February 18: AIGA Presents "SHIFT: A Green Salon" + FREE Beer
Thursday, February 18
Doors open 6:45, presentations start at 7:15
Location: Ziba Design 810 NW Marshall, auditorium entrance
FREE Members & Student Members / $5 Non-Members & Student Non-Members
Join us February 18th for our second "SHIFT: A Green Salon" to hear 10 five-minute presentations from designers, creatives, and innovators that are making communications better and more sustainable.
Bring your own mug for FREE BEER, otherwise $5 per cup. Ziba auditorium doors open at 6:45, and no admittance after 7:15 (so that we don't interrupt our presenters). A short Q&A session will follow presentations, as well as mingling. We will also be raffling off a few prizes, and free admittance to ReSource: Green Vendor Expo April 22 — $30 value.
The ten presenters that will be educating and inspiring us on sustainable design are:
- Don't be square! : From parent sheet to final printed item
Austin Whipple, Creative Director, Pinball Publishing - Propelling a movement: Design, technology, and cooperation to support the local economy
Katrina Scotto di Carlo, Supportland - SCRAP
Elaine Volpe, marketing manager, Slate Technologies - Pros & cons of materials in large format printing
Dallas Roemelling, OBP Signs & Graphics - CMYG: Projecting authenticity in a crowd of Greenie McFakersons
Daniel Eckhart, Numerosign - Utilizing water-based inks for apparel & textile graphics
PJ Portlock, Designer, Prolabro - What is normal? And why?
Jonathan Bean - Shave the world
David Vanadia, Interdisciplinary Artist - re:active, and the sustainability of design professionals' demographics
Michael Etter, Senior Art Director, Ziba Design - A journey in sustainable product & packaging design
Ken Tomita, TomitaDesigns & Grove
For more info, contact Lisa Holmes, AIGA Portland Sustainability Chair.
MISSION of AIGA PORTLAND'S SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE | To provide on and offline environments for designers and thought leaders to discuss sustainability, green practices, the future role of visual communications, and beyond.
Online registration closes the day the before the event, however, walk-in registration will be available at the event.
