April 27 9:00 am - 29 10:00 pm
Canvas Lounge, Vancouver
When: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 6:00 pm — Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:00 pm
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre (winners announced during Graphex Awards wrap party at CANVAS Lounge 99 Powell St.)
Cost: N/A (all funds raised donated to Architecture for Humanity Haiti Fund)
How to participate
- Select something from your design 'closet' to contribute to the auction - it can be a book, a poster, a portfolio piece of your choosing.
- Give your fellow Design Currency participants a 'sneak preview.' Post what you plan to bring along to the Design Week blog.
- Bring your contribution with you to Vancouver. Items will be collected at the Icograda confernce office at the Vancouver Convention Centre beginning 27 April.
- Bidding will open at the Welcome Reception on 27 April and continue through 29 April.
- Winning bids will be announced at the conference wrap up on 29 April.
All funds raised will go to Architecture for Humanity's reconstruction work in Haiti. Icograda will make a contribution to the initiative in the name of the more than 20 international speakers who will be participating in Design Currency 2010.
About Architecture for Humanity
Architecture for Humanity is a nonprofit design services firm founded in 1999. It is building a more sustainable future through the power of professional design. By tapping a network of more than 40 000 professionals willing to lend time and expertise to help those who would not otherwise be able to afford their services, Architecture for Humanity brings design, construction and development services where they are most critically needed.
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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
