BoNE Show Meet the Judges
Fri Mar 9th, 6 - 9pm, $5 Members/Students, $15 Non-members, The Foundation Lounge, 500 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY! Don't waste that wishbone hoping to meet the distinguished 2007 BoNE Show judges in person - your wish is already granted! Join us Friday evening to nosh on some Zensai (Japanese-inspired finger foods) and chat with our judges: Stefan Bucher, Luba Lukova and Kevin Krueger. Attend for the chance to win our one-of-a-kind door prize: a custom BoNE Show "Monster" drawn by Stefan Bucher!

Afta hosted by Korn Design
Thu Mar 22nd
This month's agenda-less, free-form gathering of area creative folk. Each month a different firm gets to pick the place and play host for the evening; AIGA Boston gets to thank one of our generous sponsors for their ongoing partnership; and YOU get to drop by "afta" work and hang loose with the local design community! Watch your email inbox or boston.aiga.org for details to come.

Rick Poynor and Michael Rock
Wed Mar 28th, 6:30pm, Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave, Boston
Poynor, a writer on design, media, and visual culture, and Rock, Professor of Design at Yale and founding partner and creative director of 2 x 4, explore how graphic design has questioned and challenged conventional ideas about design's purposes and possibilities. Tickets on sale at the ICA website or call the box office at 617.478.3103. AIGA members, please call for discount. Visit boston.aiga.org for more information.

Schools of Thought 3
Mar 9-11th, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, $115 Members, $165 Non-members, $50 Student Members
This conference aims to incite and inspire dialogue - discussions among rather than tales from-and to make an explicit connection between making, thinking, writing, innovating within design education. Southern California is a center for communications media. These ubiquitous industries coupled with branding concerns and ever penetrating advertising (to say nothing of an emerging "do-it-yourself" ethic) is dramatically changing the terrain that graphic designers navigate. In such a territory, discreet disciplines that generate the work - graphic design, advertising, interactive and motion design, environmental and exhibition design, and even writing content - seem increasingly difficult to discern. How is education meeting these challenges? Specifically, what belongs in a graphic design curriculum, or is a graphic design curriculum becoming a quaint notion? For more information, please visit http://superstove.blogs.com/schoolsofthoughts3/SoFTS3_index.html.

Look/Listen
Sat Mar 10th, Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC
"Look/Listen" will include a presentation by designer Niklaus Troxler on his work, an exhibition and reception featuring Niklaus' posters, and a jazz performance by Cecil Taylor and John Zorn's band, Masada. Proceeds will benefit Common Ground, a humanitarian organization aiding victims of Hurricane Katrina. For more information, please visit www.aigany.org/events.

Body/Language
Sat Mar 24th, Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute, NYC
"Body/Language" is a day-long conference featuring virtuoso designers and thinkers from the combined worlds of Fashion and Graphic Design, including Issac Mizrahi, Andy Spade, Abbott Miller, John C Jay, Yolanda Cuomo, Ruth Ansel, Alexander Brebner, Paul Boudens, Tim Holmes, and Etienne Mineur. Debbie Millman will moderate. There will be a party at the end of the day in the top floor of the building, overlooking Midtown Manhattan. For more information, please visit www.aigany.org/events.

Y12 AIGA Design Conference
Mar 30-31st, San Diego, CA, $375 Members, $425 Non-Members
Good design is a creative process that benefits from a push. Achieving an efficient, refined and creative solution not only requires insight and forethought, but also the courage to push toward that extraordinary solution. Push your own creativity to new heights by joining the momentum of AIGA San Diego's 12th Annual Y Design Conference. You'll be part of one of the most intimate, informative and invigorating design conferences in the country. For more information or to register, please visit www.y-conference.com.

Design Ranch 7
April 19th-22nd, Waldemar Guest Ranch, Texas, Members $465 and Non-members $505 before March 17th
There were brides kidnapped by brothers, a ball player named mickey, even magnificent cowboys and magical dwarfs. From whiskey to world wonders to sin, seven is what legends are made of, and now its our turn. Announcing Design Ranch 2007. We're celebrating SEVEN years of re-inspiration with SEVENTY-TWO hours of creativity from no less than SEVEN dynamite workshop leaders. Beyond workshops, Design Ranch offers the kind of entertainment you can only find in Texas. You can't beat the live music, and requisite dancing each night (and some mornings), swimming and canoeing on the Guadalupe River just 100 yards or so from our workshops, golfing, hiking, tennis, jam sessions around the campfire (bring your guitar, drums, harmonica, or other musical fare), roping demonstrations, horseback riding, massage, facials, and good old fashioned jaw-jackin' with the best bunch of folks you'll ever want to share a weekend with. Not to mention all the great stuff we're still cooking up behind the scenes! For more information and to register, visit http://2007.designranch.org/.

Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Speaking of Research
Thu Mar 8th, 7 pm, WIT, Boston
What does design research mean to you? Help answer this question and learn from a panel of research experts as they present their current work and explore the impact of design research on product development, business strategy, and more. For more information, visit http://www.idsaboston.org/.

Printing Industries of New England (PINE) Graph_Comm 07
Thu Mar 29th, Boston Marriot Copley Place, Boston, Free to qualified buyers and specifiers, Pre-registration required
Graph_Comm 07 is a symposium for media and print specifiers. It is being held to continue the ongoing effort to educate professionals who specify, direct and execute media purchases in Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer settings. Attendees will deepen their understanding of the processes underway in graphic communications that create a seamless integration from idea creation, to product completion, and ultimately to message delivery. The main components of the day-long event include an opening luncheon and keynote address, educational seminars, an exhibitor area, and a closing cocktail reception. This is a chance to network with other professionals and leading vendors in a relaxed setting and deepen your knowledge - all at no cost. Complete information is available at www.pine.org.