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!