I wasn't sure what Forum to post this in, as I am awaiting the new "Creative Forum" to be established, but I thought I would lay this info here. I subscribe to several e-mags in the commercial printing genre and I thought this would be of interest to some of you. So here goes:
e-GDUSA: A MONTHLY UPDATE OF EVENTS FROM GRAPHIC DESIGN USA
Monday, March 1, 2004
----------------------------------------------------------
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
This is our inaugural monthly enewsletter meant to update readers of Graphic
Design usa on upcoming events and activities for creative professionals.
Graphic designers rank our magazine first in providing the most timely news
and information; first in accessibility and friendliness; and the best for
connecting the community. Since a month between communications still feels
so darn long, eGDUSA presents a no-frills and non-intrusive way to highlight
activities and events, and keep everyone connected, between issues.
Gordon Kaye, Editor/Publisher, Graphic Design USA and eGDUSA
----------------------------------------------------------
MARCH EVENTS
Chicago IL: Calling all Chicago designers! The Society of Typographic Arts
has introduced a new website called the Chicago Design Archive. The site
will collect and celebrate the works of Chicago area design firms. The first
step is to solicit projects from area designers that have received special
recognition in the past. The deadline for submissions is March 15. Contact:
http://www.sta-chicago.org or Jack Weiss at 847.866.7480
New York NY: Visiting Artist of the Month at the Fashion Institute of
Technology is educator and graphic designer, Bridget de Socio. The Visiting
Artists Program is presented by FITs Communications Design Department and
is organized by Rocco Piscatello of the Piscatello Design Centre. Bridget is
always entertaining and her lecture takes place March 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the
Kate Murphy Auditorium. Contact: 212.217.7999
Nashville TN: The University and College Designers Association (UCDA)
invites everyone to Nashville for "a little bit of country and a whole lot
of design." The focus of the groups annual Design Summit is branding, a hot
topic for institutions of higher learning across the country. The dates are
March 25-27. Contact: http://www.ucda.com
Minneapolis MN: The simple life, sans Paris Hilton, is the theme of Insights
2004, a lecture series of the AIGA Minnesota and the Walker Art Center.
Pentagrams Paula Scher kicks off the exploration of whether "simple means
simplistic" with a March 2 appearance, followed by Michael Byzewski and Dan
Ibarra of Aesthetic Apparatus on March 9, who are, in turn, followed by
Scott Stowell of Open on March 16, and the Netherlandish team from LUST on
March 23. Capping the Twin Cities talks is Andrew Stevens of Londons
Graphic Thought Facility. The venue is the Minneapolis College of Art and
Design Auditorium. Contact: 612.375.7622 or
http://www.walkerart.org/tickets/
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MORE MARCH EVENTS
New York NY: Due to great demand, the Art Directors Club is extending
theYoung Guns 4 deadline from March 1 to March 15. Young creative
professionals (30-years-old and under) now have an extra two weeks to submit
their entries online at:
The Art Directors Club is looking for the world's most creative young
professionals working in graphic design, illustration, photography,
advertising design, and interactive media. No more than 100 ADC Young Guns
will be selected. Contact: jocelyn@adcglobal.org or
http://www.adcglobal.org/yg4
Jacksonville FL: "Re:charge safari" is a day and a half of creative
workshops and lectures organized by the Jacksonville chapter of the AIGA.
The conference takes place March 12-13 and features keynote speakers, Brian
Diecks from DZP Communications and Dave Fletcher from the mechanism, LLC.
Both are well-known designers and frequent speakers, with Brian a featured
speaker at this year's How conference and Dave at last year. Also on board
are 16 local and national designers and educators who will be guiding their
own workshops. Contact: http://www.rechargesafari.com/
Kearny NJ: Thinking Creatively is a two day "world-class" conference
sponsored by the Art Directors Club of New Jersey and the Design Center at
Kean University. The schedule calls for "captivating speakers, invigorating
activities, informative workshops, exhilarating mini-events and general
milling about." What's not to like? Among the presenters are Bob Isherwood
of Saatchi & Saatchi and Nick Law of R/GA, Allan Gorman, and many more.
Contact: 201.997.1212 or http://www.adcnj.org
New York NY: Short-run digital color printing in all its glory is the focus
of On Demand 2004 at the warm and cozy Javits Center in Manhattan. Taking
place March 8-10, speakers include industry-leading experts from CAP
Ventures, Hewlett-Packard, IKON, RIT and Xerox. The event is described as
"the largest conference and exposition dedicated to the technologies that
personalize, manage, produce, print and deliver content." Contact:
http://www.ondemandexpo.com
-----------------------------------------------------------
SPONSOR MESSAGE
Renew your free subscription to Graphic Design usa! We value your
readership. So why not take a moment now to renew your never-a-charge free
subscription to by clicking on the Renew Subscription button at
http://www.gdusa.com
-----------------------------------------------------------
MORE MARCH EVENTS
Omaha NE: The AIGA Nebraska Chapter's club (red) is meeting Monday, March 8
at 7 p.m. to discuss classic and current design books, as well as design
history and heroes. As it does every second Monday of each month, the
gathering will take place at Caffeine Dreams at 4525 Farnham in Omaha.
Contact: clubred@nebraska.aiga.org
Santa Monica CA: The Art Director's Invitational Master Class is a four day
hands on workshop that teaches new print, web and photography skills, and
teaches creatives about the latest tools from Adobe, Apple and others on
products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, ToLive, Panther, iMovie and digital
photography. The Loews Hotel in Santa Monica is becomes home for this
mind-expanding experience. Contact: http://www.adimconference.com
Peoria IL: Creatas and The Art Directors Club announce The Big Brand Theory,
a half-day seminar in three cities. The Big Brand Theory will feature
presentations on Brand Planning by Alina Wheeler, Making a Mark by Steff
Geissbuhler and Realizing a Brand Strategy by Crispin Porter + Bogusky. The
seminar takes place April 8 in Chicago, April 22 in New York and April 29 in
Los Angeles. Contact: http://www.creatas.com or 888.698.8545.
New York NY: The paper industry meets at the 127th Annual Paper Week hosted
by the American Forest and Paper Association at the Waldorf-Astoria during
March 21-24. Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleisher is the star
speaker. A separate event, but held to coincide with Paper Week is the 35th
annual NCCJ Brotherhood Award dinner to honor Georgia-Pacific's George W.
Wurtz. The award is given each year for "Distinguished Service in the Field
of Human Relations". Co-chairs at the March 23 gala are Tim Needham of Smart
Papers, Leslie F. Stern of National Envelope and William Frohlich of The
National Paper Trade Association. NCCJ stands for the National Conference
for Community and Justice. For Paper Week contact: http://www.paperweek.org.
For the NCCJ dinner, contact: 212.967.3111 or http://www.nccjgnyr.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
SPONSOR MESSAGE
Graphic Design USA Online University, powered by StaffingTools.com, provides
personalized, affordable and comprehensive online testing and training for
graphic artists. The library of training courses comprises the world's most
popular programs including Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Mac OS X
fundamentals, Enfocus PitStop Professional, Creo Preps, and more. To learn
about special offers for Graphic Design usa readers contact ...
http://www.staffingtools.com/index.asp?CBID=73
e-GDUSA: A MONTHLY UPDATE OF EVENTS FROM GRAPHIC DESIGN USA
Monday, March 1, 2004
----------------------------------------------------------
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
This is our inaugural monthly enewsletter meant to update readers of Graphic
Design usa on upcoming events and activities for creative professionals.
Graphic designers rank our magazine first in providing the most timely news
and information; first in accessibility and friendliness; and the best for
connecting the community. Since a month between communications still feels
so darn long, eGDUSA presents a no-frills and non-intrusive way to highlight
activities and events, and keep everyone connected, between issues.
Gordon Kaye, Editor/Publisher, Graphic Design USA and eGDUSA
----------------------------------------------------------
MARCH EVENTS
Chicago IL: Calling all Chicago designers! The Society of Typographic Arts
has introduced a new website called the Chicago Design Archive. The site
will collect and celebrate the works of Chicago area design firms. The first
step is to solicit projects from area designers that have received special
recognition in the past. The deadline for submissions is March 15. Contact:
http://www.sta-chicago.org or Jack Weiss at 847.866.7480
New York NY: Visiting Artist of the Month at the Fashion Institute of
Technology is educator and graphic designer, Bridget de Socio. The Visiting
Artists Program is presented by FITs Communications Design Department and
is organized by Rocco Piscatello of the Piscatello Design Centre. Bridget is
always entertaining and her lecture takes place March 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the
Kate Murphy Auditorium. Contact: 212.217.7999
Nashville TN: The University and College Designers Association (UCDA)
invites everyone to Nashville for "a little bit of country and a whole lot
of design." The focus of the groups annual Design Summit is branding, a hot
topic for institutions of higher learning across the country. The dates are
March 25-27. Contact: http://www.ucda.com
Minneapolis MN: The simple life, sans Paris Hilton, is the theme of Insights
2004, a lecture series of the AIGA Minnesota and the Walker Art Center.
Pentagrams Paula Scher kicks off the exploration of whether "simple means
simplistic" with a March 2 appearance, followed by Michael Byzewski and Dan
Ibarra of Aesthetic Apparatus on March 9, who are, in turn, followed by
Scott Stowell of Open on March 16, and the Netherlandish team from LUST on
March 23. Capping the Twin Cities talks is Andrew Stevens of Londons
Graphic Thought Facility. The venue is the Minneapolis College of Art and
Design Auditorium. Contact: 612.375.7622 or
http://www.walkerart.org/tickets/
----------------------------------------------------------
SPONSOR MESSAGE
Tradition meets trend. You've counted on us for professional, high-quality
stock photography for the past 25 years. And now you can expect more than
the traditional--with hot, new imagery from some of today's finest
photographers. Plus an award-winning website with innovative brainstorming
and search capabilities, to help you find the right image for your project.
See for yourself... visit http://www.comstock.com/go/gdusa, today and
discover where tradition and trend intersect.
-----------------------------------------------------------
MORE MARCH EVENTS
New York NY: Due to great demand, the Art Directors Club is extending
theYoung Guns 4 deadline from March 1 to March 15. Young creative
professionals (30-years-old and under) now have an extra two weeks to submit
their entries online at:
The Art Directors Club is looking for the world's most creative young
professionals working in graphic design, illustration, photography,
advertising design, and interactive media. No more than 100 ADC Young Guns
will be selected. Contact: jocelyn@adcglobal.org or
http://www.adcglobal.org/yg4
Jacksonville FL: "Re:charge safari" is a day and a half of creative
workshops and lectures organized by the Jacksonville chapter of the AIGA.
The conference takes place March 12-13 and features keynote speakers, Brian
Diecks from DZP Communications and Dave Fletcher from the mechanism, LLC.
Both are well-known designers and frequent speakers, with Brian a featured
speaker at this year's How conference and Dave at last year. Also on board
are 16 local and national designers and educators who will be guiding their
own workshops. Contact: http://www.rechargesafari.com/
Kearny NJ: Thinking Creatively is a two day "world-class" conference
sponsored by the Art Directors Club of New Jersey and the Design Center at
Kean University. The schedule calls for "captivating speakers, invigorating
activities, informative workshops, exhilarating mini-events and general
milling about." What's not to like? Among the presenters are Bob Isherwood
of Saatchi & Saatchi and Nick Law of R/GA, Allan Gorman, and many more.
Contact: 201.997.1212 or http://www.adcnj.org
New York NY: Short-run digital color printing in all its glory is the focus
of On Demand 2004 at the warm and cozy Javits Center in Manhattan. Taking
place March 8-10, speakers include industry-leading experts from CAP
Ventures, Hewlett-Packard, IKON, RIT and Xerox. The event is described as
"the largest conference and exposition dedicated to the technologies that
personalize, manage, produce, print and deliver content." Contact:
http://www.ondemandexpo.com
-----------------------------------------------------------
SPONSOR MESSAGE
Renew your free subscription to Graphic Design usa! We value your
readership. So why not take a moment now to renew your never-a-charge free
subscription to by clicking on the Renew Subscription button at
http://www.gdusa.com
-----------------------------------------------------------
MORE MARCH EVENTS
Omaha NE: The AIGA Nebraska Chapter's club (red) is meeting Monday, March 8
at 7 p.m. to discuss classic and current design books, as well as design
history and heroes. As it does every second Monday of each month, the
gathering will take place at Caffeine Dreams at 4525 Farnham in Omaha.
Contact: clubred@nebraska.aiga.org
Santa Monica CA: The Art Director's Invitational Master Class is a four day
hands on workshop that teaches new print, web and photography skills, and
teaches creatives about the latest tools from Adobe, Apple and others on
products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, ToLive, Panther, iMovie and digital
photography. The Loews Hotel in Santa Monica is becomes home for this
mind-expanding experience. Contact: http://www.adimconference.com
Peoria IL: Creatas and The Art Directors Club announce The Big Brand Theory,
a half-day seminar in three cities. The Big Brand Theory will feature
presentations on Brand Planning by Alina Wheeler, Making a Mark by Steff
Geissbuhler and Realizing a Brand Strategy by Crispin Porter + Bogusky. The
seminar takes place April 8 in Chicago, April 22 in New York and April 29 in
Los Angeles. Contact: http://www.creatas.com or 888.698.8545.
New York NY: The paper industry meets at the 127th Annual Paper Week hosted
by the American Forest and Paper Association at the Waldorf-Astoria during
March 21-24. Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleisher is the star
speaker. A separate event, but held to coincide with Paper Week is the 35th
annual NCCJ Brotherhood Award dinner to honor Georgia-Pacific's George W.
Wurtz. The award is given each year for "Distinguished Service in the Field
of Human Relations". Co-chairs at the March 23 gala are Tim Needham of Smart
Papers, Leslie F. Stern of National Envelope and William Frohlich of The
National Paper Trade Association. NCCJ stands for the National Conference
for Community and Justice. For Paper Week contact: http://www.paperweek.org.
For the NCCJ dinner, contact: 212.967.3111 or http://www.nccjgnyr.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
SPONSOR MESSAGE
Graphic Design USA Online University, powered by StaffingTools.com, provides
personalized, affordable and comprehensive online testing and training for
graphic artists. The library of training courses comprises the world's most
popular programs including Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Mac OS X
fundamentals, Enfocus PitStop Professional, Creo Preps, and more. To learn
about special offers for Graphic Design usa readers contact ...
http://www.staffingtools.com/index.asp?CBID=73