Last call to sign up for this Friday's Studio Tours and Saturday's Portolio Critique and Creative Workshop

This Friday May 25th sign up for the POGO Studio Tours and get a guided visit to Rethink, Domain7, Letterbox and MET fine printers and check out how each of these studios think, work, and get creative in their space. Each tour will last half an hour and will be guided by a representative of the host studio. GDC/BC will provide transportation between the studios.

On Saturday May 26th there is no better way for current students and upcoming design professionals to connect with the design community then POGO Portfolio Critique. Get the opportunity to show your work, sat and speak directly with every certified designer on our reviewers panel. Look at the list of this year's participants!

No printed portfolio, no worries! Bring a fully charged laptop (or iPad!) with your work on it.

Later on Saturday May 26, don't miss the Creative Workshops where there will be a panel discussion on The Truth about being a working design professional and the challenges you could face once you graduate from school. Also, get your tech-savvy fix from the best on the industry with the Style Tiles workshop Mark Busse and Steve Mynett have prepared for you.

VANCOUVER STUDIO TOURS
Friday May 25th, 2010 – AFTERNOON
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
PICK UP AT:
At the Vancouver Art Gallery,
Hornby Entrance

The GDC/BC Pogo Studio Tours provide the opportunity to check out three of Vancouver’s hottest creative environments and one of North America's most awarded printers, Metropolitan Fine Printers.

The tour takes place on Friday May 25th 2012, registration will take place at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Hornby Entrance). Attendees will board a 20 seat charter bus to travel around town to visit each location. Each tour will last one half-hour and will be guided by a representative of the host studio.

PORTFOLIO CRITIQUES
Saturday May 26th, 2010 – MORNING
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Langara College
100 West 49th Avenue,
Vancouver, BC V5Y 2Z6

The GDC/BC POGO Portfolio Critique is open to recent graduates aspiring to enter into in a career in communication design and to students currently enrolled in a design program. Leading industry professionals will be in attendance to provide insightful and constructive advice to attendees about their current portfolio. This is a great opportunity to practice 'real-world' interview skills and receive honest feedback from industry professionals in a non-competitive environment. This is an amazing opportunity for students to network with the who's who in the Vancouver design community.

CREATIVE WORKSHOP
Saturday May 26th, 2010 – AFTERNOON
1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Langara College
100 West 49th Avenue,
Vancouver, BC V5Y 2Z6

PANEL DISCUSSION: The Truth

A panel of industry professionals will come together to share their experience on being a working design professional and the challenges you could face once you graduate from school. On this workshop you will gain from their hands on experience on what students REALLY need to know after graduation. Things that were NOT taught in schools and can only be learned from experience and hard knocks. This is a great opportunity for the students to live vicariously through experienced designers and to learn from other's experiences, and mistakes.

 STYLE TILES:  with Mark Busse and Steve Mynett

Style Tiles are a design deliverable consisting of fonts, colors and interface elements that communicate the essence of a visual brand for the web. They help form a common visual language between the designers and the stakeholders and provide a catalyst for discussions around the preferences and goals of the client.

**For more details, please go to http://bc.gdc.net/pogo/. To sign up and register, go to http://gdcbc-pogo2012.eventbrite.com/ **