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UPCOMING EVENTS
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 Malvern PA: Voting Deadline for Package Design's Makeover Challenge, September 15 at www.packagedesignmag.com The Makeover Challenge is a competition involving five design teams and a line of packages from a brand seeking guidance. Voters are asked to select the best overall package design repostioning of the Fresh Body Market Brand. Paxonix is the sponsor. Contact: www.packagedesignmag.com Chicago IL: Learning From Legacy: Paula Scher, September 21 at Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza The name Paula scher speaks for itself. Partner at Pentagram, Paula has developed idenity and branding systems, promotional materials, enviromental graphics, packaging and publication designs for a wide range of clients. This event is sponsered by Neenah Paper and Stora Enso. Contact: www.aigachicago.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 New York NY: ACT Responsible: Great Ads for a Better Future, September 25-29 at Art Directors Club, 106 West.29th Street A unique selection of over 300 campaigns originating from 32 countries. It showcases the creativity deployed by ad agencies to address the 3 pillars of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. Contact: www.adforum.com/ACT or www.adcglobal.org New York NY: Your AD Here: Is Design Reshaping Advertising (Again)?, September 27 at FIT Building D, 27th Street at 7th Avenue Speaker Brian Collings (Oglivy & Mather), Jane Hope (TAXI NYC) and Niel Powell (MargeotesFertittaPowell) discuss the value of design in developing multiplatform advertising campaigns and marketing solutions. Contact: www.aiga.org New York NY: Big Brand Talks, September 28 at Art Directors Club, 106 West 29th Street In this seminar you'll rethink your role and your capabilities, how you use and leverage the tools available to the creator, and how to use stratgey to build the most creative and successful campaign. Contact: 212.643.1440 |
Design Camp 2006 features keynote speakers, hands-on workshops and activities covering industry-relevant topics. Come for inspiration, development and an uninterrupted view of the Minnesota night sky. Contact: www.aigaminn.org/designcamp Sarasota FL: Sarasota International Design Summit, October 9-11 at Ritz Carlton Sarasota, 111 Sarasota Dr. The Sarasota International Design Summit, hosted by the Ringling School of Art & Design, explores design's transformational impact on people, places, products. Contact: www.sarasotadesignsummit.com New York NY: Poster Works of Rocco Piscatello for FIT Exhibition Opening, October 11 at Katie Murphy Amphiteater, Fashion Institute of Technology All of Rocco Piscatello's works created from 2001-2006 will be on display. The opening reception will take place at 5pm, followed by a lecture by Michael Beirut at 6:30 as part of FIT's Visiting Artist Program. The exhibition will be on display through November 16. Contact: 212.502.4734 New York NY: Design Legends Gala, October 25 at Chelsea Piers. Black tie affair celebrating 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: www.gainconference.aiga.org Boston MA: Boston Print Buyers Fall Conference, November 2 at Westford Regency Inn, Westford MA A full day conference offers designers, print buyers and marketing execs 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: www.societyofillustrators.org |
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