Call for Entries:
CADC 34th Annual Awards Show
Enter Online Now!
Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy! Calling all fish, all types. Aren’t we all fishin’ for compliments? Enter your best work to see if our judges agree that you’re a big fish in a small pond! Are you the Puffer Fish? The Starfish? The Squid? Find out on June 18th!
Entry deadline for the Show is Friday, April 17, 2009. An online entry registration tool can be found here. Complete rules and a Category List are also found here.
Drop off locations this year:
GROUP4
Deb Kline
147 Simsbury Road
Avon, CT 06001
860.678.1570 ext.347
WSAA
David Cushman
49 Richmondville Ave
Suite 109
Westport, CT 06880
203.222.9224
Mascola Advertising
Nick Healy
434 Forbes Avenue
New Haven, CT 06512
203.469.6900 x107
Outthink
Lorena Iturrino
8 Railroad Ave
Essex, CT 06426
860.767.2777
This year’s Show is being held Thursday, June 18th, 6:30 pm at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration. A portion of the entry fees will be donated to the Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program at the Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration!
This year’s Show is sponsored by Curious Papers and Appleton Coated Papers.
May 14: Hot Sauce Judging & Hangout
The CADC Hot Sauce Label Design competition Judging & Hangout. A perfect event to whet your inspiration and clear your sinuses of any congested creative that might be clogging your imagination.
DATE/TIME:
14 May 2009
6:30 - 9 p.m.LOCATION:
Agave
HartfordADMISSION:
$5 members
$10 future members
At the door only
Entries to the competition will be on display and judged at Agave in Hartford. The winner will receive $100 plus a case of the actual sauce with the victor’s label printed on them.
That’s not all… the winning design will also be placed on the vendor’s site and will receive royalties from all online purchases of that particular sauce.
The second & third prize winners will receive $50 dollars.
RSVP here to reserve your space.
Apr. 30: Inspire Me:
John Visgilio of Outthink
Whether you’re a newly-minted creative or have 30 years of experience, change — welcome or not — is always just ahead.
DATE/TIME:
30 April 2009
6:30 p.m.LOCATION:
Outthink
Essex, CTADMISSION:
online
$20 Members
$25 Future Members
$10 Studentsat door
$25 Members
$30 Future Members
$10 Students
CADC hails the return of its popular “Inspire Me” events with a talk from John Visgilio, Principal of Outthink. Come hear John and other Outthink professionals talk about career paths, opportunities, detours and dead ends.
John promises to give a peek into one person’s experience starting as a designer and ending up as a business owner and manager of almost 50 creative professionals.
Tickets can be purchased online here.
Sponsored by Outthink.
Apr. 25: 2009 Student Conference
And Scholarship Competition
The Connecticut Art Directors Club is proud to present the 2009 Student Conference and Scholarship Competition for students in design, web, media, illustration and photography. This will be a fantastic opportunity for students to get some real-life perspective on creative careers. The conference is free to attend and open to all students on Saturday, April 25th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford.
DATE/TIME:
25 April 2009
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.LOCATION:
Hartford Art School at
the University of Hartford,
West Hartford, CTADMISSION:
Free
8:45 – 9:15
Registration and portfolio drop-off;
Coffee, juice and donuts provided
9:15 – 9:30
Welcome and introduction for the day
9:30
All portfolios must be entered by this time
9:30 – 10:00
Keynote speaker, Alexander Isley, Principal, Alexander Isley, Inc.
10:00 – 10:30
Broadcast — Dan Ben-Kiki, Art Director for ESPN
10:30 – 11:00
Photography — Rick Koconis, Principal, Rick Koconis Photography
11:00 – 11:30
Illustration — Gerard Huerta, Principal, Gerard Huerta Design, Inc.
11:30 – 12:00
Design — Karl Smizer, Principal, Smizer Perry
12:00 – 12:30
Web/New Media — Glen Kennedy, Interactive Creative Director
12:30 – 1:15
Lunch
1:15 – 1:30
Scholarship winners announced and door prizes
1:30 – 3:00
Afternoon breakout sessions — Karl Heine, Principal, creativeplacement. Karl will present “Designing a Design Career”, a real-world insight to graduating students, as well as tips and tools for success; Lee Moody, Business Development Manager for New England and Canada, Mohawk. Lee will discuss Mohawk’s Commitment to Sustainability & how you can strive to be part of the solution; Recent Graduate Panel. Moderated by Deb Kline, Director, Branding, Packaging & Merchandising, Group 4.
Keynote address by Alexander Isley
Alexander is principal of Alexander Isley Inc., a multidisciplinary design consultancy with offices in Connecticut. His firm’s clients include the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Giorgio Armani, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, MTV, Texaco and Scholastic. Isley is also a partner, with Dave Goldenberg, in The Dave and Alex Show, a brand development and marketing communication agency that lists AOL, PepsiCo, Nickelodeon and MasterCard among its clients. Prior to founding his own company, Isley was the senior designer at the influential design firm M&Co. and art director of Spy Magazine. His work is in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He was an inaugural member of the ID 40, and has been elected to membership in the Alliance Graphique Internationale. Alex has taught at the School of Visual Arts and The Cooper Union, and has been a visiting lecturer at the Yale Graduate School of Art since 1996. He has written a design commentary column for the marketing website reveries.com and is a contributor to Folio magazine.
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Learn about paper and printing with Lee Moody from Mohawk Papers, job hunting with Karl Heine from Creative Placement, plus an informal panel of recent graduates out working in their fields to share their experiences and answer questions.
And don’t forget the scholarship opportunities!
Three $500 scholarships (one each in design, illustration and photography) will be awarded to undergraduate students enrolled in an accredited CT program. Portfolios must be logged in by 9:30 am to be eligible for the scholarship review. Door prizes and great gifts will be raffled off throughout the day!
Location
Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford
Wilde Auditorium & VCD Classrooms
200 Bloomfield Avenue West Hartford, CT 06117
860.768.4827
To download a campus map (in PDF format), click here. The conference will be held in #15, Harry Jack Gray Center (HJG) Wilde Auditorium.
Directions
From Boston and points northeast:
Follow Route 90 West (Massachusetts Turnpike) to I-84 (exit 9).
Travel I-84 West and take exit 61 onto I-291 West.
Follow I-291 to exit 1 (Route 218) and turn left at the end of the ramp onto Route 218 West.
OR Travel I-84 West to exit 44 (Prospect Avenue). Turn right at the end of the ramp. At the next traffic light, take a left onto Prospect Avenue.
From Long Island:
Take the Throgs Neck Bridge to Hutchinson River Parkway and exit onto I-684 North.
Travel I-684 to I-84 East and follow into Connecticut. Take exit 44 and bear left at the stop sign. At the traffic light, turn left onto Prospect Avenue.
From New Jersey and points south:
Take the Tappan Zee Bridge East (I-287) to I-684 North to I-84 East.
Follow I-84 into Connecticut and take exit 44.
Bear left at the stop sign and then, at the traffic light, turn left onto Prospect Avenue.
From New York City:
Travel I-95 (Cross Bronx Expressway) to Hutchinson River Parkway and exit onto I-684 North.
Travel I-684 to I-84 East and follow into Connecticut. Take exit 44 and bear left at the stop sign.
At the traffic light, turn left onto Prospect Avenue.**
From Springfield, Massachusetts, and Vermont:
Travel I-91 South to exit 35B and turn right at the end of the ramp onto Route 218 West.
Directions from exit 35B, I-91, and from exit 1, I-291:
Travel Route 218 West approximately four miles, passing a major shopping center on the left, to the junction of Routes 218 and 189. Take a left onto Bloomfield Avenue (Route 189) and pro ceed to the University of Hartford entrance two miles on the left.
Directions from exit 44, I-84:
Follow Prospect Avenue 2.5 miles to its downhill end at the junction of Route 44.
Take a right onto Albany Avenue (Route 44), followed by a quick, sharp left onto Bloomfield Avenue (Route 189). The campus is a half-mile on the right.
Apr. 2: Helping Your Clients Understand, Use and Profit from Social Media
Social Media describes the online tools and platforms that people use to build community and share opinions, insights and experiences. Think Facebook. MySpace. Twitter. Blogger. LinkedIn. Flickr. YouTube. Most businesses want to learn more, yet are still unsure about where to start.
DATE/TIME:
2 April 2009
6:30 - 9 p.m.LOCATION:
Bravo Restaurant & Bar
Fairfield, CTADMISSION:
ONLINE: $20 for members, $25 for non-members, $10 for students; AT THE DOOR: $25 for members, $30 for non-members, $10 for students
This event will feature a panel discussion with three top Connecticut agencies that are helping their clients succeed and profit with Social Media — Brent Robertson and Suzi Craig of Fathom in Hartford, Darryl Ohrt of Plaid in Danbury and David Griffith of Team Digital in Bethel.
In the true spirit of Social Media, a special blog has been set up for the event, sponsored by conncreatives.com. Visit the blog to read about our presenters and post questions or topics that you would like to see be answered or discussed at the event. And after the event, continue the dialogue, discuss what you learned and share your thoughts.
Purchase tickets online to save $5 per ticket, or pre-register to reserve your seat and pay at the door. Seating is limited.
Sponsored by The CreativeNet Workgroup.
Mar. 26: Out of the Box
New Haven County
Out of the Box hits New Haven County on March 26th — at the SBC Restaurant & Brewery in Hamden — from 6:30 to 9:30. Share Happy Hour with your fellow creatives. Absolutely fun. Absolutely free. (Well, except for the cash bar.)
