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The Ins and Outs of Working In-house: From In-house Design; by Johanna Björk Mar 12, 2010 (17); Being part of a design department has its pros and cons. Björk ponders the upside of health care versus the bummers of cubicles and conformity.

From Voice

The Measure of a Designer: by Nancy Sharon Collins; Mar 10, 2010(9); Are designers artists or engineers? Inspired by matters of the heart, Collins considers the value design brings to the human experience.

From Voice

For Your Appropriation: An Interview with Rick Prelinger: by Steven Heller; Mar 03, 2010(0); Heller takes stock of the Prelinger Library, which provides public access to historical media to enable new authorship.

From Gain

Case Study: Yearbook Yourself: by Eric Husband, Colle+McVoy; Mar 01, 2010(0); A back-to-school campaign for Taubman shopping malls, Colle+McVoy’s Yearbook Yourself website and app scored top grades.

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It's All Greek to Me: by Véronique Vienne; Feb 23, 2010(8); Athens’ fourth annual Design Walk placed Greek graphic designers on the map. Vienne found a few bright stars in this fledgling scene.

AIGA Member Gallery

Sara Pokorny Minnetonka, MN

Robyn Meadows Minneapolis, MN

Olivia Yi-chen Chen Chen Brooklyn, NY

Helena Seo San Jose, CA

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AIGA Design Jobs

Mar. 12 Visual Designer: Box.net, Palo Alto, California
Mar. 12 Graphic Designer: Futura Marketing Inc, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Mar. 12 Graphic/Digital Designer: APCO Worldwide, Washington, District of Columbia
Mar. 12 Graphic Designer: Mackeyszar, Plymouth, Minnesota

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Events

Miami, FL

Curiosities: Rick Valicenti + 21st Century Thirst

February 12, 2010 University Galleries FAU

CURIOSITIES: RICK VALICENTI & 21st CENTURY THIRST Opening reception Friday, February 12, 2010 / 6-9pm Rick Valicenti is a Chicago-based artist and graphic designer...

Minnesota

Insights 2010 Design Lecture Series: Peter Buchanan-Smith

March 16, 2010 Walker Art Center Cinema

Co-presented by the Walker Art Center and AIGA Minnesota, the 24th edition of the Insights lecture series brings the world’s leading graphic designers to the Twin Cities to share their...

Competitions

365: AIGA Annual Design Competition 31

March 26, 2010 AIGA

The selections in AIGA’s annual juried competition represent the best work across all disciplines of communication design created in the past year. Chosen by a distinguished...

AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2009

March 26, 2010 AIGA

Enter “AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2009” to take your place in design history! This time-honored competition aims to identify the 50 best-designed books and book covers of the...

Blue Ridge

Poster Clash 2010

March 18, 2010 The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center

The Main Event will be held at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center 40 South Carroll Street Frederick, MD 21701 Admission is free to contestants and AIGA members Guests...

Reno Tahoe, NV

The Emus Awards

April 1, 2010 Gold + Silver Inn

As award season comes to a close, what better day than April Fool ' s for a satirical take on awards shows? The Emu Awards will have no categories, very few rules and a slightly - less -...

Deadlines

Arizona

20 x 20 Design Presentation Submission Deadline

March 19, 2010 fractal

20 Images, 20 Seconds. Can your design ideas change the world? Or even one person? As an AIGA member, your opinions and insights are a valued part of the Phoenix...

New Mexico

The 2nd Annual AIGA New Mexico Showdown – Call For Entries Deadline!

March 20, 2010 newmexico.aiga.org/showdown

The 2nd Annual AIGA New Mexico Showdown Showdown Call for Entries Deadline March 20th - 4pm Round up your best work! The 2nd Annual AIGA New Mexico Showdown, a juried competition...

Exhibitions

Houston, TX

Art Institute of Houston Graduate Portfolio Show

March 25, 2010 Art Institute of Houston

Please join us for our Winter 2010 Graduate Portfolio Show featuring talented graduates of The Art Institute of Houston. The show will be on campus Thursday, March 25 th from 12pm-6pm;...

Nebraska

AIGA 365 Annual Design Exhibition 30

March 29, 2010 Metropolitan Community College

AIGA Nebraska and Metropolitan Community College (MCC) are proud to present the 30th Annual 365: AIGA Annual Design Exhibition. Exhibition on display March 29 – April 9, 2010...