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MAIN PAGE :: CALENDAR :: MEETING MINUTES :: MEMBERSHIP ROSTER :: MENTOR

  

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:: Contact Prototype Officers
:- Caitlin Harsch, President
:- Lindsay Tippett, Vice President
:- Whitney Morris, Communications
:- Chris Klee, Co-Programing
:- Alexandra Avila, Co-Programing
:- Krista Richards, Membership
:- Jordan Jacobson, Social Chair

:- Andrea Wertzberger, advisor

 

 

 

 

 

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protoTYPE MEETING {Sept 15 room 203a at 6pm

NEXT MEETING {April 1 room 203a at 6pm
STUDIO TOUR: sign up. CONFERENCES: dallas and aiga conference. UPCOMING: April 8, Bruce Mau at the KU Union and April 9, Patrick Coyne in Kansas City: take a van. Hallmark Cards April 17. End of the year socail. Senior Show May 08 in Kansas City.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Studio Tour March 27
Design Ranch + Rush Wade Photography + Rees
Click on the studio listed above and see thier work. Meet at Dillons on 19th street.
Click here for times, who is going, addresses and more...

Speaker {Bruce Mau: April 08, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Massive Change: The Future of Design and Life on Earth
Don't miss out on this mega name at the Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
*if you go it can count towards a Hallmark Lecture: fill out sheet and give it to me.

Question & Answer Session at The Commons, 9:30-11:00 AM, Thursday, April 9, 2009

AIGA Speaker {Patrick Coyne: April 09
Celebrating 50 Years of Communication Arts
Patrick Coyne will discuss the history and philosophy of the magazine, how CA's competitions work and how creatives are chosen for profiles in the magazine. He will also present a selection of award-winning design and advertising projects produced on limited budgets and discuss the future of creativity in the post-information age. We can take a van or 2 to this event if so if you want to go...

Studio Tour April 10 {Reactor + MK12
Click on the studio listed above and see thier work.

Studio Tour April 17 {Hallmark Cards
All Day Tour: Great tour if you haven't been sign up. Space is limited.

Senior Show {May 08
You wil be doing the senior show before you know it -- go and check it out.

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DESIGN CONFERENCES
Dallas Society Visual Communication {register March 27
3 days filled with nationally renowned speakers, a Job Fair, a Portfolio Review, Roundtable Discussions, parties, prizes and Studio Tours. The cheapest and most filled studnet only conference. and cheap $110. register now

Make/Think: AIGA Design Conference
The AIGA Design Conference is in Memphis, October 8–11, 2009.
it is a great event and if you volunteer then you can get in for FREE if you volunteer.
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There are 70 volunteer opportunities available for “Make/Think: AIGA Design Conference” in Memphis, Tennessee. Student groups get first dibs! If you are at all interested volunteer NOW. Information about the conference: http://designconference.aiga.org

* you do have to be a student member so if you are not currently one but are interested please see me | letter | contract |


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Studio Tours {twice a semester
Monthly studio tours, we will be visiting large and small design and advertising firms, printers and other creavtive in our area click on a firm below to see thier work.

-- Barkley
-- Bernstein Rein
-- Blacktop Creative
-- Bungalow Creative
-- Design Ranch
-- Hammer Press
-- HOK
-- MK12
-- Muller + Company
-- OnTarget Interactive
-- Rees Masilionis Turley
-- Sullivan Higdon & Sink
-- Architecture 360
-- Take 2
-- Willoughby Design Group
-- Ron Berg Photography
-- Rush Wade Photography

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AIGA TRANSITIONS {
You are invited to attend a discussion group with AIGA Kansas City. Transitions is a group of young design professionals with 0-5 years experience in the design industry. It's open to graduates who are currently in their new design position or are currently on their search. Seniors in their final semester are also welcome.

It's an open forum to talk about the trials and tribulations of transitioning from a design student to a design professional. The forum will consist of open, interactive dialogue about the challenges you've faced, opportunities you've embraced and everything in between.


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PAST EVENTS

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October 1 {Blacktop Creative: studio tour and open house
4:30 to 6:30pm. Open to all student group members. See and experience the new Blacktop Creative studio. Get the tour, see the work and meet your fellow students in programs around the Kansas City Area. Contact andrea or amy rottinghaus for carpool information. {Meet in the Art and Design (up top by Hoch) parking lot by 3:20 we will be leaving by 3:30. Blacktop address: 512 delaware, suite 100, kansas city mo, 64105

Feb 04 {AIGA Transitions
Pimp your Portfolio: Dos and don'ts, essentials and optionals, ideas and inspiration.

Feb 13 {Protype Meeting
First meeting of the semester. Learn what is planned for this semester. Sign up for studio tours. Memberships {time to join or renew. Mentorships: get a mentor be a mentor.

Feb 09 {ProtoTYPE social event

Feb 25 {KIOSK Submissions DUE
email submissions to: kiosk.ksoik@gmail.com

Feb 25 {Sean Adams {hallmark symposium speaker and meet and greet.
see what he does {adamsmorioka click here}. Come early {from 4:00 to 5:45} and meet Sean, eat something and meet students from area aiga student groups. Room 203D.
http://adamsmorioka.com/

Feb 26 {Chip Kidd click here to find out more
Chip Kidd, New York-based writer and graphic designer, will speak at 7 p.m.
Feb. 26 at Unity Temple on the Country Club Plaza, 707 W. 47th St.
http://www.kcai.edu/newsevents/detail/?id=511

Feb 29 {studio tours: Barkley, Sullivan Sink, VML
MEET at Boarders to carpool by 8:45. Do not be late. Cars will not wait for you. Contact programming officer: amy rottinghaus, email:alr25@ku.edu. Find out about the firms before you go click on the name to find out more. Barkley 10am | Sullivan Higdon & Sink 2pm | VMLhttp://barkleyus.com/
http://www.wehatesheep.com/
http://www.vml.com/

March 01 {AIGA Portfolio Day
This is an all day event this year and a box lunch will be provided. Student Members $10, Student Non-members $15. http://kansascity.aiga.org/event.cfm?event=08_portfolio_day


March 10 {AIGA Lecture: Sagmeister: more information to come
contact programming officer: amy rottinghaus, email:alr25@ku.edu


March 12 {Prototype Meeting: 6:00pm room 203a
Sign up for studio tours. Guest speaker Ein Mills, Hallmark Recruiter, Hallmark Internships.

March 17 {Deadline: Hallmark Internship Application
Hallmark internship assignments vary in scope and length, typically lasting 10-12 weeks. As an intern you will have the opportunity to work on real projects, make significant contributions and interact with employees all over the company. {click here for more information about the internships. Deadline to upload your portfolio is March 17, 2008.

March 20 {April Greimen is coming to KC via the Ad Club and UMKC. Students get in for $5 with your KU id. If you are around GO. Art+Copy Club Presents the Opening Reception of the 2007 ADDY Gallery and Featured Speaker April Greiman. 5:30 pm reception. 6:30 pm program. Here is the link to more info.