Learn how to establish productive working relationships with printers and get the results you want at this master session for mid-career designers with David Mayes and the staff of Typecraft Wood & Jones, the AIGA Los Angeles' print sponsor since 2001. With decades of cumulative experience in printing, pre-press, management and sales, the Typecraft team know the best ways of resolving typical designer-printer issues. You'll also have the opportunity to ask a pressman all those technical questions you've always wondered about.

Special bonus!
Get your own artwork printed for free during this event. To participate, send your 4-color process piece to moorem@metro.net by noon on Sunday, May 18. See below for specs. Everyone will go home with a tear sheet, and your printed item will be ready for pick-up in about a week. (Distribution details will be provided at the event.)

Specs:

• File format: InDesign file (CS, CS2 or CS3)
  


• Size: 4" x 6" or smaller (include all crops) (business cards anyone?)
  


• Color: 4/0, 4cp
  


• Bleed: 1/8"
  


• Images: CMYK, 300 dpi
  

Other details:

• Quantity: 200
  


• Paper stock will be 100 lb. Strathmore Bright White, uncoated cover stock.
  


• Be sure to use your "package" feature in InDesign. We will not be able to track you down for missing files. You are also welcome to include a press-ready PDF if you like.
  


• Zip your files and send the archive to moorem@metro.net no later than noon on Sunday, May 18. Sorry, no exceptions.
  


• If your zipped file is more than 4MB, or you get a bounce message, please e-mail Michele for an alternative.
  


• Be sure to name your InDesign file "ST2_yourlastname.indd" and your zipped file "ST2_yourlastname.zip."
  

Admission is free for the first 15 AIGA members who sign up; other members and all non-members pay $40. For reservations, please call 818.558.3968. The venue address and parking information will be e-mailed to reservation holders a few days before the event.

What Is Shop Talk?
The Shop Talk series, intended for mid-career designers, presents individuals with demonstrated expertise in areas that inform our creative output, our careers and businesses, and our outlook on the world. Limited to about 30 people, these small gatherings encourage audience participation.

For more information or to register for seminars in Los Angeles (May 29), New York (June 4), Washington DC (June 17), Chicago (June 24) and Boston (June 26) go to: http://www.mogo-media.com/seminars/getting_started_with_dreamweaver_and_css&cp=adbenews

Do you want to get your share of the $180 billion dollar licensing industry? Do you want to take your artistic creations from local popularity to worldwide recognition, while creating multiple streams of residual income with a single piece of art, creative concept, or collection? Jeanette Smith, former Vice President United Media and the business powerhouse behind the global multi-million dollar Dilbert phenomenon, wants to share her industry secrets in this interactive event.

Register at jnetsmith.com or call 206.533.1490
Only 8 artists will be accepted for this course.
$50 off admission for AIGA members

Professional Creators' Art Licensing Workshop
Saturday - May 31st, 2008-ONE DAY ONLY IN L.A. Area
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Joslyn Center 1601 Valley Drive, Manhattan Beach CA 92066 (next to the Post Office)

Jeanette's dynamic workshop includes:
Realistically evaluating your potential
Presenting your art & concepts
Understanding royalties & advances
Negotiating contracts
Marketing & licensing strategies
Branding your creations & business
Protecting yourself
Doing-it-yourself; or finding the right agent
Researching & selling manufacturers
Critical retail information & MORE!

Artists, illustrators, cartoonists and graphic designers-J'net introduces her most comprehensive course yet, a Professional Creators' Workshop. Each student will receive three+ hours of intensive "how to" licensing training, comprehensive workbook/resource guide compiled by J'net, as well as a one-on-one, expert and honest evaluation of their creations and potential.

J'net teaches this intensive course in a fun, easy to understand way, that will take you from "novice to know-how." You will leave with invaluable information, industry specifics and mistake-preventing instructions that often cost artists and creators a great deal, both personally and financially.

Jínet is one of the best investments any creator can make for their art and business!

Workshop outline and testimonials are available online.

Scott Adams and Jeanette Smith at the Reuben Awards as DILBERT wins the National Cartoonist Society's highest achievement for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year ( 1997).
Workshop Agenda

9:00-12:30 Workshop
12:30-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-4:00 Personal Reviews
Price: $480.00

Bring samples of your work.

The ASPP, American Society of Picture Professionals, presents Debra Weiss and special guest Steve Levit in an evening of conversation and imagery as they examine the who, what and when of the "trend."

Debra Weiss has been an agent, a consultant for Black Book, a CEO of APA National. Debra is presently consulting with photographers and corporations, curating, lecturing, moderating panels and attempting to make the world better for photographers.

Steve Levit is presently Chief Creative Officer for McCann Detroit and Los Angeles. Steve has worked on accounts ranging from cars to pizza. His launch of IKEA on the West Coast was the largest outdoor media buy in history, thereby actually making the world better for photographers and all creatives.

AIGA Members - $25 in advance, $30 at the door

Register by Friday, June 13 at http://www.aspp.com/pages/146/145/0/
Or reserve by contacting Michael Masterson at 323-302-5350 or mmasterson@pakter.com

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Anthony Nex Studio
3221 Hutchison Ave., Los Angeles 90034
Please Note: Parking is located on the north side of Venice Ave. and Helms; limited parking available adjacent to studio.

Registration, Social Mixer 6:30-7:30 PM
Program with Q&A 7:30-9:30 PM

Wine, beer and light refreshments will be served.
Valuable door prize provided by event sponsor AdBase!

You've been working as a designer/senior designer for years, and now you're wondering what comes next. Maybe you should aim for a position as creative director. But what's involved in managing a team and handling client relations? What are the tradeoffs and challenges? How much of a "people person" do you really need to be? This Shop Talk offers two distinctive perspectives.

As creative director of her own firm (and a senior faculty member at Art Center), AIGA Fellow Petrula Vrontikis has been a leading voice in graphic design for more than 20 years. Her clients include Nokia, Mattel, USC, E! Entertainment Television and the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

Kate Rivinus, formerly a designer at KBDA, has been at Baker--a brand consultancy and design firm with clients ranging from Fortune 1000 to Fortune 100 companies--since 2002. After working for several years as a senior designer and design director, she was recently promoted to creative director.

Admission: Free for the first 15 AIGA members who sign up; other members and all non-members pay $40. For reservations, please call 818.558.3968. The venue address and parking information will be e-mailed to reservation holders a few days before the event.

What Is Shop Talk?
The Shop Talk series, intended for mid-career designers,presents individuals with demonstrated expertise in areas that inform our creative output, our careers and businesses, and our outlook on the world. Limited to about 30 people, these small gatherings encourage audience participation.

AIGA/LA presents a series of conversations that go beyond traditional design speak. Instead, a mash-up of creators from diverse-and sometimes divergent disciplines will challenge audiences to make new connections about design's purpose and practice.

Join us for a fun Friday evening night out on Museum Row as we welcome installation artist and landscape designer, Andy Cao, as well as projection artist and world peace supporter, Bart Kresa for a conversation about how material, texture and light support and move the experience of design. Graphic designers will gain new insights as Andy and Bart discuss their design process and how scale provides a unique opportunity to impact the surrounding community.

Mingle with your colleagues and create new connections, under the stars, at this not-to-be-missed courtyard event.

7:30-8:30 p.m. Artist reception
8:30-10:00 p.m. Program
10:00-10:30 p.m. Closing reception
Gallery will be opened for viewing

Ticket Information
Members $20
Non-members $30
Student members $10
Student non-members $15

Register by June 26, 9 p.m.
Tickets will be an extra $10.00 when purchased after this date and at the door.

Register online or call 818.558.3968.

Go Metro to the Architecture and Design Museum!
Ride Metro lines 20, 320, 217 or 780 or try the Dash Fairfax line.
To plan the route that's best for you, visit metro.net.

Speakers
Andy Cao, Partner
cao|perrot studio

Bart Kresa, President
BARTKRESA design

Moderated by
Louise Sandhaus
Louise Sandhaus Design LSD

Andy Cao
Andy Cao, is a Vietnamese born landscape designer, artist and design partner of cao|perrot studios, New York. He is a recipient of the Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture at the American Academy in Rome. Utilizing properties of familiar overlooked materials, cao|perrot studios create environments that defy specific meaning, and invite the visitor into a contemplative world of color and sensuality.

By drawing on diverse cultural backgrounds, landscape designers artist Andy Cao and partner Xavier Perrot, from France and Vietnam respectively; create work that adapts to a global perspective. Their work has always been about creating total environments--a blending of landscape and art to create a place for dreaming.

Bart Kresa
Bart Kresa is the founding partner of BARTKRESA design. With 15 years of experience designing for cutting edge companies worldwide. Kresa brings a deep understanding and experience in projection design and installation and is also a faculty member of The University of the Arts. Harnessing the power of light to create powerful images powered by powerful ideas, BARTKRESA design brings forth expressions through light.

With innovative optical technology and inspiring design talent, BARTKRESA design is at the forefront of digital art installations and large-scale projections. Their work has been celebrated worldwide in Asia, North America, Europe, and the Middle East for transforming skylines, creating environments for media events, and producing innovative, interactive public digital art.

Louise Sandhaus
Louise Sandhaus Design (LSD) is a multifaceted, collaborative practice centered in graphic design with a mix of making, teaching, writing, and instigating events. Projects range from experimental to practical, from speculative to real, and from mini to major. Louise has been teaching design since 1990 and is the former director of the graphic design program at CalArts.

A+D Exhibition
After the Flood: Building on Higher Ground, April 18-June 27
An exhibition presenting compelling international architectural responses for the redevelopment of New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The exhibit examines the devastation wrought by Katrina and offers a sampling of proposals, including a redesign of the traditional shotgun house whose height off the ground can be adjusted. And architectural students at Harvard designed modules that float on water during a flood and pull in their umbilical-like utilities cords and redistribute themselves when floodwaters recede.

Thursday, July 10, 2008 at
The City Club on Bunker Hill
333 South Grand Avenue
54th Floor Penthouse, Wells Fargo Tower
in Los Angeles

6:30 pm cocktails and hors d'oeuvres
7:00 pm special lecture by Mr. Young
7:45 pm VIP book signing

RSVP by Friday, June 27th, essential (323) 851·6300
The City Club enforces a dress code: coat and tie required for gentlemen;
pant suits or dresses for ladies. No denim please.

Sponsors
Art Center College of Design
SMART Papers
The Ligature, Los Angeles
Wrayco Web Design

LA Invite.7.10.pdf

With: Michael Lejeune, creative director, Metro Design Studio
Moderator: Cathy Curtis, AIGA Shop Talks executive producer

Your team has invested months of creative energy in a major project for your company. Now you have to persuade layers of management that your work represents an ideal solution. But none of these folks speak the language of design.

How do you get past "I like it; I don't like it" to discuss the project's real merits? How do you prepare for the meeting, how do you run it, and how do you assess how well you've made your case?

Join AIGA President Michael Lejeune of Metro Design Studio--creators of all things visual for the third-largest transit agency in the nation--for a wide-ranging discussion of in-house pitching strategies.

Admission is free for the first 15 AIGA members who sign up;
other members and all non-members pay $40. For reservations, please call 818.558.3968. The venue address and parking information will be e-mailed to reservation holders a few days before the event.

What Is Shop Talk?
The Shop Talk series, intended for mid-career designers,
presents individuals with demonstrated expertise in areas that inform our creative output, our careers and businesses, and our outlook on the world. Limited to about 30 people, these small gatherings encourage audience participation.

Check the Quark Web site for more info.

Please bring a potluck item of some kind we will have a grill available-so bring meats, hot dogs, burgers, salads, and veggies to grill.

Please pass along information to other students and instructors! All are welcome. Parking off of New Hampshire just South of Wilshire Blvd.

What does it mean to be the largest independent interactive agency in the world? Everything you'd expect - award-winning creative, genius marketing, technology prowess - it means people at Sapient share an all-embracing desire to do things differently. They never feel like it's an assembly line. They do groundbreaking work on a daily basis. Take a look behind the scenes at those who create online brand experiences at Sapient Interactive.

Learn more here: http://www.sapient.com/

Registration
The tour will be on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 from 7-9pm. Free drinks and light snacks are provided with mingling starting at 7. A presentation by Sapient will start around 7:30 followed by Q&A and a tour of the studio.

There are 20 spots available for this tour. Call 818.558.3968 to reserve your seat. Tickets are $20 and you can use your credit card to pay. AIGA members will receive preferential seating. You can only register by phone. No registrations on site.

Please provide your phone number and email address in order to receive timely confirmation. Do not attend without confirmation as seating is limited. A confirmation of your reservation will be sent to you via email, along with location and parking information.

There is limited seating at all tours, so hurry and save your seat today!

About the Studio Tour Series
The Studio Tour series is an opportunity to be inspired by the amazing work created in our own backyard. Mix and mingle with like-minded designers while enjoying light snacks and beverages. Learn about the inner workings of established studios, see where their magic happens, and acquire the answers to your burning questions.

The 2007-08 roster of studios spans the spectrum of design concentration in LA. In our exploration of studios ranging from emerging new media firms to established multi-disciplinary agencies, you'll find a tour that interests you most.

Travel vicariously on a unique design journey through China that occurred between the catastrophic Sichuan earthquake and the much-anticipated upcoming Beijing Olympics.

Join three San Diego graphic designers as they present their journey of discovery through five cities in China - Beijing, Tianjin, Xian, Guangzhou, Hong Kong.

Go on behind the scenes visits with the Beijing Olympics brand design
studios and learn about their massive design program.

* Discover teaching opportunities at five large universities.
* Discover opportunities for collaborations with design agencies.
* Visit the hippest publishing companies in Asia.
* See hundreds of photos of modern China juxtaposed with old China through the eyes of designers.

Where
Jade Theater, downtown San Diego
at 7th and C St.
www.jadetheater.com
21 and over

When
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
5:30 pm Reception
6:30 pm Presentation
8:00 pm Celebration
No host bar

Cost
$25 For the lecture presentation and reception.
$60 VIP Dinner Package (includes lecture and reception).
Note: For the VIP Package, you will only be able to register one by one.
Proceeds will benefit earthquake relief and AIGA cross-cultural programs. www.designexpeditions.com
For more info call 619-238-4555

Presented by
Bennett Peji, AIGA Fellow and National Board member
Cristina Montoya, AIGA
Stacey Szabo, AIGA

For more information, click on: http://sandiego.aiga.org/events/2008/08/20851574

SPARK with us this month at Bacaro, the new wine bar in a neighborhood not known for upscale merlots. Opened by former A.O.C sommelier Santos Uy, Bacaro also serves small plates with their upscale selections of wine.

Get your drink on by SPARKing with others. Be one of the first 25 to collect 5 business cards and have a glass on us.

This season's series is sponsored by Imprint Culture Lab, whose annual creativity conference takes place on October 1st, 2008 in downtown Los Angeles. This year's conference features creative and design luminaries from around the globe.

Somewhat obscure parking is available in the back, off of 24th-enter between the red and blue awnings.

About the SPARK Series
The SPARK series is a monthly social gathering for Los Angeles area creatives providing an opportunity to network and spark connections with others.

SPARK with us in September at The Derby, the historic LA landmark turned nightclub. The original restaurant building on the site was constructed by Los Feliz resident and legendary film director Cecil B. De Mille in 1928. And The Derby was the first contemporary club in Los Angeles to book live swing bands on a regular basis.

Get your drink on by SPARKing with others. Be one of the first 25 to collect 5 business cards and have a glass on us.

This season's series is sponsored by Imprint Culture Lab, whose annual creativity conference takes place on October 1st, 2008 in downtown Los Angeles. This year's conference features creative and design luminaries from around the globe.

About the SPARK Series
The SPARK series is a monthly social gathering for Los Angeles area creatives providing an opportunity to network and spark connections with others.