Friday…Finally! Geek Out Around Town…or Just Win Some Cash
Well folks, enjoy your weekend! I’ll be celebrating my “pre-birthday,” because as of Monday, I’m a officially another year older. In that spirit, I’d like to buy everyone a virtual drink…or how about I give you something to do/ win this upcoming week…
Pittsburgh
Saturday, May 30, 2009 — May 30, 2009
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
North Park — Richland Pavilion
Located on the corner of Babcock and Ingomar.
Get outdoors and join AIGA Pittsburgh for the spring into summer potluck picnic.
Free for AIGA Members
$5 for Non-Members
Get On Board 09 – Town Hall Meeting
Arizona
Saturday, May 30, 2009
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
SW!TCH Studio
1835 E. 6th St., Suite 18
Tempe, AZ
This Town Hall Meeting is designed to expose our community to the mission, programming and people involved with the leadership of AIGA.
Coffee Talk
New Mexico
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
8am – 9am
Flying Star at Paseo
Wyoming in Albuquerque
The Mission Cafe in Santa Fe
Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM
AIGA New Mexico hosts informal breakfast gatherings every first Wednesday of the month.
Okay, I’m ready! (Now What?)
Raleigh
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 — June 3, 2009
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The Green Bean
341 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Join Elliot Strunk, Creative Director at Fifth Letter, as he takes you through everything you need to run a successful design business.
Cocktails with Creative’s
Minnesota
Thursday, June 4, 2009
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Clockwork Active Media Systems View Map Learn More
1501 East Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Each month AIGA Minnesota hosts a mixer event at various bars and restaurants around the Twin Cities. Members and non-members alike are welcome.
Gourmet Typography – Both Sessions
Boston
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Session One (9:30am – 12:30pm)
Session Two (1:30pm – 4:30pm)
The Boston Foundation View Map Learn More
75 Arlington Street, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
This workshop will give you the expert-level typographic skills and aesthetics necessary to visibly improve your type. Sign up for both sessions and save.
Integrating Design, Technology and Business for Rapid, People-driven Innovation
Thursday, June 4, 2009 — June 5, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts
This seminar will show how organizations need to align the way they innovate across disciplines to address the increasingly complex web in which products, services, technologies and user needs are interwoven.
John Bielenberg of Project M
Birmingham
Thursday, June 4, 2009
6.00 pm
Bottletree Café Learn More
3719 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35222
ph. 205-533-6288
Good design does good: John Bielenberg’s Project M-ers are changing the world one simple, unexpected, well-executed idea at a time. John Bielenberg’s creative vision has earned significant recognition throughout his 28-year graphic design career.
SMALL TALK NO. 9: ANTHONY BURRILL
Thursday 4 June 2009
6:30–8:00PM
Bumble and bumble, 3rd floor auditorium
415 West 13th Street Between Ninth Avenue & Washington St.
Anthony Burrill is an independent UK-based designer and illustrator whose work is beautifully simple and often hilarious. He works across a broad range of activities, including print, film, and internet.
Webinars: The Design Leadership Series
Sponsored by Microsoft
Leadership and Change Management for Volatile Times
June 3, 1pm EDT
What is the best course of action when you need to both evaluate and cultivate team members—and yourself?
Cumulus Conference: Confronting challenge with change
London 2009
27 – 30 May 2009
Sustainable Brands ‘09
Monterey, CA
May 31- June 4, 2009
Monterey Conference Center
Monterey, CA
We’re here to inspire and support innovation for sustainability by linking people with ideas and solutions that are creating positive change in the global business marketplace.
CONTESTS DEADLINES:
May 30
Armored Truck Vehicle Wrap design $400
June 1
2009 TAIWANfest T-Shirt Design Contest $250
SierraForce Website Design Contest $496
June 2
We Are Listening “Contest Certificate of Honour” $147
Company Logo Design Contest $175
Web 2.0 Contest Logo – freeg.as $250
June 3
Life Insurance – Banner Design Contest $500
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Rena Prizant is a Copywriter, Ad Creative and mammal in the Chicago area, professionally word playing since 2002. Rena writes smart, engaging, dynamic copy for a broad range of mediums and industries; and loves helping start-up’s get their branding feet. Visit www.RenaPrizant.com or Twitter WriteLeft.
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