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Balancing the
Design Driven Life
How do we balance it all? Design, family, fitness, relationships, life? Florence Haridan will lead us through an exploration of how design affects all parts of our lives and how it can bring balance to every aspect of life. Register today -- deadline is March 3.

When: March 8, 2008, 8:00 am – noon at the Des Moines Botanical Center

Pricing: AIGA Member: FREE, Non-Member Professional: $40, Non-Member Student: $20. Group rates also available.

 
  Wanted: Your Ideas

Join us for T2, AIGA Iowa's monthly after-work, no-speaker, no-pressure event. We’ve offered up our ideas, but what do you want to talk about? To suggest topics for upcoming Third Tuesday (T2) events, please e-mail events@iowa.aiga.org.

Our next T2 event is March 18 at Paddy’s Irish Pub in Urbandale. Hope to see you there!
 
Be Involved in Your Chapter!
  Get Out the Vote 2008

AIGA Iowa is a 100% volunteer run organization. Elections for board positions are now underway. Please consider nominating yourself or a peer.

  

AIGA invites designers from across the United States to create nonpartisan posters that inspire the American public to participate in the electoral process and vote for a presidential candidate in the 2008 general election.

Further details and submission instructions for 2008 will be available by mid-February.
     
Regional Events
  Design Competitions

Nebraska: Chip Kidd - February 29
Minnesota: Design Show 2008 - March 13
Kansas City: Stefan Sagmeister - March 10
Chicago: Business of Design - March 12

 

The deadline is fast approaching for 365: AIGA Design Competitions and 50 Books/50 Covers. Entries are due by March 7. For more information, click here.
 
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