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12.13.2008 >> The Orphan Works Act and Creative Professionals: Facts and Risks For Your Business
posted by AIGA ChicagoHow will the proposed Orphan Works Act affect your creative business?
The Chicago Creative Coalition (C3) will be hosting an Orphan Works discussion with Brad Holland and Christopher Schneider on Monday, January 12, 2009 at Columbia College—642 South Michigan Avenue, Room 602.
For more information and to register for this event visit the Chicago Creative Coaltion Web site.
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12.8.2008 >> Future History 3
posted by AIGA ChicagoThe Future History 3 conference will be held at the Hotel InterContinental Chicago, Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, 2009.
The Conference limited to 400 participants.Speaker information recently updated.
Registration Fees
AIGA member $175
Non-member $225Mail/Fax Registration Fees:
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12.8.2008 >> Designism Connects
posted by Kel KnagaThe Art Directors Club and Idealist have launched Designism Connects—a site developed in partnership to bring like-minded causes and creatives together for social chang
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12.3.2008 >> Remembering Arnold Goodwin
posted by AIGA ChicagoRemembering Arnold Goodwin
Arnold Goodwin, an influential graphic designer and icon in the Chicago design community, passed away on November 30. He was 63 years old.
Arnie’s love for design was life-long. But he got his first professional exposure to it while working for a meeting planning company in San Francisco. He convinced their marketing department that he could design the company’s communications materials. The gamble earned him a position as in-house design director.
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11.21.2008 >> WANTED: Chicago Firm With Magazine Design Experience
posted by AIGA ChicagoMarketing News, the flagship publication of the American Marketing Association, is looking for a Chicago-area firm with magazine design experience to handle design work for a period of 6 months to a year beginning at the start of 2009. Marketing News is a tabloid published 20 times a year, with a minimum issue size of 32 pages and several issues a year that are considerably larger. It underwent a major redesign a year ago. We’re looking for a design team that can work within our design parameters in a highly creative way that will appeal to our 23,000+ marketer-readers.
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11.19.2008 >> CALL FOR ENTRIES: Creativity+Commerce
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11.19.2008 >> CALL FOR ENTRIES: TDC55
posted by Kel KnagaThis year will be TDC's fifty-fifth open Call for Entries in its international competition which recognizes excellence in the use of typography, calligraphy, handlettering and other letterforms. Deadline: December 19.
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11.18.2008 >> SURVEY SAYS: Design Students' Input Needed
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11.18.2008 >> TYPOGRAPHY: FontBooklet No. 2
posted by Kel KnagaFontBooklet No. 2 is now out with a showcase of size-specific type families from The FontFeed blog. View FontBooklet No. 1 and No. 2 online or get your free copy by creating an account at FontShop.com
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11.16.2008 >> CALL FOR ENTRIES: HOW Poster Design Awards
posted by Kel KnagaThe HOW Poster Design Awards is the newest design showcase from HOW magazine!
The Prizes: 10 winners will be featured on the HOW website, get $150 worth of HOW books and receive a 1 year subscription to HOW magazine. You will also receive a graphic to post on your website announcing your winning status.
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