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AIGA Rhode Island gathers local professional graphic designers together, where they can share ideas and visions with each other; serve as a resource for students of design; and be visible and available to regional businesses seeking design solutions.
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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.
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(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.
Meridian Printing (Bob Nangle and Adam Freedman) would like to assemble a “Graphic Communication” team to adopt the Tomorrow Fund as our Charity of Choice.
The Tomorrow Fund is an organization based in Rhode Island which works with the families of children that have cancer.
We would like to pull together printers, paper companies and graphic designers to donate their time and talent to handle the graphic communication needs for the Tomorrow Fund.
Below is a list of printed material they produce each year:
Letterhead, Business Cards, Postcards, Notecards, Appeal Envelopes, Memorial Envelopes, Mailing Labels, Calendar, Gala Invitation, and Gala Program Book
We would like to find a graphic designer or two who would like to join this team. The work will require creative and production design.
If you would like to help please contact Bob Nangle, 401-885-4882 or rnangle@meridianprinting.com
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…
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.
Design by Night (DxN) is coming back as our monthly AIGA get-together event. Kick back and chat with fellow designers and non-designers over food and drinks.
We’ll be meeting on the third Tuesday of each month, starting on March 18th. Details on a time and location as the event gets closer.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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