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Beer & Branding Event Recap

6th Annual Beer & Branding Showcase: Photo Recap

by Sandi Suter \ October 18, 2019

If you happened to miss out on this year's Beer & Branding Showcase event, stop what you're doing RIGHT NOW and mark your calendars for 2020. There is nothing comparable to hanging out at a brewery on a weeknight, tasting brews that you most likely will never get a chance to experience again, feasting your eyes on the cream-of-the-crop designs for the year's competition. Seriously. Don't miss out on this again —we promise you will regret it.

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Membership Spotlight: Michael Stallsmith

by Sandi Suter \ August 27, 2019

Originally hailing from Wisconsin, Michael Stallsmith is now a proud Charlottian and a member of our AIGA Charlotte Community Board! Passion project turned side hustle, salsa dancing, and the Amazing Race, see all that Michael has to offer in this month's Member Spotlight!

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Member Spotlight: Frank Gorman

by Sandi Suter \ July 15, 2019

Frank is a skilled advertising creative always looking to improve while staying positive. Working in Charlotte as a freelance Art Director/Designer hybrid but like most, his plate is full of passion projects including writing a Fantasy Novel, designing a co-op board game, and making a children’s book. Get to know him in this month's Member Spotlight!

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Member Spotlight: Kelsey Benton

by Sandi Suter \ June 19, 2019

Kelsey is a hybrid creative who loves working with her hands to combine graphic design and illustration. Interested in diverse applications of design, she creates variety in her work, always eager to learn from the process. Check out her Member Spotlight and say hello!

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“A passion project is planting seeds in your creative garden.” A Lauren Hom event recap

by Lauren Supron \ May 13, 2019

Queen of passion projects and flour crowns, collector of life lessons and boyfriend tears, Lauren Hom is everything an art director, heck, a person should be—curious, passionate, hilarious, and generous enough to come speak to our crew about how you can turn your world and work into a passion project.

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Membership Spotlight: Veronica DeBoisbriand

by Sandi Suter \ April 17, 2019

Veronica DeBoisbriand is a recent Charlotte transplant and one of the newest members of the Charlotte AIGA fam. Make sure to say "hello" and give her a warm welcome to the QC!

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A Perspective On Design Futures—Panel Takeaways

by Lauren Supron \ March 29, 2019

Our Design Futures panel was based on the briefing paper, AIGA Design Futures, from Meredith Davis of AIGA Design (she also moderated the panel!), and gave Charlotte-area creatives the chance to come together with leaders in the design community and discuss, dream, and hypothesize what the future of our field looks like.

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Q+A with Catalina Zavala Olvera, 2018 Design Continuum Fund Recipient

by AIGA Charlotte \ March 28, 2019

Meet Catalina Zavala Olvera, AIGA Charlotte’s first ever Design Continuum Fund recipient. We recently sat down with her to discuss her design influences, advice for fellow art students, and how this scholarship will impact her life and design career moving forward. Here’s what she said...

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Membership Spotlight: Harold Thompson

by Sandi Suter \ March 20, 2019

Meet Harold Thompson! His main goal on every project is to “Unleash Brilliance.” He takes pride in his work and loves helping clients reach their goals! Currently serving as a Webmaster and Multimedia Specialist for the City of Charlotte, read more about Harold in this month's Member Spotlight!

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Event Recap: Letterpress Workshop with Old North State Press

by Lauren Supron \ March 18, 2019

It’s one thing to learn, it’s another thing to “do”. And do we did at our Letterpress Workshop with Chris and Danielle Paul, of Old North State Press.

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Meet Your New Favorite Studio & Gallery: BlkMrktClt

by Lauren Supron \ February 20, 2019

BlkMrktClt is a new creative and collaborative gallery and studio space based in Charlotte. We had the incredible opportunity to connect with BlkMrktClt’s co-founders to talk the roots of the company, their source of inspiration, support of the arts in the black community (and vice versa), and so much more.

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Member Spotlight: Scott Brinkley

by Sandi Suter \ February 19, 2019

Scott Brinkley is a California export who’s been living in Charlotte and working as the super skilled illustrator for Elevation Church for the past five years. Here’s your chance to get to know him a little bit better!

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