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After a short break, the Summer Interview Series is back for Round 2! This week, we’re featuring Eric Nyffeler of Doe-Eyed. After discovering Eric’s work through a friend earlier this summer,  I noticed that he just so happens to be based out of Lincoln, Nebraska…which the honorary-Nebraskan in me loves. Doe-Eyed’s gig posters have been […]

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I first met Jeff while acting as Social Media Chair for AIGAKC. Jeff saw a real need for design education in Guatemala and has been recruiting creative professionals to help Guatemalan youth ever since through Design4Kids. After learning about the program, I asked him to contribute to our Discussions blog, and I am honored that […]

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A belated post due to a busy week at work! So without further ado, our weekly feature: I first met Jeremiah while showing work at this past year’s Firebelly Holiday shop: what an honor to be showcased in the same room! Jeremiah Chiu is a Chicago native, co-founder/partner at Plural and a musician with local group […]

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The Summer Interview Series continues this week with Mig Reyes, a designer and self-proclaimed cookie eater from Chicago. He’s now two years out of college, and has already worked at some amazing design studios such as Rule29 and Segura, Inc. After a stint at an ad agency, he realized that just wasn’t for him. Now […]

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As you can see from the above montage, an excellent Memorial Holiday Week was had by all: a dear friend of mine from high school came up to spend the holidays with me in Chicago, so we hit the beach…and the race tracks…and the… So with that little bit of vacation behind me, I’m pleased to […]

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Ok, so I realize it’s not actually Wednesday, but it’s been a busy week! In any case, I figured that I would try something new with my event recap for last Friday’s We Are Family opening at Post Family. The show, which was a part of AIGA Chicago’s Design Week, featured emerging artists/designers and great […]

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Signage by Will Miller and Darren McPherson Honestly, I was really upset to find that I had missed the opening reception for the Typeforce exhibit held earlier this month at the Co-Prosperity Sphere gallery. So just imagine for a second how excited I was to hear that AIGA Chicago was hosting a special event at the […]

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A couple weeks ago, Jason Schwartz challenged me to do A Project A Week (APAW): something that I have since included in my Design Resolutions for the year. The past two weeks have been spent finishing up projects that were already in progress. This week, I hope to start working on some new work. Week 1: […]

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Well, I officially handed over the reigns of Social Networking Chair to the Kansas City AIGA chapter last week. On one hand, I am really going to miss it: it’s been a great year of learning, meeting people, and getting involved. Through my tenure, I am very proud to say that AIGA KC has been […]

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This post is the first in what I hope will be a series of interviews with designers and other professionals across the creative industries. Jason Schwartz of Bright Bright Great was nice enough to not only speak with me for the AIGAKC blog, but also answer a few extra questions (including last week’s Exclusive) to […]

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