SHIFT: A Green Salon
Thursday, November 5th from 7-9pm
Pop Art Community Room (718 SW Alder Street, Suite 220).
The event is free to AIGA members and students,
The Portland AIGA Green Team kicks off its new series, SHIFT: A Green Salon. The event will showcase 10 five-minute presentations from designers, creatives, and innovators that are making communications better and more sustainable. Ideas range from rethinking design to creative print solutions and efficient typography screen techniques. A short Q&A session and mingling will follow the presentations.
SHIFT: A Green Salon will take place Thursday, November 5th from 7-9pm at Pop Art Community Room (718 SW Alder Street, Suite 220). The event is free to AIGA members and students, $5 for non-members. Seating is limited. Please RSVP and obtain additional information at http://aigaportland.org/events/shift-green-salon.
Presenters will include:
Chris Erickson of Parliament (Green Office Renovation),
Matt Miali of B&B Print Source (“Is there such a thing as a sustainable printer?”),
Laura Whipple of Pinball Publishing (“The Wonderful World of Chipboard”),
Bram Pitoyo of W+K Media Laboratory (Tips/tricks for screen energy efficiency),
designer Johnny Levenson (“The Creation Station” Kids creatively reusing materials to design their own toys),
designer and art director Martha Koenig (“How to Make a 100% Organically Clichéd Green Ad”),
user experience designer Jackie Scherer (“Lean Design for Information Flow”),
Kristin Rogers Brown of Oliver Wyman (Case Study: “Learning Journal” for OW Leadership Development), and
Eric Hillerns of Pinch (“The five P’s in redefining Pinch. A Design Office. Process, Practice, Partners, People, and Pinch House).
Contact Lisa Holmes, AIGA Portland Sustainability Chair, at [email protected] 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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