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Join us Wednesday, March 10, 2010 -- 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Clampitt Creative Center
9207 Ambassador Row
Dallas, Texas 75247
Alexander Flores has been the art director of Dallas, Texas' only alt-weekly publication, the Dallas Observer, since 2007. Exclusively freelancing and consulting immediately before accepting the position at the Observer, Alexander brought nearly 10 years of advertising and design experience to the table, earning recognition and awards for his editorial design work from organizations such as the Dallas Society of Visual Communications, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and the Society of Publication Designers. A fan of pop-art, pop-culture, film, and all-things design-related, Alexander also has a sincere interest in photography, music, Vespas, vintage ephemera, technology, and other nerdy pursuits. Alexander resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife, two cats, and an extensive media library.
Posted by dallas in Event | March 1, 2010
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The empathy that provides designers with their intuitive and creative advantage can also ignite a compelling need to help others, such as when we witness the kind of devastation and suffering that nature has unleashed on the people of Haiti. Members have been asking how they can contribute toward saving lives and providing hope for the future, and whether there is a means for AIGA to organize help.
Read the rest of the post at aiga.org.Posted by dallas in News | January 20, 2010
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Joins us February 4th as we host Michael Surtees here in Dallas/Fort Worth. This event will be held at UTA in room 2109 of the Fine Arts Building. Details here.
Michael is a multidisciplinary designer, writer and educator residing in NYC. As the Design Director of the online news service Daylife he helps design new products and applications for clients like SKY News, the BBC, NPR and Dallas Morning News. Prior to Daylife he's worked with Panasonic and has been featured in Slate and New York Magazine. Michael also publishes daily at DesignNotes.info in which he tries to explore people's daily experience and observations with design. In Memphis at the AIGA National Design Conference Make | Think he shared his walking to work experiences for 20/20 based on what he's learned from blogging.
Posted by dallas in Event | January 12, 2010
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Deadline: March 1 at 1 p.m.
Brought to you for the first time in many, many years, the Texas Show celebrates the best of Texas design across the state. This exhibit is comprised of a competition, awards ceremony, catalog, and traveling exhibit. The Texas Show is open to all Texas design professionals and students. Since this is the first competition, any work created at any time may be submitted, so that we can represent the best work. You don't have to be an AIGA member to enter. Full details at the Texas Show site.
Posted by dallas in News | January 10, 2010
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