October 22, 2011
AIGA SDCC Coming in November
Join the SDCC AIGA student chapter and the design history classes for an in-depth visit to an impressive exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Art on November 1st at 2pm in Balboa Park. Students can gain free admission and a docent guided tour to and incredible exhibition of Great Spanish Masters from the Perez Simon Collection. Enjoy works by Dali, Picasso, De Chirico, Magritte, Miro, Sorrolla and many others.
To learn more about this exhibition and view short films on some of the pieces in the show please visit this link:
El Greco to Dali. If you would like to join us and get FREE admission to this dynamic show please RSVP to SDCC Professor Candice López at calopez@sdccd.edu
Thursday November 3: Paul Drohan, Creative Director of Digitaria
Paul will be joining in T310 for the Portfolio Building Orientation to discuss how he designed a type font. We get started at 2:30pm.
Friday November 4: Rafael López Studio Tour
Illustrator Rafael López will share his illustrations that are a fusion of strong graphic style and magical symbolism. His children’s book illustrations for Book Fiesta! won the 2010 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award given by the American Library Association. His 2008 poster Voz Unida was an official poster at Artists for Obama. He has designed 8 stamps for the United States Postal Service and created 3 paintings for Oprah Winfrey's school in South Africa. His studio is in a renovated car garage in the East Village.
Rafael López Studio. 843 Tenth Avenue. Studio C. San Diego, CA-12 noon to 1:30 pm
Wednesday November 16: MiresBall Studio Tour
Scott Mires, heads up MiresBall, one of the largest independent brand design agencies in Southern California. A trusted partner of leading national and global brands, MiresBall creates market differentiation by bringing together two powerful ideas—lifestyle and innovation. The agency’s expertise lies in developing and implementing fully integrated marketing campaigns encompassing positioning, identity development, messaging and print, packaging, tradeshow environment and Web design.
Mires Ball 2605 State St. San Diego, CA-12 noon to 1:30pm