Reflections on the 2013 AIGA Annual Conference

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2013 AIGA Annual Conference Head, Hand, Heart

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More than 1,800 professionals and students came from all across the country to the Minneapolis Convention Center, one of the largest in their 100-year history. Being surrounded by a lot of talented people reminds me why being a designer is the best job on the planet. These are my reflections on the 3-day conference.

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2. 16 sessions 50 speakers 3. HEART: Peer-Reviewed Panel Presentations 4. Engage other media. Dori Grin University of Southern Mississippi 5. Gary Roznac Columbia CollegeMillennials are not predisposed to seeking problems. 6. We need to spark curious motivation. Andrea Marks Oregon State University 7. Collaborate to make change. Pamela Napier & Terry Wada Herron School of Art & Design 8. Pamela Napier & Terry Wada Herron School of Art & Design 9. Andre Murnieks University of Notre DameCreate movie trailers to sell a project. 10. HAND: Peer-Reviewed Panel Presentations 11. Cassie Hester & Joey Hannaford University of Western GeorgiaPlay is an important part of creative process. 12. The medium is the message. Sherry Saunders Lamar University 13. We learn by being physical. Erica Chaikin University of Houston13 14. Suzanne Powney Mississippi State UniversityRoselynn Newton Texas State University15 Letterpress helped with craftsmanship, DIY and history. 15. More diversity among disciplines. Sherry Blankenship16 16. Non-Educator Part of the Program 17. Plan your work, work your plan. Dave Fellman18 18. The color of truth is gray. Eric Baker Eric Baker Design19 19. when you make something no one hates, no one loves it. Tibor Kalman 20. Pick two of three, why not all three? Andrew Blauvelt Walker Art Center21 21. Stay wildly ambitious. Stop thinking you're special. Focus on your career. Nicole Jacek NJ(LA)22 22. George Lois23 Catch their eye. Warm their heart. Cause to act. 23. Adobe Muse Adobe DPS Terry White Adobe's Worldwide Design Evangelist24 24. History rhymes. Kurt Andersen25 25. A dockworker of Toulon, Honor Maei, who had shot six rounds at his niece, was more than half lynched.26 26. I found the circus. Paulina Reyes Mother New York29 27. Work on your work. Danny Yount30 28. Take the listener on a journey. Eve Claxton StoryCorps31 29. Made it personal Kept it short Tells the story in a sequence Rich details Stay focused 30. Save the Children eect Darth Vader toothbrush Blood Pressure eect 31. People matter most Randy Hunt Etsy35 32. Dog fooding Its about how people feel Use instinct and empathy Short. Iterative. Measureable. 33. Jason Fulford & Tamara ShopsinSome of the best feedback we get from one another is negative. 34. 38 35. Leyla AcarogluEverything we do impacts something else 36. 40 37. Turn curiosity into courage Leyla Acaroglu 38. Parody is a wonderful tool. J.J. Sedelmaier42 39. Play and creativity go hand in hand. Nicole Lazzaro43 40. Easy fun = curiosity Hard fun = ero People fun = amusement Serious fun = excitement 41. Turn complexity into clarity. Steve Duenes & Matthew Erickson45 42. David Kwong46 I cannot begin to explain what I experienced. 43. Do what you love. Alissa Walker47 44. Engage and delight. Steve Duenes & Matthew Erickson48 45. Julie, Jacky, Jeremy50 Innovation is relative to your audience. 46. Jennifer Kinon & Bobby Martin Original Champions of Design52 Strategy and design are inseparable. 47. Design is in service of others. Margaret Gould Stewart Facebook53 48. 54 49. To me, the computer is just another tool. Its like a pen. You have to have a pen, and to know penmanship, but neither will write a book for you. Red Burns 55 50. Be open to change Make it about people, not technology Be humble Be joyful 51. Aaron Draplin Draplin Design Company57 Say yes maybe a little more than you say no. 52. Do good work for good people. Aaron Draplin Draplin Design Company58 53. Andrew Blauvelt Walker Art Center 54. Thank you. @dharder [email protected]