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Typographer at Law: An Interview with Matthew Butterick: From Voice; by Steven Heller Mar 17, 2010 (1); Are lawyers legally required to use Courier? Heller discusses the law of the letter with a Font Bureau designer turned attorney.

From In-house Design

The Ins and Outs of Working In-house: by Johanna Björk; Mar 12, 2010(20); Being part of a design department has its pros and cons. Björk ponders the upside of health care versus the bummers of cubicles and conformity.

From Voice

The Measure of a Designer: by Nancy Sharon Collins; Mar 10, 2010(14); Are designers artists or engineers? Inspired by matters of the heart, Collins considers the value design brings to the human experience.

From Voice

For Your Appropriation: An Interview with Rick Prelinger: by Steven Heller; Mar 03, 2010(0); Heller takes stock of the Prelinger Library, which provides public access to historical media to enable new authorship.

From Gain

Case Study: Yearbook Yourself: by Eric Husband, Colle+McVoy; Mar 01, 2010(0); A back-to-school campaign for Taubman shopping malls, Colle+McVoy’s Yearbook Yourself website and app scored top grades.

AIGA Member Gallery

Laura Desmond-Black Alameda, CA

Shirin Raban Los Angeles, CA

Emily Colburn Essington, PA

David Weik Madison, WI

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AIGA Design Jobs

Mar. 17 Web Design Intern: iNDELIBLE, New York, New York
Mar. 17 Interactive Animatior (Digital Fusion): MTV NETWORKS, New York, New York
Mar. 17 Visual GUI Designers - 5+ yrs - New York City - Employee: Bloomberg LP, New York, New York
Mar. 17 User Interface Designer: Bresslergroup, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Calendar

Events

Salt Lake City, UT

Student Portfolio Review - Student Observer

January 1, 2010 Salt Palace Convention Center

Student Portfolio Review April 8th, 2010 The Salt Lake City chapter of AIGA invites you to the Student Portfolio Review. The premiere opportunity for junior and senior design...

Miami, FL

Curiosities: Rick Valicenti + 21st Century Thirst

February 12, 2010 University Galleries FAU

CURIOSITIES: RICK VALICENTI & 21st CENTURY THIRST Opening reception Friday, February 12, 2010 / 6-9pm Rick Valicenti is a Chicago-based artist and graphic designer...

Competitions

365: AIGA Annual Design Competition 31

March 26, 2010 AIGA

The selections in AIGA’s annual juried competition represent the best work across all disciplines of communication design created in the past year. Chosen by a distinguished...

AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2009

March 26, 2010 AIGA

Enter “AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2009” to take your place in design history! This time-honored competition aims to identify the 50 best-designed books and book covers of the...

Blue Ridge

Poster Clash 2010

March 18, 2010 The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center

The Main Event will be held at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center 40 South Carroll Street Frederick, MD 21701 Admission is free to contestants and AIGA members Guests...

Nashville, TN

Tenn Show 2010 - Call for Entries!

March 26, 2010 The Arts Company

WHO MAY ENTER? This competition is open to individuals in the State of Tennessee involved in the process of designing visual communications. Entrants need not be AIGA members; however,...

Deadlines

Arizona

20 x 20 Design Presentation Submission Deadline

March 19, 2010 fractal

20 Images, 20 Seconds. Can your design ideas change the world? Or even one person? As an AIGA member, your opinions and insights are a valued part of the Phoenix...

New Mexico

The 2nd Annual AIGA New Mexico Showdown – Call For Entries Deadline!

March 20, 2010 newmexico.aiga.org/showdown

The 2nd Annual AIGA New Mexico Showdown Showdown Call for Entries Deadline March 20th - 4pm Round up your best work! The 2nd Annual AIGA New Mexico Showdown, a juried competition...

Exhibitions

Tampa Bay, FL

Design Future’s Showcase II designing for a better tomorrow

March 24, 2010 The Art Institute of Tampa Gallery

Design Future’s Showcase II designing for a better tomorrow After 22 weeks of intense research, writing, and problem solving, graphic design students from The Art Institute of...

Houston, TX

Art Institute of Houston Graduate Portfolio Show

March 25, 2010 Art Institute of Houston

Please join us for our Winter 2010 Graduate Portfolio Show featuring talented graduates of The Art Institute of Houston. The show will be on campus Thursday, March 25 th from 12pm-6pm;...