AIGA San Francisco will host a Opening Reception in our office to kick-off Design Week and unveil the exhibit: San Francisco Design. The exhibit will be on display until July 29, 2010. The exhibit will feature award-winning design from the San Francisco chapters of the:

• AIGA San Francisco
• American Institute of Architects (AIA),
• Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA),
• Interaction Design Association (IxDA), and
• Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD).

AIA/AIGA Gallery Space is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
This is a FREE event - 21 and older only please!

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The Open Studios will involve studios of all disciplines on both Tuesday, June 15th and Thursday, June 17th. We are organizing the nights by area. Each studio will be open for approximately 45 minutes for viewing and visiting before everyone moves to the next scheduled location. Please see entire list.

The Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) is the more than 1,600 members who work in the planning, design, fabrication, and implementation of communications in the built environment.

Speakers:
Kyle Reath, Assoc. AIA, SEGD
JACOBS | EGD Studio Director
"Environmental Graphic Design: Form + Function + Feelings"

Alan Jacobson, President
ex;it / BAJ Design
"Realizing our unique abilities to make change; Rwanda survivors village"

Before founding ex;it, Alan Jacobson founded and led the environmental graphic design firm AGS. Over 31 years Alan has designed for clients such as: Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente, University of Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Merrill Lynch, MetLife, Glaxo, Sutter Health and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Throughout his career, Alan has always pushed to raise standards and help pioneer fresh approaches to environmental design. He lectures at conferences and universities internationally on touchpointing, wayfinding, and environmental graphic design that works to improve the human experience. In 2006 he authored a chapter on wayfinding in healthcare environments for Wayfinding; Designing and Implementing Graphic Navigational Systems (Rotovision).

Alan twice won the SEGD international design Honor Award for his work with the Main Line Health / Lankenau Hospital Wayfinding program in 2006 and his community-building work in Rwanda. He chaired the SEGD 2004 national design conference, The Power of the Individual, and is currently chairperson for the SEGD 2010 strategic planning initiative. He has been selected as Juror for the 2007 Cincinnati Design Awards.

Free Admission. Refreshments Served. Hope Inspired.

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Last year’s Re-Thinking … Design conference was a huge success for DMI and the Design community. Top thought leaders on Design Thinking generated deep, insightful conversations that moved the definition of the subject forward.

Due to the demand created by last year’s success, we are doing it again. Returning are our influential co-chairs to host the event, Roger Martin, author of the acclaimed new book, The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage, and Darrel Rhea, well-known author and design opinion leader.

DMI’s Design/Management Thinking conversational-format conference will move beyond philosophical arguments on Design Thinking: it will grapple with the real changes in the expectations that all types of organizations are beginning to have about Design’s potential level of contribution—and the implications for you as a professional.

Register Online through link below.

DMI Conference: Re-Thinking the Future of Design»

To bridge the gap between business and design, AIGA San Francisco will present a lunch-time "D.Talks" seminar that will present a business case study on how Design is employed in a single company.

This year we feature method, the home care and personal care products brand. Join us in learning how method works to change "dirty business practices" by designing beautiful products that also happen to be nontoxic and environmentally friendly. We'll talk about metrics and insights that show the success of Design, and in a vernacular that business people will be more likely to understand.

Most companies treat product design like it "ain't no thang." At method, they believe product design is a thang. It's very much a thang. So when they were figuring out how to package our products, they enlisted world-renowned designer Joshua Handy to sculpt some of the finest pieces of recyclable plastic art this side of MoMA. Form, meet function. Function, form. You two play nice.

When registering, please choose from one of three lunch choices:
- Mesquite turkey with smoked bacon
- Chicken Athena
- Waldorf Vermont Cheddar (vegetarian)

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D.Talks Case Study: method»

IxDA-SF, AIGA SF, IDSA-SF and AIA SF have joined forces for bring you a very special evening of engaging speakers and an after party with DJ Party Ben celebrating design for social impact here in the Bay Area.

Act Locally, Think Globally

This is a free event. 21 and older only please.
IxDA-SF, AIGA, IDSASF and AIA SF have come together to bring you a very special evening celebrating industrial, interaction and print designers, activists, and architects in the Bay Area and creating products, systems and ideas that are positive change catalysts.

Open to the public.

Event Intro:
Aynne Valencia, Design Manager
Avalen

Speakers:
Chris Blow, Chief Design Lead
Meedan
Speaking about: www.ushahidi.com

Joshua To (TBD)
Brute Labs

Liz Ogbu, Associate Design Director
Public Architecture www.publicarchitecture.org
The 1% Program www.theonepercent.org

Post-Speaker reception:
Featuring Movin' 99.7's resident House Nation and mash-up king DJ Party Ben!!!!!!!

Very Special Thanks to:
Pereira O'Dell for use of The Barrel House.

And thanks to co-conspirators:
Allan Velzy - Leader IDSA-SF
Aynne Valencia, Co-Local Leader IxDA-SF
Jaime Wong, Public Programs Assistant, AIA San Francisco
Kristen Bouvier, Social Impact Chair, AIGA SF

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Last year’s Re-Thinking … Design conference was a huge success for DMI and the Design community. Top thought leaders on Design Thinking generated deep, insightful conversations that moved the definition of the subject forward.

Due to the demand created by last year’s success, we are doing it again. Returning are our influential co-chairs to host the event, Roger Martin, author of the acclaimed new book, The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage, and Darrel Rhea, well-known author and design opinion leader.

DMI’s Design/Management Thinking conversational-format conference will move beyond philosophical arguments on Design Thinking: it will grapple with the real changes in the expectations that all types of organizations are beginning to have about Design’s potential level of contribution—and the implications for you as a professional.

Register Online through link below.

DMI Conference: Re-Thinking the Future of Design»

The Open Studios will involve studios of all disciplines on both Tuesday, June 15th and Thursday, June 17th. We are organizing the nights by area. Each studio will be open for approximately 45 minutes for viewing and visiting before everyone moves to the next scheduled location. Please see entire list.

The San Francisco chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design, presents the 2010 Design Lecture Series. This year’s DLS will be comprised of four lectures, sponsored and held at Adobe San Francisco.

Networking & Refreshments: 6:00 PM
Lecture and Q & A: 7:00 PM

David R. Butler is Vice President, Global Design, for the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia. David is responsible for how we think and what we do with design at The Coca-Cola Company. This includes leading the global vision and strategy for design, building the organization’s capability and external reputation as a Design-Driven company, and leading the Global Design function.

Sponsored by: Adobe

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Design Lecture Series: David Butler»

Design Thinking has been defined as a process for practical, creative resolution of problems or issues that looks for an improved future result. Unlike analytical thinking, design thinking is a creative process based around the “building up” of ideas.

AIGA SF, IDSA and IxDA invite you to learn how to utilize Design Thinking in your organization. This event is recommended for any socially responsible organizations, businesses, government agencies and designers of all disciplines to collaborate on implementing these powerful tools to better their communities. This workshop is made possible with the support of Adobe System's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative.

Patrice Martin, Practice Lead and Systems Designer at IDEO, will introduce how IDEO is using Design Thinking for social innovation.

Then you will experience design thinking in a hands-on "Introduction to Design Thinking" workshop led by former Stanford d.school Fellow Corey Ford.

Patrice Martin is a Practice Lead at IDEO where she focuses on systems design to create meaningful human experiences. She works with clients to address large-scale social change through solutions spanning the private, public and social sector.

Bios:
Patrice's experience at IDEO has ranged from seeding innovation in clean water for the worldÕs poorest communities, envisioning new approaches to low-income housing, to rethinking blood donation in the US, where she currently leads the American Red Cross relationship. Patrice has led projects and project teams in healthcare, financial services, hospitality, workplace and education with clients including Nike Foundation, Mayo Clinic, Stanford University, and Marriott International. Patrice holds a BFA in industrial design from the University of Michigan and also regularly speaks at various conferences and forums.

Ticket includes admission to Design Week after-party at Autodesk to continue the discussion.

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Workshop: Social Impact Through Design Thinking»

The Design Week Party and PechaKucha: Design: M.A.D.ness! (*make a difference!) will bring together designers from all disciplines of design, as well as members of the public, to celebrate the variety and excellence of Bay Area design.

PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images forward automatically and they talk along to the images. PechaKuchas are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps – just about anything really, in the PechaKucha format.

The event will be hosted at the Autodesk Gallery and feature food, wine and great music. We will be showcasing award-winning design from the San Francisco chapters of:

• AIGA San Francisco,
• American Institute of Architects (AIA),
• Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA),
• Interaction Design Association (IxDA),
• Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD)

Design Matters at the Autodesk Gallery
The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates the design process that takes a great idea and turns it into a reality. With more than 20 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of Autodesk customers, the gallery illustrates the role technology plays in great design and engineering.

Come meet and network with designers of all flavors at the party to celebrate “Design Makes A Difference.”

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Design Week Party and PechaKucha: Design: M.A.D.ness!»

THREAD Show, the multi-city shopping event promoting emerging designers and artists, announces its spring 2010 lineup of shows, which will include San Diego, Orange County and San Francisco. THREAD will showcase more than 100 independent designers, as well as complementary music, art, food and entertainment. This year, THREAD is adding a home section to the event, inviting independent designers of furniture, art and house wares to apply for the spring shows.

Click link below to learn more and buy tickets.

THREAD Show: Curated Indie Design and Fashion»