BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ensemble Independent//vPim 0.360//EN CALSCALE:Gregorian X-WR-CALNAME:Boxes and Arrows Events Calendar tagged "graphic design" BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060816 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060817 SUMMARY:Direct Mail: AIGA KC + Sappi papers series LOCATION:Kansas City, Missouri, USA DESCRIPTION:A novice to intermediate workshop created for anyone in the gra phic arts community-design, advertising agency, public relations and/or pri nt, involved with Direct Mail. The latest Sappi workshop includes insights and useful information provided by the United States Postal Service, the Di rect Mail Association and the Digital Printing Council/Printing Industries of America. Discussion include designing direct mail pieces, details of the many direct mail considerations-including lists, paper selection, personal ization/customization, postal regulations- (Readable, Machinable, Mailable) -and provides ideas for increasing direct mail response rates, including of fers. \n \nAttendees receive the Direct Mail booklet containing in depth co py, forms, concepts and work sheets as well as superb visual illustrations and photographs. A short video on Direct Mail will be shown as a part of th e presentation. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060915 SUMMARY:Joint PHICHI & AIGA Meeting - the Visual vs. the Usable - How do th ey cross paths? LOCATION:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Refreshments & Networking: 6-6:30pm – Food and beverages will be provided. \n \nPresentation: 6:30pm – 8ish \n \nWhere: \nGSI Comme rce Headquarters \n935 First Avenue \nKing of Prussia, PA 19406 \nDirec tions: http://gsicommerce.com/contactus/directions.jsp \n \nMeeting Summary : \nThis is the first ever joint PHICHI & AIGA meeting! As user experience professionals, we always need to interface and collaborate with graphic art ists and designers. At times, we all know that this can be difficult. There is a lot that both professions can learn from each other in order to work better together. This is why PHICHI has decided to hold a joint meeting wit h the local chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). \n \ nWe’ll take a closer look at Avenue A | Razorfish and GSI Commerce. For t his first joint meeting, we decided to give members of both organizations a closer look at the User-Centered Design process of two local agencies, Ave nue A | Razorfish and GSI Commerce. Each company will explain their design process from start to finish and show sample deliverables of their work. Yo u will get to see how their design and user experience teams work together. \n \nRegistration is free! Please register for this meeting at: http://ph iladelphia.aiga.org/event_registration-reg.html \n \n--------------------- ------- \n \nAbout AIGA: http://philadelphia.aiga.org/about.html \n \n----- ----------------------- \n \nAbout PHICHI: http://www.cis.drexel.edu/PhiCHI /index.html \n \n---------------------------- \n \nWould you like to be no tified of all upcoming PHICHI events? Please join our yahoo group: http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/phillychi/join \n \nPHICHI meetings are ALWAYS open to anyone who is interested in attending. Membership to the ACM is NOT requ ired. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060916 SUMMARY: The Design Frontier-Submissions! LOCATION:Denver, Colorado, USA DESCRIPTION:Design Educators: We encourage you to submit a proposal for par ticipation in The Design Frontier: graphic design education in small progra ms and non-urban regions. This AIGA Graphic Design Education Conference wil l be held December 1-3, 2006, in Lakewood, Colorado, a Denver suburb. \n \n The Design Frontier will concentrate on the needs of graphic design's maver ick educators. Presentations will focus on the challenges and possibilities of dispersed conditions and small faculties in the country's smaller graph ic design programs, often in regional towns without professional graphic de sign communities or AIGA chapters to provide adjunct faculty, professional role models, student internships and entry \nSeptember 15, 2006 is the dea dline to submit Paper Abstracts, Student Project Presentation Proposals, an d Discussion Session Leader Proposals. MFA students, young teachers, high s chool teachers and concerned professionals, as well as experienced educator s, are strongly encouraged to submit. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061107 SUMMARY:An Event Apart Austin LOCATION:Austin, Texas, USA DESCRIPTION:Monday, November 6th, 2006 \nAlamo Drafthouse Downtown \n409 Co lorado St. \nAustin, TX 78701 \n \nTOPICS \n \n* How CSS really works. \n* How to sell design to tough clients. \n* How to redesign websites to increa se content and brand effectiveness. \n* Better design and usability through better writing. \n* And more. \n \nSPEAKERS \n \nJeffrey Zeldman is the fo under and executive creative director of Happy Cog, whose clients include A IGA, Advertising Age, and Amnesty International USA. He publishes A List Ap art for people who make websites, and has written many articles and two boo ks, notably Designing With Web Standards, 2nd Edition. In 1998, he co-found ed The Web Standards Project, a grassroots coalition that persuaded Netscap e and Microsoft to support the same technologies in their browsers. \n \nE ric Meyer is the best-selling CSS author and best-recognized CSS authority in the world. His seven books have been translated into six languages; his clients include America On-Line, Apple Computer, Sandia National Laboratory , Wells Fargo Bank, and Macromedia, who described Eric as "a critical partn er in our efforts to transform Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 into a revolu tionary tool for CSS-based design." \n \nMolly E. Holzschlag is a well-know n web standards advocate, instructor, and author. She is Group Lead for The Web Standards Project and an invited expert to the HTML and GEO working gr oups at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Among her thirty-plus books is the The Zen of CSS Design, co-authored with Dave Shea. The book artfully s howcases interesting and instructive csszengarden.com designs. \n \nHappy C og creative director Jason Santa Maria has been recognized for designing st ylistic and imaginative web interfaces that maintain a balance of usability and effective content presentation. His work has won dozens of awards, inc luding seven Addys in 2004. He is also well known for his award-winning per sonal site, jasonsantamaria.com, where he frequently discusses design and i ts benefits. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070330 SUMMARY:L.A. Defines Design/Design Defines L.A. Celebratio LOCATION:Los Angeles, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Los Angeles area designers will help Los Angeles celebrate desi gn at the L.A. Defines Design/Design Defines L.A. event presented by AIGA/L A to honor Fellows and praise contributions to the design community. \n \nT he event will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at The Edison, the city†™s first power-plant-turned-nightclub in historic downtown Los Angeles. \n \nAIGA/LA will present the 2006 Fellow Award to Sean Adams, Noreen Morioka and Doyald Young, and honor AIGA Los Angeles Fellows Kim Baer, Buddy Berke, Keith Bright, John Clark, Nan Faessler, April Greiman, David Goodman, Toni Hollander, Harold Huttas, InJu Sturgeon and Deborah Sussman. The event wil l feature music, food, cocktails and live contributions from members of the local design community. \n \nIn addition, a proclamation from the Office o f Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will commend design’s value to t he local economy. \n \n“Through culture, entertainment, products and expe riences, Los Angeles designers have influenced how people see and dream all over the world,” noted Agustin Garza, President of AIGA/LA. “And it is Los Angeles’ history, cultural richness and complex, interwoven landscap es that have shaped the visions of the designers who live and work here.” \n \nPre-registration tickets are available at $35 for the public and $25 for AIGA members by calling (818) 558-3968 or visiting www.aigalosangeles.o rg/ladefinesdesign by March 27, 2007. Tickets are available for $45 for the public and $35 for AIGA members at the door. A portion of the proceeds wil l benefit the AIGA Los Angeles Scholarship Fund. Those who join AIGA at the door attend the event for free. \n \nThe event will start at 7pm and end a t 9:30pm at The Edison, located at 108 West 2nd Street, #101 in Los Angeles , California. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070531 SUMMARY:Refresh Pittsburgh LOCATION:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA DESCRIPTION:Refresh Pittsburgh is off to a new start in Pittsburgh! \n \nTh e goal of Refresh Pittsburgh is to create a open community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional cu lture of Internet developers in the Pittsburgh area. Whether you are a web developer, flash guru, programming wizard, graphic designer, project manage r extraordinarie or just want to learn more and share ideas with like-minde d people, we want you to be a part of our group. \n \nTo get things started , we are holding an informal meet & greet at the Craig St. Kiva Han in Oakl and on Wednesday, May 30th at 7:00. We would like to share our ideas and p lans about Refresh with you and also hear your ideas for the future of the group. Stop by, say hello and meet some folks. Don't forget to bring a heal thy appetite for coffee-shop sweets, java, and a stack of business cards pa ss around. \n \nPlease visit out website at http://www.refreshpittsburgh.or g/ and RSVP so we have a good idea of how many people will turn out. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070708 SUMMARY:IIID Vision Plus 12 LOCATION:Schwarzenberg Vorarlberg, Austria DESCRIPTION:The International Institute for Information Design (IIID) is pr oud to announce Vision Plus 12, a multi-disciplinary international conferen ce devoted to exploring one of the most critical issues facing communicator s today: how to measure the impact of information-relevant communications. This event, the twelfth in the Vision Plus series of symposia, will be held July 5 - 7, 2007, in Schwarzenberg, located in the breathtakingly beautifu l Bregenzerwald region, in Vorarlberg, Austria. \n \nThe Theme for Vision Plus 12 \n \nEveryone agrees: design is the intermediary between informatio n and understanding. But how can we demonstrate the truth of that propositi on? How can we measure the impact and quantify the results? Vision Plus 12 will explore this controversial question from all sides: \n• How and to w hat extent can we measure the success of a given work? \n• How do we quan tify the role and impact of intangibles such as design? \n• What techniqu es and technologies can be used to get measurable results? \n• How do inf ormation designers build the necessary metrics into their projects? \n• W hat are educators and researchers doing to tackle this challenge? \n \nThe IIID welcomes proposals that shed light on any aspects of this theme. \n \nPlease note that there is also a Call for Speakers for this conference (D eadline: 15 January 2007). For event details and proposal guidelines for Ca ll for Speakers please go to www.iiid-visionplus.net. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071026 SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Now grab the chance to listen to, learn from and mingle with yo ur favorite New Riders authors and the most respected professionals in the Web design industry at Voices That Matter: Web Design, a conference hosted by New Riders. \n \nAs a Web designer, you understand the challenges you fa ce. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward us ability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know tha t you're comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design , information architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, F lash, Flex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more. \n \nAt Voic es That Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Jakob Nielsen , Steve Krug, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; s ome will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions ; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing , thought-provoking, idea-driven sessions. \n \nEntertaining, informative, authoritative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design w ill bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your ca reer. \n \nRegister now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2007! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080117 SUMMARY:Design Remixed: Jakob Trollbäck LOCATION:New York, New York, USA DESCRIPTION: \nJakob Trollbäck, President and Creative Director of Trollbäc k + Company, will be speaking at the Soho, New York, Apple Store this Wedne sday, January 16, at 6:30 pm. \n \nPart of a series of talks hosted by AIGA New York and Apple, “Pro Sessions: Design Remixed” features the world’s mo st respected designers discussing their creative process in the changing la ndscape of design. \n \nAdditional information can be found at: \nhttp://ww w.aigany.org/events/details/7A06/ \n \nABOUT TROLLBÄCK + COMPANY \nTrollbä ck + Company is a visual and conceptual creative studio producing expressiv e and purposeful graphics, design and live action for advertising, broadcas t, and entertainment. \n \nLed by creative directors Jakob Trollbäck and J oe Wright, the collaborative group of designers and writers launches and re brands TV networks, creates motion graphics, live action, print, environmen tal design, and film titles. T + Co's trademark approach relies on unorthod ox thinking and immersive storytelling, and the belief that a compelling an d focused message is essential for any communication to be truly successful . END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080307 SUMMARY:Designing and creating themes for the Drupal CMS LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, USA DESCRIPTION:Learn about designing for Drupal! Drupal is a powerful and ele gant CMS that is growing in popularity for community, e-commerce, social ne tworking, web applications, and blog sites. Add a new skill to your arsena l of web design techniques! Drupal designers are in high demand. There wi ll be sessions and showcases of Drupal site designs, including case studies for creating Drupal themes. \n \nCost is $195. The conference will be co- located with AIIM content management conference. Proposed session topics a re below. We are recruiting presenters! \n \nhttp://boston2008.drupalcon.o rg/design-and-user-experience-track-descriptions \n \nGraphic design: “Drup al for Designers” \n \n * Designing for Drupal (Structure of a Drupal si te, visualizing your design in Drupal…) \n * Introduction to Drupal for designers \n * Drupal-friendly CSS tricks \n * Making a Drupal site n ot look like one – new ways of theming common UI elements \n \nTheming Drup al \n \n * Theming for Drupal after starting with Wordpress, Joomla, or static HTML \n * Theming Panels/Views \n * Converting mock-ups to Dru pal themes (case studies) \n * Creating themes for Drupal 6 \n * Secu rity for themers \n * Using Color.module to create recolorable themes \ n \nUsability/Interaction design: “User friendly Drupal” \n \n * Usabili ty bling in Drupal 6 \n * User Experience Testing \n * Interaction de sign with JavaScript in Drupal 6 \n * Building intuitive forms \n * B rainstorming: An interface for media handling \n * Learning jQuery \n \n Site Planning and Information Architecture: “Building Drupal to Specificati on” \n \n * A WYSIWYG in Drupal 7: How do we get there? \n * Obstacle s on localized and internationalized sites \n * Improving the Drupal use r experience with the best contributed modules \n * Site statistics, how to obtain and what we can learn from them \n * Identifying and overcomi ng Drupalisms (odd workflows, …) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080522 SUMMARY:HOW Design Conference LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, USA DESCRIPTION:CINCINNATI – April 23 – The 2008 HOW Design Conference is comin g to Boston’s Hynes Convention Center May 18-21. The annual creativity, bus iness and technology conference for graphic designers, the HOW Conference w ill feature 59 speakers, 60+ sessions and 10 three-hour workshops. \n \nAc cording to HOW magazine editor Bryn Mooth, “the HOW Conference is a wonderf ul opportunity for designers to develop their design careers, hone their bu siness skills, get their creative juices flowing and network with thousands of fellow designers.” \n \nMany industry experts and well-known designers will present at this year’s Conference, including Allan Haley of Monotype I maging, House Industries’ Ken Barber, design entrepreneur Charles S. Anders on, Adobe’s Russell Brown and Julieanne Kost, plus Robynne Raye and Michael Strassburger of Modern Dog Design Co. \n \nAttendees can choose from sess ions in seven tracks: Creativity & Inspiration, Design Disciplines, Busines s & Management, Career Development, In-House Issues, Technology & Productio n and HOW Learning Center. \n \nThe Conference will also feature Boston De sign Studio Tours, which allow attendees to tour these six local studios: A rnold Worldwide, Catapult Thinking, Sametz Blackstone Associates, Seltzer, Silverscape and Visual Dialogue. \n \nThe HOW Conference is expected to att ract more than 3,000 graphic designers, art directors, creative directors, illustrators and other design professionals from around the world. \n \nTh e 2008 HOW Design Conference is presented by HOW, the creativity, business and technology magazine for graphic designers. HOW is published by F+W Publ ications, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH. \n \nFor registration information, call ( 800) 436-8700 or (513) 531-2690 ext. 1450; fax \n(513) 531-0798; email how conference@fwpubs.com or visit HOWconference.com. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080614 SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference LOCATION:Nashville, Tennessee, USA DESCRIPTION:As a Web designer, you understand the challenges you face. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward usability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know that you're comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design, inform ation architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, Flash, Fl ex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more. \n \nAt Voices That Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Steve Krug, Garr Reyn olds, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; some will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing, though t-provoking, idea-driven sessions. \n \nEntertaining, informative, authorit ative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design Conferenc e will bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your career. \n \nRegister now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008! \n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR