Thursday, July 29, 2010
4:00 - 6:00

Hart Associates Learn More
1915 Indian Wood Circle
Maumee, Ohio 43537

Have you ever wondered about another studio’s design workspace? How does their environment keep them doing such great work? Or who ARE those people that work there? Well here is your chance to get those questioned answered.

Join us on Thursday, July 29th from 4 to 6 pm at Hart Associates for Design Hood, AIGA Toledo’s  meet and greet studio event.

Members: Free
Non-members: $5.00

For more information, please contact Ashley Vetter at ashley@ashleyvetter.com

FYI: The I-75 ramp to Dussel will be closing at 6pm on July 29.

Friday, June 18, 2010
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Davis College Atrium
4747 Monroe Street
Toledo, Ohio 43623

Creative Suite 5 is on the shelves and we know you're anxious to see it in action. Adobe Trainer April Clark will join us for an afternoon to explain & teach Creative Suite 5's new, spectacular features. Express yourself freely and stay in the creative flow, no matter what the medium, at this Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 workshop sponsored by AIGA Toledo and Adobe.

Attendees will be entered to win Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium, but you must be present to win.

What's New with Creative Suite 5

With the right tools, your creative horizon changes. A tree is still timber, but suddenly in a whole new way. Old ideas germinate again, and new ideas branch into unexpected opportunities. Welcome to Adobe® Creative Suite® 5—software that will allow you to reach more people, more effectively, in more places, with whatever masterpiece you can imagine.
 
Please join AIGA and Adobe to see what’s new in Creative Suite 5
 
At this seminar you will:

• Discover how you can finish routine tasks, from masking images to adjusting layouts to finessing strokes, more quickly and efficiently with new features in Photoshop CS5 Extended, Illustrator CS5, and InDesign CS5.
• Learn how to turn Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator artwork into high-quality interactive content without writing code with new Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5.
• Find out how you can add attention-grabbing interactivity, animation, video, and sound to your digital documents and presentations—all in InDesign CS5 without learning new software.
• Find out how you can maximize design time by streamlining critical processes like client reviews with CS Review and previewing web pages on leading browsers and operating systems with BrowserLab.

Light refreshments provided.

Fees:
In advance (online)
$5 for AIGA members
$15 for non-member students
$25 for non-members

Prices double at the door.
$10 for AIGA members
$30 for non-member students
$50 for non-members

Register now!

April Clark, owner of Nuance Consulting LLC, is a consultant and trainer for web and print publishing professionals. April is an Adobe Certified Instructor and an Adobe Community Professional.

April formed Nuance Consulting in 2002. At the time, businesses had just begun converting to Adobe InDesign from other page layout applications and April was an integral part of the conversion process for many agencies and in-house design departments. She now specializes in helping graphic designers take advantage of the power of the entire Adobe® Creative Suite®.

Saturday, May 15, 2010 — May 16, 2010
8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Crowne Plaza Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

“One of the tragedies of the design scene is that it always acts too late.” –Hans-Rudolf Lutz

response_ability, an AIGA Design Educators Conference, aims to foster an ongoing dialogue and debate about design ethics, sustainability and design education. How can we (should we?) create students who feel a responsibility to their world? How do we, as educators, instill the capacity for our students to become thinking, ethical designers? Where do we find ourselves between these theories and practices? And how do we translate the ideas of AIGA’s The Living Principles in the classroom and beyond?

Through a series of group discussions, workshops, lectures, speakers and learning sessions, opportunities for open dialogue will be facilitated. Participants will be encouraged to share their challenges and achievements with others, uncover our educational shortcomings, identify our responsibilities, and offer pathways to solutions, all for the greater good of design and the global community.

Friday, May 14, 2010
7:00 pm

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion
2445 Monroe Street
Toledo, Ohio 43620

This talk is a response_ability pre-conference kick-off event. All are welcome!

The Fringe Predicts the Future: A look at the history and the future of Pangea’s cutting edge design and the integrated DNA of the brand.

Pangea Organics is currently the largest cold-processed organic soap manufacturer in the US. In addition to bar soaps, the line also includes shower gels, liquid hand soaps, hand and body lotions, facial cleanser, facial toners, facial creams, facial mask, facial scrub and lip balms. Throughout Pangea’s growth, from its inception in 2000, Joshua Onysko, 32, has retained private ownership of his company, never straying from its vision: Ecocentric bodycare; always beneficial, never artificial. Onysko remains committed to creating products that are always organic, nurturing, handcrafted, fair-trade (whenever possible) and cruelty-free. To that end, Pangea Organics’ products are never made using petrochemicals, parabens, GMOs or other synthetic or harmful ingredients. Not only do Pangea’s ingredients begin to break down within 48 hours of use, but a generous portion of Pangea’s profits are helping to build the Pangea Institute, an emerging non-profit organization dedicated to researching and teaching all aspects of sustainable living and business practices. Pangea’s efforts have been recognized with 40 awards since 2006. Pangea’s products are crafted with deep knowledge, craftsmanship, and compassion and, as a result, are standouts in the natural products industry, providing excellence in content and quality at an affordable price point. Pangea’s number one goal is to create a new understanding of health and beauty. With this, Pangea hopes to reinvent the way we, as a society, nurture our bodies and raise the bar for other companies. What we consume today, directly impacts how we – and future generations – will live tomorrow.

Conference attendees: FREE
AIGA Members: $15.00
Non-members: $25.00
Students: $5.00

Please note the venue change. The event is now being held in the TMA's magical Glass Pavilion, located directly across Monroe Street from the Main Museum with parking adjacent to the building.

Saturday, April 24, 2010
7:00

Grumpys Learn More
34 S. Huron
Toledo, Ohio 43602

Join us for the official ribbon cutting ceremony and banner walk. Special guests will include UFP Toledo juror, Chris Rubino. Grumpy's delicious appetizers will be served. Cash bar.

www.ufp-toledo.com

Saturday, April 24, 2010
9:00 am

Bowen-Thompson Student Union View Map
McMaster Room (308)
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403

AIGA Toledo, the BGSU Division of Graphic Design (BGSUGD) and the AIGA BGSU Student Group are proud to announce MAKE YOUR CASE, the 3rd Annual Student Portfolio Review Day!

This year's review will be held on Saturday, April 24th on the campus of Bowling Green State University (BGSU), in the Bowen Thompson Student Union, Room 308 (driving directions; park for free in Lot E on campus). We have planned an exciting all-day event that begins with a kick-off lecture from Chris Rubino (NYC-based artist/designer whose work has been exhibited in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and the U.S.; recently has created designs & illustrations for such clients as The New York Times, Banana Republic & The NY Public Theater), breakout sessions on a variety of design related topics, mock interviewing sessions, a Q & A panel discussion with recent graduates, and of course, plenty of review sessions with the following confirmed professional reviewers (Chris included!):

• Brian Anderson    Whitmer Career & Technology Center
  
• Tim Brunner    Davis College
• Karen Davis    Davis Design Partners
• Anita Holman    Interrupt Marketing
  
• Dustion Amery Hostetler    UPSO
• Jemma Hostetler    Sans Nom
• Ron Jacomini    Professor Emeritus, BGSU School of Art
• Ben Morales    Communica
• Paul Obringer    BGSU UniGraphics
• Michael Paulus    Deploy Creative
• Joe Pinciotti    UlrichPinciotti Design Group
• Kristi Polus    Sage Creative
• Gene Powell    Spoke
• Chris Rubino    Chris Rubino Art Direction | Design
• Tony Schmenk Fruchtman Marketing
• Scott Smith    brandimage
• Ryan Thompson    Facture Design
• Ivan Wesley    Tailford Mitchell
• Holly Whitney    Davis College
• Mark Zust    Zust + Co.

We encourage both undergraduate and graduate graphic design students at all levels to participate (recent grads as well!). Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to receive direct, one-on-one feedback on your portfolio of design work.

• Registration/Check-In: 9–10:45am (walk-ins welcome)
• Fee:
  AIGA Student Members: $20
  Student Non-Members: $30
  (fee includes lunch, refreshments, and a beautiful Review Day poster!)
• Kick-off Lecture: 10–10:30am
• Reviews: 11am–4pm (longer reviews this year: every 30 minutes!)
• Lunch: 12:30–1:30pm
• Breakout Sessions: TBD

MAKE YOUR CASE registration forms and materials have been mailed to regional schools and confirmed reviewers, and are now also available in PDF format, below. If you wish to receive materials, please forward your contact info and mailing address to Matt Davis, Education Chair, AIGA Toledo at education@toledo.aiga.org, or call 419.372.2997.

And while you're at it, why not plan to also attend our Spring 2010 BGSUGD School of Art ARTalks guest lecture, this year proudly presenting Chris Rubino. He will be meeting with Graphic Design student majors on the BGSU campus in the late morning and early afternoon, and concluding the day with a lecture to the public at 5:30pm in the BGSU Bowen Thompson Union Theater (Rm. 206). The lecture is free and open to the public. The event is proudly sponsored by the BGSU School of Art, the BGSU Division of Graphic Design (BGSUGD), and the AIGA Toledo Student Chapter.

For information regarding either event please contact Matt Davis, Education Chair, AIGA Toledo at education@toledo.aiga.org, or call 419.372.2997.

Forms and materials in PDF format (direct links to files):

• Event Display Poster
• Welcome Letter
• Registration Form
• Overview / General Schedule

Friday, April 23, 2010
5:30

Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater View Map
Room 206
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403

AIGA Toledo, the Division of Graphic Design (BGSUGD) and the AIGA BGSU Student Group are proud to welcome Chris Rubino as our Spring 2010 BGSUGD guest lecturer.

Join us on Friday, April 23rd on the campus of Bowling Green State University (BGSU), in the Bowen Thompson Student Union Theater, Room 206 (driving directions; parking information), as we see and hear from this talented and inspiring NYC-based artist/designer whose work has been exhibited in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and the U.S., and has most recently created designs & illustrations for such clients as The New York Times, Banana Republic & The NY Public Theater.

Chris will be meeting with BGSU Graphic Design student majors on the BGSU campus in the late morning and early afternoon, and concluding the day with a lecture to the public at 5:30pm. The lecture is free and open to the public, and is proudly sponsored by the BGSU School of Art, the Division of Graphic Design (BGSUGD), the AIGA Toledo, and the AIGA BGSU Student Group.

For information regarding this event please contact Matt Davis, Education Chair, AIGA Toledo at education@toledo.aiga.org, or call 419.372.2997.