May MIX OC Come to the next AIGAOC Mix at Bluewater Grill at 6:00 pm for our monthly networking event. This is an event the design community looks forward to every month to connect with each other and share stories, experiences, resources, ideas and inspiration. For $10 (or $0 if you’re an AIGA member) you get chance to meet with friends/new friends enjoy a beverage and some appetizers. See you then.   Read More ...

Now that judging process has begun, help us celebrate the creative process! Purchase tickets to attend the Awards event on June 12, 2012 at 7PM. We’ll even give you a great deal on the tickets! Your ticket includes food & beverage along with a free raffle ticket for some great prizes, not to mention mix and mingling with OC’s best designers! It’s a night you have to be a part of! Early-bird   Read More ...

  We are shocked and saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Katie Wilkins. In addition to being a talented designer and a wonderful person, Katie had been on the AIGA student board at Art Institute, and a current member of our Orange County AIGA chapter. Our condolences and sympathy go out to her family and friends. If you would like to share your memories and thoughts about Katie,   Read More ...

 AIGA CSUF is pleased to present Hugh Brown during California State University Fullerton’s COMM Week on Wednesday, 4/25 at 4pm in the TSU Titan Theatre. Brown, a former creative director at Rhino Records, will be delivering a talk entitled “Evil Genius” for visual communicators, graphic designers, artists, sculptors, and fans of Rhino Records. His one hour talk will be followed by thirty minutes of questions and answers. This event is   Read More ...

We need our members help! With the new Facebook cover image options, we’d like to feature artwork from you, our members! All you have to do is send us an image, and then we’ll post it and give you image credit. Images need to be 850px wide x 315px high. Send the images to communication@aigaoc.org or use our upload feature below.   

March 17th 2012 – 3pm – 9pm – Screenings at 4pm & 6pm Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at http://linotypefilmla.eventbrite.com This will be the most unique screening in the country and will include: Live typecasting on a variety of Linotype machines throughout the evening. Guests will be able to leave with their name cast on a Linotype machine. Unique keepsakes will be printed from Linotype slugs for each guest   Read More ...

 March MIX OC Join us in March for a special version of MIX…New Member Soiree! If you’ve joined AIGA in the past six months, please join us for a very special edition of MIX being held in your honor. Raffle for new members! Meet the OC AIGA Board! Bring your business cards! Network and socialize! And, as a member of AIGA, it’s FREE! Even if you’re a long standing member,   Read More ...

[From Felt and Wire] March’s GOOD 30-Day Challenge is all about art. GOOD Magazine wants you to find time to incorporate art into every day this month. They’ve even come up with a check-list of ideas. Scroll down to the bottom of the 30-Day Challenge page each day and check off each task that you’ve completed. At the end of the month GOOD will tally up the scores to see   Read More ...

February 17–March 5, 2012 First Thursdays Art Walk Reception: Thursday, March 1, 5:00–8:00 pm Guest lecture by Margo Chase Thursday, March 1, 5:00–6:00 pm This exhibition showcases the beauty of letterforms, with focus on contemporary national and international designers. From hand drawn letters to digital typefaces, the works show obsessive dedication and playful creativity. This group show features pencil drafts of typefaces, boutique type foundry fonts, silkscreen posters, letterpress prints,   Read More ...

Chapman University Guggenheim Gallery – Orange, CA February 6 – March 9, 2012 Open Monday – Saturday 11am-5pm Admission is Free Chapman University is pleased to showcase the Photo-Lettering archives and typefaces from one of the leading type foundries and design studios in America, House Industries. Photo-Lettering or PLINC was one of the earliest and most successful type houses to utilize photo technology in the production of commercial typography and   Read More ...