April AIGA Events

AIGA has two openings this Friday. The first is the intercollegiate show at the Fish Market, the second the “re|THINK Our Environment in the Carolinas” poster contest at Designbox. Later this month two over-priced presentations by interesting designers.

re|THINK Opening Reception

AIGA Raleigh and Designbox Gallery invite you to attend the opening reception for the “re|THINK Our Environment in the Carolinas” poster exhibition. The reception is part of Raleigh’s First Friday Gallery Walk and takes place on Friday, April 4, 2008, from 7-10pm at Designbox Gallery. The twenty posters selected by the re|THINK judges will be on display, and a screen projector will display all 121 submitted poster designs and the re|THINK animated commercial.

The First Intercollegiate Student Exhibition Opening Reception

For the first time, schools in eastern North Carolina will join together to display their work in a single exhibition.

Presentations

Two Interesting presentations are also being presented by AIGA.  Unfortunately they are both quite expensive for the general public.  It may cost quite a bit to put on these events- but they rarely offer the value that one would expect from the cost. When NC State, AIA and many other groups host some of the worlds best designers for free- it feels insulting to pay AIGA for 1 hour book sales pitches.  Let’s hope Sagmeister is more interesting than Ellen Lupton.

Saving the World and Stuff

$15
The Journey from Sustainable Design to Practical Action with Marc Alt and K. McArthur
Thursday, April 10
7-9 pm
at Peace College

First, K. McArthur, the Vice-President of Free Range Studios in Washington, DC, will discuss the lessons learned by a design firm committed to creating social change through progressive non-profits and socially-responsible businesses for over a decade.

Next, Marc Alt, the founding co-chair of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design in New York, NY, will present accounts of his and AIGA’s activities in such wide-reaching initiatives as the Center, the Designers Accord, the Grow conference, and Greener Gadgets.

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Stefan Sagmeister

$25
Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far
Saturday, April 19
5-7 pm Program
7-8 pm Reception & Book Signing
at Jones Auditorium
Meredith College

AIGA Raleigh is proud to present design icon Stefan Sagmeister, live at Meredith College, on his national tour to support his new book, Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far. Astonishingly, Stefan has only learned twenty or so things in his life so far. But he did manage to publish these maxims all over the world: as billboards, projections, lightboxes, magazine spreads, annual report covers, fashion brochures, and, recently, as giant inflatable monkeys.

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