April 26 - 30
Design has the power to influence our core values, our identity, our expectations and our world view. Design brings clarity and enhances meaning. We will connect, interact, and strengthen our common knowledge base.
The new Design Currency symbol represents the value of design calculated by its impact on communication, culture and commerce. Join these leading design thinkers in Vancouver from 26–30 April 2010 for a thought-provoking International Design Conference and Design Trade Fair:
- Marian Bantjes (Canada)
- Lise Vejse Klint, INDEX: Design to Improve Life (Denmark)
- Grégoire Serikoff, The Value Web (France)
- Freeman Lau, Kan & Lau Design Consultants (Hong Kong SAR)
- Ashwini Deshpande, Elephant Strategy + Design (India)
- Martin Miruka, Atom-tdf (Kenya)
- Oscar Peña, Philips Design (The Netherlands)
- Debbie Millman, Sterling Brands (United States)
- Mark E. Sackett, Reflectur (United States)
- Jason Santa Maria, Mighty, LLC (United States)
- Nathan Shedroff, California College of the Arts (United States)
- Cameron Sinclair, Architecture for Humanity (United States)
Design Currency 2010 is presented by the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) in partnership with the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda).
Register online and take advantage of early bird registration rates.
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- April 02 - 08Location: Cinematheque, 100 Arthur StreetThis April, Cinematheque will be showing screenings of Art & Copy, a 2009 documentary focusing on a generation of creative heavyweights that helped shape advertising and brought some of our most memorable slogans to life.
- April 03 - 12Location: Medicine Hat College, 299 College Drive SE, Medicine Hat, ABCome see this year's Viscom grads' works.
- April 07 5:30 pmLocation: John Dutton Theatre (CPL) 616 MacLeod Trail SE Calgary, AB, CanadaDr. Dori Tunstall will be at the John Dutton Theatre.
- April 09 7:00 pmLocation: Medicine Hat College, 299 College Drive SE, Medicine Hat, ABMedicine Hat College Viscom grad show's opening night.
- April 14 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmLocation: GDC AtlanticWant to get involved in GDC Atlantic? Join us at our next council meeting — all are welcome!
- April 16 - 17Location: Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- April 18 - 21Location: Toronto, On
- April 22 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmLocation: Nexen Tower Garden Courtyard, 801 - 7 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta
- April 22 - 25Location: Toronto, ON
- April 23 - 25Vancouver, BC
- April 24 8:00 am - 1:00 pmLocation: Emily Carr University of Art + Design, 1399 Johnston Street, VancouverNot participating in Design Week, but want to in a way that will benefit your future career as a designer?
- April 25 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmLocation: Irish Heather, 210 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BCHosted as a part of Irish Heather's wildly popular Long Table Series, these three intimate and interactive dinners will take place during Design Currency: Icograda Design Week in Vancouver 2010.
Dinner with a Side of Design will engage local leaders and designers in collaborative conversations focused around the complex themes of sustainability, culture and economics. - April 26 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmLocation: Location: Veer/Corbis, 400 119-14 St NW, CalgaryNext stop for the studios tour … Veer/Corbis!
Creative Director Xerxes Irani will show us around. - April 26 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmLocation: Irish Heather, 210 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BCHosted as a part of Irish Heather's wildly popular Long Table Series, these three intimate and interactive dinners will take place during Design Currency: Icograda Design Week in Vancouver 2010.
Dinner with a Side of Design will engage local leaders and designers in collaborative conversations focused around the complex themes of sustainability, culture and economics. - April 26 - 30Design Currency 2010 offers designers, business leaders and policymakers the opportunity to experience current design thinking. Reshape your understanding of the value of design.
- April 27 5:00 pm - 9:00 pmLocation: Kings Head Pub, 120 King StreetThis event provides opportunities to mentor a student graduating from Graphic Design by reviewing their graduating portfolio.
- April 27Location: EverywhereApril 27th, Icograda's anniversary, was designated World Graphics Day in 1995. It is an opportunity to recognize communication design and its role in the world.
- April 27 9:00 am - 29 10:00 pmLocation: Canvas Lounge, VancouverIcograda and the GDC are inviting everyone participating in Design Currency: Icograda Design Week in Vancouver 2010 to contribute to a silent auction in support of Architecture for Humanity's reconstruction work in Haiti. Architecture for Humanity co-founder Cameron Sinclair will be a featured presenter at Design Currency 2010 on 28 April.
- April 28 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmLocation: Irish Heather, 210 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BCHosted as a part of Irish Heather's wildly popular Long Table Series, these three intimate and interactive dinners will take place during Design Currency: Icograda Design Week in Vancouver 2010.
Dinner with a Side of Design will engage local leaders and designers in collaborative conversations focused around the complex themes of sustainability, culture and economics. - April 28 6:00 pm - 4:00 pmLocation: W2 Storyeum, 151 West Cordove, Vancouver, BCAGDA proudly present an Aussie party to celebrate Optimism: Icograda Design Week Brisbane.
- April 29 7:00 pm - 11:59 pmLocation: 99 Powell St, VancouverDon't miss the awards presentation with Master of Ceremonies Debbie Millman and celebrate the best of Canadian design, at this special mingling party that coincides with the end of Icograda Design Week.
- April 29 8:00 am - 8:45 amLocation: Vancouver Convention CentreJoin us for breakfast on the 29 April to get a glimpse into the future. Colin Smith, Adobe Technical Resources Manager for Canada, shares his expertise and passion for technology with creative professionals across Canada. Hear first hand from Colin where the toolset is headed.
- April 29 - May 01Location: Birks Building 4th floor, 10113 104 Street, Edmonton"Meet the Minds Behind the Design Machine"
(Illustration, Photography, Exhibit Presentation, Digital Media, Motion Image)
Thursday, April 29, 7-9pm
Friday, April 30, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, May 1, 10am - 5pm
Free Admission - April 30 10:00 am - 12:00 pmLocation: VFS Web Café, 390 West Hastings, Vancouver, BCPresented by GDC National Web Chair Steve Fisher MGDC.
UX Design for the web is a hot topic, but far too often we find it too hard to pin down so we just touch the surface and don’t explore the depths. As it is becoming something of a de facto standard it is in our best interest as interactive designers to understand the discipline. No longer something that has to always be hugely complex and costly, we’ll cover the “back to basics” approach to UX design in this workshop. - April 30Location: Emily Carr
