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N E W S&E V E N T S

AIGA Student Portfolio Day a Success!

As in years past, we had a great turnout for Student Portfolio Day. This year the event brought together junior and senior design students, local professionals, speaker presentations and great networking opportunities. AIGA Portland is pleased to provide this event to support our student community, and we wish them all great success.

Student Portfolio Day would not have happened with the efforts of the Event Committee, Larry Lotz, Marjorie Conroy and Barry Wall; the entire team of volunteers who reviewed portfolios, moved furniture and everything in between; our generous sponsor, Spicer Papers, who supplied each student with a goodie bag of samples, booklets, and a copy of "Print" magazine; PNCA for hosting and providing the AV equipment; and Robynne Raye of Modern Dog and Pete McCracken of Crack Press for great poster design and printing. Signed copies of the poster will be available for $5 at this month's dMob.

AIGA Portland Presents
The Best of the 2003 Design Inspiration Awards
First Thursday, May 6th, 2004
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Elements Glass
1315 NW Overton St., Portland

Start your First Thursday festivities with award-winning design set in a working glassblowing studio in Portland's Pearl District. View the touring exhibit of winning entries from across the U.S. and Canada in Fraser Papers' 2003 Design Inspiration Awards show. Winners represent a cross section of design projects from stationery systems and corporate brochures to annual reports and product packaging.

The annual Design Inspiration Awards competition honors graphic design that communicates, educates, and inspires. Eligibility for the competition is open to any printed piece produced entirely or in part on any Fraser Papers text, cover or commercial grade.

Adobe Creative Suite Seminar
May 12, 2004
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel Jantzen Beach, Portland
Admission is free
Reserve online or call 1-877-303-9422

Adobe Systems Incorporated, an AIGA sponsor, will show you how Adobe Creative Suite can simplify and enhance your print and Web publishing. Discover the newest versions of your favorite Adobe creative tools, completely integrated for simplicity and speed. The Adobe Creative Suite brings together new full-version upgrades of Adobe's leading print and Web publishing tools--Adobe Photoshop CS with Adobe ImageReady CS, Adobe Illustrator CS, Adobe InDesign CS, Adobe GoLive CS, and Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional--to deliver a tightly integrated design environment. Attendees can enter to win free copies of Adobe software, a free HP DesignJet printer or free Total Training DVD's.

AIGA Portland Presents: dMob!
Date: Thursday, May 20, 2004
Time: 5:30 pm - 9pm
Location: TBA
Admission: FREE

Attention Designers and friends: Looking for like-minded souls to celebrate (or commiserate) with? Join AIGA Portland at dMob on the third Thursday of every month. This social event is free and open to the public. Look for an invitation in your email or visit the website for more information or photos.

Design For Democracy: Get Out The Vote Initiative

In mid-May, we will post guidelines on the AIGA website so that any AIGA member can begin working on a submission to the online Get Out the Vote gallery. Members will be able to download the instructions, the required EPS containing the identity and tagline and the required release form. Posters submitted to the gallery will be reviewed using the same criteria as for print submissions; details will be in the instructions. The gallery site will be launched as part of a major PR push on July 1.

AIGA Professional Members Ratify New Board

Following online voting from April 1 to April 16, 2004, the following nominees were ratified to the board, effective July 1, 2004:

Kevin Bailey, Arnerich Massena & Associates, Inc.
John Levenson, John Levenson Design, LLC
Kim Malek, Malek Studio
Paul Woods, Woods + Woods
Jeremy Raidt

Congratulations to our new board members, and thanks to all who voted! We'll be seeking nominations next year for the 2005 elections. In the meantime, if you have an idea for someone you'd like to see helping direct our chapter, feel free to contact us anytime throughout the year.

AIGA-PSU Student Chapter Presents:
Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Showcase
Friday, June 4, 2004
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Portland State University,
Art Department Annex
1990 SW 5th Ave., Portland

Please join AIGA-PSU as we celebrate the graduation of Portland State University graphic design majors with this display of senior portfolios. Light snacks and fun conversation included. Don't miss this opportunity to see what the next generation has in store!

Other June Events
We have two events lined up for June: Socio 12, our Members' party, sponsored by Stora Enso North America and "Via Conversation," an insightful and funny presentation from International Paper featuring a designer and printer facing off on topics like the manufacturing process; print production and the designer; and the role that paper plays in all of it.

While volunteer extraordinaire Jessica Bernert and her team are managing Socio 12, we are still in need of volunteers for "Via Conversation," which is in the early planning stage. Do you like to manage projects? You can oversee the event, being a leader for the other event team members. Are you more of a hands-on person? Set up and clean up are always fun and a great way to meet others. Is technology your passion? AV needs await your special talents. We'll have other needs too-let us know how you can help by contacting volunteer@portland.aiga.org with your specific talents and/or interests.

We'd love to work with you, and your participation will allow our chapter to grow and strengthen. With your help, we can make this event happen!

AIGA Portland Community Bulletin

Visit and learn about local events of interest to the design community. AIGA Portland does not sponsor these events, but as your trusty hub for information on the design profession, we thought you ought to know about these things. If you have an event that you would like to have posted please contact events@portland.aiga.org. The programming chair evaluates all requests against our AIGA mission and if appropriate we will post the event to this section.

A I G AN A T I O N A L
N E W S&E V E N T S

AIGA Initiatives

In the March Roundtable event, some members voiced ideas that they felt AIGA could be or should be doing. In fact, some of those ideas are already in place. We encourage you to visit to see what's happening on the national level. When you join AIGA, you are joining a national organization with over 16,000 others; make the most of your investment by visiting www.aiga.org often.

The Case of the Missing Benefits

All Professional and Associate Members should be receiving two monthly newsletters via email, "Communiqué" and "Design:Business." All Student Members should be receiving "Communiqué" (and can access Design:Business" with their login information). If you are not receiving these newsletters, please check with your IT people to have your spam filters adjusted, as they may be filtering out your newsletters.

AIGA Harvard Business School Advanced Design Leadership Program

AIGA and Harvard Business School will offer the second annual advanced leadership program, "Business Perspectives for Design Leaders," a one-week program to provide experienced designers with a chance to master the perspective of their clients toward business. It is available to only forty candidates who will live (and work) in the executive housing at Harvard Business School and be taught by the school's best faculty. Selection is competitive, based on the qualifications and experience of candidates. The program will be offered from August 15-August 20, 2004, at Harvard.

This will be an exciting opportunity for a significant mid-career enhancement in your skills, perspective and effectiveness. The timing is perfect for offering new services to clients as the economy rebounds. We hope you will consider it today. Visit www.aiga.org/businessperspectives for more information and an application form.

Looking for a job?

You can now post a portfolio containing samples of your work, a personal statement, résumé and contact details. Remember to update your Design Jobs account summary so that you are automatically notified when positions are posted that fit your criteria. Visit www.aiga.org/designjobs to see these benefits for yourself!

C O N F E R E N C E

Gain: AIGA Business and Design Conference
Register now! This conference is in the Equitable Center, which seats fewer than normally attend our business conferences, so seating will fill up early. By registering before June 1, you'll save $175. Visit www.aiga.org/gain_conference_2004 for details.

C O M P E T I T I O N

Got Ink? Mohawk Show 5 Call for Entries
www.mohawkpaper.com
Deadline: May 31, 2004

All commercial work produced between June 2003 and May 2004 and printed primarily on one or more of Mohawk's fine papers is eligible. Four winners will be rewarded with a $3000 travel voucher for a weekend spa retreat (or take $3000 in cash). Winning entries may be featured in a traveling exhibit, on Mohawk's web site, in trade journal ads and in a printed Show 5 catalog or book. Visit their website for entry forms and details.

A B O U TA I G A

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The purpose of AIGA is to further excellence in communication design as a broadly defined discipline, strategic tool for business, and cultural force. AIGA is the place design professionals turn to first to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis, and research and advance education and ethical practice.
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S U P P O R TO U R
S P O N S O R S

Without the support of these fine companies, AIGA Portland would not be able to present so many wonderful events and programs to the Portland design community. Support companies that support AIGA!

 Current Sponsors:

Fraser Papers
Spicers Papers

Appleton Coated
B&B Print Source
Fox River/Gilbert Papers
Lithtex
Paramount Graphics
Premier Press
Print Graphics
Stora Enso North America West Coast Paper

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Interim President, Kim Malek
Treasurer, Chris North
Secretary, Marri-Beth Serritella
Membership, Amy Chan

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