http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1494345999/beyond-borders-exhibition-of-contemporary-posters

Beyond Borders is a graphic design exhibition and a cultural exchange featuring the work of graphic designers living and working in Iran. Highlighting the convergence of digital design tools, new technology, ubiquitous social networks, limitless globalism and age-old cultural traditions, Beyond Borders is a survey of Iranian poster design that has been completed in the last five years. It's an exciting hybrid that is equal parts past, present, and future. The exhibition will be hosted in the United States at the American Institute of Graphic Arts’ (AIGA) National Design Center in New York. We're working hard to raise the money that will make this exhibition possible and we need your help!

Poetic TYPES at case[werks]

Where can you take a poem? We can't wait to see.

SHAG, in conjunction with Case[werks] Gallery and Station North Arts & Entertainment District, is organizing an exhibition of graphic and visual works based on this poem:

Tuning In

Imagine a poem
where the stars speak to you,
give collegial advice,
as the sun does in Frank O'Hara's
"True Account of Talking to the Sun
at Fire Island."

O'Hara! Wake up!
When I talked with your
comrade, Mayakovsky,
he was already up.

You may not be
the greatest thing on earth,
but you're okay.
Don't worry about your place in history.
Just keep on.

In my poem,
the stars whistle
thinly:

It's hard for us to care
from this great distance,
but go ahead, use us
in your humanthropomorphic way
as mirrors of your twirling selves.

The words are thrilling
though attenuated;
then, they get tinny
and begin to break up.

I think I hear    burn
I think I hear    explode

--Sylvia Fischbach-Braden

Entry guidelines: Use all or any part of the poem. Typography, calligraphy, illustration, photography, works on paper in all media, and small free-standing works are welcomed. Some examples of graphic treatments of poems can be seen at here.

Delivery of work: Work may be hand delivered to Cāse[werks] Gallery, or may be mailed to Lori Rubeling c/o Cāse[werks], 1501 St. Paul Street, Suite 116. Mailed in entries will not be returned via mail. Entries must be accompanied by a completed and signed registration form. All entries must be submitted by 6:00pm on Monday, February 18, 2012.

Pick-up of work: At the end of the exhibit, work will be available for pick up at Case[werks] Gallery between 10am-6pm. Written permission must be provided in advance for someone other than the artist to pick up work.

Liability: SHAG and Cāse[werks] will make every effort to insure the safe handling of entries, but we do not assume responsibility for damage or loss.

Opening reception at cāse[werks] Gallery on Friday, February 22, 2013, 5-8pm.

For more information: Lori Rubeling, lorirubeling@gmail, or Sylvia Fischbach-Braden, sylviafbra@hotmail.com.

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REGISTRATION FORM

PoeticTYPES at cāse[werks] - February, 2012

Name

Address

Phone

E-mail

Entry Title

Size of work

Materials used

Notes (optional)

I understand and agree that the Society for History and Graphics and case[werks] Gallery will not be responsible for any loss or damage to the work hereby submitted for the exhibition.

Signature                                                                                            

Date

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Atomic Books owner Benn Ray presents a history of the graphic novel, with many ink-stained asides.

TURNING POINTS in design have changed history and individual lives. Whether game changers like the invention of moveable type or the Macintosh computer, or critical factors such as an influential teacher of a pivotal internship, change is the constant for us all. Come join fellow designers and share your personal experience or your impression of a particular turning point in design history.

You'll have 10 minutes, with visuals if you like, and additional time for Q&A. Let us know if you plan to speak when you sign in the door.

It's your night — the mic is open and the stage is set!

A revised and expanded edition of "Thinking with Type" will be published in 2010. The new edition is not a minimally-adjusted marketing ploy but a bigger, better book with more of everything: more fonts, more footnotes, more type crimes, more do's, and best of all, more don'ts. In this evening with SHAG, Ellen will share new content from "Thinking with Type." First published in 2004, "Thinking with Type" has been widely adopted around the world as a basic guide for students, designers, editors, and writers. As Lupton explains in her introduction, "I've put on a little weight since 2004, and so has this book." Come check out the size-12 edition of this trusty volume.

The Patterson Theater (Creative Alliance)          Members $10;  Non-members $20

3134 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore                        At the Door:

Reception:  6:30pm                                            Members $15;  Non-members $25

Lecture:  7:00pm                                                Info: 
                                                                           bethlacey@baltimore.aiga.org

An evening of creative inspiration as we intersect the design and publishing worlds with Patrick Coyne, editor and designer of Communication Arts magazine. Patrick will discuss the history and philosophy of the magazine, how CA's competitions work and how creatives are chosen for profiles. Patrick will also present a selection of award-winning design and advertising projects produced on limited budgets and discuss the future of creativity in the post-information age.