DATE/TIME:
Saturday, March 27
8 am – 5 pm

LOCATION:
Sacred Heart University,
Trumbull Campus,
101 Oakview Drive, Trumbull

Real Advice.
Join us as Connecticut’s creative community presents advice on working in the real world of Design, Broadcast, Illustration and Photography.

Keynote Address: Scott Lerman
Broadcast Presentation: Kira Karlstrom
Photography Presentation: John Madere
Design Presentation: Plaid
Illustration Presentation: Adam Niklewicz

Real-Life Perspective.
Attend sessions on finding a job, selecting quality papers or fire questions at a panel of recent graduates out there working.

Get Noticed — Career & Social Media Visibility: Karl Heine and kHyal, creativeplacement
Mohawk Fine Papers: Lee Moody
Recent Graduate Panel: Featuring Students from 2005-2009

Bring your portfolio for review with some of Connecticut’s top talent!

Real Money!
Drop off your portfolio for consideration to win one of three $500 scholarships (portfolios must be submitted by 9:00 am for consideration). Plus prizes raffled throughout the day!

Register Today!
This is a COMPLETELY FREE event, and includes breakfast and lunch!

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, March 25
6:30 p.m.

LOCATION:
Bentara
New Haven

ADMISSION:
$20 members; $30 non-members; $15 for students w/ valid student ID; FREE for Foundation Members (please RSVP)

Anaezi Modu: Founder & CEO of REBRAND™, Anaezi has grown the organization to become the #1, expert-led, global resource on brand transformations in just six years. Its REBRAND 100® Global Awards, is the highest recognition for effective brand repositioning. Featured in such media as The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, BusinessWeek, and Yahoo! Finance, the annual program is juried by an international panel of business and design leaders. Past awardees have included Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Virgin Atlantic, to nonprofit organizations, regional, and local small businesses. Join us and learn about REBRAND and listen to case studies on winning examples. They’ll help you learn what to do and what NOT to do. Review. Revive. REBRAND.

Josh Silverman: Josh, Agent of Perspective, and President, Schwadesign, Inc., considers the big picture while minding the details. In 1997, he created the award-winning, adaptive collaborative model studio. Independent strategists, designers, writers, and developers convene and collaborate in project teams of one to twenty—as each discrete opportunity dictates. Josh has taught at RISD, The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, and MassArt, and has lectured and critiqued about the power of design. He is currently the Regional Development Director serving five New England AIGA chapters, and is co-founder and President Emeritus of the AIGA Rhode Island Chapter. When he’s not turning what-if’s into ways to make the world a better place through design, he’s mixing tunes as his alter-ego, DJ Dijon.

Kristine Merz: As her brand strategy and design firm, Orange Square, grew over the years, Kristine Merz developed powerful insights into the dynamics and drivers of the organizations she was helping. Today, as Orange Square applies its expertise to helping nonprofit and mission-driven companies reposition and transform their brands by connecting with their deepest defining principles, Kristine also shares her passion and knowledge in presentations to audiences at companies, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, educational institutions and others. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and an expert in brand strategy, Kristine clarifies how brand and business strategy are inextricably linked, and reveals how “Listening to Design” can transform your organization in ways you never imagined.

Seating is limited, please purchase your tickets online, in advance.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, March 11
6:30 – 9:30 pm

LOCATION:
Synapse Group,
Stamford

ADMISSION:
$10 members; $20 non-members; FREE for students w/ valid student ID; FREE for Foundation Members (please RSVP)

Everyone is welcome. Bring friends, clients, significant others. It’s a perfect antidote to the winter doldrums. Refreshments will be served!

Seating is limited, please purchase your tickets online here.

6:30-7:30 Appetizers and beverages
7:30-9:30 Cannes Clios Award Reel showing

Synapse Group, Inc.
225 High Ridge Road, East Building
Stamford, CT 06905-3038
Free parking is available. Bear left when approaching the top of the hill. Parking for the East Building, Synapse is on the right.

To be considered, please send your resume with a PDF portfolio or link to a website to:
liz@tfienvision.com

No phone calls please.

DATE/TIME:
EAST: Tues., Feb. 23, 6:30 – 9:30 pm; WEST: Thurs, Feb 25, 6:30 - 9:30

LOCATION:
EAST: Sonalysts Studios, Waterford; WEST: Synapse Group, Stamford

ADMISSION:
$10 members; $20 non-members; FREE for students w/ valid student ID; FREE for Foundation Members (please RSVP)

Everyone is welcome. Bring friends, clients, significant others. It’s a perfect antidote to the winter doldrums. Refreshments will be served!

Seating is limited, please purchase your tickets online here for West and here for East.

6:30-7:30 Appetizers and beverages
7:30-9:30 Cannes Clios Award Reel showing

EAST
Sonalysts Studios
215 Parkway North
Waterford, CT
Note: Due to security requirements at Sonalysts Studios, you MUST pre-register for this event by Friday, February 19th.

WEST
Synapse Group, Inc.
225 High Ridge Road, East Building
Stamford, CT 06905-3038
Parking: Free parking is available. Bear left when approaching the top of
the hill. Parking for the East Building, Synapse is on the right.

Our people are at the top of their industry — inspiring innovation, creativity and results. We’re artists, analysts, technologists, writers, and producers. We’re passionate, creative, thoughtful, and above all, we are committed to our clients, inspired by their customers, excited by change, and fueled by a passion for collaboration and bold invention.

Summary
Senior Art Directors at Digitas are responsible for the conception, design, and execution of innovative visual materials for integrated, cross channel initiatives including: large web initiatives, online advertising and digital marketing. Individuals should possess strong conceptual and design skills and assist the Creative Director in improving the conceptual, technical and creative performance of staff within his or her group.

Requirements
• Create a range of concepts and designs for each project and be able to partner with copywriters to ensure the art direction and visual presentation supports the concept.
• Communicate visual designs, motion design, concepts and storyboards through presentations and securing client approval of recommended designs.
• Lead teams of designers and production artists to execute cross channel and digital work.
• Inspire a team of designers, juggle multiple projects simultaneously, and work closely with clients.
• Be self-motivated with a positive attitude and have strong communications skills.

Qualifications
This position requires 5+ years of art direction experience and formal design training with exceptional conceptual and design skills. An overall understanding of web production and the capabilities within digital channels is essential. Expert use of Photoshop, Image Ready, Illustrator & Quark/Indesign a must. Understanding of Flash, After Effects, and Video production is an added bonus.

For more information, visit www.digitas.com

EOE

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, Feb. 11
6:30 – 8:30 pm

LOCATION:
Agave Grill,
Hartford

ADMISSION:
$20 members
$30 non-members
$15 students

Seating is limited, please purchase your tickets online, in advance.

Gerard Huerta
Gerard Huerta is a designer of letter forms. From trademarks and logotypes to mastheads, from illustrative lettering to Swiss Army watch face designs, he has worked in a variety of typographic styles. Born and raised in Southern California he, graduated from Art Center College of Design and began his career at CBS Records in New York designing album covers. He started Gerard Huerta Design in 1976 and has been drawing custom letters and logos ever since. Some of his logos and logotypes have included Swiss Army Brands, MSG Network, CBS Records Masterworks, Waldenbooks, Spelling Entertainment, Nabisco, Calvin Klein’s Eternity, Type Directors Club, the mastheads of Time, Money, People, The Atlantic Monthly, PC Magazine, Adweek, Us, Conde Nast’s Traveler, Working Mother, WordPerfect, The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, The National Catholic Register, Illustration and Architectural Digest as well as corporate alphabets for Waldenbooks, Time-Life and Conde Nast. He has been featured in Money Magazine, The Penrose Annual, Typographic i, Scripsit, The Graphis Business Issue, How Magazine, Step-By-Step Magazine, Westport Magazine and the books Graphis Typography 1: Masters of Typography and Friedrich Friedl’s reference book Typography: When Who How. He is also a guitarist and singer in the group The Merwin Mountain Band and lives in Fairfield, CT with his wife Debra and their three sons. His studio is in the historic Southport Freight Station.

John Madere
With a passionate eye for capturing the mystery of people, John Madere seeks the unique human moments that animate photographs. John’s fascinating subjects, from over 40 countries around the world, have kept his work fresh and constantly evolving. His photography awards include: The Art Directors Club, the AR 100 Show, The Mead Show, The ARC Awards, Graphis, American Photography and a Webby for his On The Water mini-site.

Ryan O’Rourke
Ryan O’Rourke has been a professional freelance illustrator since graduating from The Hartford Art School in 2000. His clients include The Wall Street Journal, The Hartford Courant, The L.A. Weekly, Travel and Leisure, Out Magazine, The Dallas Observer, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Boston Magazine, Plan Sponsor, The Boston Globe, Charlesbridge Publishing, The Hartford Art School, PBS, and many more. His illustrations have been recognized by American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, RSVP, and The Connecticut Art Directors Club. Ryan has shown his work in numerous group and solo shows throughout the Northeast.