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ADAC Words of Wisdom Series
February 8th, 2011
Given today’s economy, it is difficult for small businesses and freelancers to survive. Our Words of Wisdom series is bringing a series of successful local professionals to share their knowledge. Get advice on how to run a business, including topics such as pricing, contracts, trademarks, copyright. The series will start on Friday, February 25 and the sequential dates will be every other week on Friday.
Paul Page of Page Design runs a successful local design firm. By striving to find ways to add value to their services, Page Design has found ways to thrive during this challenging economy. Join us on Friday, February 25th at 6 pm for an evening with Paul, where he will share some of the wisdom he has accumulated over many years of business here in Sacramento. Be prepared for a state-of-the-industry message with constructive suggestions for moving forward.
Protecting our work is important to designers, but it may not be easy to understand. Join ADAC on Friday, March 11th for an evening with Attorney Mark Leonard, partner in the law firm of Davis and Leonard LLP, for an overview of trademarks and copyrights. Tips from Mark will include how to common, but little known, trademark and copyright issues can impact design professionals in their business, registering and maintaining trademarks and copyrights, considerations when selecting trademarks and more.
Open to both members and non-members.
Free for members, $5 for non-members, $3 for non-member students (Student ID required).
All Words of Wisdom events will be held at AIA Central Valley building, 1400 S Street, Sacramento at 6 p.m.
Mark your calendars!
Friday, February 18 – Volunteer Meeting at Temple Coffee Roasterie, 2829 S. Street, Midtown Sacramento at 6 p.m.
Friday, February 25 – Paul Page, State-of-the-Industry Message (Words of Wisdom)
Friday, March 11 – Mark Leonard, Copyright and Trademark Law for the Graphic Artist (Words of Wisdom)
Friday, March 25 – Della Gilleran & Phil Tretheway, Marketing By Design
Friday, April 8 – Jennifer Bourn, Bourn Creative
Friday, April 22 – TBD
Friday, May 6 – TBD
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
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Trademarks Workshop on Sept. 15
September 1st, 2010
The California Lawyers for the Arts presents a Trademarks Workshop. 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.
Event information:
When: Wednesday, September 15
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: Elliott Fouts Gallery, 4749 J St., Sacramento
Admission: $5 for students/seniors, $10 for California Lawyers for the Arts members, $20 for the general public
To RSVP, please e-mail prclasacto@aol.com or call (916) 442-6210.
If you would like to help publicize this workshop, you may download this PDF flyer.
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Sac State Department of Design Spring Show
May 13th, 2010
The Department of Design at Sacramento State presents its Spring Show, Illusion.
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.
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ADAC presents What’s Next?
May 13th, 2010
ADAC (the Art Directors and Artists Club) presents What’s Next?, a panel featuring four Sac State graduates speaking about the different paths they’ve taken in the design world since graduating five years ago.
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):
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GCOM@SCC presents annual student show
May 11th, 2010
The Graphic Communication department at Sacramento City College and the GCOM Club present Brainstorm: The 2009-2010 Design Showcase featuring Student Awards and Face-Off competition.
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.
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Sac City GCOM & Photo Club putting on 2nd Saturday show
December 17th, 2009
The GCOM Club (GCOM 490: Studio + Club) students will be featured in a Second Saturday Show, January 9, 2009, from 6-10pm at Beatnik Studios.
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.
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Happy Holidays from ADAC!
December 16th, 2009
Happy Holidays and thank you for being a part of ADAC!
For those of you who made it to our event, By Hand & by Cam, with David Danz and Jayson Carpenter we thank you and hope it was a great experience. We are honored to have such excellent speakers who share their work, experience and stories. It was really incredible.
Another great effort ADAC took part in was the Holiday event Splendor of the Trees which benefitted The Gathering Inn charity for the homeless. ADAC built a beautiful art sculpture that lit up like a holiday tree and donated it to the Gathering Inn’s silent auction gala. The tree is currently being appreciated at a local school. The entire event earned over $50,000 to benefit the homeless.
Thanks again for a great start to the season to all our volunteers. Looking forward to 2010!
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Trademarks Workshop in October
October 19th, 2009
If you’re an artist, designer or creator of some sort, you probably won’t want to miss this workshop presented by the California Lawyers for the Arts.
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.
Hosted By: Elliott Fouts Gallery, www.efgallery.com
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Former president Steve Mehallo has a new blog
October 12th, 2009
If you’ve been missing ADAC’s old online Etc. newsletter, former club president Steve Mehallo is keeping the energy going with a new blog.
Mehallo had been involved with ADAC’s monthly newsletter for several years — compiling the Initial Caps column, writing prickly commentary and corralling as much art + design content as possible. He also used to post (mostly) daily design links on ADAC’s old home page.
Drop by http://mehallo.com/blog to see what he’s been up to.
And check out his new fonts over at MyFonts: http://tinyurl.com/mehallofonts
AND (featured recently on I Love Typography) his FONT Me mug – now available thru Zazzle: http://tinyurl.com/kol3jk
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Sacramento startup Webvanta is having a web site design contest
October 12th, 2009
Build a great site using Webvanta and win a Macbook Pro or iPod Touch! We built Webvanta to empower designers with more control over how their sites look and function. Now we want to see how that power’s being put to use, and reward the designers making the most of it. See our site for details and official rules: http://www.webvanta.com/contest
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