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.