January 2012
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Thought & Theory Design Mixtape 4
If you haven’t checked out any mixtapes from local designer (and “resident” AIGA Jacksonville DJ) Dennis Eusebio of Thought & Theory, do yourself a favor - download this new mix for 2012, crank it up and enjoy the rest of your work day.
“Pretty weird to think that I’ve now been releasing these things for over a year now. It’s been cool to look back and see...
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Recap: The Morning Leak
Bright and early yesterday morning AIGA members gathered once again for a hearty helping of creative inspiration. Five presenters, fueled with enthusiasm and likely copious amounts of coffee, dazzled us with not only great design but education as well.
Theresa Lopez kicked things off, giving a great demo on the newfangled interactive tools in InDesign CS5.
Next, David Montgomery unveiled...
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The Value of Unplugging
This past December I did something that I usually don’t do during my vacation time; I completely unplugged from my work, freelance and charitable endeavors. I had not done this for years and I strongly recommend it. After all, how can we truly refresh our minds if we are distracted by emails, phone calls and the exposure of new information that we are fed on a constant basis? My new attitude and...
CoWork Jax Opens Downtown This Month
The wait is nearly over for local freelancers, small businesses and entrepreneurs looking for a collaborative workspace. CoWork Jax, the city’s first full-service coworking space will open its doors at the end of this month, kicking off with a celebration January 26 from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Located at 5 W. Forsyth St. in Downtown Jacksonville on the top floor of the historic Woolworth...
Congratulations to Leah
This past November, members of North Florida PRSA (the local chapter of the Public Relations Society of America) gathered at The Carling for a night of good company, networking and awards recognizing the best in their field. Steel drums highlighted the island-themed event and WJXT Channel 4’s Mary Baer was the guest speaker. Local PR representatives and business professionals took their...
Join us this week at The Morning Leak!
Join us this week for another inspirational gathering at The Morning Leak! Come and see what your local artists and designers are working on in this exciting “show and tell” event. Spectators are welcome too— so join us and kick off the new year with some highly caffeinated design inspiration, we’ll be at nGen works at 7:30am on Wednesday!
This month, we’ll hear from the likes of Eric Hinote,...
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Recap: Designers In Toyland 3
AIGA Jacksonville’s Designers in Toyland never fails to delight. The atmosphere is as wonderful as the toys, gratefully lacking the combat-like conditions of chain retailers. Music and conversation spill from a gallery sparkling with tiny white lights. Stepping inside, you’re greeted with warm smiles and cold beer. You can browse one-of-a-kind creations at your own pace, and ...
Welcome PrintJax!
AIGA Jacksonville would like to announce and welcome its first sponsor for 2012 - Print Resources, aka PrintJax (www.printjax.com). If you’re looking for prompt, efficient and quality-oriented printing, Brian Holcomb and his team are the ones to call. You’ll be seeing and hearing more about PrintJax at the upcoming I Love Design weekend and throughout the year. Welcome PrintJax!...
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Calling All ADDY Entries
The time to throw your hat in the ring for the world’s largest advertising competition is drawing near! The ADDY Competition honors excellence in advertising and is often considered a mark of excellence for those involved in the design, advertising and creative fields. The competition starts at the local level (right here in Jax for us) and winners have the opportunity to continue on at...
December 2011
3 posts
Say Something Poster Project
While it may be too late to make a submission to this year’s contest but you can still head on over to The Say Something Poster Project website to see some great work and take part in the voting.
The Say Something Poster Project is a poster design competition and gallery show created to give designers the opportunity to “say something” that will inspire, motivate and educate...
Membership Spotlight: Luis Gonzalez
As the fall semester of many area schools have recently come to a close, we felt it appropriate to focus the membership spotlight on Flagler College senior, Luis Gonzalez.
Originally from California, Luis is entering into his final year at the 4 year liberal arts college, and serves as president of Flagler College’s AIGA Student Group. A believer in constant curiosity and...
Join Us This Week at the Morning Leak!
Join us this week for another inspirational gathering at The Morning Leak! Once again at our new location, come and see what your local artists and designers are working on in this exciting “show and tell” event. Spectators are welcome too— so rise and fall back into design with us because we’ll be at nGen works at 7:30am on Wednesday!
Last month, designer Dennis Eusebio demonstrated the...
November 2011
9 posts
Calling All Mentors — Yes, You!
Sign up for Discover Design 2012.
We invite you to take the plunge and become a mentor for Discover Design! The program pairs high schoolers interested in graphic design with practicing professionals. Guided by co-chairs Casie and Natalie, mentoring pairs will complete a project over 8 sessions.
This year’s task is to create a mobile app featuring Jacksonville’s insider...
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AIGA Creates Program for In-House Designers
In October, AIGA partnered with The Creative Group (TCG) to create AIGA INitiative, a national program that supports the in-house design community. AIGA and TCG recognize that more than half of professional designers in the U.S. are employed full time by corporations and organizations. Because of this, it’s important for design organizations such as AIGA to increase programming for this...
Free Designers in Toyland Desktop Wallpapers
The Third Annual Designers in Toyland takes place at The Art Center in Downtown Jacksonville Friday, December 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Katy Garrison, the event coordinator, has designed some free desktop wallpapers to get everyone excited for the big event. Download your own here:
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There is also still time to design a toy for the show! If you love...
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Calling All Toy Makers
The holidays are almost here and that means one thing for AIGA Jacksonville… The Third Annual Designers in Toyland event is just around the corner!
This year’s event takes place at The Art Center in Downtown Jacksonville Friday, December 2 at 6:30 p.m. But before we can gather and check out the cool creations of local design professionals and artists we need your help.
If you love...
Membership Spotlight: Rob Knox
AIGA Jacksonville introduces the creative community to highlighted members through the Membership Spotlight. This month, we invite you to meet Rob Knox of the PGA TOUR here in Jacksonville. Originally from Chicago, Rob transferred to Flagler college in January of 2000. Later, he graduated in 2002 with a BA in Graphic Design and Fine Art, and minors in Illustrating and Advertising. Rob is...
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A Look Back: An Evening with Seth Johnson
AIGA Jacksonville heard from one of AIGA’s most influential chapter presidents Thursday, November 3 at Keiser University. Seth Johnson, president of AIGA Minnesota (a chapter with more than 1,400 members), capitalizes on figuring out what his clients need to say, how they need to say it and who they need to say it to. He is a teacher and advocate for volunteer work, and founded MNtor...
Join Us This Week at The Morning Leak
Join us this week for another inspirational gathering at The Morning Leak! Once again at our new location, come and see what your local artists and designers are working on in this exciting “show and tell” event. Spectators are welcome too— so rise and fall back into design with us because we’ll be at nGen works at 7:30am on Wednesday!
Last month, designer and fine artist Eric...
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New Dojo, Same Rules...
It’s been nearly two years in the making, but the Krung Fu Live Design Tournament finally reached its climactic ending on Friday, October 28, 2011 - Dennis “The Minimalist” Eusebio vs. Varick “The Drunken Masker” Rosete in a highly anticipated battle for supremacy! Cheered on by fellow creatives and surrounded by the inspirational design at the nestliving dojo,...
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Alphabet Soup Social Brings Jax Pros Together
photo by JAMA
What happens when you ask members of seven of Jacksonville’s leading professional organizations together for the ultimate happy hour? That’s just what the AAF (American Advertising Federation), AIGA (the professional association for design), FPRA (Florida Public Relations Association), IABC (International Association of Business Communicators), JAMA (Jacksonville chapter of the...
October 2011
7 posts
Krung-Fu: The Final Battle
The epic conclusion to the live design battle tournament dubbed, Krung Fu, takes place this Friday night. It’s Dennis “The Minimalist” Eusebio vs. The “Drunken Masker” Varick Rosete in what is sure to be a gut-wrenching final showdown to an already action packed tournament. It’s been months in the making — and this week we’ll the honor of victor will be decided.
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Membership Spotlight: Brian Holcomb
AIGA Jacksonville introduces the creative community to highlighted members through the Membership Spotlight. This month, we invite you to meet our Treasurer, Brian Holcomb of Print Resources Jacksonville (PrintJax). Brian, originally from Indiana, has made a few stops along the way to Jacksonville and learned first-hand the production-end of printing, as well as the business-side. An...
Stocking at October Cocktails & Creatives
If you’re like us, stock imagery is your favorite resource for awkward business handshakes, “wacky” multi-ethnic group posing, and Stephanie Tanner “How Rude!” faces.
You may have seen the online trend of stocking that celebrates this virtually limitless wealth of misplaced keywords, expressions and watermarks. Your dutiful Cocktails & Creatives Co-Chairs...
Join Us This Week at The Morning Leak
Join us this week for another inspirational gathering at The Morning Leak! At a new location this month, presenters will be showcasing their current projects during this monthly morning show-and-tell event. The Morning Leak is a “behind the scenes” look at what your local artists and designers are working on. Spectators are welcome too— so set those alarms early, because...
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Always Summer Weekend: Draplin Delivers
Always Summer is historically one of AIGA Jacksonville’s most popular events, and this year was no exception. With the success of previous years in mind, we decided to switch things up a bit and go for the gusto by rolling in a speaker event to kick off our Always Summer Weekend. It was a blast to be immersed in unparalleled design inspiration from across the country and, in the same weekend,...
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Always Summer Weekend: Poster Show + Mix Tape
As if all of the Aaron Draplin excitement wasn’t enough to blow our minds for a couple of months, AIGA Jacksonville’s Always Summer Poster Show + Mix Tape took place Saturday, October 1, wrapping up the Always Summer Weekend. In true AIGA Jacksonville fashion, designers came out in droves. Roughly 80 posters were contributed—a record number—and more than 150 people attended. It was awesome to...
Alphabet Soup Social Brings Jax Pros Together
What happens when you ask members of seven of Jacksonville’s leading professional organizations together for the ultimate happy hour? That’s just what the AAF (American Advertising Federation), AIGA (the professional association for design), FPRA (Florida Public Relations Association), IABC (International Association of Business Communicators), JAMA (Jacksonville chapter of the American...
September 2011
9 posts
Ramen by HP? →
Think of the possibilities. Customizing food to make kids eat what they necessarily dont like (i.e. broccoli, etc). Having the choice of creating your own meals with the click of a button. Seems futuristic, but coming soon.
~ george, blog contributor
A Cruel Summer, Johnny
This weekend kicks off AIGA Jacksonville’s annual membership drive better known as the Always Summer Poster Show. There will be close to 100 posters on display this year, all created by the truly talented crop of local designers from, and around, Jacksonville.
Just to share, one of my favorite posters from Always Summer 2010 was created by the talented team of Levi Ratliff and Kendrick...
Pecha Kucha 15
Five speakers, five passions. Twenty slides each, 20 seconds per slide. That was the format of the bi-monthly Pecha Kucha event held September 21 at 5 Points Theater in Jacksonville. More than 75 people came out for a dose of inspiration as they heard from a designer and illustrator, thrift store guru, founder of a Kenyan apparel company, film producer and comic author. Though the topics varied,...
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Presentations Done Right
Why are most PowerPoint presentations so boring? So corporate? So much information? A few months ago I was reading a communications blog when I stumbled upon a SlideShare presentation by advertising/marketing/PR guy Jesse Desjardins. As a public relations professional, I have an eye for what I consider to be good, clean, compelling design, but that is not not my specialty. It’s my job to ...
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A Typeface Design for Dyslexia
Some of us may admit to having a disorder when it comes to our obsession with typography. I mean, it’s absolutely fantastic though isn’t it? To be able to communicate so thoroughly and completely with feeling beyond the written word. Well, you know why you love it, however there are many of us out there who unfortunately do not get to have the same experience. Until recently.
Christian...
Classic Draplin
“America is fucked…graphically, at least.”
This is Aaron Draplin, passionate graphic designer, telling Jess Gibson an eloquent story using strong language—mostly F-bombs—about a sign.
Find out what else is on Draplin’s mind when he visits AIGA Jacksonville on September 30 to kick off the Always Summer Weekend!
~ patrick, vice president
AIGA Jacksonville Goes Bald for a Cause at St....
AIGA Jacksonville came together Saturday, September 10, 2011, for a great cause—the St. Baldrick’s Foundation event at the Jacksonville Landing. AIGA Jacksonville partakes in a number of charity events around town as a way to give back to the community, but this event was particularly heartwarming, fun and full of surprises!
St. Baldrick’s is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding ...
Aaron Draplin Talks Passion
Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co. talks about snowboarding and passion. Videos were shot courtesy of Jared Souney for Yobeat & Level. (via Wanken)
Check out more of what Draplin’s got to say when he visits AIGA Jacksonville on September 30 to kick off the Always Summer Weekend!
~ jim, programming co-director
2011 Board Retreat Wrap-Up
The annual AIGA Jacksonville Board Retreat—a day of brainstorming, planning and bonding—took place August 6 at Patrick Carter Design in Jacksonville Beach. Despite the sunshine and lure of the nearby ocean, the group spent the day inside discussing goals for the coming year and developing new programming to benefit the local design community, as well as Jacksonville as a whole. Here’s a ...
August 2011
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Meet Your 2011-2012 Board
More than 25 faces (some familiar, others new) make up the 2011-2012 AIGA Jacksonville Board of Directors. The team officially took the reigns August 6 at the Board Retreat in Jacksonville Beach. Here’s a look at who will be leading the chapter this year. Be sure to welcome them tomorrow at Cocktails & Creatives!
President: Karen Kurycki, CMYKaren
Vice President: Patrick Carter, Patrick...
Join Us This Week at The Morning Leak!
Join us for another inspirational gathering of The Morning Leak! A last minute change in location didn’t stop these early birds from sharing their latest projects and accomplishments. Over thirty local designers, professionals, and students turned out to the Morning Leak in June for our morning mixer. At this monthly meet up, local artists and designers give each other an inside look at...
July 2011
5 posts
Pecha Kucha 14
Over one-hundred people packed the 5-Points Theatre on July 19th for PK Jacksonville’s 14th volume. If you’ve never heard of it, Pecha Kucha (Puh-cha-ch-kuh) was originally developed in Japan, hence its meaning: “chit chat”. Devised by Klien Dytham architecture as a method of helping artists get to the point, this is a presentation format that rotates 20 slides that last...
Membership Spotlight: Karen Kurycki (Incoming...
Leadership is a role people find themselves in many times over throughout their lives. Leadership is often categorized as a duty, or responsibility, but I am partial to thinking of it as a quality. Many times people are placed in roles of leadership, and either step up to the challenge or crash into the depths of failure. Although, admirable to be given a role and taking it on, there is another...
A Look Inside, mono
“Simplicity is nothing more than what it needs to be. in fact, we’ve already over-explained it.” This is one of the many messages of simplicity one can find when visiting the site for an innovative branding, advertising and design firm located in Minneapolis that simply go by the name, mono.
As part of the experience from the recent National AIGA Board Retreat,...
"Bold City of the South": AIGA Jax Shirts Now on...
Ever liked an organization so much, you wanted to wear it on your back? Well we felt the same way. That’s why your local chapter is debuting its new line of AIGA Jacksonville t-shirts. Originally premiered at the AIGA National Leadership Retreat, this shirt design features the theme of “Bold City of the South” - which perfectly sums up our town and chapter. The t-shirt was...
Join Us This Week at the Morning Leak
As summer nears its half-way mark, it continues to make itself known with blistering days and rainy evenings. Avoid the grueling weather by joining us at The Morning Leak- held during the only time of the day that’s half-way bearable. At this monthly meet up, local artists and designers give each other an inside look at what they are currently working on. So set those alarm clocks and...
June 2011
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A Weekend With The Improv Effect: "Yes, and..."
Although it’s a well known fact that life is unpredictable and unexpected, knowing this never seems to keep me from being surprised. Lately, I’ve been in a little bit of a creative funk. I was off my groove and felt like my changing process was on unsteady foundation. Turns out all I needed was a Saturday laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe.
Last weekend, I joined my AIGA...
Black, White and Champagne All Over
After the success/insanity of 2010’s Ball, Club TSI turned to us for help with their 7th Annual Black and White Ball poster.
Last year, AIGA Jacksonville used this same poster design opportunity for an experiment – complete the poster design in 5 Days with 5 Designers. Giving each designer 24 hours to add to, change, or trash the design of the person before them before passing it along to...
Membership Spotlight: Varick Rosete (Outgoing...
Being a member of AIGA opens doors of opportunity. Everyone receives a different experience, and it is just that, an experience. Some people are looking for networks which could be in the form of employees, employers or simply contacts. Others are looking for friends with similar interests, and many are looking for an outlet to get involved in something they can apply their creative abilities...
Join Us This Week at the Morning Leak
Nothing makes a morning more merry than your initials staring back at you from a coffee cup… or maybe an artful heart, or even puppy dog face. These are the kind of artisan coffee creations you can find at the Morning Leak’s new venue, The New Broadway Square in Five Points. They’ve opened their doors for us only, so come by and enjoy this monthly meet-up of designers and local...
May 2011
6 posts
Welcome to the new AIGA.org
AIGA Executive Director, Ric Grefe, invites us to a more visual experience with the newly redesigned AIGA website. Big departure from previous incarnations. Let us know what you think about the new experience.
Membership Spotlight: Jessica Bruton
The city is brimming with creative talent that continually inspires those within our community, as well as shapes the atmosphere within our city. AIGA Jacksonville shares some of these talents from within our member ranks in our series of, Membership Spotlights. This month we sat down with Art Director, Jessica Bruton — AIGA Member since 2004.
Jessi Bruton arrived in Jacksonville 6 years ago,...