Archive for October, 2008

  • A New BU AIGA + Conference of a lifetime!

    museum logoFIRST CHAPTER MEETING 2008/2009

    THURSDAY 23rd OCTOBER

    8:00pm GCC Reading Room

    This inaugral meeting of the academic year was open to graphic design and multimedia non AIGA members. Turn out was excellent with over 25 students keen to see what the AIGA was about (and to eat the free pizza!). The executve committee began by introducing themselves and then outlined all the reasons why students should join the chapter. To help reinforce the committee, Valerie Hebda, senior designer at the Chicago Children’s Museum, joined the meeting via iSight and went on to give more reasons to join as well as talking about her own job description.

    Best questions on the night won prizes and in addition, the first five students to show proof of membership subscription with the AIGA also received Starbucks gift cards.

    All subsequent meetings will be for members only. If you wish to join please do so online at www.aiga.org. Be sure to indicate affiliation with Bradley University and the main Chicago chapter.

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    In addition, students who went to the AGI Conference in Chicago, spoke about their incredible two day experience, listening to ‘legends’ of design and participating in small workshops with the likes of Rick Valicenti, Paula Scher and the iconic co founder of PushPin Studios – Seymour Chwast.

    About AGI

    On September 23-24, 2008, over 900 of the world’s top design students, educators and professionals converged in Chicago for the 2008 AGI
    Student Conference. The Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) brought their student conference to America for the first time ever. The
    two-day conference presented lectures, hands-on workshops, and a
    host of unique interactions with the world’s most notable leaders from
    the design profession.

    AGI is an elite organization comprised of the world’s most respected
    graphic designers, illustrators and commercial artists. The group was
    founded in 1950, marking its first year with a celebrated exhibition
    mounted at the Louvre in Paris. With representation from over 30
    countries, the collective work of AGI members represents the finest
    design, identity, publication, illustration and poster works in the
    world.

    Speakers at the conference included
    paul sahre
    john bielenberg
    niklaus troxler
    victor … (for gabriela rodriguez)
    michael vanderbyl
    jennifer morla
    nicholas blechman
    steff geissbuhler
    leonardo sonnoli
    christoph niemann

    expert workshops with
    rick valicenti
    paula scher
    seymour chwast
    francois robert
    stephen doyle

    AND chicago design office tours:
    unique and behind-the-scene tours of your favorite design firms at Crosby Associates, Leo Burnett USA, Gensler, or Bruce Mau Design.

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