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.