Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Read your newspaper on your computer? 1981!

Fwd: Vigilante, Vigilante Film Screening March 8th

You are invited to an exciting film screening and filmmaker's talk!


Please join us for a one-time only screening of Vigilante, Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, co-produced and edited by SF State Alumni Nathan Wollman and Julien de Benedictis. This documentary film follows anti-graffiti vigilantes in the Bay Area and beyond, and is an illuminating film for anybody interested in graffiti, self-expression, and the urban visual environment. For more information, visit http://www.vigilantefilm.com/

  • Thursday, March 8th
  • 7:00pm
  • Coppola Theater, first floor of the Fine Arts Building (near main entrance)

This event is co-hosted by the Design and Industry Department and the Cinema Department with support from the College of Arts and Humanities. For more information, please contact Hsiao-Yun Chu, hychu@sfsu.edu

Monday, February 27, 2012

Behind the Google Goggles, Virtual Reality

Behind the Google Goggles, Virtual Reality
By NICK BILTON
Google will start selling eyeglasses that will project information, entertainment and ads onto the lenses, but questions have been raised on how privacy will be regulated. 

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Monday, February 20, 2012

AIGA student lecture: Mucho from Barcelona


March 7, 6:30-8:30pm

AIGA SF
130 Sutter St., SF

The creative directors and founders of Mucho in Barcelona are coming all this way just to talk to you - students! Mucho will talk about their time as students and their career path from College to now being one of the most talented and creative agencies in Europe.

Here's a link to their website
http://www.mucho.ws/

This is not open to professionals, only to students and tutors and it's completely tailored to this audience (including of course Free weak beer).

A limited edition print of this poster will be available for all students who attend the lecture.

Student members: $7
Student Non-Members: $10.00
Tickets available at aigasf.org

Monday, February 13, 2012

FORMATIONS WORKSHOPS 2012 @ CCA

JUST ANNOUNCED: CCA _ Feb 25, 2012
We are pleased to announce FORMATIONS 2012, a series of software based workshops for students and professionals taking place on Feb 25th at CCA in San Francisco. FORMATIONS, an annual workshop series at the California College of the Arts, provides a platform for students and professionals in the design disciplines to explore new technologies in a hands-on workshop setting. FORMATIONS is a collaboration of the three research labs at CCA: MEDIAlabURBANlaband eLAB. Each year the focus of the event evolves to reflect emerging research topics in the fields of architecture, landscape, and urban design in relationship to new media.
Eligibility: The workshops are open to all students and professionals in the design fields.
Cost: Each workshop costs $75 for students and $175 for professionals
Hardware and Software: Attendees must bring their own laptop to the workshop. For software requirements please see below.
Location: All workshops will be held on the CCA San Francisco Campus. Exact Classroom/Labs TBA.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION: (Registration Link)
The 2012 workshops will be:

AIGA | Running Out of Running Time

By Ralph Caplan

Anyone who has performed before an audience knows the wisdom of the dictum, “Always leave them wanting more.” As Ralph Caplan observes, that requires the sensitivity to know when is enough and the discipline to stop there.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

9 Ways to Improve an Ad [humor]

9 Ways to Improve an Ad by Fred Manley and Hal Riney

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Design Change. Changing Design. | AIGA San Francisco

Doug PowellDesign Change. Changing Design. | AIGA San Francisco

In a time of staggering challenges, how can design create inspired solutions for some of our most pressing social issues? Find out howAIGA National President Doug Powell uses design methodology to take on today’s most complex social and cultural problems, and learn about AIGA’s new Design for Good initiative.
Doug Powell is a designer, strategist, entrepreneur and the creative visionary for Schwartz Powell, leading design-driven projects for some of the most prominent organizations in health and nutrition, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Johnson & Johnson and PepsiCo.

Thursday, 1 Mar 2012
6:30pm - 8:30pm
130 Sutter Street Suite 600
San Francisco, California 94104 Map

Registration

  • AIGA Members: $5.00
  • Non-Members: $5.00
  • Student Members: $5.00
  • Student Non-Members: $5.00

Monday, February 6, 2012

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

AIGA’s national student membership drive!

AIGA is committed to increasing student involvement in the design community. To make membership even more accessible to students, through February 20, students registered for a least six (6) credit hours can join or renew online for just $50.

GO HERE!

Spread the word and don't miss out!