AIGA Kent

TONIGHT! Tired of redoing the same watercolor for 6 hours? (We are, too.) Join us at 6:30pm in 421 Taylor Hall and learn how to use programs like procreate to make digital illustrations that mimic traditional media! Join VCD Seniors Alice Leach and Joey McGrellis, and learn how they use brushes and textures to PUMP UP their digital illustrations.

DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP! This Thursday, Nov 21 at 6:30pm in Taylor Hall 421, learn how to use Procreate, digital brushes and textures, and more with seniors Alice Leach and Joey McGrellis!

GIVE UR PENCILS A BREAK! 😫✏️ A free workshop for anyone interested in 3D modeling, tomorrow at 6:30pm in 471 Taylor Hall! Please bring a laptop with After Effects installed. 👩‍💻

Looking for free food, help on design projects, and angsty VCD vibez? Homework Hash-out is this Sunday from 4-7pm in the Undergraduate Studio 💃🕺

🔥 GUEST SPEAKER TOMORROW 🔥 At 6:30pm in 340 Franklin Hall, join us in welcoming Marc Lineveldt as he shares from his career in advertising how to use the power of originality and thoughtful ideas to spark human emotion.

Marc has won and judged all of the largest shows in the advertising industry, including Cannes, D&AD, One Show, Clio and ADC NY. He has worked for major clients like Coca-Cola, Sony, and Levi's.

Ok y’all it’s T-Pose Tuesday!! Learn how to rig and animate characters TONIGHT AT 8PM in the Undergrad Studio at our second AIGA workshop! Please bring a laptop with After Effects installed, and we’ll take care of the rest 🤝

Check out the cool AIGA knick-knacks we made using 3D printers! We'll be exploring these technologies and more next Wednesday, Oct 3rd at 7pm at the SPARK Innovation Studio. Only 20 spots are available, so sign up today!

Our first meeting is TONIGHT at 5:15pm in the VCD Undergraduate Studio. We have lots of ideas to share with you about the upcoming semester and we can't wait to hear your ideas too. See you soon! (& look out for our free stickers around Taylor Hall!)

AIGA Kent is honored to host Roger Frank and Christian Woltman of Little Jacket, as they give a guest lecture and Q&A session!

The lecture and Q&A is November 28th at 6pm in Taylor Hall 226. Stick around afterwards for the awards of the 2017 VCD Juried Student Show

AIGA x Points of View is having their second screening this Thursday at 8pm in Taylor Hall 226!

The screening will be of InVision's Design Disruptors — a documentary looking at the future of design and user experience

We still have a few open spots for today's lecture and workshop at Each + Every! Today from 3pm–4pm! RSVP in link below!! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/each-every-studio-visit-and-workshop-tickets-38230298853

Each + Every Studio Visit and Workshop Each+Every is a local design studio specializing in research, branding, and digital design. AIGA Kent will be visiting them at their office where they will give us a mini-lecture on their research process and then be applying these techniques in a mini-workshop.

Tomorrow Night! Taylor Hall room 226: Points of View is screening Stefan Sagmeister's The Happy Film. This is a free event, hope to see you there!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akn0wnQ6rxE&t=1s

The Happy Film (Festival Trailer) *** World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival 2016 *** Designer Stefan Sagmeister lives in the the city of his dreams, creating work for the Rolling Stones...

We still have a few spots available for our visit to Each + Every this Friday! RSVP and more information at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/each-every-studio-visit-and-workshop-tickets-38230298853

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Each + Every Studio Visit and Workshop Each+Every is a local design studio specializing in research, branding, and digital design. AIGA Kent will be visiting them at their office where they will give us a mini-lecture on their research process and then be applying these techniques in a mini-workshop.

AIGA Kent is having our first event of the fall next Friday, October 6th!

Local design firm, Each + Every has invited us back to their crib! We will be visiting them at their office in downtown Kent, where they will give us a mini-lecture on their research process and then be applying these techniques in a mini-workshop.

Space is extremely limited due to space, so please RSVP in the link below if you are interested in going!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/each-every-studio-visit-and-workshop-tickets-38230298853

Reminder that designer and illustrator Lydia Nichols is speaking this evening at 7:00pm in the First Energy Auditorium in Franklin Hall (room 340). The lecture is free and open to the public!

She will be speaking about finding a voice as a creative and her career thus far which includes working for Google and with The New York Times, MoMA, Chronicle Books, and more.

After the lecture, stop over to the art building to watch DOPE with the VCD film club. We hope to see you all there!

Hey Gang!

We are having our second of three prep-sessions tomorrow evening at 5pm in the Art Building. This time we’ll be talking about internships: how to get them, where to find them, how to prepare for them, and any other questions you all have. Come hang out and enjoy some pizza!!!

Notice the fun Google Doodle on Google's homepage today? It was done by illustrator Lydia Nichols!

Lydia Nichols is coming to Kent State to lecture about finding a voice as a creative and her career thusfar which includes working for Google and with The New York Times, MoMA, Chronicle Books, and more.

Her lecture is open to the public on Thursday, March 9th, at 7:00pm in the First Energy Auditorium in Franklin Hall (room 340). There are a few spots left for the workshop the following day, too! If you would like to attend the workshop, send [email protected] an email saying you would like to attend.

Don't forget!

Our first hang-out is tonight at 5pm in the Art Building. We'll be giving advice on building your personal brand, curating your portfolio, and making your website. Share your ideas and ask your questions. There will be cookies! See you there!

AIGA Kent wants to help you be prepared for your next steps — whatever that may be. Come to one of our informal hang-out sessions to get advice and ask questions. Our first session is this Sunday at 5pm in the Art Building and will cover portfolios and personal branding. If you already know your next steps and want to share your experiences, come on out and give advice! And if not, that's what we are here for.

Hey gang!

First meeting of the semester starts in 15 minutes in the Macc Annex Lobby. It will be a short meeting about what we have planned for the upcoming weeks. Be there or be square!

Hey Gang,
There is still spots available to our trip to IPSO Creative in Akron this Friday, December 2nd at 2pm! We will be touring their space and talking to professionals with years of experience in web design, web development, and motion design.

This is a free event, but we ask you shoot us an email at [email protected] if you will be attending.

Hey VCD gang, looking for a on-campus design job? Signum is a student-run studio in the student center, and they are hiring designers to start in the spring 2017 semester. Check it out!

Reminder: there will be a meeting tomorrow from 145-215 pm in VCD Macc annex lobby to share some updates from AIGA Cleveland and Kent. Also, our VCD Professor Chris Darling will be presenting his personal portfolio! Don't miss it!

Join us for a collaborative design night this Sunday at 7pm in the Art Building Pit (room 112)— share projects, get feedback, and learn about an upcoming collaborative creative project we want you to be a part of!

Hey AIGA Kent— VCD Advanced Typography students will be holding a poster gallery reception for the show Type as/and Image, tomorrow, Thursday October 6 at 5pm at the Main Art Gallery in the Art Building. See you there!

Reminder: Our first AIGA informational meeting of the semester is today from 5-5:30 pm in the VCD Annex Lobby. Make sure to stop by!

Attention VCD Students!
Join us for the first meeting of the semester this Thursday, the 29th at 5 pm in the VCD annex lobby. We’ll be introducing our new leadership, talk about the benefits of joining AIGA, and our plans for the upcoming year. See you there!

Students, join/renew today by 2pm and be entered to win an LG monitor!

Join or renew today from 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. EST and you’ll be entered to win a LG UltraWide 21:9 Monitor ($999 value), courtesy of AIGA Presenting Sponsor ! Just one of the special perks of AIGA’s fall membership drive.