Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Facebook Holiday Gift

Here's a beautiful print from facebook:


As a gift to its top advertising clients, Facebook typically gives money to donate to a charity of their choice, along with a special item like last year's reusable shopping bag. This year they decided to do an art poster and the in-house Communication Design Team got to work. Seriously got to work. The result is a 19 × 19-inch-square poster that is printed, embossed and foiled with a delicate, intricate and obsessive design that has the signature typographic and illustrative style of Ben Barry, a designer at Facebook — and if you've been following his cryptic photo status updates on Facebook you finally have closure on what he was working on all this time.

To encourage the donation aspect of the gift, the poster comes with a silkscreened, wooden token that is then customized on the back with a unique code for redeeming the donation. But the token doesn't just lay there, no, it comes nested in a pretty little flower-like pod that holds it in place. And even opening the poster requires paying attention to the custom printed packing tape and the lovely rubber stamp that has been stamped by hand.

There are also two different Thank You cards printed in 1-color offset and clear foil stamp.

The process and package for the poster is amazing. Find out more here

Monday, December 21, 2009

Wayzgoose Follow Up

A few weeks ago a few of our Stout Students made our way over to the Hamilton Woodtype and Printing Museum to Volunteer at Hamilton's first ever Wazygoose Conference! We had so much fun, met some really cool people, and even got to make some prints.

Joe Alliotto, Laura Howard, Andrew Ridgeway, Lindsey Bock
We were making "type drawers" - Boxers with Type printed on them...

Matthew Carter and Kolean Pitner (AIGA Co-Director of Education)
We got to print with Matthew Carter's newly named Van Lanen Latin Wide!!


I had him sign mine =)

For more details on everything that we experienced that weekend check out Letterpress Adventures!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Thank you Travis!

A HUGE thanks to Travis Olson from mono for coming to speak about Portfolios.



We all know you enjoyed it from the chatter in the halls and the emails we received the day after. Now lets start getting our portfolios out there!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Your Chance at Fame!



Space 150 is a digital agency in Minneapolis famous for rebranding themselves every 150 days. Now they're opening their design doors to designers across the country to take a shot at branding them!
This is your chance to re-invent Space 150.  Their previous version identities have won multiple awards.  Yours could be next.  Entries are due January 18th, 2010.  That gives you all winter break to come up with something great!
So what are you waiting for? Submit your entry or get more information HERE.

Friday, December 4, 2009

A Trip to the Cities

Yesterday a handful of design students were lucky enough to have the opportunity to tour a couple of studios and attend Cocktails with Creatives.  I'd like to share some photos of some of the many highlights of the trip!

For our first studio tour, we went to Charles S. Anderson/Popink. They specialize in creating some awesome, colorful stock imagery including illustration and photography of plastic figures, as well as creating all promotional items for environmentally-friendly French Paper Company.
 

Later in the day we visited Duffy & Partners, known for designing for clients Aveda Men, American Eagle, Minute Maid, Thymes, Komen for the Cure, and the Bahamas. The atmosphere was awesome!  It was a very beautiful studio with some awesome work and a great design process and philosophy.  I think everyone who attended will agree that it was an inspiring experience.

Lastly, a few students attended Cocktails with Creatives at Fabulous Ferns where we met a wide variety of creatives and enjoyed some delicious food and drinks.


AIGA Holiday Card Designing event


Monday, December 7th, 5:45 pm
APPA
125

Come design a holiday card that we can sell as a group! If you want to start designing one ahead of time, all cards designed must be a 4.5x5.5" size. Any style of card is acceptable: humorous, serious, heartwarming, sweet, edgy, etc. And we are designing for all holidays as well!

So feel free to start working on your designs :) You can email it back to AIGA UW-Stout if you finish it beforehand, or please join us at the event!




Poster designed by Colin Schye, Multimedia major, and Multimedia Director of AIGA.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Strategy: Behind Design

Thursday, December 10, 2009 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Modern Climate
800 Hennepin Avenue,
8th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Want to know what it takes for design to be successful these days? How are ideas turned into results? Understanding the difference between design and design strategy is the first step in developing and implementing an effective design solution. You are invited to the next “So…” event, "Strategy: Behind Design".

Listen and engage with a panel of local agencies who effectively use design strategy to add value to their client interactions, advertising campaigns, print, electronic, and packaging solutions. See the case studies behind some of their most successful projects and how incorporating design strategy resulted in amazing results. Find out how to develop skills that will help you emerge as a strategic designer.

Panelists: Jason Tell from Modern Climate | Brad Surcey from Zeus Jones | Mike Schwab from Colle+McVoy | Kelly Munson from mono

Contact us via Twitter (@aigaMNemerging) or post on our event’s Facebook wall to make sure your burning questions get answered.

Join us for the next installment of the “So…” series for emerging designers. “So…” is the beginning of a question, an idea, a community, a statement. Emerging designers (typically in their first 4 years out of school) are brought together through a quarterly series of lectures, discussions and social networking hours. This is place where we explore the essential topics that you were never taught in school, or have been dying to ask since you broke into design.

Generously hosted by Modern Climate and sponsored by The Foundation.
Presented by AIGA Minnesota Emerging Designers Committee.
Upcoming AIGA Minnesota Event!

Vino with Veterans
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Spill the Wine
1101 Washington Ave S

Minneapolis, MN 55415
Join us to share experiences, reconnect with your peers, and get new energy for the design profession. The AIGA Minnesota Veteran Designers Committee invites you to Vino with Veterans – a new, relaxed, social event for people with 15 or more years in the design business. This event is free and open to AIGA members and non-members.

A smattering of delectable food will be on hand with a cash bar. Spill the Wine offers American cuisine with continental influences and regional wine. It’s located at 11th and Washington Avenue South in the theater district. Parking is available in the rear of the building or at meters around the adjacent blocks.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

AIGA Event :: Cocktails with Creatives


This month's cocktails with creatives is just around the corner.
Thursday, Dec 3rd
6-8pm @ Fabulous Ferns