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AIGA just announced their next event here for the Salt Lake area chapter:

Allison Williams: Design: mw
Things/ Not-things

Allison Williams of the tribeca, ny based design firm ‘design mw’ will speak about the myriad things she has helped create at the company she founded with her husband, jp williams, over a decade ago. she will also talk about other aspects of the work at mw that never quite become tangible objects, but have a weight of their own.

Date:
Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Time:
6:30-7:00 pm – Mingle
7:00-8:00 pm – Presentation
8:00-8:30 pm – Q&A

Admission:
AIGA Students – Free
Non-member Students – $5
AIGA Members – $10
Non-Members – $15

Location:
Salt Lake Art Center
20 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
www.slartcenter.org

Directions and Parking info:
The Salt Lake Arts Center
The Salt Lake Arts Center is located in downtown Salt Lake just south of the Abravanel Symphony Hall. Please carpool and arrive early. Parking validations are available at the ticket table for parking at Crossroads Mall across the street.

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I received my Communication Arts Magazine today which features the latest and greatest in design. (Communication Arts is nearly a must read for every graphic designer who wants to keep up with trends).

Here are the companies from Utah that were featured.

Page 14:
Struck Design, Salt Lake City, for Packaging Design

Page 59:
And Design Capitalists (No Website), Salt Lake City for a Logo Design

Page 95:
BYU Publications & Graphics, Provo, UT for an Editorial Design

Congratulations to all this years winners!

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So my Print Regional Design Annual for 2006 came the other day and I quicky flipped to find out who was featured from Utah. Since they aren’t as big as other states when it comes to design, they were under the heading “Rest of the West”. In their intro they mention “Salt Lake City has 12 firms doing great work where there use to be two, says Jeff Olsen of B/O/W/G. He adds that clients from both coasts are sustaining a new crop of startup agencies, and the excellent designers graduating from local schools like Brigham Young leave town, “but come back a few years later.”

Here are the companies from Utah that were featured.

Page 119:
Axis41, Salt Lake City, for a Self-Promotional Campaign
B/O/W/G, Salt Lake City, for a Logo Design

Page 120-121:
Axis41, Salt Lake City, for an Invitation
Struck Design, Salt Lake City, for a Logo
H Theory, Salt Lake City, for a Stationery System
Stephen Hales Creative, Provo, for a Magazine Spread
angryporcupine*design, Park City, for a Logo

Page 122-123:
H Theory, Salt Lake City, for a Stationery System
H Theory, Salt Lake City, for a Stationery System
B/O/W/G, Salt Lake City, for Packaging
Richter7, Salt Lake City, for a Poster

Page 124-125
A+B Works, Salt Lake City, for a Stationery System
Visual Think, Salt Lake City, for a Book
Axis41, Salt Lake City, for a Holiday Card
Struck Design, Salt Lake City, for a Poster
B/O/W/G, Salt Lake City, for a Handbook/Guide

Congratulations to all this years winners!

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So I ran across an interesting site tonight called NO!SPEC. The site’s mission is to educate both clients and Visual Communication designers (also known as ‘graphic’ designers) about the nature of speculative, or “spec” work and how it effects us all in the design community.

The site also serves as a vehicle to unite designers who support the notion that spec work devalues the potential of design and ultimately does a disservice to the client.

How do you feel about Spec work?

Visit the Site | Digg story

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So my friend Tyrone Gibson, who’s one of those designer-types that lives and breaths good design, sent me an email this week inviting me to an AIGA event that he’s involved with. Here’s the sum-up:

Brian Collins will be coming to Salt Lake and BYU on THU October 26 to discuss “How Design Can Change the Future” – it may seem a bit egotistical but ladies and gents – this guy has got some incredible thinking. He comes from Ogilvy Mather in New York and runs “BIG” Brand Innovation Group. His thoughts will open minds and leap bounds in telling the story of any business or organization.

Read a recent article at Brand Packaging about what he’s thinking:
http://brandpackaging.com/content.php?s=BP/2006/08&p=4

They’re still looking for a few sponsors, if interested. The full event details are included on the AIGA Salt Lake Website at this link:
http://aigasaltlake.com/2006/08/brian-collins/

Date:
Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Time:
6:30-7:00 Mingle
7:00-8:00 Presentation
8:00-8:30 Q&A

Location:
Salt Lake Art Center
20 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
www.slartcenter.org

Admission:
AIGA Students – Free
Non-member Students – $5
AIGA Members – $10
Non-Members – $15

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