SHIFT: A Green Salon [by AIGA Portland]

http://aigaportland.org/events/shift-green-salon-0

Join us February 18th for our second “SHIFT: A Green Salon” to hear 10 five-minute presentations from designers, creatives, and innovators that are making communications better and more sustainable.

Bring your own mug for FREE BEER, otherwise $5 per cup. Ziba auditorium doors open at 6:45, and no admittance after 7:15 (so that we don’t interrupt our presenters). A short Q&A session will follow presentations, as well as mingling. We will also be raffling off a few prizes, and free admittance to ReSource: Green Vendor Expo April 22 – $30 value.

The ten presenters that will be educating and inspiring us on sustainable design are:

* Don’t be square! : From parent sheet to final printed item
Austin Whipple, Creative Director, Pinball Publishing
* Propelling a movement: Design, technology, and cooperation to support the local economy
Katrina Scotto di Carlo, Supportland
* Technology and conversation: the foundations of sustainability
David Anderson, Canvas Dreams – Sustainable Web Hosting
* Pros & cons of materials in large format printing
Dallas Roemelling, OBP Signs & Graphics
* CMYG: Projecting authenticity in a crowd of Greenie McFakersons
Daniel Eckhart, Numerosign
* Utilizing water-based inks for apparel & textile graphics
PJ Portlock, Designer, Prolabro
* What is normal? And why?
Jonathan Bean
* Shave the world
David Vanadia, Interdisciplinary Artist
* re:active, and the sustainability of design professionals’ demographics
Michael Etter, Senior Art Director, Ziba Design
* A journey in sustainable product & packaging design
Joe Mansfield, Engrave & Grove

FREE Members & Student Members / $5 Non-Members & Student Non-Members
Register: http://aigaportland.org/events/shift-green-salon-0
For more info, contact Lisa Holmes, AIGA Portland Sustainability Chair.

MISSION of AIGA PORTLAND’S SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE | To provide 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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