Professional Development: Gourmet Typography II
Fri May 4th, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, The Cloud Foundation, 647 Boylston Street, Boston
NOW FOUR SEATS AVAILABLE due to recent cancellations. Email laura_sauter@gensler.com to reserve your seats today! Take control of your type instead of letting it control you! Gourmet Typography Training teaches the typographic skills and aesthetics rarely taught or fully understood by professionals. Learn how to see like you've never seen before. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned pro, Gourmet Typography Training will sharpen your eye and give you the practical skills that will visibly improve your type. For more information, please visit boston.aiga.org/events.

Afta hosted by AIGA Boston
TBD
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. This month AIGA Boston recognizes the tireless efforts of our volunteers. 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.

Debbie Millman + Antenna Design
Wed May 9th, 6:30 pm, The Institute of Contemporary Art,
100 Northern Avenue, Boston
Debbie Millman, host of the radio show Design Matters and partner at Sterling Brands, interviews Antenna Design's Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger about their backgrounds, design philosophies, and anthropological approach to working with clients like Jet Blue and Nike. For more information, please visit boston.aiga.org/events.

Journal Release Party
Wed May 30th, Millennium Graphics, 79 Astor Avenue, Norwood
Come celebrate the release of the newest issue of the AIGA Boston Journal! Watch your email inbox or boston.aiga.org for details to come.

BoNE (Best of New England) Show Award Ceremony
Thu Jun 7th, 7:30pm, MassArt, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
The judging is complete, the BoNEs in production, and we're ready to see you at the BoNE Show Award Ceremony on June 7, 2007, at MassArt. Come see who takes home a hand-casted BoNE...and for a chance to win one of two unique door prizes - a poster print and archival photographic print - from Judges Luba Lukova and Kevin Krueger, respectively. After the ceremony, the Bakalar Gallery opens to exhibit the pieces chosen by Stefan Bucher, Luba Lukova, and Kevin Kruger as the best of our region's design efforts in the past two years. For more information, please visit www.boneshow.org.

Suupaa Pop: Package Design from Japan Exhibit
Apr 12th - May 25th, AIGA National Design Center, 164 Fifth Avenue, NYC
"Suupaa Pop: Package Design from Japan" reflects some of the major trends that are impacting the Japanese market, and later the world. Many design concepts and product ideas have been borne out of the inspiration offered by the Japanese market; Japanese packaging is one of the leading forces of innovation, applied technology, and risk taking in the industry. The selections on display provide examples of unique design, unexpected use of materials, innovative products, beautiful aesthetics and inspiring surprises. A must see exhibit for designers and marketers alike! For more information, visit www.aiga.org/gallery.

Next: AIGA Design Conference
Early Registration Deadline May 16th,
Conference October 11th - 14th, Denver, CO
Join your fellow visionaries at "Next: AIGA Design Conference." AIGA's 11th biennial design conference will look toward the future, not only to see where the design profession is going, but to set the course we want it to take. As designers, visual thinkers and innovative creators, we shape the future everyday. Take part in the creative playground and unique learning environment of "Next" - to improve your practice, connect with a diverse group of design peers, expand your way of thinking and experience new directions in design. Hear from inspired voices on the evolution of designing and discover what's on the horizon. For more information, please visit www.aiga.org/content.cfm/design-conference-2007.

Intent/Content
May 31-June 2nd, Nashville, TN
Join graphic design educators and graduate students from across the country to examine the preparation of future designers for professional practice and scholarship. "Intent/Content" creates, fosters and promotes dialog in design practice, teaching, theory and writing. Participants will present current research and teaching methods. The conference aims to raise the level of design-driven thinking in schools in the southeast United Sates and across the country. "Intent/Content" also endeavors to establish and reaffirm standards for design education. Educators will discuss and compare curricula in core courses, design fundamentals, conceptualization, digital techniques, studio sequences, portfolio development and graduate studies. Watch for more details at www.aiga.org/intent_content.

Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism Call for Entries
Thu May 31st Deadline
AIGA is accepting submissions for the second annual Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism, an initiative of AIGA and the Winterhouse Institute. One Design Writing Award, in the amount of $5,000, is open to writers, critics, scholars, historians and journalists under 40 for a body of work. An Education Award, in the amount of $1,000, will be given to a student writer (undergraduate or graduate). Both awards will be presented at the Design Legends Gala on September 19. This year's jurors are Allison Arieff, former editor of Dwell and designer-in-residence at IDEO; William Drenttel, chair; Melissa Harris, editor of Aperture; and Bruce Sterling, science fiction novelist and blogger at Wired. Details and guidelines are at www.aiga.org/writing-awards.

"Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders"
by AIGA and Harvard Business School
Priority Registration Deadline Tue May 1st,
Program Jul 29th - Aug 3rd, Harvard, Cambridge
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. For more information, please visit www.aiga.org/business_perspectives.

Boston Cyberarts Festival
April 20th - May 6th
The Boston Cyberarts Festival takes place at museums, galleries, theatres, universities, and public spaces in and around the Boston area. The Festival is the first and largest collaboration of artists working in new technologies in all media in North America, encompassing visual arts, dance, music, electronic literature, web art, and public art. For more information, please visit bostoncyberarts.org.

International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
New England Leaders Breakfast
Tue, May 1st, 7 -10 am, The Westin Boston Waterfront, 425 Summer Street, Boston
Join IIDA New England as Neil Gershenfeld, Director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, explores the social and business implications of a change so monumental, that it will transform the way we live. Imagine a future in which we can all create the objects we desire and the kind of world we want to live in. Gershenfeld not only knows how such a future might come into being, he's working on the very technology that will make it possible. What will be required of innovative business leaders in a world where information can be radically manipulated, reassembled and made physical? If information can control physics, then with digital fabrication anything that can be represented in bits can be manufactured in a small desktop factory. But the implications for the design industry, and businesses everywhere, go beyond instant customized fabrication or holographic environments. For registration and payment questions please contact Jocelyn Pysarchuk of IIDA International at 888-799-IIDA x 5140 or jpysarchuk@iida.org or visit www.iidane.org.

Adobe InDesign User Group Meeting
Tue May 1st, 6 - 9 pm, MassArt, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Noha Edell of Adobe Systems will be introducing us to the exciting new features of InDesign CS3. For more information or to register, please visit www.indesignusergroup.com/chapters/boston.

Ad Club Hispanic Marketing Conference
May 10th, 12 - 7 pm, Back Bay Events Center, Boston
The Ad Club Hispanic Marketing Conference kicks off a series of educational and networking opportunities that will cater to companies that wish to market to the Hispanic community. For more information, please visit adclub.org.

Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS)
Northeast Regional Conference "The Business of Innovation:
Fresh Perspectives on Leadership & Growth"
May 2nd - 4th, Hawthorne Hotel, Salem
It is all about vision and risk-taking, right? Top entrepreneurs are celebrated for their ability to see opportunity and create value. Is it genius? Tenacity? Magic? Or a systematic response to market needs and events? Learn how leading firms sustain competitive advantage and growth in unpredictable times. This conference is designed to provide you with a personal and organizational toolkit for: applying four powerful success patterns in your own life and business; planning and implementing a strategy in your firm to achieve resilience, renewal and growth. Join us for an energetic, interactive and informative conference at the historic Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Massachusetts. This two-day conference is packed with fresh programs and events to awaken your creative energy! For more information, please visit www.smpsboston.org.

Bookbuilders of Boston New England Book Show / Dwiggins Award
Mon May 7th, Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston
Join the Bookbuilders for their 50th Annual Book Show. For more information about the open house or to reserve tickets for the dinner and awards presentation, please visit www.bbboston.org.

Art Institute of Boston (AIB) Senior Design Showcase for Employers
Thu May 10th, 4 - 6 pm, AIB, 700 Beacon Street, Boston
The Senior Design Showcase for Employers will feature many of the graduating design students in the B.F.A. program displaying their work and communicating how they can meet your design needs. Whether you are seeking a junior designer, need freelance or contract designers to assist with occasional projects, or want to view the professional work of the best emerging designers in the Boston area, this event is a one-stop venue to fill your needs. Please RSVP as soon as possible by sending an email to alix@lesley.edu with your name and company's name.

Focus Awards
May 10th - 11th, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester
On the evening of May 10, the Griffin Museum will be presenting the annual Focus Awards, recognizing the work of those who have been instrumental in building awareness of photographic arts. The honorees will be: Kathy Ryan from the NY Times Magazine (whose award will be presented by Gregory Crewdson), Clifford Ackley from the MFA, Sara Terry, from the Aftermath Project, and the staff of Photo District News. On May 11, the honorees, along with numerous other notables, will be taking part in the annual Focus portfolio review. A great chance to have your work seen by important photo editors and gallerists, with whom a personal interview is a rare event. More information, including a roster of reviewers and attendees, can be found on the Griffin Museum's website at www.griffinmuseum.org.

New Hampshire Creative Club
"Creatively Speaking: Innovative Promotions that Work"
Tue May 15th, 6pm, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
This insightful lecture and visual presentation by author and artist Lisa L. Cyr will assist creatives in breaking through the competitive landscape with engaging and thought-provoking promotional initiatives that will inspire, motivate, and most importantly, get response. For more information, please visit www.nhcreativeclub.org.

MITX (Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange) Marketing Technology Series: Social Media Platforms For Your Marketing Solutions
Tue May 15th, 6 - 8:30 pm, DLA Piper, 33 Arch Street, Boston
Join us as we bring together industry-leading vendors to discuss tools for campaign management, conversational marketing, trends in performance measurement, and where the next generation of social media will be going. Each vendor will present keys to success and client case studies, offer expert insight and be prepared to answer your hard-hitting questions. Learn from today's leading social network, podcasting, blog network and gaming platform providers as they distinguish themselves in an increasingly competitive landscape. This session is a must for anyone choosing or advising clients on social media platforms. For more information, please visit www.mitx.org.

Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS)
Marketing on the Edge Re-Branding: Why, How and When?
Wed May 16th, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Hilton Back Bay, 40 Dalton Street, Boston
Every firm has a brand - a distinct, unique signature that sets you apart from others. In today's info-saturated, global-oriented mindset, how does a firm of five stand out in a crowd of many and how does an industry giant tailor its image for niche markets? What is the perfect formula for your brand? What key questions will jump start your quest to solidify or strengthen your standing as an industry leader? And ultimately, how can you build a sustainable competitive advantage? Andrea Fitch's session will empower marketing professionals and firm principals with basic, yet thought-provoking perspectives on carving out Brand "X." For more information, please visit www.smpsboston.org.

The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
Institute of Design, Design Strategy Conference
May 17 - 18th, Chicago, IL
Now in its third year, the conference builds a strong bridge between design and business strategy. As a part of its new strategic partnership with AIGA, IIT is offering registration discounts to AIGA members. The Design Strategy Conference is an international executive forum addressing how businesses can use design to explore emerging opportunities, solve complex problems and achieve lasting strategic advantage. Attendees will hear form Chris Anderson, editor of WIRED and author of The Long Tail; Josephine Green, senior director of Trends and Strategy for Philips Design; and Hasso Plattner, co-founder of software giant SAP. Senior executives from SK Telecom, ETS, McDonald's and the Council on Foreign Relations will also offer insight into the strategic advantages of design for business. Discounted conference rates are only available to AIGA members and other collaborative partners, as well as IIT alumni. For more information about the conference, or to register, visit www.id.iit.edu/events/strategyconference/2007.

Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) Annual Conference
May 30th - Jun 2, Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston
As designers, we're asked to rethink our clients' environments and our approaches to designing in and around them every day. Staying fresh in this visually saturated world, achieving clarity despite a million distractions, requires constant reflection and rejuvenation. "The thing that's most to be feared," says Paula Scher, "is doing the same thing over and over again." But when do we get the chance to rethink design and our own place in it? Retool and recharge as you hear rethinking strategies from the likes of Paula Scher, Brian Collins, Sohrab Vossoughi, Kyle Cooper, and the creative teams of Michael Donovan/Nancye Green and Chris Calori/David Vanden-Eynden. Jumpstart your creativity through tours of Boston design jewels, Workshops on Wheels, tech sessions, and professional practice seminars. Examine your own design past and present, and start rethinking your design future. For more information, please visit www.segd.org.

How Design Conference
Jun 10-13th, Atlanta, GA
The HOW Design Conference is an inspirational, informative conference for graphic designers. It's your chance to refresh, pick up new tips and techniques, and get advice from 3,000 other designers, many of whom are in the same boat. For more information or to register, please visit www.howconference.com.

DesignInquiry '07
June 17th - 22nd, Vinalhaven, ME
DesignInquiry is an intensive week of workshops, presentations, and discussions, in which design professionals, educators and students explore a topic relating to the aesthetics and ethics of graphic design. An alternative to the one-way delivery of a standard design conference: a week of collaborative production - thinking through making. For more information, please visit www.designinquiry.net.