AFTA hosted by AIGA Boston and AIGA Rhode Island
July 24, 2008, 6-9pm
Local 121
121 Washington Street, Providence, RI
See www.boston.aiga.org for details.

AIGA Boston's Book Group
August 6, 2008 , 6:00 - 9:00pm
Audobon Circle Restaurant and Bar
Beacon Street, Boston, MA
The Book Group's Book 14 is Things I have learned in my life so far, by Stefan Sagmeister. We hope you'll join our conversation!
www.amazon.com

AFTA hosted by AIGA Boston and AIGA Maine
August 21, 2008, 6-8pm
Portsmouth Brewery
56 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH
See www.boston.aiga.org for details.

BoNE Show 2009 is on the way!
Boston, MA
Start thinking about what you'll enter and watch your mail box for the call for entries in January 2009. Also, the 2007 BoNE Show is available to borrow as a traveling exhibit (BoNE on The Road!). Visit www.boneshow.org for details.

Boston.AIGA.org
Boston, MA
Our web team and advisory board are working smarter (not harder) to evolve our current website into a walking, talking online design community. Watch for our new and improved site in the coming months.
boston.aiga.org

From Our Blog: We Should All Be More Like Ants
Boston, MA
A book review of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Most of our book group members agreed that they'd like to re-make this book! Read Andrew Child's review and tell us what you think.
www.boston.aiga.org

Who is AIGA Boston?
Boston, MA
It's time for us to help make good on Andy Warhol's prediction: get your 15 minutes of fame here! Our membership committee recently contacted AIGA members for your profile for posting to boston.aiga.org. You already know about us....and now we're looking forward to learning about you! Tell us here.

Everyday Design: Great Finds from Around the World
Through August 15, 2008
AIGA National Design Center
164 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Images of everyday objects from more than 18 countries encourage visitors to make comparisons and engage with items not traditionally considered "designed." From wood screen-printing blocks used to make sari patterns in India to cartoon-like graphics on Japanese stationery, these beautifully designed and highly functional items inform and inspire. "Everyday Design" seeks to open an exchange of ideas among cultures, and to create greater exposure for designers and a fuller understanding of graphic design.
www.aiga.org/national-design-center

idarg: Identidad Argentina | Argentinean Identity
Through August 15, 2008
AIGA National Design Center
164 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Argentinean identity is a constantly evolving, complex concept. By developing an iconography that rebrands and represents the country's historical events, art, geography, cuisine and traditions, Buenos Aires designers Hernán Berdichevsky and Gustavo Stecher of imagenHB have created a new symbolism for Argentina, presented in this exhibition.
http://www.aiga.org/national-design-center

Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders
July 27 - August 1, 2008
Yale School of Management
New Haven, CT
Developed by the Yale School of Management and AIGA, "Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders" uses case studies, lectures, guest speakers and study groups to give creative leaders a more complete understanding of business and design through the eyes of business executives (i.e., clients). Led by some of the world's most experienced business scholars and teachers, this program will help participants to understand the senior business executive's perspective: his/her approach to cost-based decisions, marketing, new product development, strategy, brand management, customer relationship and knowledge management.
Enrollment is limited to a select group of senior executives who have high-level involvement in design and strategy projects. Space is limited.
www.aiga.org

Image, Space, Object 5:
People Centered Design: Tools & Inspiration
August 7, 2008
Lakewood, Colorado
At "Image, Space, Object 5", a Rocky Mountain/High Ground Workshop in partnership with AIGA, small teams of participants and studio mentors work together to create multi-dimensional environments, human interactions and brand strategies. Research, modeling, team ideation and experiential prototyping are employed throughout the three days to produce tangible final presentations that can be brought back to work and used with your design teams.
www.aiga.org

Design Legends Gala
September 18, 2008
Chelsea Piers New York City
The fifth annual Design Legends Gala will honor AIGA Fellows and medalists Gail Anderson, Clement Mok and LeRoy Winbush, and more. For photos and more details on this black tie affair, visit www.aiga.org/events-gala

GAIN AIGA Business and Design Conference
October 23 - 25, 2008
New York, NY
When design and business work together, brilliant things happen. At "Gain," hear today's success stories from a select group of business and design leaders from a variety of industries, who will team up to share their innovative approaches to generating greater return on investment, fostering emotional connections and providing positive brand experiences for customers. Build value for your brand and strengthen your business practice at "Gain," where the broadening role of design in business strategy, leadership, process and product will be explored.
gainconference2008.aiga.org

AIGA Design Conference **2009**
October 8 - 11, 2009
Memphis, TN
The AIGA Design Conference is a biennial gathering of the design community to celebrate design excellence, reinforce friendships and connections and stimulate thinking about the critical issues that surround design practice. This conference is generally recognized as one of the most engaging, provocative, inspiring and fun conferences offered in the design community. Register by 12/31/08 for a special rate.
www.aiga.org

Stere-O Typ-O: The Urban Experience
Through August 1, 2008
Gallery 303
303 Boylston Street, Brookline, MA
Graffiti, photography and more by students of the New England Institute of Art.
www.artinstitutes.edu/boston

Like Colors: A T-Shirt Design Competition
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2008
This new t-shirt design competition is not the spec work kind, but the kind that recognizes and rewards great t-shirt design. There's no fee to enter, and winning entries will be featured in an upcoming book. For details and the call for entries, visit likecolors.oxidedesign.com

Summer Institute for Graphic Design Studies, RISD
AIGA Members enjoy a 10% discount
June 30 - August 8, 2008 (dates vary depending on classes taken)
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
The Summer Institute for Graphic Design Studies (SIGDS) is an unparalleled opportunity for students and professionals from numerous disciplines to participate in an extensive array of concentrated two-week credit-bearing courses for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as shorter (2-, 3- or 5-day) intensive non-credit advanced and professional workshops. Instruction is provided by professors of RISD's Graphic Design Department as well as visiting international graphic design professionals. If you have any questions or concerns about prerequisites, please contact Franz Werner at fwerner@risd.edu or 401 277-4843.
www.risd.edu

I.D. 2008 Annual Design Review
Through October 28, 2008
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
66 Fifth Aveune, New York, NY
Parsons and I.D. magazine will present the most innovative design work from the past year in an exhibition organized in conjunction with the magazine's 54th Annual Design Review. For more than half a century, I.D. has selected the finest examples of work produced in eight disparate design categories, with the help of prominent experts in the field. These include: consumer products, graphics, packaging, environments, furniture, equipment, concepts and interactive media. This exhibition will offer a rare and timely look at the state of contemporary design and its professions.
www.parsons.newschool.edu

TypeCon2008: The Punkts are Coming!
July 15 - 20, 2008
Buffalo, NY
Type comes alive this summer as Buffalo plays host to TypeCon2008: Punkt. From the irreverent to the serious, the eclectic to the traditional, and the modern to the historical, SOTA's tenth conference is a letterfest of talks, workshops, tours, exhibitions, and special events created for type lovers at every level. More than 80 legends and innovators will take part, including Chuck Bigelow, Roger Black, James Craig, John Downer, John Hudson, Dard Hunter III, Akira Kobayashi, Pete McCracken, Jan Middendorp, David Pankow, Elizabeth Resnick, Stefan Sagmeister, Erik Spiekermann, Ilene Strizver, Jakob Trollbäck, House Industries, and NLXL.
www.typecon.com

RISD Summer Travel Course 2008
Registration Deadline: July 18, 2008
Switzerland, Germany, France and Italy Graphic Design, Art and Architecture study tour. Registration has been extended until July 18, 2008. Open to all; no prerequisites. For more information:
www.summerstudiesabroad.net

DesignINquiry2008
July 20 - 25, 2008
Vinalhaven, ME
DesignInquiry invites professionals, educators and students of diverse disciplines to respond to a design-related topic in any way they think is appropriate, necessary or amusing. Join 20-some inquirers this summer in person, on a Maine island, at DesignInquiry, now in its sixth year.
designinquiry.net

HOW International Design Awards: Call for Entries
Entry Deadline: September 1, 2008
Enter your work in the HOW International Design Awards and join the ranks of award-winning designers from around the world!
www.howdesign.com/internationaldesignawards

Cusp Conference 2008: A Conference about the Design of Everything
September 10 - 11, 2008
Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago, IL
The Cusp Conference will bring together 17+ thinkers, innovators, skeptics, performers, believers, visionaries and explorers from the arts, sciences, technology, business, design and government. They'll share their passions and stories — and help you create new ones. We invite you to immerse yourself in two days of remarkable ideas, inspiring stories and mind-expanding conversations.
www.cuspconference.com

33rd Annual Design Management Conference
October 5 - 8, 2008
Ogunquit, ME
Every Fall for the past 33 years some of the planet's most insightful and influential design leaders have gathered to share, argue, and bond at DMI's Annual Design Management Conference. We hope you will join in and explore what happens when you mix traditional approaches to design, identity, and branding with new ways, tools, and influences. We promise to immerse you in a powerful blend of ideas that will transform your career and enterprise. Whether you are a established master or an up-and-coming disrupter, creative director or CEO, left- or right-brainer, this is your chance to (re)mix with the other side.
www.dmi.org

The Trendmaster's Guide to Great Design
October 27 - 28, 2008
Boston, MA
Trends are signposts and indicators pointing to what's going on in the hearts and minds of your customers. This DMI seminar provides a practical and fun exploration of the trend tracking process that simplifies and demystifies the art of trend. Learn how good trend research, effectively translated, can become the platform for great design, connecting to the hearts and minds of your customers.
www.dmi.org

Wells Book Arts Center : Summer Institute
Saturday and Sunday dates throughout the summer
Aurora, NY
The Wells Book Arts Center is pleased to announce the faculty and their courses for the 2008 Summer Institute. At our institute we teach courses in letterpress printing, hand bookbinding, and lettering arts both by hand and at the computer. We offer housing on campus in an air conditioned dorm and meals catered by a local gourmet bistro. Our instructors are among the top in their fields, both here and in Europe.
www.tdc.org/events