All Events

Details on upcoming events are listed here, as well as post-event wrap-ups.

Design by Night (DxN) is AIGA RI’s monthly informal get-together. Kick back and chat with fellow designers and non-designers over food and drinks. Everyone is welcomed to attend, and encouraged to participate. DxN is held at Local 121 in downtown Providence every third Tuesday of the month.

Join us for our next get-together on Tuesday, May 20th at 6pm.

Join us after work on Thursday, May 8th to get concentric with design and tech driven professionals in the Ocean State. We’re cross-pollinating social networks in a way that only Rhode Island can. IDSA, AIA, AIGA plus the CNU (Congress for New Urbanism), plus Providence Geeks and RI Nexus are having a casual gathering at the Wild Colonial Tavern in Providence to get acquainted. Join us and get to know local Product Designers, Architects, Programmers, and Graphic Designers, share ideas and have a great time.

RSVP to party@ecolect.net

When:
May 8th, 5-11pm

Where:
The Wild Colonial Tavern
250 South Water Street
Providence, RI 02903

You’re invited to the GCIRI & AIGA RI Awards Banquet!

When:
May 15, 2008
5:00pm visit vendor booths and enjoy cocktails
7:15pm dinner and awards ceremony

Where:
Kirkbrae Country Club, Lincoln, RI

Cost:
Dinner Reservations: $45
Table of 10: $425

RSVP by May 1st:
Call with dinner reservations: (401) 277-4969
Fax your reservations: (401) 277-4970

Bring or mail your reservation to…
Lee Collins
GCIRI
at the RISD Center for Design & Business
169 Weybosset St., Ste. 212
Providence, RI 02903

Interested in a vendor table?
Member cost is $225
Non-member is $275
Vendor/sponsor form is available at gciri.com/gallery.html

Download membership application from gciri.com and save $50 on a vendor table!

For more information, please contact Dr. Lee Collins at gciri@gciri.com

Monday, May 5th from 6pm to 8pm

“A Magical Evening with Authors: Andre Andreev & G. Dan Covert with cool clients: MTV, Adobe, and Deloitte”

This is a free lecture with free food.

The first fifty guests will receive a free, autographed, limited-edition, commemorative silk-screened poster.

Where:
Johnson & Wales University
Culinary Arts Museum
315 Harborside Boulevard
Providence, RI 02905

On May 31st, Andre and Dan’s new book Never Sleep (neversleepbook.com) will hit the virtual shelves of Amazon.com and the hearts and minds of graduating design students everywhere. This “pre-release” lecture offers a rare opportunity to hear from two of today’s “freshest” emerging designers (dresscodeny.com).

From the book jacket:
“At the combined age of 49, Andre and Dan’s work has been recognized by I.D., CommArts, Print, Graphis, Metropolis, The Type Directors Club, The Art Directors Club, CMYK, HOW, Adobe, Steps Field Guide to Emerging Talent and Young Guns.

They met while studying graphic design at California College of the Arts and worked for MTV. Currently they operate their own studio, dress code, located in the Lower East Side of New York.”

Speaking of themselves:
Dan is Ohio. Andre is Bulgaira. They is dress code. At the combined age of 50 their work has been recognized by shiny awards, appeared in lots of magazines, coffee table books, and 3 museums. They met while studying graphics designs at California College of the Arts. Then moved to New York and got jobs with MTV working in motion and print — before stupidly leaving their dream jobs to start a studio of their own.

They also co-teach Design, Type, and New Media classes at Pratt. A book they wrote about transitioning from school to work in the field of graphic design, entitled Never Sleep, will be published in the spring of 2008 by de.MO books. And a documentary short they directed about Ohio State football fanatics, called Across the Field will premier this Summer.

Andre eats meat and drinks that purple stuff, Dan dislikes puppies and is somewhat of an amateur magician. To supplement their income Dan and Andre work at Best Buy. See for yourself 24 hours a day at dresscodeny.com and swishahouse.biz.

Find out more about Andre and Dan:
http://www.dresscodeny.com
http://www.neversleepbook.com

Find out more about AIGA RI:
http://ri.aiga.org

Contact:
Brian Alves, Education co-chair
AIGA RI
(401) 598-2512
education@ri.aiga.org

Sponsors:
This event is co-sponsored by AIGA Rhode Island and the Johnson & Wales University Computer Graphics & New Media program.

Stefan Sagmeister: Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far

Astonishingly, Stefan Sagmeister has only learned twenty or so things in his life so far. But he did manage to publish these personal maxims all over the world, in spaces normally occupies by advertisements and promotions: as billboards, projections, light-boxes, magazine spreads, annual report covers, fashion brochures, and, recently, as giant inflatable monkeys. In this presentation Sagmeister throws his diary, a lot of design, and a little art together with a pinch of psychology and a dash of happiness into a blender and pushes the button. It tastes surprisingly yummy.

When:
April 24, 2008
6:30pm doors, 7pm lecture

Where:
RISD Auditorium
17 Canal Street at Market Square

Admission:
$5 students with ID and AIGA members
$20 non-members
bring a buddy and save!
$20 member and guest
$30 non-member and guest

About Stefan Sagmeister:
Stefan Sagmeister is one of the most influential graphic designers in the world working today. Since 1993 Sagmeister Inc., has focused on all things printed, including posters, brochures, books, and graphics and packaging for music clients. Sagmeister’s award-winning work has been recognized in national publications such as The New York Times, Time, Rolling Stone, and Wired. He’s created iconic album covers for Lou Reed, the Talking Heads, and the Rolling Stones. Born in Austria, he now lives in New York City.

thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com
sagmeister.com

Event Sponsors:
Thanks to Jarrett McPhee for designing the wonderful event promo materials, and thanks to our fantastic event sponsors Mohawk Fine Papers and Narragansett Graphics for helping make this event a reality.

Design by Night (DxN) is AIGA RI’s monthly informal get-together. Kick back and chat with fellow designers and non-designers over food and drinks. Everyone is welcomed to attend, and encouraged to participate. DxN is held at Local 121 in downtown Providence every third Tuesday of the month.

Join us for our next get-together on Tuesday, April 15 at 6pm.

Learn how CS3 Master Collection enables you to design smoothly and cost effectively for multiple media - including print, web, interactive, mobile, and video. We’ll cover new features and deconstruct the workflow process behind several projects to demonstrate how to: prepare assets for use anywhere; design websites that leverage video and interactivity; create digital publications from print layouts; output compelling video for use online and in interactive content; and prepare content for viewing on mobile devices.

(Adobe CS3 Master Collection software includes: Acrobat, After Effects, Contribute, Dreamweaver, Encore, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere, Soundbooth)

RSVP at hello@ri.aiga.org for the event to save a seat!

WHEN:
Wednesday, April 9, 1-5pm

WHERE:
RISD Auditorium
17 Canal Walkway at Market Square (at South Main and College Streets)
Providence, RI

COST:
$15 dollars at the door
FREE for AIGA members and students (valid student ID required)

BONUS:
WIN Adobe CS3 Master Collection! One winner will be selected at the end of the workshop. Recipient must be present to win.

AIGA + Adobe = an empowered design community

Together with AIGA, Adobe is creating innovative programs that give members a voice, nurture young designers, and actively engage the creative community in dialogues about the important issues in the fields of design and technology.

Event sponsors include: AIGA Rhode Island; Adobe; Rhode Island School of Design, RISD Graphic Design department; and United Printing, Inc.

We have all heard about the power of design thinking; its ability to revive, revolutionize and rebirth companies. But what exactly is design thinking? When is it most powerful? How is it best done? And what’s next?

Join Dan Buchner, Vice President of Innovation and Design and designers from Continuum for this one-day workshop — an interactive journey into the world of design thinking. Through short lectures and fast moving and interactive work sessions, Continuum’s designers will take you through the design thinking process from concept to realization.

For more than 20 years, Continuum has helped businesses create innovations that people want to own and use, elevating design from aesthetic window dressing to core strategy for companies like BMW, General Motors, MasterLock, Moen, Procter & Gamble, Samsung and Roche Diagnostics. Design Continuum’s integrated team of researchers, strategists, designers and technical specialists use observation research and the study of human behavior to complement quantitative marketing data with insights based on real consumer experience.

WHEN:
March 27, 2008
8:30am to 3pm

WHERE:
Business Innovation Factory
315 Iron Horse Way, Suite 101
Providence, RI 02908

COST:
FREE!

REGISTER:
There are ten spots left as of today, so be sure to Register Online ASAP as registration will close if/when the spots are taken.

Robert Mrozowski will be speaking at JWU about New Media and Movie Special Effects.

Thursday, March 20th, 12pm to 1pm

Johnson and Wales University
School of Technology
138 Mathewson Street
Downtown Providence

First Floor, to the right, behind the front desk in the WTCC conference room.

This event is FREE to everyone!

Design by Night (DxN) is AIGA RI’s monthly informal get together. Kick back and chat with fellow designers and non-designers over food and drinks. Everyone is welcomed to attend, and encouraged to participate. DxN will now be held at Local 121 in downtown Providence every third Tuesday of the month.

Join us starting next Tuesday, March 18 at 6pm.

Adobe CS3 Design Premium lets your ideas take flight in your choice of media - from print to web to mobile. Learn about new features and how to leverage an improved user interface while incorporating vector graphics and images into print, web, interactive, and mobile projects. Enjoy seamless integration between Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash while jump-starting your web designs by exporting XHTML from InDesign to Dreamweaver. From exploring design concepts to finessing production details, learn to leverage the tightly integrated tools in CS3 to make even your most visionary ideas real.

(Adobe CS3 Design Premium software includes: Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)

RSVP for the CS3 event to save a seat!

WHEN:
Wednesday, March 12, 1-4pm

WHERE:
RISD Auditorium
17 Canal Walkway at Market Square (at South Main and College Streets)
Providence, RI

COST:
$15 dollars at the door
FREE for AIGA members and students (valid student ID required)

BONUS:
WIN Adobe CS3 Design Premium! One winner will be selected at the end of the workshop. Recipient must be present to win.

AIGA + Adobe = an empowered design community

Together with AIGA, Adobe is creating innovative programs that give members a voice, nurture young designers, and actively engage the creative community in dialogues about the important issues in the fields of design and technology.

Event sponsors include: AIGA Rhode Island; Adobe; Rhode Island School of Design, RISD Graphic Design department; and United Printing, Inc.

You’re invited to join HOW magazine in Boston May 18-21 for the 2008 HOW Design Conference. Packed with expert advice from some of the brightest minds in the design industry, the Conference provides everything you need to…

• get your creative juices flowing
• become an expert in the design software you use every day
• get your career on track, whether you freelance, work in-house or in a studio, or run your own firm

Best of all, you’re eligible for a discounted rate! As a member of AIGA, you can register at our special Organization Rate—just $955 for your single full-Conference registration when you register by the March 28 Early-Bird deadline ($1035 after March 28). That’s a savings of up to $120 off the regular rate!* Just enter Coupon Code AIA8 when you register online to apply your discount.

This is one Conference you won’t want to miss. You’ll hear from Robynne Raye and Michael Strassburger on poster design, Allan Haley on type, Ilise Benun and Peleg Top on pricing your work, and more.

For complete session descriptions, speaker info and everything else you need to know about the HOW Conference, including a quick and easy registration form, visit HOWconference.com.

* Organization rate may not be used in combination with any other discount offers, including student rates, combo rates and past attendee coupons.

Join your fellow AIGA RI members for a fun night of bowling. This event is FREE to all members and non-members, so bring your friends!

WHERE:
Town Hall Lanes
1463 Atwood Ave
Johnston, RI 02919

WHEN:
Tuesday, February 26th
6:00pm – 8:00pm (or later!)

Look for the group holding the big AIGA sign!

Startups & Creativity in Design & New Media

Meet Jeff Ledoux founder of Leisure Creative in Boulder, CO.

Thursday, January 10th 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Johnson and Wales University
School of Technology
138 Mathewson Street
Downcity Providence

This event is FREE to everyone!

Get Real: Studio Tour
Thursday, December 6th, 2-4pm

It won’t cost a thing to get inside three of Rhode Island’s successful design businesses.

Catch a free ride at 2:00pm from Johnson & Wales University School of Technology, 138 Mathewson Street in Downcity Providence. Get Directions

RSVP to Brian Alves or Uli Gencarelle

Participating Studios

io Labs
Photographic, Fine Art + Display Imaging

iolabs offers the finest quality custom printing and imaging services in the industry—from advanced fine art print editions and custom textile solutions to large-format commercial and museum display graphics.

Philippi Photographi

Working in both film and digital media, Karen Philippi creates everything from studio and location-based commercial product images to artistically rendered environmental portraits, weddings, and architectural places and spaces.

Schwadesign

Having recently celebrated its anniversary, Schwadesign has been “useful, subtle, and unstressed” for more than 10 years.

“A schwa is a neutral middle vowel, occurring in unstressed syllables (ex: “duh” or “what”). A schwa is subtle, yet necessary; otherwise everyone would be communicating rather harshly. Our work is necessary for everyone to understand what you’re saying.”

Tuesday, October 23rd 12:00 – 12:30 pm

Paper Choice
In this free lunchtime event, Marilyn Johnson from International Paper speaks about the subtle but expressive variations of paper.

Location:
Johnson and Wales University
School of Technology
138 Mathewson Street
Downcity Providence
(map) (Google)

For more information contact
Ulrike Gencarelle or Brian Alves

Bringing the Best of New England to the Rest of New England

AIGA Boston’s BoNE Show pulls into the RISD Design Gallery for one week only!

Opening reception: Friday, October 26, 6:00–7:30pm
Closing: Saturday, November 3.

Bob’s Your Uncle and Fred present their integrated approach to industrial + graphic design, marketing, content, packaging… and FUN!

Bob’s Your Uncle was founded by Martin and Michele Yeeles in 2001. Originally from England, they moved to the States in 1993 “just for a year or two” and have been in Boston since. Martin is a graphic designer, Michele a former shoe-designer. “Bob’s your uncle” is a British expression used to indicate that a given task is very simple. Possibly inspired by Victorian Prime Minister, Robert Cecil, who appointed his nephew to a ministerial post, therefore to have Bob as your uncle was a guarantee of success.

Fred is a company specializing in fun, funky, yet functional items for the home. Many of their innovative products are fully developed in-house at their design studio in Cumberland, RI. Products are taken from the rough sketch stage to finished product, and then fitted with distinctive packaging concepts that grab customers’ attention. Fred also collaborates with a network of top designers and companies worldwide to expand their product offerings, giving buyers a greater selection of items with “gotta have it” appeal.

WHEN:
Monday November 12 2007
7-8pm drinks
8-9:30pm discourse

WHERE:
AS220
115 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
www.as220.org

WHO:
AIGA RI members, non-members, IDSA boston members, non-members, students, and the general public.

FEE:
AIGA & IDSA members: $5
Non-members: $15
Students: $3 (non-members with valid student ID)

AIGA Rhode Island is co-sponsoring this free, public event by the Business Innovation Factory. There are only 100 slots so RSVP with Melissa ASAP (see below). Hope to see you there!

Here’s the invite:

The Business Innovation Factory invites you to a casual meet-up with Jason Fried. Fresh from his appearance at the BIF-3 Collaborative Innovation Summit, Jason will give a short talk and field questions from the audience.

Widely recognized as one of the leading experts on the intersection of design, business, and technology, Jason is the CEO & Co-founder of 37Signals, the developer of widely acclaimed web applications including Basecamp and Backpack. He’s also a co-author of the bestselling book “Getting Real: the smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web application”, and partners with David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby of Rails.

Many thanks to Basics Group, Providence Geeks, RI Nexus and AIGA Rhode Island for co-sponsoring this event.

Where: Bravo Brasserie, 123 Empire St., Providence

When: October 10, 6:30pm

RSVP: Melissa Withers, mwithers@businessinnovationfactory.com, 401-278-9134.

This event is free, but limited to 100 people. Drinks and snacks will be served. Registrations offered on a first-come first-serve basis, so RSVP today.

Music Fridays
At The RISD Museum of Art

Friday, October 12, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Flamenco-afro-cuban groove music from infusion Experience
Hors d’oeuvres by Waterplace Restaurant

The RISD Museum’s soaring Main Gallery will be transformed into a funky lounge for an after-work alternative featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, art, and music. Socialize with old friends and meet new ones. Enjoy special signature cocktails and door prizes.

Museum Members: $5
Non-members: $8
AIGA RI members: $3
Age 21 and over.

Music Fridays are supported by the Providence Tourism Council.
Media Sponsor: Providence Phoenix

The RISD Museum of Art
224 Benefit Street
Providence, RI
401 454-6322
www.risdmuseum.org

Illustration by Derek Schusterbauer, 2007

“The Company You Keep” with Andy Cutler of Cutler and Company

Register by email at hello@ri.aiga.org with your name and phone number.

Learn how to look at and understand Public Relations - and how it can help your business model. Creating and maintaining strong social networks is the key to unlocking your PR potential. Start growing your network now - spend the morning with AIGA RI, Andy Cutler and a group of your peers!

The space in these sessions is limited to 10 people - to create an environment where you can learn from the presenter and the professionals participating. Everyone will have the opportunity to raise topics that matter to them and their business.

About the Presenter:
Andy Cutler has approximately 20 years of experience in the area of strategic communications. In 2003, he founded Cutler & Company based in Providence, RI.

Since 2003, he has provided communications counsel to such institutions as Advanced Image Enhancement, Andera, Afferent Corporation, Bioprocess Technologies, the Business Innovation Factory, Concordia Fibers, Design Awareness, EpiVax, Global Alliance to Immunize against AIDS (GAIA) NABsys, Solaris Nanosciences, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC), the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Solaris Nanosciences, SonicWorks, Rhode Island’s Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC), the Slater Technology Fund, Tizra, and Trinity Brewhouse.

He specializes in counseling public and private institutions on issues related to corporate image enhancement, media relations, crisis communications, and community relations programming aimed at improving key stakeholder relationships.

Date: Friday, June 29, 2007
Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Location:
Johnson and Wales, School of Technology (map)

Cost:
Members per session $20.00
Non members per session $30.00

Register by email at hello@ri.aiga.org with your name and phone number.

So, what’s the real difference between design and advertising? When you get right down to it, both deal with visual problem solving in the service of communication. But there are subtleties and details that differ between design for advertising and design for anything else. This coming Tuesday, June 19th, discuss what those differences are with folks from Providence ad agencies Duffy & Shanley and Nail.

Design by Night (DxN) is an informal hybrid salon/networking gathering, in which AIGA members discuss design topics on the third Tuesday of each month at Julian’s restaurant, from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, and encouraged to participate.

E-mail us at membership@ri.aiga.org to suggest a topic for Design by Night.

C U @: JULIAN’S: 318 BROADWAY, PROVIDENCE, RI 401.861.1770

If you’ve got the love, but not the money — or the money, but not the love — then this event is for you.

Terry Marks is principal of tmarks design, a multi-disciplinary design and marketing firm in Seattle. Marks will speak on a critically important topic for us all — how to combine pleasure and profit. We’ve all got to earn a living, whether we’re fresh out of college, at a midpoint in our careers, or rethinking our professional options…why not do something that you love and make money at the same time? Marks, whose clients include D.C. Comics, Microsoft, and Adobe, also writes and illustrates children’s books, short stories and films.

Marks has extensive speaking experience, having addressed such diverse audiences as those at the Ad Federation of Honolulu, the HOW International Design Conference, the AIGA annual meeting, Make a Wish Foundation, and numerous universities. This is Marks’ first time speaking to a New England audience, so don’t miss this opportunity to hear a legend in the design world.

His nonprofit work includes working with Powerful Voices, and Art with Heart (for which he co-chaired the development of the award-winning Oodles of Doodles for Your Noodle), and The Link Program. Marks also helped found ASTAR and is a member of the organization’s Executive Board.

WHERE AND WHEN
The Plant
60 Valley Street
Providence, RI 02909

(just South of Rising Sun Mills and Eagle Square)
Google Map

Reception: 5:30 — 6:30
Talk: 6:30 — 7:30
Q&A: 7:30 — 8:00

ADMISSION
Admission is $10 for AIGA members, $20 for the general public, and free for students (with valid ID). Tickets are available at the door.

SPONSORED BY MOHAWK FINE PAPERS
Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. is the largest manufacturer of premium printing, writing and imaging papers in the country. Flagship grades include Strathmore, Mohawk Superfine, Beckett, BriteHue, Mohawk Via, Mohawk Color Copy, Mohawk Navajo and Mohawk Options. A leader in environmental stewardship, Mohawk is the first large-scale production facility in the U.S. to use non-polluting wind-generated electricity to manufacture paper.

Update: Mohawk Fine Papers Inc announces the relaunch of Beckett Expression and Beckett Concept — the paper industry’s first premium paper made carbon-neutral. The entire Expression and Concept lines are now FSC certified, manufactured with wind-generated electricity and made carbon neutral — which means they are made entirely with renewable energy. Mohawk is the largest purchaser of wind-generated electricity among U.S. manufacturing companies.

Monday, May 14th 2007

Studio Tour, 1:00 – 4:00pm
Get in the door to check out three local design studios!
Basics Group
Logica Design
Treanor Brothers Animation

$15/members, $25/non-members
Register for this event by emailing Brian Alves, Education Chair
Catch the bus at 1:00pm at at Johnson & Wales University School of Technology located at 138 Mathewson Street in Downcity Providence.

FREE Portfolio Meet-Up, 5:00 – 7:00pm

Enjoy a hot cup of coffee courtesy of AIGA and Johnson & Wales University, School of Technology! Stop by 138 Mathewson Street in Downcity Providence for a chance to share your print or digital portfolio.

Share your portfolio with a selection of peers & Professor Ulrike Gencarelle.
Now teaching Computer Graphics & New Media in the Johnson & Wales School of Technology, Professor Gencarelle studied Graphic Design at the University for Applied Sciences in Darmstadt, Germany.

Since moving to the U.S., she has been become increasingly active in the Rhode Island design community.

The portfolio review is free to any and all who want to share their portfolio or get a glimpse of Rhode Island’s emerging talent!

For more information or to register for the Studio Tour, contact Brian Alves, Education Chair.

The Graphic Communications Industry of Rhode Island (GCIRI), in collaboration with The Rhode Island Chapter of the AIGA announces the Awards Banquet of the 2007 Gallery of Design & Printing Excellence. This annual competition recognizes the outstanding achievements of Southern New England’s graphics and printing industry professionals.

Date: May 10, 2007
Cocktail Reception and Vendor Show: 5pm
Dinner and Awards: 7pm

Location:
Quidnessett Country Club
950 North Quidnessett Road
North Kingstown, RI

Click here for directions

Call 401-621-8523 or go to gciri.org for entry forms and more info about GCIRI.

With Roger Hood of Duffy, Sweeney and Scott, Ltd.

Tackle the essentials of writing a basic engagement services contract. A correctly written design contract can define everything from timelines and scope of work to ownership and payment terms. Learn how to make your contracts work for you.

The space in these sessions is limited to 10 people - to create an environment where you can learn from the presenter and the professionals participating. Everyone will have the opportunity to raise topics that matter to them and their business.

About the Presenter:
Roger Hood, a partner in Duffy, Sweeney and Scott’s Corporate Department, concentrates his practice on general corporate and commercial law including domestic and international software licensing and related intellectual property matters; major employment issues and crisis response; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; environmental, OSHA and real estate; antitrust and competition law; export control and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; ethics and other investigations; product liability and safety; and consumer and retail law.

Date: Friday, April 27, 2007
Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Location:
Johnson and Wales, School of Technology (map)

Cost: FREE

Register:
You can register by emailing us at hello@ri.aiga.org with your name and phone number. We’ll respond with details on payment options.

“The Summer Institute for Graphic Design Studies (SIGDS) is an unparalleled opportunity for students and professionals from numerous disciplines to participate in an extensive array of concentrated two-week credit-bearing courses for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as shorter (2-, 3- or 5-day) intensive non-credit advanced and professional workshops. Instruction is provided by professors of RISD’s Graphic Design Department as well as visiting international graphic design professionals. RISD’s renowned, comprehensive design studios and high-tech facilities, among the very best in the country, complement a curriculum that is both technically advanced and conceptually innovative.”

Full details including the courses/workshops is available on RISD’s website.

“By connecting meaningful cultural values with modern design opportunities and technologies, designers and design managers can improve work effectiveness and gain an advantage by making their ideas appeal to cultural relevance.

As Asia continues to become an increasingly important region to design for and to design within, designers need to understand the vast differences between the Asian cultures. Focusing particularly on China, Korea, and Japan, Meaningful Design for Global Culture explores the cultural difference per region, in comparison to Western Europe and America.”

Check out dmi.org for all the details.

RISD has two lectures coming up. The first is James Goggin on April 26th, followed by Adam Pendleton on May 3rd. Check out this pdf for all the details.

Lecture by Malcolm Grear
Wednesday May 2 at 11:20am
RISD Auditorium, Providence, RI

Department lecture by renowned artist and design legend Malcolm Grear, who lives right here in our own backyard in Providence, will lecture about his work and philosophy of design. Don’t miss it!

A book-signing follows immediately afterwards, so bring your copy of his book “Inside/Outside: From the Basics to the Practice of Design” (now in its second printing), available from Amazon.com, the RISD bookstore and elsewhere.

Check out mgrear.com for more info on Malcolm Grear and his work.