LEARN TO BUILD A WEBSITE AND AN APP IN ONE DAY (and you don’t have to learn to code!)

Friday, March 2, 2012, 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Kansas City Design Center, 1018 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64105

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! 

Get your hands on the latest Adobe technology for designing HTML websites or immersive publications for the iPad, as easily as if you were laying out a page in InDesign.  Muse is new from Adobe, and this workshop will teach you:

• How to design visually unique, highly interactive HTML websites as easily as layout out a page in InDesign.
• How you can use your existing InDesign skills (along with some new features) to design highly interactive publications (like the Wired magazine app).
• How to share your app design with clients – who will be able to view it on the iPad to review – directly from InDesign.
• How to publish your design as an app via the iTunes store using the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.

This workshop is best suited to designers:

• Who have never designed a website or app
• Who have design designed websites/apps but rely on someone else to build them
• Who are comfortable building a HTML website but would prefer not to have to code
• Who rely on template driven systems to build websites without writing code

Adobe products used:  Muse (codename), InDesign CS5.5 and Adobe Digital Publishing Suite

Cost is $7 in advance, $10 the day of.  Space is limited–you must register in advance.

Bringing Ink and Wood to Life:
Hatch Show Print’s Letterpress Heritage
Thursday, March 1, 2012, Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Kansas City Design Center
1018 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO 64105

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

Celebrate the grand tradition of letterpress printing in America with Jim Sherraden, manager and chief designer of Hatch Show Print.

“Advertising without posters is like fishing without worms.”
~ The Hatch Brothers

Anyone who follows the music, art and culture of the American South has surely run into the unmistakable look of Hatch Show Print, one of the oldest working letterpress print shops in America. They’ve produced vivid and iconic show posters for American entertainers since the 1870s and continue to create captivating posters for musical acts from Sheryl Crow and Dave Matthews Band, to mainstream country stars such as Garth Brooks and Wynonna Judd.

Nashville’s Hatch Show Print is now a mix of working museum, letterpress shop and tourist attraction. Manager and Chief Designer, Jim Sharraden, 
will share the colorful history and art of Hatch Show Print. He’ll delve into 
the creative process in designing for contemporary clients without losing that irresistible turn-of-the-century appeal.

Free and open to the public.  Light lunch will be provided.

THANK YOU to Hallmark, Presenting Sponsor for Bringing Ink and Wood to Life

Friday, March 2, 2012, 6:00– 8:30 p.m.
AIA Kansas City
1801 McGee, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64108

Embrace your inner design superhero at this interactive evening
of food, fun and a super-sketching tutorial by Garmin industrial designer Alex Marshall.

Breaking news:  Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sly James will welcome you to this event and will talk to the group about his vision for the West Bottoms.  The evening includes a new superpower exercise that uses your heroic problem-solving skills with an exciting team design challenge:  re-think/revitalize/re-vision the West Bottoms district.  Award-winning industrial designer Alex Marshall of Garmin International, Inc. will reveal simple techniques to give your sketching abilities a boost.

Co-hosted by IDSA and SEGD.

YUM!  Enjoy terrific snacks provided by Houlihan’s, the Official Restaurant Partner of Kansas City Design Week.

Tickets are just $7 in advance, $15 at the door.

THANK YOU to Adobe, Presenting Sponsor for Design Superheroes

Wednesday, March 7, 2012, Noon– 1:30 p.m.
World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, J.C. Nichols Auditorium
100 W. 26th Street
Kansas City, MO, 64108

Explore the creative process and lessons learned along the way 
from expert memorial designers.

Memorials are an essential part of America’s framework. They help us remember the past and, in so doing, serve as a lesson for the future. They honor those who are most deserving of our respectand admiration. They aid in the grieving process, and inspire each of us to reach to greater heights. The task is a monumental one and requires a depth of vision, insight and creative force to rise to the challenge.

We’re fortunate to have some of those visionaries among us. The following have designed magnificent memorials right here in the Midwest and are eager to share their stories and insights.  Our panel will be moderated by Kevin Collison of The Kansas City Star.

Scott Bingham, Landscape Architect, Bowman, Bowman, Novick, Inc.,

Project: Hyatt Skywalk Memorial

Mike Christianer, Principal, SFS Architecture

Project: Overland Park 9/11 Memorial

Hans Butzer, Professor, University of Oklahoma

Project: Oklahoma City National Memorial

Free and open to the public.

The Future of the City & the City of the Future
Architect James Moore
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
AIA Kansas City, 1801 McGee St., Kansas City, MO

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

What does tomorrow hold for urban planners?
Get the inside scoop from architect James Moore.

For the first time in history, over half of the world’s population lives in cities, and the number of urban dwellers is expected to increase from 3.5 billion to 5.0 billion by 2030. While offering enormous economic opportunities and potential increases in quality of life, cities also consume vast amounts of land, water and non-renewable resources, and are the primary sources of greenhouse gases. The challenge for the twenty-first century is to plan, design, construct and operate cities that are not only desirable places to live, work and play, but are increasingly resource efficient, resilient and sustainable.

This lecture assesses the current situation and its challenges, presents a framework for thinking about the opportunities and potentials, and discusses emerging planning and design approaches that may not only enhance the quality of life in our cities but also dramatically improve their resource efficiency.

James A. Moore has over 20 years of experience in architecture, urban design and community planning. He joined HDR, a global architecture, engineering and consulting company, in 2000, as the National Community Design Principal, dividing his time among national projects, marketing, and helping develop initiatives in real estate consulting, transit-oriented development, urban redevelopment, and sustainability.

YUM!  Enjoy terrific food provided by J. Gilbert’s, the Official Restaurant Partner of Kansas City Design Week.

Free and open to the public.

THANK YOU to Burns & McDonnell, Presenting Sponsor for The Future of the City & The City of the Future

Dr. Toby Israel: Using Design Psychology to Create Ideal Places
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 11:30 a.m.– 1:30 p.m.
Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College
12345 College Blvd
Overland Park, KS 66210-1299

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

(BOTH THE CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT OPTIONS)

What does it mean to be a Design Psychologist? Find out from  Toby Israel, Ph.D.

Defined as “the practice of architecture, planning and interior design in which psychology is the principal design tool”, this new discipline continues to gain international attention. You may have recently viewed articles in Oprah Home, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal or heard Dr. Israel interviewed on NPR’s Talk of the Nation and Radio Times. Unlike traditional designers, she helps clients “design from within” to create an authentic place that is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also supports positive growth and change.

In this presentation Dr. Israel gives examples of how the Design Psychology process can be applied to real projects, including residential, institutional and corporate. Participants will have the opportunity to complete hands-on exercises from the “Design Psychology Toolbox” — exercises that can be used to help the designer create ideal places.

Trained as an Environmental Psychologist, Dr. Israel has over 25 years of experience in design, psychology, the arts and education. She is the author of Some Place Like Home: Using Design Psychology to Create Ideal Environments, which summarizes her groundbreaking theories.

Free and open to the public. You MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE to receive a complimentary boxed lunch.
If you wish to receive 2 hours of CEU credit (available to ASID, AIA, PGASLA members), the cost is $20.00 per person (includes complimentary boxed lunch). You must register in advance.

THANK YOU to Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery, Presenting Sponsor for Using Design Psychology to Create Ideal Spaces

Monday, March 5, 2012, Noon– 1:30 p.m.
AIA Kansas City
1801 McGee, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64108

Get the scoop on Philippe Barrière’s new book Resolution, researched by his students at the University of Kansas.

In the face of environmental crisis and globalization, architecture is becoming indispensable as an instrument to reconcile man with his cultural, social and environmental setting. That, in a nutshell, is the philosophy behind Philippe Barriere’s highly acclaimed visionary book. His approach is to define new relationships between nature, man and society by creating an architectural model that permits a balance.

In this casual presentation, Philippe will guide his audience through the intricate research and viable resolutions that resulted in architectural works of realism and beauty. Autographed copies of Resolution: Repositioning the Relation Between Man and Nature will be available for purchase.

Philippe received his degree in architecture from the L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and received a Master of Science in Urban Planning from the Institut d’Urbanisme de Paris, followed by a Doctorate in Art History at the University Pantheon Sorbonne (Paris). He has worked as an architect in the USA as well as France, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and the French West Indies.

Free and open to the public.  Light lunch will be provided.

Sunday, March 4, 2012, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Meet at Faultless Starch, 1025 West 8th Street Kansas City, MO 64101
Led by Cydney Millstein, Architectural & Historical Research, LLC
*Space is strictly limited to 25 guests.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! 

Cydney Millstein is a preservation consultant, architectural historian, and principal/owner of Architectural & Historical Research, LLC, in Kansas City, Missouri, with nationwide experience in the field for over 25 years. Cydney will give a brief overview of the history of the West Bottoms, with emphasis on the 12th Street Viaduct, the original depot, the livestock and grain market, and other landmarks. Darby Trotter from Faultless Starch will give a tour of the facility. The walking tour then proceeds through the West Bottoms.

Rain or Shine! Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather!

Free and open to the public.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!  Thank you for your interest.

Saturday, March 3, 2012, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Atkins Auditorium
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111

Enjoy a conversation with Ellen Lupton, curator of contemporary design at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.

Ellen will join us to examine recent graphic design through the lens of Graphic Design: Now in Production — a significant international exhibition on display now at the Walker Art Museum and in May 2012 at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

Featuring work produced since 2000 in the most vital sectors of communication design, Graphic Design: Now in Production explores design-driven magazines, newspapers, books and posters as well as branding programs for corporations, subcultures and nations. It also showcases a series of developments over the past decade, such as the entrepreneurial nature of designer-produced goods; the renaissance in digital typeface design; the storytelling potential of titling sequences for film and television; and the transformation of raw data into compelling information narrative.

An educator and author of numerous books and articles on design, Ellen is a public-minded critic, frequent lecturer and AIGA Gold Medalist. There will be a book signing following the presentation.

Free and open to the public.

Museum members park free in the Museum garage; all others, $5 fee.

Saturday, March 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m.– Noon
Doors open at 10:00 a.m. with a Design College Fair.
Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch in the Truman Auditorium
4801 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64112

Does a creative career in the exciting world of design intrigue you?
If so, you won’t want to miss this event!

There’s no doubt about it, the design industry is one of growing fascination and interest by today’s youth, inspired in great part by the popularity of design-focused reality TV shows.  Now, designers of tomorrow can learn firsthand from the leaders of design today. Hear from the experts about careers in architecture, graphic design, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture and urban planning in a casual setting that welcomes questions from the audience.

Speakers

Architecture
Peter Sloan, AIA, RCID
Principal, 360 Architecture

Graphic Design
Subashini Nadarajah
Art Director, Hallmark

Industrial Design
Jonathon Kemnitzer, IDSA
Principal, KEM Studio

Interior Design
Lori Schiefen, ASID
NSPJ Architects

Landscape Architecture
Terry Berkbuegler, ASLA, LEED AP
Principal, Confluence

Last year’s Design Futures event was a huge success—attended by almost 200 high school and college students, guidance counselors and parents. This year’s presentation promises to be even bigger and better, with a top-notch panel of professionals from several fields of design. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet with a variety of universities and learn about the design programs they offer.

Get inspired. Get informed. Get ready for a possibly life-changing morning.

Admission is FREE!
Questions? Contact Kathy Kelley at communications@kansascity.aiga.org.

THANK YOU to BRR Architecture, Presenting Sponsor for Design Futures