AIGA Connecticut Number of Members: 113 Year Chapter was founded: 2008 1. What is your Chapter’s most proud recent accomplishment? Every conversation about AIGA Connecticut’s purpose circles back to the importance of building a collaborative community rooted in a shared professional ethos and the openness to look at our individual differences with encouragement and appreciation. This attitude of working together to honor camaraderie over competition has become a bit of a mantra for us and we hope—with enough repetition—it will continue to catch on with all of the creative folks throughout the state. With this goal, we took on a project with another local design organization—Connecticut Art Directors Club. We put together a shared event, “Defining Connecticut: LEGENDS of Design”, an evening conversation with 5 visionaries (including AIGA Fellow, Peter Good) who were pivotal in shaping the creative voice of our region. The two organizations worked…
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January 01, 2010
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Mikale Kwiatkowski, AIGA Member Since 2006 Senior Designer, Lowe's Corporation: Oct 09 to Present Regional Designer/Art Director, Whole Foods Market: July 04 to Oct 09 1. What attracted you to the design profession? For most of my life, I have been interested in spatial and 2 dimensional aesthetics. I started drawing in 5th grade and studied art and design throughout high school and college. I crave variety and thrive in the anxiety of having to figure out new things. I love the variety of experiences the graphic design field offers. 2. What’s your proudest accomplishment? I currently work as a senior designer for Lowe's corporation. My proudest accomplishment so far is the opportunity I recently had to affect a sustainable paper choice for a direct mail piece being printed in a quantity of hundreds of thousands. 3. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Architecture. 4. If there is karaoke at the next office party, what song will you be singing? I would be…
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December 14, 2009
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Born and raised in Mexico City, Armin is a graphic designer and writer now living in Austin, Texas. He has written for AIGA's VOICE, Emigre, Eye, Creative Review, HOW, and STEP magazines, among others. He is a former faculty member of Portfolio Center and currently teaches at the School of Visual Arts. He has lectured on topics ranging from typography to branding in locations ranging from San Diego to Berlin. He is co-founder of UnderConsideration and its myriad sites. His last employment position was at Pentagram. He now runs UnderConsideration’s Department of Design. Armin joins our Charlotte Chapter on January 28th, 2010 as part of our Talk About Lecture Series to share with our members his process, learnings, experiences and latest work - the book Graphic Design, Referenced. Graphic Design, Referenced is a visual and informational guide to the most commonly referenced terms, historical moments, landmark projects, and influential practitioners in the field of graphic design. With…
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December 08, 2009
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Last week AIGA Charlotte members met to boycott outsourcing and foreign manufacturers. Well kinda. After we wiped the sleep out of our eyes and consumed a healthy dose of caffeine, discussions about what to make this gift-giving season ensued for over an hour. Holiday DIY (design it yourself) was the topic du jour. And if you’re strapped for cash, looking for a creative outlet, or on a mission to make a smaller carbon footprint (because those tiny coal shoes didn’t work), then this Buzz is for you. Topics ranged from places to find handmade inspiration in Charlotte, to web resources, and what to make for all those special (read as: materialistic) family members and friends. For those of you unable to make it, but still desperate for ideas, here’s a quick recap (please feel free to add additional ideas/resources in the comments section): ///RESEARCH/// Places to find Inspiration: Paper Skyscraper (Dilworth) Boulevard (NoDa) Hong Kong (Plaza Mid) Handpicked (Dilworth) Boris…
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AIGA Salt Lake City Number of members: 197 Year Chapter was founded: 1988 1. What is your Chapter's proudest recent accomplishment? Last June, our chapter was part of the Utah Arts Festival for the first time. The festival is one of the largest in the country with over 80,000 patrons over the four day event. AIGA Salt Lake City was asked to host an interactive workshop and booth during the festival that people could participate in. We developed the Revinylize Project where we reclaimed thousands of square feet of vinyl and gave it new life in the form of unique vinyl bags. We held daily workshops where participants created their own vinyl bags, as well as, sold pre-made messenger bags and wallets. Throughout the event, we encouraged social awareness through the power of creativity and the value that AIGA has in our community. The Revinylize Booth quickly became the most popular of the entire festival. With enormous lines for each workshop, we had people of all ages learning about AIGA…
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