Graphic Design Meetups

Rensselar Polytechnic Institute in collaboration with the Upstate New York and New York City chapters of the AIGA presents the "first Biennial Design Web Conference"-- a pioneering conference with key presentations streamed live October 22nd, 2008. The theme for 2008 is "Global Interaction in Design Education (GLIDE)" On the day of streaming, registrants will have access to content in the following types of innovative formats: live and/or recoded podcasts and webcasts, downloadable PDF files and powerpoint presentations with voiceovers, telephone conferences and blogs and wikis. Presentations streamed live will include synchronous Q&A sessions, so go on, register now!

The HOW Design Conference is sponsored by HOW magazine, the creative and business resource for graphic designers. Like HOW magazine, the HOW Design Conference recognizes that graphic design is a business as well as an art. We launched this annual event in 1991 with the goal of providing a hands-on, educational program to enable designers to better balance the three key components of graphic design: creativity, business and technology. Conference sessions cover a mix of these three critical design issues, with particular emphasis on creative and business topics. Sound interesting? Make sure to mark it onto your calender for next year.

In their workplaces, designers proudly displayed their most recent achievements. Giant-screen projections, 3D models, guided activities and visits, as well as interactive tools were among the many means used to help visitors better understand the work of designers and demystify their perceptions of design, in a welcoming, friendly atmosphere conducive to exchanges and discussions. This year’s Open House featured two new activities: the presentation of exhibitions by graduating classes in the various university disciplines related to design. And while you may have missed it this year, don't despair, it's an annual event. Catch it next year!