Cut&Paste - 2.21.09

Week 7

New cnocept flyer drafts are due next week! Show us what you got!

See guidelines on Week 6's post.

*Don't forget to register!*

If you're not registered by the end of Week 8, you'll be charged a $50 fine.

Photos from Cut&Paste soon to come! Stay tuned!

*Upcoming Events*

StimuLatte: Coffee & Conversation

February 26, 2009

7:00-9:00pm

Silverlake Coffee Co.

2388 Glendale Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90039

Official Event Post: http://www.aigalosangeles.org/events/2009/02/stimulatte-coff.php

Quote of the Day:

"I try to never be satisfied; this way I will always be challenging my spirit."

- Hiroshi Sugimoto

McSweeney's Post of the Day: The Elements of Spam

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2001/12/30roeder.html

Art Piece of the Day:

found at http://www.beautifuldecay.com/index.php?p=2

Week 5 gone, Week 6 here we come!

We need a new flyer! Wanna design one? DUE WEEK 8!

guidelines:

1) "cnocept" in Helvetica Neue Condensed Bold

2) Use Helvetica Neue type family

3) Meetings: Thurs. 11:30am, Rm 313

4) MENTION: networking, co

mpetitions, studio tours, discussions, events, workshops, design projects, speaker series, gallery visits

*Competition Opportunity*

2009 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

Submissions being accepted through June 5th, 2009

http://www.adobe.com/education/adaa/

*Upcoming Events*

GAUGE presents Petrula Vrontikis (Speaker Event)

February 19, 2009

Starts at 7:30

CAL STATE LA Music Hall

5151 State University Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90032

Petrula Vrontikis's site: http://www.35k.com/

Official Event Post: http://www.aigala.org/events/2009/02/gauge-petrula-vro

ntikis.php

Cut&Paste

February 21, 2009

Starts at 5:30pm

Avalon Hollywood

1735 Vine St.

Los Angeles, CA 90028

Official Event Post: http://www.cutandpaste.com/events/2009/feb/21/losangeles-2009/

Quote of the Day:

"Design is so simple. That's why it's so complicated."

- Paul Rand

Bored surfing the net? Check out: http://www.designyoutrust.com/

Art Piece of the Day:

found at http://www.booooooom.com/2009/01/30/andrew-gordon/

EMERGE 2009

Week 4, already?

Getting inspired for the "principles and elements" posters? If you need a source for the definitions of each subject, see http://www.johnlovett.com/test.htm. Everything is there, defined and broken down.

Come and support your fellow students at the EMERGE event this Saturday, February 7th at LMU. Pictures will be posted soon!

*Upcoming Event*

SPARK at The Well
February 12, 2009
7:00pm-10:00pm
6255 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Official Event Post: http://aigalosangeles.org/events/2009/02/spark-the-well.php

Cut&Paste
February 21, 2009
Starts at 5:30pm
Avalon Hollywood
1735 Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Official Event Post: http://www.cutandpaste.com/events/2009/feb/21/losangeles-2009/

McSweeney's Post of the Day: Seven Questions for the Guitar Solo From "Stairway to Heaven"

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2004/11/7allen.html

Art Piece of the Day:
found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/discoweasel/359096774/

Heeey, Week 3.

A new AIGA project is now in the works! We will be design posters based on the theme of the "principles and elements of design".

• Line
• Shape
• Direction
• Size
• Texture
• Color
• Value
• Balance
• Gradataion
• Repetition
• Contrast
• Harmony
• Dominance
• Unity

We will go more into depth about the criteria of each subject next week.

*Upcoming Event*

EMERGE: AIGA/LA Student Design Exhibition

Saturday, February 7, 2009

6:00pm-10:00pm

Burns Fine Art Center/LMU

1 LMU Drive

Los Angeles, CA

Want a new website? You should try: http://www.aigala.org/

Quote of the Day:

"I am not what I am. I am what I do with my hands."

- Louise Bourgeois

Art Piece of the Day:

found at http://orkposters.com/index.html