If you’re a graphic/advertising/interactive designer or art director, a creative director, studio owner or agency head, an illustrator or photographer, a print or paper partner, or student of design, we invite you to join us for AIGADFW’s second annual Design Week. Enjoy a full week of educational and inspirational panels and talks, workshops and mixers:

Monday

April 9 / The Art Institute of Dallas – 8080 Park Ln Ste 100, Dallas, TX 75231-5900

• 12PM / Apps for Lunch Panel with  Jason Franzen of [x]cube and Friends
• 3PM / Dashboard Professionals: CMS Panel with  Fast Armadillo + Beyond Web Solutions + Envision Interactive + Thinq Design + MODx 
• 7PM / Opening Keynote: Mike Pratt, CEO and Co-Founder of Extra Sauce

Tuesday

April 10 / Dallas Design Center – 1025 N Stemmons Fwy, Suite 738 / Dallas, TX 75207

• 12PM / Woman-Owned Design Luncheon + Panel with Jennifer Dunn – SisterBrother Management, Holly Mason – MasonBaronet, Samantha Reitmeyer Sano,Swoon The Studio
• 3PM / Balancing Act with Bryony Gomez-Palacio, co-founder of UnderConsideration and Author of Women of Design
• 6PM / Designing Women Opening Reception For DFW Women In Design
• 7PM / Brand Thinking (and other Noble Pursuits) with Debbie Millman: Writer, Educator, Brand Consultant and Host of the radio show Design Matters

Wednesday

April 11 / Dallas Design Center – 1025 N Stemmons Fwy, Suite 738 / Dallas, TX 75207

• 12PM / Designing With Words with Wayne Geyer
• 3PM / Leading Creatives / Jeff Breazeale, Liz Burnett, Albert Cano, Matt Jones + Brandon Murphy
• 6PM / Happy Hour / Reception
• 7PM / AIGADFW’s Creative 20/20 powered by PechaKucha

Thursday

April 12 / Dallas Design Center – 1025 N Stemmons Fwy, Suite 738 / Dallas, TX 75207

• 12PM / Free Agents with Steve Stafford + friends
• 3PM / Work/Life Balance with Ben Jenkins of One Fast Buffalo
• 5PM / The MIX Happy Hour / Reception
• 7PM / THE MIX Tradeshow

Friday

April 13 / Two Locations – See Below

• 12PM / Design For GOOD Part 1 : Creative Think Tank at the Dallas Design Center – 1025 N Stemmons Fwy, Suite 738 / Dallas, TX 75207
• 6PM / Doug Powell: Designing Change at Fossil – 901 S Central Expy Richardson, TX 75081 

Saturday

April 14 / The Dallas Contemporary – 161 Glass Street, Dallas, TX

• 6PM / Reception / Fellows Dinner
• 7PM /  Fellows Award Presentations

About Design Week

AIGADFW Design Week is North Texas’s premier design conference for professionals and students with the aims of further promoting thinking about and demonstrating the value of our craft, and empowering the success of DFW’s design, advertising and interactive businesses and individuals. AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.

See full programming and updates / ask questions / buy tickets at AIGADFWDW.ORG