Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Wordpress for Designers: Creating Web Portfolios

Friday, May 6 · 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tehama 228

This will be an all-day workshop focused on learning how to install, customize, and upload your images into Wordpress which has been set up to act as your portfolio on the web. Bring any images you have of your work and you will walk out of the workshop with a working web portfolio. More information to be posted soon.

Challenge: How would you design a better tomorrow?

Friday, April 29 · 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tehama 228
Workshop led by Tom Sieu from Sephora and R3.

In case you haven’t noticed, sustainability is upon us with a vengeance. But what we make of it remains to be seen. We can safely say that this idea is not going away anytime soon and it will continue to redefine the time and space in which we live. It has certainly redefined the role(s) designers play within it. As a result, the marketplace now demands more meaningful products and experiences. Today, it is no longer enough to create beautiful things, but also to create the conditions and experiences that surround these beautiful things. This means we, as designers, are in a much better position to affect change on a much larger scale than ever before. Why not start this conversation with fresh young minds?

And it can begin in our own backyards. Let’s assume responsibility in joining this dialogue and seize the opportunity for change.

Are you up for the challenge?

GOAL: AIGA Chico State design students to define local and regional design opportunities to solve for, based on sustainable best practices. Develop actionable self-initiated design projects toward these opportunities. These case studies will be included in a bigger discussion about sustainability on regional and national level to showcase the power of design as a key driver for creating better change.

Click here for more information.

Alumni Presentation: Rory Short

Friday, March 25 · 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tehama 228

Recent graduate Rory Short will be returning to campus to talk with us about finding a job after graduation, internships, and to show us what kind of work he is doing in his new job as a packaging designer at Valley Fine Foods. We may just convince him to bring up a few edible samples of his work as well!

Click here for more information.

Monday, March 14, 2011

AIGA CSUC Design Contest: Chico State Graphic Design Tee

Hi Everyone,

This contest will run just like Threadless.com. Everyone is free to upload as many entries as they would like and the entry that gets the most votes will win and be produced to be sold to design students here on campus. Requirements include:

* The shirt must say “Chico State Graphic Design” somewhere on it.
* Maximum of three colors.
* No crossing garment seams. Keep all design at least 1″ from all seams (the shirts do not have a side seam.)
* Shirts can be mocked up in any color, however you may want to check out American Apparel to know exactly what color options will be offered at production time.

For more information or to enter, visit: http://www.ryansanders.org/aiga/

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Welcome to AIGA CSUC 2011


Welcome one and all to AIGA CSUC 2011! Our first meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 2nd in Tehama 228 at 6:00pm. We'll be nominating/electing officers, taking suggestions for events for the semester, and of course, signing up for the ever popular "snack coordinator" positions!

Make it a point to be there, and as always, bring a non-member with you. Let's keep our membership strong, shall we?

King -> OUT.