The Design Week Party will bring together designers from all disciplines of design, as well as members of the public, to celebrate the variety and excellence of Bay Area design.

We are also hosting a PechaKucha: Design: M.A.D.ness! (*make a difference!)

PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images forward automatically and they talk along to the images. PechaKuchas are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps – just about anything really, in the PechaKucha format.

The event will be hosted at the Autodesk Gallery and feature food, wine and great music. We will be showcasing award-winning design from the San Francisco chapters of:

• AIGA San Francisco,
• American Institute of Architects (AIA),
• Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA),
• Interaction Design Association (IxDA),
• Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD)

List of PechaKucha Presenters:

• David Baker
• Josette Melchor
• Nelson Mitchell
• Michael Osborne
• Arvi Raquel-Santos
• Peter Sheerin
• Christopher Simmons
• Cass Smith

BIOS
David Baker, FAIA, LEED AP
Partner, david baker + partners, architects
David Baker, FAIA, has been practicing architecture for nearly 30 years. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous awards, and in 1996 was selected as fellow of the American Institute of Architects. David founded San Francisco based David Baker + Partners, Architects in 1982 and now leads the firm with Peter MacKenzie, AIA, and Kevin Wilcock, AIA. DB+P is known for combining social concern with a signature design character. From 1977 to 1982, David was principal of Sol-Arc, a firm dedicated to energy efficient architecture. Before becoming an architect, he was a union carpenter.

Nelson Mitchell, Designer
Nelson is passionate about empowering people to reduce their resource use with technology. A recent graduate of San Francisco State’s Masters program in Industrial Arts with a focus in Product Design, Nelson is a longtime environmentalist. His Masters thesis explored leveraging the principles of ubiquitous computing, behavior change and interaction design to reduce resource consumption in the home. Prior to graduate school, Nelson worked as a management consultant to several high tech companies. He holds undergraduate degrees in Finance and Economics.

Michael Osborne
President and Creative Director, MOD/Michael Osborne Design and Joey’s Corner
MOD’s work in corporate/brand identity, package design, and print collateral has been recognized by many competitions for outstanding design, including the West Coast Show, AIGA, and the Clios. Since 1981, Michael Osborne Design has undertaken hundreds of pro-bono design projects for non-profit groups, working on them between regular client work. The creation of Joey’s Corner, with a dedicated staff of designers, allows a large number of these types of projects to be completed on an ongoing basis.

Arvi Raquel-Santos
Designer, Weymouth Design and Ideas That Matter
Arvi is involved with Sappi’s Ideas that Matter program and more recently Project M, an intensive summer program designed to inspire young graphic designers, writers, photographers and other creative people that their work can have a positive and significant impact on the world.

Peter Sheerin is best known for the decade he spent as the Technical Editor of CADENCE magazine, where he was the acknowledged expert in Computer-Aided Design hardware and software. He has a long-standing passion for improving usability of software, hardware, and everyday objects that is always interwoven in his articles. Peter is available for freelance technical writing and product reviews, and is exploring career opportunities in interaction design. His pet personal project is exploring the best ways to harmonize visual, tactile, and audible symbols for improving the effectiveness of alerting systems.

Christopher Simmons
Principal/Creative Director, MINE™ 
Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts
Christopher is a designer, writer, educator, design advocate, and principal of the noted San Francisco design office MINE™. An author and columnist, Christopher lectures on design issues for colleges, universities, and professional associations, and frequently participates as a judge in major design competitions. He is a past president of the San Francisco chapter of AIGA.

Come meet and network with designers of all flavors at the party to celebrate “Design Makes A Difference.”

Presenting Sponsors:
   

Sponsors:    Cooper   Mohawk Fine Paper

If you need special assistance to participate in this program, please contact AIGA SF at aiga@aigasf.org or 415-626-6008. For reasonable assistance accommodations to be provided, please RSVP for the event and notify us at least five business days in advance. If we do not receive timely notification of your reasonable request, we may not be able to make the necessary arrangements by the time of the event.
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1 Comment

On 14 Jun 2010 @ 11:24am, 11:24am Noriko Ohori wrote:

Looking forward to it!