It's almost that time of year again to sign up for AIGA MN Design Camp! About 15 of us drove up last year to Nisswa, MN for a weekend of workshops, speakers, karaoke, dinners, networking and an all around great time.
This year the Theme is
Spot-On Inspiration.
Where the stain of an unfinished idea becomes a thing of promising beauty.
October 2–4, 2009 (yes, this is Stout's Homecoming Week)
Grand View Lodge (last year we stayed at a nearby hotel with all the other students)
Nisswa, MN
Grand View Lodge (last year we stayed at a nearby hotel with all the other students)
Nisswa, MN
Here's from their website:
Join us at Design Camp® 2009 and immerse yourself in the messiness of the creative process. There’s a host of colorful events, including enlightened speakers, experiential workshops, beaming bonfires, mouth-watering libations, highly charged activities and civilized conversation with friends and colleagues. It’s a potluck of possibilities.
Join us at Design Camp® 2009 and immerse yourself in the messiness of the creative process. There’s a host of colorful events, including enlightened speakers, experiential workshops, beaming bonfires, mouth-watering libations, highly charged activities and civilized conversation with friends and colleagues. It’s a potluck of possibilities.
To tease your designer appetite, look who’s showing up to make their own mark on Design Camp®:
Aaron Draplin
Draplin Design Co., North America
Located in the mighty Pacific Northwest, Aaron Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. proudly rolls up his sleeves on a number of projects related to the Print, Identity, Web Development, Illustration and Gocco Muscle categories. He prides himself on a high level of craftsmanship and quality that keeps him up late into the wet Portland nights.
draplin.com
Draplin Design Co., North America
Located in the mighty Pacific Northwest, Aaron Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. proudly rolls up his sleeves on a number of projects related to the Print, Identity, Web Development, Illustration and Gocco Muscle categories. He prides himself on a high level of craftsmanship and quality that keeps him up late into the wet Portland nights.
draplin.com
Ellen Lupton
Design Writing Research
Ellen Lupton is a designer, writer and curator. She is director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. She is the author of numerous books on design, including “Design Your Life” (2009).
designwritingresearch.org
Design Writing Research
Ellen Lupton is a designer, writer and curator. She is director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. She is the author of numerous books on design, including “Design Your Life” (2009).
designwritingresearch.org
Erik Karasyk and David Schwarz
HUSH
HUSH is a New York-based content creation studio led by cofounders/creative directors Erik Karasyk and David Schwarz. HUSH develops powerful brand-driven stories, award-winning design, animation and interactive content for TV commercials, music videos, broadcast and integrated campaigns. With over a decade of ideation and execution experience, HUSH pushes creative limits to build brand awareness and audience loyalty.
heyhush.com
HUSH
HUSH is a New York-based content creation studio led by cofounders/creative directors Erik Karasyk and David Schwarz. HUSH develops powerful brand-driven stories, award-winning design, animation and interactive content for TV commercials, music videos, broadcast and integrated campaigns. With over a decade of ideation and execution experience, HUSH pushes creative limits to build brand awareness and audience loyalty.
heyhush.com
DJ Stout
Pentagram (Austin)
At Pentagram, DJ’s wide-ranging expertise encompasses the design and redesign of a variety of publications including magazines, books and catalogs. He and his team also specialize in identity design, branding, packaging, exhibitions and website design. DJ’s work has been widely published and has won countless design awards. Prior to Pentagram, he spent 13 years at Texas Monthly where he was awarded the National Magazine Award three times.
pentagram.com
Pentagram (Austin)
At Pentagram, DJ’s wide-ranging expertise encompasses the design and redesign of a variety of publications including magazines, books and catalogs. He and his team also specialize in identity design, branding, packaging, exhibitions and website design. DJ’s work has been widely published and has won countless design awards. Prior to Pentagram, he spent 13 years at Texas Monthly where he was awarded the National Magazine Award three times.
pentagram.com
Bring an open mind. Make your mark. Spot on!
*although registration is not open yet you can still take off work, mark it on your calendar and start a countdown until one of the best events of the year. I'll send out an email once registration is open.
Please e-mail AIGA@uwstout.edu or comment to this post if you plan on going. We can arrange rides and hotels once we get a better idea of who all is coming.
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