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.