This summer studio event will allow participants to experience earning an education from IADT through hands-on learning. IADT’s 4 Arts Camp will feature several national design stars. Special guest appearances and instructors include:

Bobby Trendy - Celebrity Interior Decorator
Naima Mora – America’s Next Top Model Winner (Cycle 4)
Kit Scarbo – Project Runway (Season 4) and
Jany Lee – DesignStar (Season 4)

The workshop cost is $149.95 for all four days. Breakfast and lunch are provided in the cost for all four days.

IADT offers degrees in many technology and design disciplines. If you are interested in learning what it would be like to build a future in Interior Design or Fashion Design at a school in Sacramento, you won’t want to miss this opportunity.

The workshop is open to anyone who has an interest and a passion for design, though space is limited for the sessions. Call IADT Sacramento to register and reserve your seat today: 888-798-0111.

Department of Design Spring Show is an annual exhibition featuring the best work of graduating seniors as well as many undergraduate students from the programs of graphic design, interior design and photography.

Show info:
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
5-8:30 p.m.
University Union Ballroom

Admission is free.

You can download a PDF of the postcard and print it as a parking permit for the event at Sac State.

Hans Bennewitz, Christopher Lee, Rob Martin and Jeffrey Tanhueco will spend the evening recounting very different paths taken post graduation. Design degree in hand they have found homes for their particular design talents in Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Come hear their stories of trial and tribulation and ask questions as this panel of young award winning and published designers share their relatively new found wisdom.

Event info:
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
6-9 p.m.
AIA Central Valley Building
1400 S Street, Sacramento

Open to members and non-members.
Free admission for members. $5 admission for non-members, $3 for student non-members.

All four participants created posters for the event. Do take a look (click on the image to see a larger version):

From Hans Bennewitz:

From Christopher Lee:

From Majorminor (Rob & Jeffrey):

Time and Date:
May 17, 2010
2pm – 7pm
SCC Student Center

View the award-winning Student Design Competition entries and see which design will pick up “Student Design of the Year” and the “Popular Choice Award” during the Awards Reception.

Brainstorm will also feature an “Iron Chef”-like event in which four competitors will be challenged to create an original design in 30 minutes. There will be four different Face-Off competitions: one for design, 3D modeling, motion and faculty.

Schedule
(may be subject to change)
2pm Welcome
3:00pm Student Graphic Design Face-off
3:45pm Faculty Design Face-off
4:30pm Student 3D Design Face-off
5:15pm Student Motion Design Face-off
6:00pm Student Design Awards/Reception

For more information, visit the GCOM@SCC blog or gcomclub.com.

Joint projects will be featured by showcasing GCOM and PHOTO Club students’ collaborative efforts to reproduce iconic advertising.

Local art directors, designers and photographers are welcome to see what these up-and-comers can do.

Visit gcomclub.com/ransom for more info.

TRADEMARKS WORKSHOP

Tuesday, October 27th
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Location: Elliott Fouts Gallery
4749 J St. Sacramento, CA. 95819

Phone: (916) 442-6210 or email prclasacto@aol.com to register

Admission: $5 students/seniors, $10 members of CLA, $20 others

Embarking on a new project? Unsure about ownership or protection? Attorney Mark Leonard, partner in the law firm of Davis and Leonard LLP, will provide an overview of trademarks, including how to search for potentially conflicting trademarks, registering and maintaining trademarks, selecting trademarks and more. Mr. Leonard will be available to answer your questions related to this form of protection.

www.davisandleonard.com

Hosted By: Elliott Fouts Gallery,  www.efgallery.com

The folks at Capital Creative Collective are screening the Helvetica the movie at the Urban Hive on Wednesday, October 14th from 6-10 p.m. In recognition of fine Bavarian culture, they’re also serving up some great German bier und bratwurst.

The Urban Hive is located at 1931 H Street, midtown Sacramento.

TYPOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION IN HANGUL

An exhibition of work by Hyunju Lee and Phil Choo

On view at the UC Davis Design Museum

October 4 – December 6, 2009

Guided tour with the designer and the curator

Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 1 p.m. at the Design Museum, 145 Walker Hall, UC Davis

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This exhibition presents typographic explorations in Hungul by two Korean Designers, Hyunju Lee and Phil Choo, and is curated by UC Davis Design Professor Mihyun Kang.

The designer’s typographic roots began with Hangul, the native script of Korea that was created in the mid-fifteenth century. The two-dimensional works introduce the form, pattern and emotion of Hangul typography as an expressive medium. The exploration and manipulation of Hangul characters offers a contemporary glimpse into Korean life and culture.

Hyunju Lee and Phil Choo were born and raised in Korea and then went on to pursue their graduate education in very different cultures. Lee studied visual communication in Japan receiving her MFA from Tama Art University in Japan and her PhD from Tokyo National University of Music & Fine Arts. She is currently an Associate Professor of Human Environment and Design at Yonsei University in Korea. Choo earned his MFA in graphic design from Iowa State University and is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Oklahoma State University.

Regular Museum Hours

Monday – Friday: noon – 4 p.m.

Sunday: 2 – 4 p.m.

Closed: Saturdays, November 11, 26, 27

Free admission

For directions, parking and information, please visit: http://www.designmuseum.ucdavis.edu/

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 6:30 pm
AIA Central Valley building, 1400 S Street, Sacramento

Come join us and find out what some of our best local creatives are doing! David Danz, an illustrator of exceptional talent, and Jayson Carpenter, a photographer capturing unique images from around the world, will discuss what it’s like to be a creative in today’s fast-paced and digital world.

David Danz has been working as a freelance illustrator for the past 24 years. A graduate of Art Center College of Design, David first began illustrating in wood and linocut prints before abandoning his carving tools for scrapers and x-acto blades to accommodate the faster and more forgiving medium of scratchboard. Today he works out of his Placerville home studio, creating a variety of woodcut and wood engraved looking illustrations utilized in packaging, advertising, and editorial publications. His clients include the NY TImes, Chevron Oil, Wells Fargo Bank, Del Monte Foods, Coors Brewing Company and more. http://www.daviddanz.com/

Jayson Carpenter is a photographer currently based in Sacramento, specializing in humanitarian, advertising, editorial, and travel photography. His images have graced the pages of numerous national publications including Hour Detroit, Sunset magazine, and Running world. Some of his advertising campaigns include, South lake Tahoe tourism, The California Five a day, Save Mart and Safe banks and the NBA Sacramento Kings. While commercal work pays the bills, working with NGO’s and Non Profits fuels the soul.  After Four continents and over 20 countries later Jaysons sense of curiosity is still strong. In March of 2009 he returned from a fourteen-month journey thought much of Asia. There he worked on a book and shot for several non profits. Jayson will be sharing the fruits from his journeys. http://www.jaysoncarpenter.com/

Questions? Want to get involved? Contact laurel@mysticdesign.net

Map to the AIA Central Valley building (via Google Maps):
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=1400+s+street+sacramento&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=cCypSpycNIOosgOqpKSIBQ&z=16&iwloc=A

Pizza is served at these talks, first-come, first-served. Talks are in Room 241 at the Art Institute campus, 2850 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento.

Speaker series:

Wednesday, August 26
Michael Osborme
President and Creative Director of MOD, Inc.
Topic: Design = Craft + Art + Ideas + Coffee

Wednesday, September 2
Michael Kennedy
Principal of Michael Kennedy & Associates
Topic: Graphic Design is a Funny Business

Wednesday, September 9
Steve Barbaria
Principal of TACKETT + BARBARIA and Illustrator
Topic: Illustration and Design

Wednesday, September 16
Ghedeon Bere
Design Manager of the Office of State Publishing
Topic: Balancing Creativity and Security

For more information, visit the Art Institute’s website.