SHIFT: A Green Salon

Sharing and Inspiring Sustainable Design
November 5, 2009
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Pop Art Community Room
718 SW Alder Street
Portland, OR,
NOTE: This event has already passed. Please check the events page for upcoming local events.

Sharing and Inspiring Sustainable Design

At SHIFT, you’ll hear 10 five-minute presentations from designers, creatives, and innovators that are making communications better and more sustainable. A range of topics will be presented including:

  • Creative print/web challenges and solutions
  • Creating more energy efficient sites, including typography tips
  • Kids creatively reusing materials to design their own toys
  • Green office renovations
  • Can printing can really be earth-friendly?

COST
Members: Free
Non-Members: $5
Students: Free

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL BE ACCEPTING PEOPLE AT THE DOOR.

PRESENTERS:

Chris Erickson | Parliament
Green Office Renovation

Matt Miali | B&B Print Source
“Is there such a thing as a sustainable printer?”

Laura Whipple | Pinball Publishing
“The Wonderful World of Chipboard”

Bram Pitoyo | W+K Media Laboratory/Typography Lover
Tips/tricks for screen energy efficiency

Johnny Levenson | Designer
“The Creation Station”
Kids creatively reusing materials to design their own toys

Martha Koenig | Art Director & Designer
"How to Make a 100% Organically Clichéd Green Ad"

Jackie Scherer | User Experience Designer
"Lean Design for Information Flow"

Kristin Rogers Brown | Creative Director at Oliver Wyman
Case Study: “Learning Journal” for OW Leadership Development

Eric Hillerns | Pinch
“The five P’s in redefining Pinch. A Design Office. Process, Practice, Partners, People, and Pinch House.”

Then join us for a short Q&A session, followed by mingling.

Questions? Contact Lisa Holmes, AIGA Portland Sustainability Chair, at sustainability@portland.aiga.org.

MISSION of the AIGA PORTLAND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
AIGA Portland’s Sustainability committee provides on and offline environments for designers and thought leaders to discuss sustainability, green practices, the future role of visual communications, and beyond.