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EDITORS NOTE Graphic Design USA connects the community. Don't forget to keep us updated on your news, people, projects and events via email at editorial@gdusa.com. And If you missed the free information, literature, promotions, swatchbooks and samples offered in the July 2006 magazine, you can still obtain them by filling out the form at ... http://www.gdusa.com/freestuff.php |
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SPONSOR HOEFLER & FRERE-JONESverlag is new from H&FJ, a sans serif in thirty styles. One of six typefaces originally designed for the Guggenheim Museum, it brings a welcome eloquence to the can-do sensibility of pre-war Modernism. Graphic Design USA readers can learn more about verlag and all the H&FJ offerings at... http://www.typography.com |
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SPONSOR DELL SMALL BUSINESSThe new Dell Precision 490 Workstation is a high-performing system for creative professionals. Dell has partnered with Adobe to give you exceptional quality at affordable prices, and the ability to tell your story with the freedom and control offered by Adobe's world-class video and graphics software. Call 800.433.7852 or learn more at... http://www.dell.com/DCCsolutions |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Kansas City MO: Lunch n' Learn Series: Direct Mail, August 16 at Ron Berg Photography, 1525 Grand Boulevard This AIGA-presented and Sappi-sponsored direct mail workshop includes insights and information from the U.S. Postal Service, Direct Mail Association and Digital Printing Council of the Printing Industries of America. Contact: kansascity.aiga.org New York NY: The Graphic Imperative, Through August 16 at AIGA National Design Center, 164 Fifth Avenue A show of nternational posters based on the theme of social justice, civil rights and tolerance. Tom Wright , Director of Advertising and Design at Neenah Paper, states that the paper mill "is proud to sponsor this event." Contact: www.thegraphicimperative.org Orlando FL: Society of News Design Annual Workshop & Exhibition, August 31-September 2 at Orlando World Center Marriott Where have all the readers gone? Futurists, webmasters, journalists, artists and designers tackle this question... and many others including how to take print online and how to raise the level of art direction. Contact: www.sndorlando.com or 401-294-5234 Evanston IL: Small Talk Iv, September 5 at Northwestern University Relations, 555 Clark St. An AIGA Chicago chapter-sponsored visit to the publications office at Northwestern University, which provides writing, editorial, design, and print production services to the University. Contact: aiga.org/content.cfm/chicagochapter Austin TX: Flashforward 2006, September 11-14 at the Austin Hilton The Flashforward Conference and Film Festival bring together the best minds in Flash design and development, with an optional intensive workshop day, a three-day conference, and the largest International Flash-related film festival on the planet. Contact: www.flashforwardconference.com Austin TX: IDSA National Conference, September 17-20 The IDSA National Conference is th largest of its kind in the USA, drawing hundreds of industrial design professionals from all areas of the community, and from all around North America, Europe and Asia. Contact: www.idsa.org. Palo Alto CA: Western Art Directors Club Miniature Art Auction, September 23 at Palo Alto Art Center Miniature masterpieces are being auctioned off to benefit the Western Art Directors Club and The Rick Tharp Scholarship Fund. Artists interested in donating their work .. no larger than 8x8x8 inches... have until Friday September 1 to do so. Chair is Eric Gouldsberry. Contact: www.wadc.org/miniatureartauction |
This exhibition presents a unique selection of over 300 campaigns originating from 32 countries. It showcases the creativity deployed by advertising agencies to address the 3 pillars of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. Contact: www.adforum.com/ACT or www.adcglobal.org Chicago IL: Graph Expo, October 15-18 at McCormick Place One of the truly big and comprehensive trade shows for the graphic arts, with the latest equipment, software and services for printing, prepress, and the intersection of design and production. Contact: www.gasc.org or 793.264.7200 New York NY: Opening of Milton Glaser Design Study Center, October 16 at School of visual Arts, 209 East 23 Street This date marks the opening of the Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives. The mission: to collect and make accessible materials in the areas of art and design, with a special emphasis on graphic design. Currently, works by Milton Glaser (who also is responsible for the founding gift), Ivan Chermayeff, Tom Geismar and Henry Wolf are housed in this specially designed room within the SvA Library. Access by appointment only. Contact: 212.592.2636 New York NY: Design Legends Gala, October 25 at Chelsea Piers. This black tie affair celebrates the 2006 recipients of the AIGA Medal, the Corporate Leadership Award and the Winterhouse Awards for Design, Writing and Criticism. Contact: www.aiga.org/designlegendsgala New York NY: GAIN: AIGA Business and Design Conference, October 26-28 at The Roosevelt Hotel Featuring case studies from a variety of industries, Gain demonstrates the broadening role design plays in business strategy, leadership, process and product. Contact: gainconference.aiga.org Boston MA: Boston Print Buyers Fall Conference, November 2 at Westford Regency Inn, Westford MA A full day conference will offer designers, print buyers, marketing execs and more an opportunity to learn about current trends and celebrate the graphic arts profession. Contact: mdana@bostonprintbuyers.com New York NY: Biennial Dimensional Salon, December 6-29 at The Society of Illustrators, 128 E. 63rd Street The third Salon showcases extraordinary three-dimensional works selected by an all-star jury of designers and illustrators. Contact: http://www.societyillustrators.org/. |
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