relax before the new quarter starts. We're finally getting some sun!!!

As you all know spring quarter was my last term as President. After four quarters - of laughter, memories and friendships - I just wanted to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed to making my run such a memorable one; to ALL of my officers, advisers and supporters - I honestly couldn't have done it without any of you!!! It's been quite the experience and journey. Some believe all good things must come to an end... I, on the other hand, like to think of it as the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one. There is no "end" in growth, just simply change. And I've come to find change can be great.

Which leads to my next announcement... After searching and deliberating, I am proud to FINALLY announce the new President of the Graphic Design Club... drum roll please... JESSE PHILLIPS!!!
If you don't know Jesse, you will quickly take a liking to her. Her energy is infectious and you can feel her passion a mile away. Prepare yourselves club members, she is a firecracker (in the best possible way)!!! I'm so glad to be passing the paton to her. I feel she is going to be a great, new addition and will be able to take our club to the next level. So please welcome her with open arms. :)

I may not be the President, but I will definitely still be around, so please don't forget about me! haha However, I am taking summer quarter off, but will be back for my last quarter this fall. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, I will always be here for you guys. From this point forward if you want to reach me, you can contact me at my personal email: lee.johnny.j@gmail.com. Don't worry, I'm still going to be a part of club, whether you like it or not. Can't get rid of me that easy. ;)

Just a friendly reminder, club beings the SECOND WEEK of the quarter, like usual. And as of right now, it's still going to be TUESDAYS @ 4:30PM IN ROOM 704. Be on the look out for the new club posters on campus soon. They're great!

Alrighty then... That is all for now. This is not goodbye, but see you later. Last time signing out as your President...



Much love,

John J. Lee

What's happening at Club for Week 4?

Please bring in at least one piece of work that you're currently working on. I know all of us could always use more feedback and it'll be helpful to do a little workshop. The more eyes that see your project, the better the outcome. If you don't have a current project, feel free to bring ideas for our art gallery show.

Also, to those of you who signed up, remember that the Josten's Workshop will be taking place on Friday, April 30th at 2:00pm @ Safeco Field.

Vera Mural Program: Call for artists

The Ver(a)rt Gallery is pleased to announce a new mural program in the very heart of our gallery!

The site is the side of the upper stairway that leads down into the gallery space and into the main venue of The Vera Project. No previous mural experience is necessary! If you are interested in applying, send us the attached application form and some images, along with a resume OR artist statement OR bio. Websites are accepted as images, as long as you tell us very specifically what parts to consider. New murals will be installed two to four times a year. Some materials and a modest honorarium will be provided.

Send electronic applications to verart@theveraproject.org

Send paper and CD applications to The Vera Project / 305 Harrison / Seattle, WA 98109

Deadline: May 5, 2010

Please help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity in the middle of a very active all-ages art and music space.

Ver(a)rt Gallery
verart@theveraproject.org
www.theveraproject.org

Ver(a)rt Gallery Presents: FROM CONCEIT TO CONCEPT

WHEN: Opening Reception Friday May 7th, 5-7p
Show runs May 4th through May 25th

WHERE: Ver(a)rt Gallery at the Vera Project
Seattle Center: Warren Ave N & Republican St

WHAT: From skateboards and comics to screenprint, stencils and paint, but not necessarily what you’d think.

Showing for the first time in Washington State, Dave Vander Mass (Portland), Giancarlo De Marchi (PA) and Tom Patterson (PA) are long-time friends coming together for a group show at Ver(a)rt Gallery, exhibiting both individual and collaborative works.

Dave Vander Maas - "I’m influenced by BMX and skateboarding and their respective cultures. I make art as a means to deal with whatever is going on in everyday life. My subjects are mostly symbolic and left open for interpretation by the viewer. My art is usually done in acrylic on found wood."

Giancarlo De Marchi - "I’m influenced by comic book art and skate graphics. I began in my youth by directly copying these images and gradually learned from this practice, applying these skills to my work now. My work is a collage of many of my drawings that creates a cohesive piece of art. I want my work to be subjective and for people to be able to interpret it in their own ways."

Tom Patterson - "The process itself of making art is most important to me; it feels like a meditative state when I am in my studio working. My work reflects the mood I am experiencing at the time, but my emotions are not more important than the image itself. I want to make work that is visually appealing for the viewer. I want my art to be viewed the same way I view art; that is, to look at it and not into it. My work is print based with a focus on screen print on paper."

For more information, please contact verart@theveraproject.org.

Ver(a)rt Gallery
verart@theveraproject.org
www.theveraproject.org

Create the Official Mozilla 2010 T-shirt!

T-shirts are big at Mozilla, and we need your help creating the official shirt that will represent Mozilla in 2010.
http://creative.mozilla.org/challenges/5

The goal of this challenge is to design a shirt that captures the unique essence of Mozilla and the principles it stands for. The winning design will be printed as the Mozilla Foundation’s official 2010 t-shirt and will be made available as an exclusive item for contributors. The winner will also be featured on various Mozilla websites, including the Creative Collective homepage and the Mozilla Blog.

AIGA April 2010 Events

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | 7:30 - 9 a.m.
Il Fornaio, Pacific Place
600 Pine Street, Seattle

Whether you’re a freelancer, an in-house designer, or working at an agency or studio, you can never know too much about the business side of design. And in today’s tough economy, you need that business edge even more.

In this three-part breakfast series, David Sherwin of frog design will host professionals from the Seattle design community, each of whom has deep experience in client service, project management, and design studio management. David and his co-presenters will give you a fresh perspective on professional practices and provide you with tips and tools that you can start using right away.

Design Leadership
Discover new ways to coax top-notch work from both yourself and your studio while building a strong creative tea.m. over time. Led by David Sherwin of frog design, a global innovation firm that creates meaningful products, services, and experiences for clients such as Disney, GE, HP, Microsoft,MTV, Seagate and many others.

Registration
Single Event | includes presentation, light breakfast, and materials
AIGA Members: $25 | Register
Nonmembers: $35 | Register

Monday, April 19–Saturday, April 24
Art Center Gallery at Seattle Pacific University
3 West Cremona; Seattle

Design students: Want your design work to be seen not only by the public but also by an audience of some of the best art directors and designers in the Northwest? If so, enter your work in this year’s annual exhibit of student work, on view leading up to AIGA’s Reality Check/2010 portfolio reviews, Saturday, April 24. The show will not only give you a chance to view each other’s work, but also offers you a chance to get your work in front of all the roughly 100 professionals who will be reviewing portfolios at Reality Check, not just the ones you review with. Prizes will be awarded to the three students in the exhibition whose work makes the greatest impression on the professionals.

For more information: http://aigaseattle.org/events/index.asp?include=April_2010#24

Saturday, April 24

Session 1: 8:30-10:30a.m.
Session 2: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Student Exhibition Reception: 12:30 - 1 p.m.
Art Center Gallery at Seattle Pacific University
3 West Cremona; Seattle

What is Reality Check?
Reality Check is an event designed for students and newcomers to the field: This is your opportunity to receive constructive portfolio feedback from experienced design professionals. At Reality Check you can show your work and ideas to some of the best art directors and designers in the Northwest. All you need to do it preregister—and bring your résumé and portfolio to the reviews. The portfolio doesn't have to be perfect—that will come after you incorporate the advice you’re going to receive at Reality Check. You’ll be able use this event to check your understanding of how to create a powerful design portfolio. Participants will receive at least a half dozen reviews, probably more.

For more information: http://aigaseattle.org/events/index.asp?include=April_2010#24

What’s New for Designers in Creative Suite 5
Presented by Colin Fleming

Friday, April 30 | 2:30-4:30 p.m. (arrive at 2 p.m. to mingle; light refreshments served)
Adobe University: Plaza Building, Conference Room U2
801 North 34th St; Seattle

Attendees are eligible for a drawing: one copy of Creative Suite 5!

Pre-Register now through April 27 ($5 increase with payment at the door)
AIGA Student Members: $5 | Register
AIGA Members: $10 | Register
AIGA Partners: $15 | Register
Student Nonmembers: $10 | Register
Nonmembers: $20 | Register

Ver(a)rt + Folklife Art Show Invitational

Northwest Folklife is excited to announce a call to teen and young adult artists and curators for a group show during the 2010 Northwest Folklife Festival, May 28th-31st! We will be partnering with the Vera Project’s Art Gallery to exhibit work from young artists.

The call for submissions can be seen here: http://www.nwfolklife.org/uploads/Image/uploads/227/original_NWFL_Call_to_Artists.pdf

Seattle Annual Re-MIX 2010 And UX Show and Tell

March 24th at 7:00 – 8:30pm at Bellevue Place(the Hyatt). Free parking after 6:00 pm under the hotel. We meet in the Hyatt Board room on the second level in the Atrium (big dome).

Our meetings are always free.

We'll have some touch devices and lots of cool stuff and we’ll be talking about some of the good and bad points about those user experiences. MIX is the week before the meeting and we will be having a brain dump of some of the cool trends in UX in the web 2.0 space. We have a couple of people attending the conference which is in Vegas and they will be talking about tends, content and the coolest UX related stuff from the show. Lastly we will be talking about Windows Phone 7 development tools and all the related annoucements from MIX and we will compare and contrast the Windows Phone 7 or zPhone with the iPhone.

Come join the fun with Interact IxDA.

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WHEN
Date: Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm PAC
WHERE
Bellevue Place
10500 NE 8th St.
Bellevue, WA 98004

The 10 Type Commandments:
Avoiding Typographic Sin with Ricky Castro

Wed., March 31, 11:30 AM-2 PM

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Pryamid Alehouse

1201 1st Ave. S.
Seattle, WA
206-682-3377

What separates good typography from bad typography? Learn how you can apply 10 rules to save your work from eternal damnation. This workshop will cover core knowledge that every designer should know and includes practical tips and solutions to common typographic problems. Along the way we’ll cover more advanced topics and suggestions that can make your work look better.

Ricky Castro is a partner of the interactive studio IF/THEN.

Film Titles 50's-60's

Part of Northwest Film Forum's annual ByDesign series (which explores "the intersection of graphic design and moving image" and features a butt-ton of opportunities for fascination), this talk by curator Peter Lucas covers the history of film title sequences—an art form you might think exists to be endured, tolerated, or, at best, ignored. You might be wrong! Lucas will screen classic sequences from Pablo Ferro, Maurice Binder, and the great Saul Bass. If he were me, he would also show the opening credits from the original The Parent Trap, a tiny, a-goddamn-dorable movie in itself. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 829-7863. 5 pm, $9.)- the Stranger

HIVE.mobile

3/18
HIVE.mobile

Thursday, March 18, 2010
Doors open at 6 p.m.; programs promptly at 6:30
POP
1326 5th Avenue, Seattle

Now that internet-enabled devices are in nearly every pocket or purse, design and development for the mobile platform has rapidly become a key sector of interactive design. Join us for an evening focused on the design and development of applications, websites, and experiences for mobile devices.

Leaders from companies in both the design and mobile sectors will host discussions on process, concepts, and execution of interaction design for mobile platforms. This HIVE event will be organized in a new format with smaller groups to allow for a more intimate exchange.
Scott Nazarian
Associate Creative Director, frog design Matt Joe
VP of Technology, POP John SanGiovanni
Cofounder, VP of Product Design, Zumobi

Registration
AIGA Student Members: Free, please email to register
AIGA Professional Members: $10 | Register
Student Nonmembers: $5 | Register
Professional Nonmembers: $15 | Register

Wedn. March 3rd.

Hey. So Starbucks tour is this week at 3:45. We'll be meeting there.

This week:

There's a lecture at UW of Dan Caine on Thursday.
The Northwest Film Forum is hosting By Design 10 which starts Friday. You can buy tix online.

aigaseattle.org

That's it for now.
See you this week.

Wedn. Feb. 24th Starbucks

STARBUCKS THIS WEEK IS CANCELLED! SORRY GUYS.

First, we do not have a better way at the moment to post events, if you need something, please scroll down or go to the second page. Yes, there are multiple pages. There is a lot of information. Then, if you have any questions, you can ask me or the club members anytime at our gmail account (aisgdclub@gmail.com) or in person. Thank you.
VW

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Elizabeth Parker
Publishing Consultant
Memory Book Division

Year Book Opportunity
Location: Ellis Pavilion @ Safeco Field
Date of Event: 2 days:
Friday April 30th and Saturday May 1st
(if you are signed up you must attend both days)
- Friday: consult with client in the afternoon. Exact time tba.
- Saturday: 4p: all final digital files delivered to Client.

Ideally Elizabeth would like 50 AiS students to volunteer for this event.
- We told her we thought we could rally 30-35. But we will shoot for more.
- She is giving the sign up sheet to Anita Griffen too. Hopefully the difference
This is a brand new venture for the Memory Book Division. They have never worked with
an arts college and are excited to collaborate with AiS. Elizabeth is confident that this
will be a positive new partnership.

We will be working with 25 different high schools / 25 clients.
Ideally each group will include:
- 2 AiS GD Club Students
- 1 Advisor from High School
- 5 or 6 Students from the 2011 yearbook staff

Expectations of GD Club:
We will work with Client individually for 45mins.
Goal: Listen to all their likes, dislikes, color choices, font choices, etc. Help fill in the gaps with
color choices, fonts, materials, etc. From there help create the look and feel for their yearbook.
The Cover is the big deal. The details of the rest of the book will be pulled from the theme /
ideology of the cover. 2nd priority = divider pages and folio placement. Overall goal is delivering
as many pieces as we can in the given time frame. [Another bonus: if deliverables could be
high-res jpgs, etc, in a few different files so that students can move artwork around on their own
as they continue to design the yearbook.
This is an opportunity to engage these students – should be fun, inspirational, educational.
(Elizabeth mentioned that for many of these students, going to AiS or a college of the arts is a
dream. This is an opportunity to make that goal a bit more tactile. We are going as artists,
ambassadors of AiS, mentors, and our silly quirky selves!

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We have another opportunity to offer AIGA student memberships at a reduced price.
- $50 with our group discounted rate. Otherwise it's $75 for new student membershipsssion
- We only need 8 more students to secure this rate.
- students must pay for membership with cash - which should be brought to club asap.

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We are still looking for Logo comps. If you have any please present them to club.

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Any volunteers to help out Kim with the End of the Quarter Art Show. We are still looking.

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Thanks, and see you Wednesday.

Thurs. Feb. 25th Jump Start

Thursday, February 25
7-8:30 p.m.
PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College of the Arts
710 East Roy Street, Seattle


Registration
AIGA Student Members: $5 | Register
AIGA Professional Members: $10 | Register
Student Nonmembers: $15 | Register
Professional Nonmembers: $20 | Register

I suggest registering, you don't have to, you can pay at the door as well. Same price.

Sun. Feb. 28th SVC Workshop

If you signed up for the workshop, go. It's 10 bucks, we still have one more open spot. If you haven't done it, do it. You'll walk out with something of your own. It's really fun and something that's not offered often or this cheap.

Wedn. March 10th Design Business for Bfast.

3/10 Design Business for Breakfast Series: Follow the Green

7:30-9:00 AM
Il Fornaio, Pacific Place
600 Pine Street, Seattle

March 10 | Follow the Green
Learn how design businesses make money: follow a designer’s earned income for a project, for a month, and over the course of an entire working year. Aimed at working designers and agency professionals. Led by David Conrad, Partner/Studio Director of Design Commission, an interactive design agency in Pioneer Square.


Registration
Single event: $25 members, $35 nonmembers
Series tickets (all 3): SOLD OUT
Includes: Presentation, light breakfast, and materials

Thurs. March 18th. Hive 6

3/18
HIVE 6 | Mobile Design & Media

Thursday, March 18, 2010 | 7-9 p.m.
POP
1326 5th Avenue, Seattle

As more and more people embrace internet-enabled mobile devices and mobile media, the design of their interfaces and interaction becomes increasingly important. Join us for an evening about the design and development of applications, websites, and experiences for mobile devices. Leaders from companies in both the design and mobile sectors will host discussions on process and execution for mobile platforms—and what we might expect next. This HIVE event will be organized in a new format with multiple smaller groups to allow for a more intimate exchange.

Registration
AIGA Student Members: Free, please email to register
AIGA Professional Members: $10 | Register
Student Nonmembers: $5 | Register
Professional Nonmembers: $15 | Register