Upcoming Local Events

dMob February

dMob February

February 10, 2010
6:30pm - 9:00pm
O’Brien’s

SHIFT: A Green Salon

February 18, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Ziba Design

Tree Planting with AIGA

February 27, 2010
9:00am - 12:00pm
Beacon Hill Wetlands

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2010 AIGA Portland Board Nominations

The nominating process is designed to identify, encourage and enlist the active participation of dedicated professionals in the service of the AIGA at a leadership level. These procedures will assist the nominating committee in conducting a fair and equitable evaluation, deliberation and recommendation process for all nominated candidates.

Nomination categories

There are two ways to be nominated for AIGA Portland board positions:

Sustainable Design (and what the heck does that mean) Lunch Observations:

by Lisa D. Holmes | January 14, 2010 - 8:09pm
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Wednesday, January 13th was our first Green Salon Meetup Event. This is a chance for designers to talk about what sustainable design means to them. A member of the AIGA Portland Green Team, Martha Koenig, attended the lunch and these are her observations.

Sustainable Design (and what the heck does that mean) Lunch Observations

BY MARTHA KOENIG (twitter.com/Martha_Koenig)

2009 Review and Future Direction


As we usher in a new decade we at AIGA Portland would like to reflect a bit on 2009, a roller-coaster year for Portland creatives.

Lloyd Winter IV - Illustrator/Graphic Designer

by Mary LaFleur | October 16, 2009 - 1:05pm
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The perfect creative storm has developed within the Portland design community in the form of Designer/Illustrator Lloyd Eugene Winter IV. Art, design, music, and technology converge for Lloyd into a balanced, lush life. His imaginative style first developed in the rugged forests of Idaho, evolved during his years as a Fine Arts Major, and thrives with each creative collaboration that passes through his hands.

Graphic Designer by day, illustrator/poster artist by night – Lloyd is happy making art for a living.

Making Sustainability Real

by AIGA Portland | May 8, 2009 - 12:16pm
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When Kristin Rogers Brown -- Portland-based art director for the global consulting firm, Oliver Wyman -- began looking for ways to make her company's operations more sustainable, she knew there would be questions.

Sustainability Initiative

by Lisa D. Holmes | February 27, 2009 - 1:12pm
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A new program aimed at promoting sustainable practices within the design industry has been launched by AIGA Portland. To assure the degree of emphasis needed to significantly move the program forward, a new Sustainability Chair position was created on the Board. Lisa Holmes, the current Secretary, was named to the position.