Professional Development

AIGA Boston hosts a series of half- and full-day hands-on workshops that cultivate professional skills. Past workshops have included:

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  October 21, 2011 The Cloud Foundation

  Adobe Workshop

  Under the gun to deliver designs for print, websites, and now iPads? Adobe has introduced two technologies making it easy to design HTML websites or publications for the iPad. This event featured the latest tools.

   
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  November 17, 2010 Boston Area

  Boutique Hotels Tour

  Boston's rich history and compact urban landscape are driving factors behind the design of some of the most interesting boutique hotels. We explored how architecture, interior, environmental graphics, and experience design affect hotel guests at all touchpoints.

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  November 11, 2010 Robert Half International

  Show & Sell: How to Create and Deliver Your Best Portfolio

  If you are seeking a new job, creating a portfolio that attracts a hiring manager's attention can pose a challenge. Learn how to present your work effectively, develop a book that showcases your work and create a compelling portfolio online.

   
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  October 29, 2010 The Cloud Foundation

  Adobe CS5 Workshop

  CS5 Design Premium offers new creative tools, the ability to deliver ideas faster in print and create interactive content without writing code plus it works with CS Live online services to maximize your design time by streamlining critical non-design tasks.

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  May 21, 2010 The Cloud Foundation

  Voyages of Discovery

  David Gibson, noted wayfinding designer, author, and co-founder of Two Twelve Associates will explore how an understanding of a traveler's mind and the growth of urban centers can help us create better wayfinding systems for complex spaces.

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  February 10, 2010 The Cloud Foundation

  Synesthesia Workshop: Branding Through the Senses

  How can brands make use of the senses to extend their impact with users? Through a game, participants explore how most companies don't make use of five senses when creating a brand experience. Learn how strong brands promote synesthesia.

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  November 12, 2009 The Cloud Foundation

  Visual Programming with Processing

  Join Peter Kirn for an introductory workshop on the Processing programming language! This workshop will explore not only the basics, but how those fundamentals can influence creative thinking and experimentation.

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  September 24, 2009 IDEO

  What’s Design Thinking?

  This workshop was crafted specifically to teach graphic designers about design thinking. The group started with a brief and then developed an approach through observation and participation. The challenge? Redesign tickets for the T, one of Boston's subway lines.

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  January 15, 2009 The Cloud Foundation

  Social Media & Your Business

  Corey McPherson Nash uses social media to project who they are and what they're up to. CMN engages their clients in social media to better understand their brands and audiences. Learn various approaches to social media.

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  June 14, 2008 Massachusetts College of Art and Design

  Hatch Show Print Letterpress Workshop

  The workshops took place at the MassArt's letterpress facilities, with historic letterpress blocks brought from Hatch Show Print. Participants worked with Jim Sherraden to produce prints on Vandercook cylinder presses, as well as learned hand-brayering techniques.

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  June 13, 2008 pinkcommagallery

  Gourmet Typography

  Ilene Strizver, Founder of The Type Studio, noted typographic consultant, and designer, led another intensive hands-on typographic workshop. Gourmet Typography Training teaches the typographic skills and aesthetics rarely taught or fully understood by professionals.

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