Stephen Doyle: Visual Language and the Language of Color
Wed Jan 25th, 6:30 pm at the Kotzen Room (Ground Floor) Simmons College Library, 300 The Fenway, Boston, Members $5, Non-members $20, Students $3, Free for Simmons College Students and AIGA Student Members
Stephen Doyle is principal and creative director at Doyle Partners where he brings his background in editorial design to play in some unlikely places - from mass-market retail to exhibitions, from corporate communications to packaging. I.D. reports that he "rejects fashionable styles in favor of solid, functional approaches rooted in concept, not adornment...all without losing his sense of humor." Notable projects include branding, packaging and in-store presentation of Martha Stewart Everyday in Kmart (with over 2,500 package designs for this 1.4 billion dollar brand); a new identity program for Barnes & Noble, including store design, website design, marketing materials and collateral; overhauling the identity for the global real estate firm Tishman Speyer. From CDs to film titles, installations and global brands, he insists that it is the "mix" that keeps the thinking fresh and the execution lively. For more details and directions, visit http://boston.aiga.org/events/2007/01/10895438.

New Year's Celebration
Fri Jan 26th, Gypsy Bar, 116 Boylston Street, Boston
Watch your email inbox or boston.aiga.org for more information about this 21+ AIGA Boston New Year's celebration.

AIGA Boston Journal Showcase 2007 Call for Submissions
Wed Jan 31st
Submit your best work from 2006 to AIGA Boston's Journal for a chance to be selected for the Showcase section, an overview of our chapter's best creative work. For more information or to enter, please visit http://boston.aiga.org/events/2007/01/11025238.

365: AIGA Year in Design 27
Thu Feb 8th, 4:30-7 pm Reception, 6:30 pm Gallery Talk, On Exhibit Jan 30th - Mar 4th, Tue - Sun, 1-5 pm, The Gallery at Mount Ida College (Carlson Hall), 777 Dedham Street, Newton, MA, Free
Straight from the AIGA National Design Center in New York, don't miss this first stop as it travels around the country. Shuttle from Chestnut Hill T stop available, for info contact aigastudentgroup@mountida.edu. For more information, please visit http://boston.aiga.org/events/2007/02/10973222.

Y12 AIGA Design Conference
Mon Jan 15th Early Registration Deadline
Sign up now to get early bird rates for this year's conference taking place March 30th-31st in San Diego, CA. For more information or to register, please visit www.y-conference.com.

"Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders"
by AIGA and Harvard Business School
Wed Jan 31st Early Registration Deadline, $7,500
AIGA and Harvard Business School will offer the fifth annual "Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders," a one-week program where experienced designers can master business challenges from the perspective of the CEO, their client. Created exclusively with AIGA to help design leaders develop strategic design responses to client challenges, the program is open to only 50 candidates who will live and work in the executive housing at Harvard Business School and learn from the school's world-renowned faculty. Complete the program with a stronger understanding of the management perspective and become a more effective partner in client communication, branding and product development strategies. This very competitive selection is based on the qualifications and experience of candidates. The program will be offered from July 29 - August 3, 2007, at Harvard. For more information, please visit www.aiga.org/businessperspectives.

365 and 50 Books / 50 Covers: AIGA Design Competitions
Fri Mar 2nd Deadlines
For nearly a century, AIGA's competitions have been among the most prestigious in the design world. All selected entries will be placed in the AIGA Design Archives, a growing collection of exemplary design work, and in the permanent archives of American Design History in the Denver Art Museum. By means of the competitions, AIGA creates a definitive chronicle of outstanding design solutions, each demonstrating the process of designing, the role of the designer and the value of design. All 179 selections from this year's competitions can be seen online at designarchives.aiga.org. Members will receive 365: AIGA Year in Design 27 with this year's call for entries by U.S. Mail during the month of February. And until February 23 you can view this year's selections on display at the AIGA National Design Center gallery in New York City. Details for 365 and 50 Books/50 Covers can be found at competitions.aiga.org. Don't miss your chance to show off your best work and become a part of design history.

MITX (Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange) Networking
Wed Jan 17th, 6 - 9 pm at Parris, Quincy Market Building 2nd Floor, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, $15
Save the Date for the first MITX event of 2007 - MITX Networking. Join us for a night of networking to meet up with your colleagues, to exchange ideas and business cards and, most importantly, to share friends and laughs. We hope to see you there! For more information or to register, visit www.mitx.org.

MITX (Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange)
Eyeballs Series: State of the Industry 2007
Thu Jan 25th, 6 - 8:30 pm, Location TBD, $60
Join us for the Annual State of the Industry where we will bring in top executives from a variety of agencies, publishers, and vendors to review the year that was and ponder the year ahead. For more information or to register, visit www.mitx.org.

Discover the Adobe Creative Suite 2 Seminar Tour
Mon-Wed, Jan 29th-31st, 9 am - 4 pm, at Harvard Medical School Conference Center, $99/day or $279 for all three days.
Increase your productivity and skills with Adobe's latest creative tools - Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign - at the Adobe Creative Suite 2 Seminar Series. For more information, please visit http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?locs=us_en&eventId=58069.