DECEMBER 2005

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Pittsburgh PA: Today Thru January 13 at Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery, 937 Liberty

16 top local designers from many disciplines have their original work presented, with the goal of revealing how design expresses meaning through visual form. Sponsored by the AIGA and IDSA Pittsburgh Chapters.

Contact: www.pittsburgh.aiga.org

Charlotte NC: Some People Can't Surf, December 8 at The Neighborhood Theater, 511 E. 36 Street

Art Chantry, known for his poster, album cover and logo work, does not work on the computer. He talks about that, about the tools he does use, and various other matters to the AIGA Charlotte chapter.

Contact: www.charlotte.aiga.org or events@charlotte.aiga.org

Syracuse NY: Bill Grant Goes Upstate, December 8 at The Marx Hotel and Conference Center

New AIGA president Bill Grant, Grant Design Collaborative, will discuss the organization's strategic direction as well as his own award-winning "Product To Market" approach to design at the Grant Design Collaborative.

Contact: www.upstatenewyork.aiga.org

Baltimore MD: Baltimore The Next Bauhaus?, December 20 at Maryland Institute College of Art

Steve Zigler, Fred Lazarus and Adam Gross of the AIGA Baltimore chapter join chairman of MICA's Environmental Design department top discuss the college's new Spaces & Objects program.

Contact: 410.225.2325 or baltimore.aiga.org

Philadelphia PA: Bus Trip To MoMA, December 11 at Philadelphia University, 9 am

The AIGA Philadelphia and Finch Paper sponsor a road trip to New York City to see the SAFE: Design Takes On Risk design exhibit at MoMA/NYC. Its a three hour tour plus lunch.

Contact: www.aigaphilly.com/events.html

New York NY: You Are Not The Boss Of Me, December 14 at FIT, Seventh Avenue-27 Street

A panel of top magazine art directors who, at one time or another, broke away from a bigger organizations and stepped out on their own. Walter Bernard, Mary Jane Fahey, Patrick Mitchell and Don Morris are among the participants. Sponsored by the Society of Publication Designers and the Communication Design Department, School of Art & Design, FIT.

Contact: 212.223.3332 or www.spd.org

New York NY: A Conversation With Bruce Mau, December 15 at The New School, Tishman Auditorium

Parson's Dean Paul Goldberger talks with visionary designer Bruce Mau about his life, career and groundbreaking collaborations with Rem Koolhaas and Frank Gehry. It is part of the "At The Parsons Table" series.

Contact: 212.229.5488 or www.parsons.newschool.edu

Boston MA: Clif Stoltze Honored, January 19 at Art Institute of Boston, 700 Boylston Street

Clif Stoltze will be presented the AIGA Boston Fellows Award for his broad range of graphic design work, community and professional service and leadership.

Contact: www.aigaboston.org

San Francisco CA: Compostmodern, January 21 at Academy of Art University, 491 Post Street at Mason

The AIGA and IDSA San Francisco chapters sponsor Compostmodern, an interdisciplinary look at sustainable design solutions.

Contact: 415.626.6008 or www.compostmodern.com

Aspen CO: Aspen Design Conference: Early Registration To January 31

The next Aspen Design Summit will be held from June 20-23, 2006. The AIGA has partnered with the International Design Conference at Aspen to transform and grow the event. The Summit attracts roughly 300 people each year.

Contact: aspendesignsummit.org or aiga.org

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