The Portland AIGA Green Team is holding their 2nd SHIFT: A Green Salon, on Thursday, February 18th. The event will showcase 10 five-minute presentations from designers, creatives, and innovators that are making communications better and more sustainable. Ideas include efficient print and packaging techniques, rethinking "normal" design, and overall creative approaches. A short Q&A session and mingling will follow the presentations.
SHIFT: A Green Salon will take place Thursday, February 18th from 7-9pm at Ziba Design in the Pearl (auditorium entrance, 810 NW Marshall). Doors open at 6:45pm, and the event is free to AIGA members, $5 for non-members. Please RSVP and obtain additional information click here.
Presenters will include: Austin Whipple, Creative Director, Pinball Publishing ("Don’t be square! : From parent sheet to final printed item"), Katrina Scotto di Carlo of Supportland ("Propelling a movement: Design, technology, and cooperation to support the local economy"), David Anderson of Canvas Dreams ("Technology and conversation: the foundations of sustainability"), Dallas Roemelling of OBP Signs & Graphics ("Pros & cons of materials in large format printing"), Daniel Eckhart of Numerosign ("CMYG: Projecting authenticity in a crowd of Greenie McFakersons"), Designer PJ Portlock of Prolabro ("Utilizing water-based inks for apparel & textile graphics"), Jonathan Bean ("What is normal? And why?"), Interdisciplinary Artist David Vanadia ("Shave the world"), Senior Art Director Michael Etter of Ziba Design ("re:active, and the sustainability of design professionals’ demographics"), Joe Mansfield of Engrave & Grove ("A journey in sustainable product & packaging design").
Contact Lisa Holmes, AIGA Portland Sustainability Chair, at
sustainability@portland.aiga.org or visit
http://aigaportland.org/events/shift-green-salon for more information.
AIGA Portland’s Sustainability committee provides on and offline
environments for designers and thought leaders to discuss
sustainability, green practices, the future role of visual
communications, and beyond.
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