AIGA Boston hosts a series of half- and full-day hands-on workshops that cultivate professional skills. Past workshops have included:
Adobe Workshop
October 21, 2011
The Cloud Foundation
Under the gun to deliver designs for print, websites, and now iPads? Adobe has introduced two technologies making it easy to design HTML websites or publications for the iPad. This event featured the latest tools.
Boutique Hotels Tour
November 17, 2010
Boston Area
Boston’s rich history and compact urban landscape are driving factors behind the design of some of the most interesting boutique hotels. We explored how architecture, interior, environmental graphics, and experience design affect hotel guests at all touchpoints. View the Flickr gallery
Show & Sell: How to Create and Deliver Your Best Portfolio
November 11, 2010
Robert Half International
If you are seeking a new job, creating a portfolio that attracts a hiring manager’s attention can pose a challenge. Learn how to present your work effectively, develop a book that showcases your work and create a compelling portfolio online.
Adobe CS5 Workshop
October 29, 2010
The Cloud Foundation
CS5 Design Premium offers new creative tools, the ability to deliver ideas faster in print and create interactive content without writing code plus it works with CS Live online services to maximize your design time by streamlining critical non-design tasks. View the Flickr gallery
Voyages of Discovery
May 21, 2010
The Cloud Foundation
David Gibson, noted wayfinding designer, author, and co-founder of Two Twelve Associates will explore how an understanding of a traveler’s mind and the growth of urban centers can help us create better wayfinding systems for complex spaces. View the Flickr gallery
Synesthesia Workshop: Branding Through the Senses
February 10, 2010
The Cloud Foundation
How can brands make use of the senses to extend their impact with users? Through a game, participants explore how most companies don’t make use of five senses when creating a brand experience. Learn how strong brands promote synesthesia. View the Flickr gallery
Visual Programming with Processing
November 12, 2009
The Cloud Foundation
Join Peter Kirn for an introductory workshop on the Processing programming language! This workshop will explore not only the basics, but how those fundamentals can influence creative thinking and experimentation. View the Flickr gallery
What’s Design Thinking?
September 24, 2009
IDEO
This workshop was crafted specifically to teach graphic designers about design thinking. The group started with a brief and then developed an approach through observation and participation. The challenge? Redesign tickets for the T, one of Boston’s subway lines. View the Flickr gallery
Social Media & Your Business
January 15, 2009
The Cloud Foundation
Corey McPherson Nash uses social media to project who they are and what they’re up to. CMN engages their clients in social media to better understand their brands and audiences. Learn various approaches to social media. View the Flickr gallery
Hatch Show Print Letterpress Workshop
June 14, 2008
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
The workshops took place at the MassArt’s letterpress facilities, with historic letterpress blocks brought from Hatch Show Print. Participants worked with Jim Sherraden to produce prints on Vandercook cylinder presses, as well as learned hand-brayering techniques. View the Flickr gallery
Gourmet Typography
June 13, 2008
pinkcommagallery
Ilene Strizver, Founder of The Type Studio, noted typographic consultant, and designer, led another intensive hands-on typographic workshop. Gourmet Typography Training teaches the typographic skills and aesthetics rarely taught or fully understood by professionals. View the Flickr gallery
