Feb. 3 Student Lecture Series: Tales From AbroadRSVP on Facebook! → The official AIGA Carnegie Mellon blog for and by design students. Want to write for us? Find Victor or Joanne and we’ll hook you up!Links →CMU School of Design →AIGA →AIGA PittsburghTumblr (3.0; @aigacmu)http://aiga.cmustudents.org/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzvgovJfiO1qhbm33o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Hanging up our work in the hallway<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzvgovJfiO1qhbm33o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Looking through each others' work<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzvgovJfiO1qhbm33o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The first-years just finished a junk drawer project today, and pictured are photos from our critique!</p> <p>Over winter break, we took pictures of items in our junk drawer. For this project, we analyzed our items and extracted their story, which have then been told through posters, books, web pages, mobiles, and even paper towels—whatever medium fit our stories the most. The final pieces are hanging on the second floor of Margaret Morrison. Take a look!</p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/18158665029http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/18158665029Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:43:00 -0500freshmenjunk<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz2wbm5MRa1qhbm33o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Come for some pre-Valentine’s Day Design Love this <strong>Friday</strong> from <strong>5-7pm</strong> in <strong>MM 203</strong>! We’ll be ending this week with lots of goodies, games and fun, so come and hang out with your fellow designers and spread some design love :)</p> <p>Brought to you by the CMU Design League</p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/17264044226http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/17264044226Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn4h3uSjQ1qazgsro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/205711026189707/">RSVP via Facebook!</a></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nickabele.tumblr.com/post/16795121443/the-school-of-design-presents-its-third-student">nickabele</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The School of Design presents its third student lecture series this Friday. Junior Industrial and Communication Design students will talk about their experiences abroad this past fall. All are welcome. Poster design by me.</p> </blockquote>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/16797446752http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/16797446752Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:40:11 -0500student lecture seriesschool of design<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf1ctbgk11qhbm33o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf1ctbgk11qhbm33o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>To start off the second semester, the freshman class built wearable plastic animals. For the first part of the project, we chose animals whose qualities represented ours, and constructed its form through containers of different shapes. The next step: designing a poster consisting of type and pictures of ourselves wearing the animals.</p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/16526636774http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/16526636774Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:17:00 -0500freshmanplasticprojectsrecylcetrash<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9wtwuVji1qhbm33o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Are you a fan of TED talks? Every year CMU hosts <a href="http://tedxcmu.com/">TEDxCMU</a>, a conference <span>that brings together some of the world’s most bold and innovative thinkers to give the talk of their lives. We want to spread great ideas to the Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh community and that starts with you attending this event!</span></p> <p><span>TEDxCMU 2012 will be held on March 4th, 2012 in the University Center McConomy Auditorium at Carnegie Mellon University. <br/></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&pli=1&formkey=dDlOX0t3eDZPOHBKLURjdVdGaWY2QlE6MQ#gid=0"><br/>Apply now</a><span> to receive a free ticket to TEDxCMU 2012.</span></p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/16371118292http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/16371118292Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:51:57 -0500TEDxCMU2012Conferencefree<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9fvhZW3y1qhbm33o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Looking for a quick, creative project? </p> <p>GoodMagazine is challenging its readers to make an infographic of their spendings for this week as a part of their <a href="http://www.good.is/tag/30daysofgood">#30DaysofGOOD Challenge</a></p> <p><strong>The Assignment</strong></p> <p><span>Keep track of the amount of money you spend this week and make an infographic about your habits.</span></p> <p><strong><span>The Requirements</span></strong></p> <p><span>Upload a ,jpg file with a high enough resolution (at least 300dpi) to be seen clearly </span><a href="http://good.submishmash.com/submit/10501/submission">here</a><span>. </span><span>The winner will receive a GOOD t-shirt and year’s subscription to the magazine.</span></p> <p><span>Due date: <strong>Tuesday, January 31</strong></span></p> <p><span>click through the image for more info</span></p> <p><span><strong><br/></strong></span></p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/16353037914http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/16353037914Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:17:15 -0500infographicGOODdesigncontestJoanne<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly2chpNvQo1qhbm33o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://design.cmu.edu/confluence/">The 2012 Confluence website is live.</a> This website provides information for our recruiters coming in March as well as showcases the work of our undergraduate and graduate students. Check it out!</p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/16129367352http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/16129367352Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:49:01 -0500School of DesignConfluencestudentsportfolio<p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span></p> <p class="p2"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxfwddeNi61qadwpr.jpg"/></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">The update on the Freshman Final show is, as the title of this post indicates, long overdue. But, it is my pleasure to go back and recap all the good that has come to the Freshman designers this past semester!</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxfwe0l1871qadwpr.jpg"/></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">As many of the upperclassman are well aware, the week before ( especially the night before) the show is always the busiest, most frantic time of the semester. Even though there was a short moment of distress the freshman pulled through and were happy to show off the work they had done throughout their first months at CMU.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">From the trons to the maps, “The Fresh” designers left their first semester on a high note, excited to discover what they’ll be up to starting this January.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span></p></p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/15459210434http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/15459210434Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:54:00 -0500First SemesterFreshman Design<a href="http://www.aiga.org/video-pivot-2011-irwin/">Terry Irwin, head of CMU School of Design, speaks at the AIGA Pivot Conference</a>: <p>Check out the head of our school rocking it at the AIGA Pivot Conference back in October!</p> <p><img height="300" src="http://www.design.cmu.edu/files/6848irwin_450x300.jpg" width="450"/></p> <p>“<span>It has been argued that the transition to a sustainable society is essentially a design problem, one of the most important of the 21st century. Making this transition will require nothing less than a reconstitution of our collective cultural image. Communication designers have an important role to play in this process. Our individual and collective worldviews are the result of our beliefs, values and cultural norms that often go unnoticed and therefore unchallenged, but which utterly direct the way we see the world and interact in it. Designers’ individual and collective worldviews direct whether or not they see problems, how they frame them in context and how they set about designing solutions. In short, our worldview controls how and what we design.”</span></p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/14192935043http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/14192935043Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:29:00 -0500Terry IrwinSchool of DesignAIGAPivot<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvuu3aNQb31qhbm33o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Poster for the Senior Pieces Design show, part of the greater CMU Design Senior Show. </p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/308457742515294/">RSVP on Facebook!</a></p> <p><em>From top left to right:<br/></em>Jamie W, Sharon K, Victor N, Brier A, Thea M, Allison T, Rowan H, Lea S, Kaeo H, Akshay U, Eric H, Joanne O, Lauren B, Linda D.</p> <p><em>Poster by <a href="http://victorng.net">Victor Ng</a></em></p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13889469360http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13889469360Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:21:00 -0500seniorsCMU designpieces<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvt9q4vE2F1qhbm33o1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Check out the rest of the Junior Type III’s PAAR projects on the <a href="http://cmu-paar.tumblr.com/">site</a>! </p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13853372005http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13853372005Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:03:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvspf8SGwM1qhbm33o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In conjunction with an exhibit on Heroes and Villians, Chip Kidd, prolific book cover designer, will be giving a lecture at the Warhol, this Friday.</p> <p>He’ll be speaking about his work and his recent involvement with the Batman franchise. He’s known as an entertaining speaker and there’s a big discount for AIGA members, so make sure to be there!<br/><br/>For more information: <span><u><a href="http://www.warhol.org/webcalendar/event.aspx?id=3351" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.warhol.org/webcalendar/event.aspx?id=3351">http://www.warhol.org/webcalendar/event.aspx?id=3351</a></a><span class="HOEnZb"><br/></span></u></span></p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13833456215http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13833456215Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:45:08 -0500Eden WeingartChip Kidd<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33116857?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>A recap of some of the amazing firms </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/cmudesignleague">we</a><span> visited in New York. Over 90 students attended this 3-day trip!<br/><br/>“When They Fight, They Fight” by the Generationals.<br/>Video by <a href="http://lindadong.com/">Linda Dong </a></span></p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13753275501http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13753275501Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:05:00 -0500CMU Design LeagueFall TripNew York City<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvk28inRR31qhbm33o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvk28inRR31qhbm33o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvk28inRR31qhbm33o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>We took a break from working to enjoy some CMYK themed snacks. Finals week is coming up, need to refuel! </p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.415850309944.56287.55478894944&type=1">Check out the rest on Facebook</a></p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13617758683http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13617758683Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:43:29 -0500studentssnackCMYKVictor Ng<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjieazW1r1qhbm33o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjieazW1r1qhbm33o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Our speakers!<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjieazW1r1qhbm33o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjieazW1r1qhbm33o4_500.jpg"/><br/> Alex Fischer (ID '12)<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjieazW1r1qhbm33o5_500.jpg"/><br/> Ahra Cho (CD '12)<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjieazW1r1qhbm33o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjieazW1r1qhbm33o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjieazW1r1qhbm33o8_500.jpg"/><br/> Sumeet Banerji (ID '12)<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjieazW1r1qhbm33o9_500.jpg"/><br/> Nick Abele (CD '12)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjieazW1r1qhbm33o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Here are some videos from our recent Fall Student Lectures Series, videos soon to come! </p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13597979026http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13597979026Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:34:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjhkcPZ3C1qhbm33o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>If you wanted to know more about the Juniors’ PAAR project, the School of Design just published a great article from the presentation.</p> <p><a href="http://design.cmu.edu/show_news.php?id=362">Check it out!</a></p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13597389258http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13597389258Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:17:00 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31355402?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=68B3FF" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Khoi Vinh, <span>former Design Director for </span><em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>,</em> speaks about the grid</p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13162464725http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/13162464725Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:30:00 -0500Khoi VinhGridJoanne<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutvy5QBQv1qhbm33o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutvy5QBQv1qhbm33o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutvy5QBQv1qhbm33o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutvy5QBQv1qhbm33o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutvy5QBQv1qhbm33o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutvy5QBQv1qhbm33o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutvy5QBQv1qhbm33o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutvy5QBQv1qhbm33o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutvy5QBQv1qhbm33o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutvy5QBQv1qhbm33o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>This past Tuesday, the Typography III studio presented their projects to <a href="http://www.paar.net/">PAAR</a> (the Pittsburgh Action Against Rape). For the past 6 weeks, the juniors have been working on a rape prevention campaign, with the final deliverables being a poster and an additional piece of their choice. The posters will be on display in the cases on the ground floor of Margaret Morrison, be sure to check them out! </p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/12943205862http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/12943205862Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:29:00 -0500Carnegie Mellon UniversityJuniorsTypography IIIPAARjoanne<p><a href="http://reinatakahashi.com/">Reina Takahashi</a> (Communication Design ‘09) posts some fabulous personal sketches from a trip to Paris. </p> <p><a href="http://blog.reinatakahashi.com/post/12793134613/paris-wanderings-part-two">reinasaur</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A selection from the journal that kept me company on my trip to Paris.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lukwwvHA571qawygi.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lukw0rb9x41qawygi.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lukx19YFZn1qawygi.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lukx7gKO3x1qawygi.jpg"/></p> </blockquote>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/12794060109http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/12794060109Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:11:00 -0500alumscommunication designreina takahashisamia ahmedsketchbooksketchesCMU design<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32024038" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>CMU Design Alums meet up in San Francisco to catch up on what they’ve been up to. Check out the video by <a href="http://youngluther.com/">Luther Young</a>!</p>http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/12754367278http://aiga.cmustudents.org/post/12754367278Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:11:49 -0500Luther YoungCMU DesignalumsSan Francisco