Mark Bevington got started about 10 years ago. He attended the University of Buffalo. And has a masters from Syracuse.

The name of Ninedot came from the nine dot game, and thinking outside the box.

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Branding – identity as a business model & put a purpose behind it

Warren buffett’s the world’s most successful investors says that brand is the most important factor.

1) Access & define purpose

2) Plan & set objectives

3) Execute

4) Measure – if it’s not working, fix it & tweak it.

Better thinking / core strategy

-       environments

-       events

-       identity

-       design

-       interactive

-       research

-       events

-       advertising

-       strategy

a new way of thinking

branding 2.0

Have some meat to your design & your brand

Nine dot’s better way of thinking

Who you need as a team:

• project manager
• creative director
• designer
• writer

Chase the money or do something you love

It’s your passion.

Learn more about Mark Bevington and Ninedot at Ninedot.com

Professor Karyn Jimenez will be giving a detailed and instructive demonstration on a very popular form of hand printing, lino-blocking and spray paint stenciling, Tuesday December 14th at 6:00pm in Westminister Conference Center in the Academic Center. Also be sure to come hungry cause there will be free pizza.

This will be a very informative and creative event that will help in future projects. It’s good to break away from the printer and do something with your hands, the results are amazing and it feels incredible to see the end result.

Lino-blocking, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum(sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a brayer), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a press (from wikipedia).

More information will be posted after the event in case you weren’t able to make it.

Here’s a sneak peak of some of Professor Jimenez’s demos:

We’re very excited to have Pete Cardoso from Ghost-Town.net come visit us, this Thursday (November 4th) at 12:00pm noon in the Westminister Technology Conference room. Come by to see and hear about his awesome work and experiences. There will also be snacks and refreshments, so feel free to come by on your lunch break. Students will also have their most recent work up on display, it will be an event you won’t want to miss.

Brian Alves, associate professor at Johnson & Wales University, has scheduled a visiting artist’s lecture with video artist Jon Shumway.  His work offers a uniquely personal approach/ perspective on digital media. This is open to anyone who would like to attend. If you have any questions you can drop Professor Alves an email or leave a comment below.

We’ll be sure to provide more information on this event as it draws closer. RISD is very eager to meet and network with our AIGA Student Group. If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment below.

Very important post vacation meeting! We will be planning all of the details for our Comedy Fundraiser. Please do everything you can to make it to this meeting. If you want to, or know someone that wants to donate items to be raffled off at the comedy fundraiser, please either bring it, or let us know.

If you are going to be designing a poster for the event, please have it submitted by this meeting. If you are not going to make it to this meeting, please shoot an email to aigajwu@gmail.com and make sure that you register to be a part of our Relay For Life Team.

Last year, we held a fundraiser called Comedy For A Cure during which we raised over $300 for our Relay For Life team. It was a great time, and everyone is asking about it again this year. So it is back by popular demand.

Tickets are just $5!
Pepsi Forum on Pine Street.
Donations will be accepted at the door.
Raffle prizes will be given away as well!

100% OF PROCEEDS ARE DONATED TO RELAY FOR LIFE

We can fit 250 people! Let’s fill this place up and raise money for a great cause! This year’s event will be a little different though. It will be composed of 2 parts:

Student Gallery

The first part of the event will give students an opportunity to display their work. Outside of the auditorium where the stand up event will take place, there will be a gallery full of member and non member work. We hope to attract many members of the design community to the event to view our hard work.

Comedy Event

This is the main event. It will be hosted by myself, and 4 local comedians will be donating their time to perform stand up!

Derek Furtado, Kelly Morse, Mike Murray and John Porch

In the weeks leading up to the event we will post bios on each comic to get you pumped up!

If you are interested in displaying your work, please email us at aigajwu@gmail.com. We will contact you back with details.

Here are some photos from last year’s event.

 

Directions

At our design-a-thon on the 14th, one of the things you can work on is a 2010 calendar poster. We will vote after the holiday break on which one we like best, and we will get it printed for members to take home. These posters will be due the week we come back from break..

Here are the requirements of the poster:

• Must be 16″ x 20″
• Must be 300DPI
• Contain every day of the 2010 year (I don’t say every month because you are not restricted to the typical monthly grid layout)
• Must use images you are allowed to use (creative commons, purchased stock images, etc.).

These are just a few requirements, if we think of any more we will let you know!

Here are some links to help you with some inspiration:

Creative Calendar Designs – Smashing Magazine

10 Creative Calendar Designs For Inspiration – Best Design Options

Various Calendar 2009 Designs – Design Inspiration Resource

So our last design-a-thon was a big success. We had a great showing and it was a lot of fun. So we decided to do it again.

We will hold it Monday December 14th in the WTCC at 6:00pm.

There will be a holiday theme. We will have some classic holiday films, holiday treats, and maybe even a holiday guest!

We will also be working on our next group contest, which I will post more information on shortly. We will be designing 2010 calendar posters. They will be 16×20, and we will vote for the best one. The best one will be printed, and distributed to the group. Stay tuned for more information.

So come with some ideas, some inspiration, and some holiday spirit!

We have FINALLY worked out all of the details for our New York City trip. Here we go:

When: December 11th, 2009 – Meeting at the School of Technology at 6:30AM sharp.

Who: Anyone who wants to come! (Must be a JWU student however)

Where: We will be going to the Big Apple!

How much:
AIGA JWU members – $10
Other students – $15

Here are the places we will be visiting.

Central Booking

Central Booking is a space in Brooklyn, New York City which focuses on artist’s books and prints and their integration into the larger art world. They currently have 2 galleries and feature an extensive list of artists, designers, writers, and publishers.

Dress Code

Andre Andreev and G. Dan Covert have most likely been welcomed into your homes already; their work for the VMAs was beamed around the world in 2005 and 2006. Andreev and Covert started working together at California College of the Arts, then, with stints at Karlssonwilker, XLARGE, and odopod under their collective belt, the two took jobs at MTV while building a design empire at night. Equal parts big name branding, silk-screened concert posters, and renegade art projects, dress code is an impossibly prolific firm for two designers who’ve yet to turn 25. (Excerpted from dresscodeny.com)

AIGA Rhode Island and AIGA Johnson & Wales has a great relationship with Andre and Dan which has included having them speak at Johnson & Wales in the past, and Dress Code also hosted us during our first bus tour last year and we are excited to go back.

AIGA National Design Center

Located at 164 Fifth Avenue in New York City, the AIGA National Design Center serves as a base of operations for the national staff as well as a source of inspiration for members and the public. The AIGA National Design Center features a gallery open to the public during exhibitions throughout the year, an extensive library available by appointment to members only, the AdamsMorioka Archives Vault and a green roof.

Things to keep in mind:

RSVP: If you are interested in coming you can RSVP in a few ways.

1. Email aigajwu@gmail.com with your name.
2. Comment on this message with you full name saying that you would like to come.

We will be having a meeting on Monday December 7th. This meeting will be very important because we will be collecting money for the trip, and we will also be collecting the necessary information that we need from you.

If you can not attend this meeting you need to come to the WTCC between 11:30 and 3:30 on Monday or Wednesday.

You will also have to provide yourself with bus ride entertainment, snacks and beverages. We will probably stop for food at various points during the quest as well, so be prepared to have some extra money for nourishment.

If you have any questions at all do not be afraid to ask!