Get the Most out of your Membership :: What you missed

Hey everyone tonight was awesome! Here is what you missed and what you may want to know about AIGA:

Seth Johnson & Kolean Pitner
Talk about AIGA membership….this is where its at people!
The Professional Assoc. for Design
Works to advance design as a professional craft, strategic tool, and vital cultural force.

You can connect with Design Firms, Advertising Firms, Corporate In-house studios, freelancers, print designers, interactive designers, etc. through being an AIGA member.  If you move away from the Minnesota chapter you can connect with people like these in your new AIGA chapter.

Stuff they do for Student Members:
Portfolio 1:1
StimuLatte
(seventh sin – interactive shop in MN)
(eight hour day – MN)
Cocktails with Creatives
Design Camp discounts
Design Show discounts
Access to job/intern listings

Stuff they do for Associate Members:
Quarterly lectures
Mentor Program
Access to list of annual salary survey
Workshops
Cocktails with Creatives

WHAT IS AIGA?
AIGA is its members. Not a building, not a board of directors, but its members.

JOIN BECAUSE:
Contacts: networking events, workshops, lectures, searching job boards, being on a committee
Continuing Education
Camaraderie: opportunities for networking with other designers, meeting new friends
Chance to Give Back:

NOT A MEMBER YET?
Become an annual member on your own for $75.
Become a member with a group of other students for only $50
You can get:
Your portfolio on AIGA’s website
Listing of jobs/internships
Committee membership
Annual Salary Survey
All chapter mailings
All national email mailings
Put it on your resume!

DISCOUNTS ON:
Health Insurance
AIGA local and national events
AIGA competitions and conferences
Lynda.com training libraries
Aquent Graphics Institute
Magazines & Books
FedEx & FedEx Kinkos: 20% off (go to website and sign up for program)
Adobe store: 15% off

MORE THINGS TO DO THROUGH AIGA
Portfolio 1 on 1:

Student portfolio weekend (Friday and Saturday)
Friday: Studio tours
Saturday: Workshops: resume writing, portfolio stuff then Portfolio review
Scholarship opportunities
Job opportunities

Design Camp:
Nisswa, MN
National Designers
Workshops
Cocktail Hour
Freebies

Design Show:
Juried show
Numerous categories
Discount on entrance fee

“Insights” lecture series:
Nationally/Internationally known design speakers

“So…” lecture series
Luncheons
StimuLatte
Cocktails with Creatives


{Poster designed by Katy Verbrugge, AIGA UW-Stout Vice President and Graphic Design Sophomore.}