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2nd Annual Battle Of The Agency Bands

Date: Thursday, September 13, 2012

Time: 6 PM - bar close

Location: The Legendary Dobbs

304 South Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147

Cost: $10

Welcome to CreativeConnects®

Our bi-monthly networking happy hours are free of charge and open to creative professionals of all levels.

CreativeConnects provides a forum for creatives to get together to network with other colleagues, discuss creative careers and industry happenings.  This past year we asked established members of the creative community to attend happy hour and share with us their creative experiences and knowledge. Often our events are attended by featured guests from such companies as Match.com, CDIA-Boston University, The Art Institute of Washington, JC Penney, The Alternativepress.com, Broadview Security, Behringer Harvard, Annodyne, Inc., FedEx Services and Comcast.

If you or someone you know would like to be a featured guest at CreativeConnects, please contact us at [email protected].

Next Event Wed., September 12th, 2012 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Where Public House Bar and Restaurant (see map below)

Join us for CreativeConnects® happy hour, a free social event hosted by The BOSS Group forinteractive, creative and marketing professionals. Come network with colleagues, meet new people, keep up with industry news and get leads on jobs and business opportunities.

Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012 Time: 5:30PM – 7:30PM Location: Electronic Ink One South Broad Street, 19th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 Phone: 215-922-3800 Map: http://g.co/maps/yu5ry Parking: http://philapark.org/ RSVP – Nice but not necessary: [email protected]

Come socialize with design and research professionals at PhillyCHIʼs May open studio. Electronic Ink will open its doors to the design community for an informal happy hour and tour of its Broad Street research labs and design spaces. Drop by and talk shop with the Electronic Ink crew, participate in a usability test, and see examples of their work. This event is free and open to the public.

About Electronic Ink Electronic Ink is an international business system design consultancy dedicated to improving the way people interact with technology, environments and one another. With a global interdisciplinary team of researchers, designers and technologists, Electronic Ink works with organizations worldwide to solve their most complex challenges. Using a unique research and design process, we create systems, software and experiences that balance business objectives with human contexts. In collaboration with our clients, we join analytical and creative thought to produce innovative solutions and transformative results. For more information about the company, visit www.electronicink.com.

Want to win a ticket to PN10Philly?

Just Add Data: Smarter Advertising Through Digital

Presented by PhIMA: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | 6 - 9pm

The HUB | 2929 Arch Street, Mezzanine Level, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Does the strategic use of data help businesses evolve their marketing tactics? How might the success or failure of an initiative be steered before it even reaches market? What role can data insights play in the creative process? Learn from key stakeholders from all corners of the digital media eco-system as they discuss how advances in data management are helping make audience targeting more accurate, user experiences more enjoyable and marketing delivery more accountable.

Portfolio Night 10 Philadelphia

Portfolio Night 10 Philadelphia is a very special event, unique to both the Philly advertising industry and to PN10 itself. While events in other Portfolio Night 10 cities are normally only open to aspiring creatives with advertising portfolios to show, PN10 Philadelphia is open to all with an interest in getting to know the local advertising community. There are two types of tickets for Portfolio Night 10

The Traditional Ticket is for aspiring advertising and design creatives with portfolios to show. This ticket works the same way PN10 tickets work in all other cities; you’ll be given one-on-one face time with some of Philly’s top creative directors, who will critique the work in your portfolio, offering you advice on how to improve your work and maybe even start your creative advertising career!

To determine if this ticket is right for you, please read this link.

The Guest Ticket is for people who fall outside of the “Traditional Ticket” group. Perhaps you’re an ad/marketing/PR major, and you’re curious to find out more about advertising as a career. Maybe you’re looking to break into advertising, but in a role such as Account Management or Media Planning/Buying. Or perhaps you are a photographer, illustrator, animator or some other artist looking to offer your services to agencies. In all of these cases, the Guest Ticket is right for you. While you will not receive scheduled one-on-one meetings during the portfolio review, you’ll be free to mingle and socialize, engaging in informal chats throughout the evening.

DART and The Westphal College Welcome Chip Kidd

Award winning book designer to lecture and work with Graphic Design Program. Whoever said you can’t judge a book by its cover, has never met Chip Kidd. Kidd, one of the world’s most renowned book cover designers, will be a guest of Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and DART (Drexel Art Organization) on Thursday, May 31. Kidd is an award-winning graphic designer, and author who specializes in book cover design with more than 1500 titles created for authors including David Sedaris, Bret Easton Ellis, Cormac McCarthy and John Updike. Most notably, Kidd’s book designs for Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park were carried over into the marketing for the films.

Forum4: Landing the Job

May 17th, 2012 Sponsored by: Matthew Tennison Photography

Part Discussion. Part Q&A. Part Support Group.

Forum4 is a panel discussion on the issues facing the design community. This time we will be delving into the topic of job searching and interviewing.

Landing a Boeing 747 might actually be easier than landing a job in this economy… well… at least it might seem that way. Especially for those of us who are entering the workforce straight out of school. How do you set yourself apart from the crowd? What are the top missteps you can make in an interview? What are the right and wrong projects to include in your book? How do you negotiate a job offer? Luckily, securing a position as a designer does not require a commercial airline license and 10,000 hours of flight time, just a little know-how and some good old fashioned persistence.

Join us on May 17th as we discuss these and other popular issues facing those in the job market, with 4 local professionals who are involved in the hiring process regularly, and know the ins and outs. We’ll be taking your questions via Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn, then putting them to our panel to discuss and debate.

Four ways to take part in the discussion:

Twitter: #aigaforum4 @aigacentralpa AIGA Central PA Facebook AIGA Central PA LinkedIn Or email your questions to Teresa Van Wagner the old-fashioned way: [email protected]

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THE PANELISTS

Lauren Bittner Recruiter at The Boss Group Having spent over five years in recruitment, Lauren is a highly accomplished and seasoned recruiter with The Boss Group, an award-winning boutique provider of interactive, creative and marketing talent. Lauren works with both print and web designers at every level of expertise as she partners with both agency and corporate clients to fill temporary or temp-to-hire needs.

Amy Brown Executive at QVC Amy Brown is an Executive Recruiter for QVC and works with multiple client areas within the organization, one of which is Creative. Having done this for a few years now, Amy has a pulse on what it takes to succeed in the Creative arena at a large, dynamic company.

Chris Hoke Creative Director at Choke Design

Mary Pedersen Creative Director at JPL Mary joined JPL in 2008 and provides creative direction for clients’ brand strategies, web strategies and integrated advertising campaigns. Mary also focuses on developing and growing the creative talent within JPL.

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Portfolio Night 10 - Philadelphia

ADCP - 2nd Annual Expose Yourself Portfolio Review May 10, 2012

Location: Digitas Health

The Wanamaker Building - 100 Penn Sq East - 11th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Members: $22

Non-Members: $30

Student Members: $10

ADCP Become a NOMAD - Hosted by 20nine

³Doodle or Die²: A night with 20nine branding, design and interactive. For many, the urge to be creative and express yourself is vital for our survival. It would kill us not to be creative in some way. We need to think, write or doodle to keep our creative juices healthy and alive. 20nine celebrates the creative spirit, by hosting Nomad. Come hang out, socialize and express yourself with witty banter and doodling on our walls and tables(designated areas, please). Come meet creative people of all sizes, shapes and job titles, and even participate in a free Doodling Workshop!

6:30 - 10:00 PM

1100 East Hector Street // Suite 305

Conshohocken, PA 19428