11am-1pm: Luncheon with Stanley Hainsworth, Hilton Providence
6-8pm: Stanley speaks directly to local students, all local universities welcome; Roger Williams University

Join us for a hearty luncheon – food, inspiration, and conversation open to any in the business and design community.

Design can create emotional connections with consumers, creating brand fans and lifelong customers. Stanley Hainsworth will share his best practices leading the creative visions for Nike, Lego and Starbucks over the years and now his own agency – Tether – in Seattle working with leading brands. In addition to being a current AIGA national board member, he has been a strategic partner with business leaders to create memorable, distinctive brands that resonate with consumers. Event targeted to design professionals, their clients, and business leaders.

Price of event includes complimentary self-parking at the Hilton and a hearty buffet luncheon with a vegetarian option.

Early-bird February 19
member – early-bird: $10
non-member – early-bird: $35
group non-member (min 3) – early bird: $30 ea

After February 19
member – door: $20
non-member – door: $45
group non-member (min 3) – door: $40 ea

MULTI-EVENT early-bird discount for March, April & May events : deadline February 19.

member: $25 ($30 discount from full price at door)
non-member: $80 ($60 discount from full price at door)
group non-member (min3): $65 ea. ($50 discount from full price at door)

To register for this event or pre-pay for the multi-event discount, contact Val Sloan programming coordinator at ohval_aiga@yahoo.com or mail your check (and contact information phone/email) to AIGA RI c/o Val Sloan 874 River Ave, Providence, RI 02908.

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Stanley Hainsworth, Tether; Seattle, WA
Chairman, Chief Creative Officer

Tether is a group of friends who are passionate about one thing. Telling stories that matter. Tether was born from the desire to work on brands that share the desire to create passionate, emotional connections with customers. Everything that our team of visionaries, strategists, designers and implementers create tethers back to the core of the brands we partner with.

Previous to founding Tether, Stanley was VP Global Creative of Starbucks where he oversaw all creative aspects of Starbucks – new products, packaging systems, seasonal promotions (in-store and out-of-store materials), brand campaigns, advertising and collateral materials.

Stanley spent twelve years at Nike as a Creative Director working on everything from hang tags to annual reports to the Olympics. After Nike he moved to Denmark to join the Lego Company as their Global Creative Director. There he directed a total visual overhaul of the Lego brand from top to bottom, including packaging, the web, retail and brand stores.

Currently, he is a national board member of AIGA, has been a featured speaker on Creativity worldwide and been the recipient of awards from ID Magazine, Communication Arts, The Library of Congress, Graphis, Type Directors Club, HOW International, HOW Regional, NW Design Awards, PRINT International, AIGA National, AIGA Regional, Rosie’s, POP Times, and Communication Arts Illustration, Retail Interiors (Best International Store and Best Retail Theater) and MAPIC (Best Retail Store).

http://www.tethercreate.com/

Design by Night (DxN) is AIGA RI’s monthly informal get together held the 1st Monday of every month at a local Providence venue. Event is FREE, unless otherwise noted.

Each month our goal is to provide an opportunity for creatives to join the conversation in 2010 to continue to build our local creative community. Some months we’ll have a theme, others we might have an out of town guest or feature a local design firm. DxN is an opportunity to chat with fellow designers and non-designers in a comfortable after-work environment. Everyone is welcome to attend and encouraged to participate.

If you are interested in hosting a DxN at your office/studio/gallery, please contact us.

Mark your calendars!
Spring/early Summer 2010

Mar. 1 – mingle with Stanley Hainsworth prior to his presentations on Mar. 2 (www.tetherinc.com)
Apr. 5 (TBA)
May 3 – (amped version, minor door charge) an evening with Ann Willoughby (www.willoughbydesign.com)
Jun 7 (TBA)