Blog | AIGA Idaho http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/ en kelly@creativesoapbox.com Copyright 2012 2012-04-17T03:49:44+00:00 Get Out the Vote 2012 http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/get-out-the-vote-2012 http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/get-out-the-vote-2012#When:03:49:44Z AIGA’s Get Out the Vote campaign invites designers to create nonpartisan posters and videos that inspire the American public to participate in the electoral process and vote in the 2012 general election.

Get Out the Vote, an AIGA Design for Democracy initiative, enables designers to engage in the public arena by contributing to a coordinated voter mobilization campaign. By motivating eligible citizens to register and turn out on election day, Get Out the Vote fulfills an ongoing AIGA objective of demonstrating the value of design to the public, public officials and business by providing a clear call to action for an activity that is important to everyone.

In coordination with the national initiative, we will be holding a poster exhibition, showing the posters submitted by members of AIGA Idaho at Flying M Downtown during the month of June. The deadline to submit artwork is June 1st. 

Filed Under: Events, Graphic Design ]]> Events, Graphic Design, 2012-04-17T03:49:44+00:00 Communication Arts magazine announces 53rd Design & Advertising Competition Call for Entries http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/communication-arts-magazine-competition http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/communication-arts-magazine-competition#When:02:31:55Z Communication Arts magazine, a professional journal for those involved in visual communications, announces its 53rd annual Design and Advertising Competition Call for Entries. The deadline for submissions is May 11, 2012*. Selected by nationally representative juries of distinguished designers and creative directors, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Design Annual, Communication Arts Advertising Annual and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the largest audience of creative professionals and potential clients in the world.

Filed Under: Announcements, Graphic Design ]]> Announcements, Graphic Design, 2012-04-17T02:31:55+00:00 Enter AIGA’s Design Competition: Justified http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/enter-aigas-design-competition-justified http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/enter-aigas-design-competition-justified#When:15:20:41Z Entry deadline: March 31

Could a great case study on the impact of your design help you attract new clients? Prove your value? Benefit existing projects? Now’s the time to find out.

"Justified" is the next generation of AIGA competitions, seeking stories that reveal the value design creates for clients, the public and, most especially, customers.

Filed Under: Announcements, Events ]]> Announcements, Events, 2012-02-24T15:20:41+00:00 What’s in store http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/whats-in-store http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/whats-in-store#When:23:53:46Z As we come up on the the busiest time of the year for most, I wanted to take a minute and talk about what AIGA Idaho has been working on. One of my stated goals when I took office as President is to start an AIGA Idaho design awards competition. I'm happy to announce that we now have a committee laying the framework for that, and you should see a call for entries in the coming months. I believe that we have a responsibility to recognize the great design work that is coming out of our community, judged from an outside perspective. Our friends at the Idaho Advertising Federation have done a great job of recognizing work in the field of marketing and advertising, and it's our goal to do the same for design. Of course, as with any new initiative, there are myriad unknowns to balance. At the core of it, the real question is "What would our members see value in, in terms of a design competition?" I put that question out to you, and welcome your insight and feedback as we put this into motion. Please feel free to email me directly at president@aigaidaho.org.

Filed Under: Announcements, Events ]]> Announcements, Events, 2011-10-28T23:53:46+00:00 Meet BSU’s new AIGA student board http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/meet-bsus-new-aiga-student-board http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/meet-bsus-new-aiga-student-board#When:15:17:27Z Be sure to shake their hands and get to know these talented students.

Filed Under: ]]> 2011-09-28T15:17:27+00:00 Infographic That Saves Lives! http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/infographic-that-saves-lives http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/infographic-that-saves-lives#When:22:35:41Z The News21 program, along with designmatters and GOOD, asked designers to rethink our clunky and outdated nutritional food label in hopes of demystifying all those percentages and big words on the back of our Cheerios boxes.

Filed Under: Graphic Design ]]> Graphic Design, 2011-09-01T22:35:41+00:00 Inspire! http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/inspire http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/inspire#When:21:53:09Z I am fascinated by designers' hobbies.

Filed Under: Professional Development ]]> Professional Development, 2011-08-24T21:53:09+00:00 August Update http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/august-update http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/august-update#When:00:00:39Z Hello again to all of our members, friends and supporters of design in Idaho. Midway through August, and with summer starting to wind down, we are starting to see our fall programming come to shape. To kick things off, we have an exciting event coming up in a couple of weeks at World Cycle, where AIGA Idaho member Glenn Rummler will talk a bit about his retail design process.
 

Filed Under: Announcements, Events ]]> Announcements, Events, 2011-08-16T00:00:39+00:00 The AIGA (Re)Design Awards http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/the-aiga-redesign-awards http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/the-aiga-redesign-awards#When:18:34:22Z The prestigious AIGA (Re)designAwards (www.aigaredesignawards.com) are now accepting submissions for its distinguished design competition. The (Re)DesignAwards challenges designers to rethink our world and choices by showcasing innovative sustainable and socially responsible work. AIGA is seeking submissions by all design professionals, students, educators, businesses, and organizations that have achieved excellence in the area of sustainable design.

Filed Under: Announcements ]]> Announcements, 2011-07-20T18:34:22+00:00 Moving Forward http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/moving-forward http://www.aigaidaho.org/blog/view/moving-forward#When:23:53:46Z Greetings fellow AIGA Members and members of the design community. As I take over as president of AIGA Idaho, I can't help but be excited for what's in store. I am fortunate to have a stellar board filled with some truely motivated folks. We are all here for the same reason: to improve and give back to the community, and work to make Idaho a better place for design.

Filed Under: Announcements ]]> Announcements, 2011-07-18T23:53:46+00:00