AIGA Los Angeles

With amazing design events, ideas, and groundbreaking industry initiatives in the pipeline, we’re seeking volunteers who are passionate about giving back to our creative community. AIGA is committed to serving the creative community and we need all the voices (and hands) we can get. Join us to learn about the various open volunteer roles and how you can get involved. https://losangeles.aiga.org/event/connect-volunteer/

Celebrate your connection With nature at Helms Design Center for the opening of the International Biophilia Poster Exhibit, exploring humanity's relationship with the natural environment. 100 Poster Design Finalists on Display, curated from 3500+ Submissions from 167 Countries.... October 9, from 11-6 pm (Part of ArtWalk) at Helms Bakery District Washington Corridor Gallery 8723 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 Learn more at: www.biophilial.com (link in bio) Organized by: BrandCulture, PosterTerritory brandculture.com www.posterterritory.com Partners: Helms Design Center, AIGA LA, Biophilic Institute #PosterTerritory #HelmsDesign #biophiliaposters #Biophilia #biophiliapostercall #BrandCulture #PosterDesign #GraphicDesigners #GraphicDesign #Illustrators #Illustragram #CulverCity #ArtWalk #CulverCityArtWalk

Tomorrow is the big special day as we kick off part 1 of this two-part Toolkit Series workshop. Learn to reclaim your creative practices and use self-publishing as a tool for community-building, self-expression, healing, meditation, and exploration. Join us tomorrow, Saturday @ 10 AM PDT. Get your tix: https://losangeles.aiga.org/event/work-less-workshop/ [#AltText: work/less workshop, a collaborative publishing workshop w/ MJ Balvanera and Paul Soulellis] ... #SelfPublishing #CommunityBuilding #SelfExpression #WhatMatters #SelfPublish #AIGALosAngeles #AIGALA #WorklessWorkshop #Workshop #PublishingWorkshop

A Textbook for the Ecocene is a how-to guide for connecting to self, community and planet. . While working remotely has modified the way we work, it has also allowed us to connect virtually with different communities and perspectives. Our 2-part work/less workshop will explore work and self-publishing as it relates to personal practice. https://losangeles.aiga.org/event/work-less-workshop/ . [#AccessibilityText: A photo of A Textbook for the Enocene. It is green and black, r...isoprinted, and designed by MJ Balvanera.] . . #SelfPublishing #RisoPrinting #AnalogDesign #PrintDesign #VirtualWorkshop #AIGA #AIGALA #GraphicDesign #Publishing #Exploration #Risograph #RisoArt #SelfPrinted See more

Hey! Did you know that we are hosting a free intro lecture on the upcoming work/less workshop tomorrow? Come check it out on Thursday @ 5:30pm. It’s all about self-expression and what matters to us. Bring your curiosity and questions! https://losangeles.aiga.org//subject-matter-series-self-p/ [#AltText: A graphic containing the text: "MJ Balvanera and Paul Soulellis join us in conversation about: self-publishing, self-expression, community-building, and work as joy. Thursd...ay, 9/30 at 5:30pm" It includes a creative collage of photographs of Paul and MJ's self-published work.] #SelfPublishing #CommunityBuilding #SelfExpression #WhatMatters #SelfPublish #SubjectMatters #AIGA #AIGALosAngeles #AIGALA #LosAngeles #LACreatives #SubjectMattersSEries

Created by Black women artists, Experiments in Joy is a dynamic workbook to help you shift joy from a feeling to a practice. Engage its prompts, reflections, and resources for personal and creative transformation! . Compiled by Gabrielle Civil with contributions by Call & Response artists Gabrielle Civil, Duriel E. Harris, Kenyatta A. C. Hinkle, Rosamond S. King, Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Miré Regulus and Awilda Rodríguez Lora. . Learn about radical self-publishing and reframing w...ork as joy from MJ Balvanera at our two-part virtual work/less workshop. https://losangeles.aiga.org/event/work-less-workshop/ . . [#AccessibilityText: A photograph of Experiments in Joy. It is a staple-bound workbook, riso printed on flat gold.] . . #SelfPublishing #RisoPrinting #AnalogDesign #PrintDesign #VirtualWorkshop #AIGA #AIGALA #GraphicDesign #Publishing #Exploration See more

URGENCY READER 2: MUTUAL AID PUBLISHING DURING CRISIS (2020) documents some of the extraordinary conditions, dynamics, and emotions experienced while in quarantine. An edition of 25 copies of Urgency Reader 2 was printed and assembled at Queer.Archive.Work during the first week of April 2020. A high-quality scan of the printed edition is available for free download at their website. . Learn from Paul Soulellis, the founder of QAW, at our two-part virtual work/less worksh...op, starting this Saturday. https://losangeles.aiga.org/event/work-less-workshop/ . [#AccessibilityText: A photo of the various pieces of printed material that make up the Urgency Reader 2. It's a loose assemblage of 129 risograph prints, folded sheets, and zines. 278 pages + a cover.] . . #SelfPublishing #VirtualWorkshop #AnalogDesign #CommunityBuilding #PrintDesign #ZineMaking #DesignArchive #UrgentCraft #QueerArchive See more

Maintenance Required: Basic Auto Care Workbook and Resource Guide encourages personal resourcefulness and inspires confidence to handle the inevitable issues that present themselves to everyone who travels by automobile. Written and illustrated by Sarah Lyon. Published by Co-Conspirator Press, founded by MJ Balvanera. . Learn from MJ at our two-part virtual work/less workshop. https://losangeles.aiga.org/event/work-less-workshop/ . .... [#AltText: A photo of Maintenance Required. It is a yellow and black, spiral-bound, riso printed guide.] . . #SelfPublishing #RisoPrinting #AnalogDesign #PrintDesign #VirtualWorkshop #AIGA #AIGALA #GraphicDesign #Publishing See more

Founded by Paul Soulellis, Queer.Archive.Work is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit library, publishing studio, and residency which supports artists and writers with free, open access to space and resources for experimental publishing, with a special focus on queer practices. . Learn directly from Paul at our two-part virtual work/less workshop: https://losangeles.aiga.org/event/work-less-workshop/ . [#AltText: a photo of the QAW. Two people chat with each other. Printed material is delig...htfully scattered on the table. Boxes on shelves hold wonders. The air is filled with creativity.] . #SelfPublishing #CommunityBuilding #SelfExpression #SelfPublish #SubjectMatters #AIGA #AIGALosAngeles #AIGALA #LosAngeles #LACreatives #VirtualWorkshop #PublishingWorkshop #QAW #LGBTplus #LGBTcommunity #QueerCommunity See more

A workbook stocked with activities, exercises, and ideas to explore our relationship to communication, our bodies, and each other. Using a trauma-informed approach, this workbook encourages readers to deepen our emotional vocabularies so that we can work towards a more enlivened, healthy interdependence. Written by Meenadchi, with illustrations by Hana Ward. Learn more about MJ Balvanera's self-publishing approach at the event link in the bio. [#AltText: A photo of Decolonizi...ng Non-Violent Communication. It is a black and orange, spiral-bound, riso printed workbook.] #SelfPublishing #CommunityBuilding #SelfExpression #WhatMatters #SelfPublish #SubjectMatters #AIGA #AIGALosAngeles #AIGALA #LosAngeles #LACreatives #SubjectMattersSeries #SelfPublishingWork #PublishYourself #GraphicDesigners #ArtistsOfLA #CreativesOfCalifornia #QueerArchive #RISD #LibraryOfThePrintedWeb #PrintoutMatter #Zines #ZineMaking

Join us for a week of simple on-your-own provocations that generate creative non-work, leading up to a group session where we’ll gather, discuss, and make a unique collaborative publication that shares our ideas. Post workshop, each participant will receive a printed copy which will physically travel between 4 time zones, 3 cities, and 2 countries. Let’s explore the format of publishing as an opportunity to connect, disconnect, and explore, together. https://losangeles.aiga....org/event/work-less-workshop/ [#AccessibilityText: Two images with black text on top of an orange and purple gradient background. Text reads: "AIGA LA ToolKit Series. work/less workshop. A collaborative publishing workshop with MJ Balvanara and Paul Soulellis. Event Link in Our Bio.] #SelfPublishing #CommunityBuilding #SelfExpression #WhatMatters #SelfPublish #SubjectMatters #AIGA #AIGALosAngeles #AIGALA #LosAngeles #LACreatives #SubjectMattersSeries #WorklessWorkshop #Workshop #Zines #ZineMaking #PublishingWorkshop #Publishing

Are you ready? Join AIGA Unidos as they highlight Hispanic and Latinx creatives, who will be sharing their stories and work for the second annual Hispanic Heritage Talks. @AIGAUnidos will be featuring creatives from different backgrounds and disciplines via Instagram lives and Zoom Webinars. ¡Acompañanos! . [#AccessibilityText: A vibrant gif with text reading: "AIGA Unidos presents: Hispanic Heritage Talks"] . #LatinxHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritage #Unidos4AIGA #AIGA #Unidos4Everyone #UnidosHHT #UnidosHHT2021 #LatinxCreatives #HispanicTalks #HispanicHeritageMonth

All you need is love and your voice to be heard. Also, tomorrow on October 24th, early voting opens in some districts. Check with your local county elections office . This artwork is by Laci Jordan @solacilike, who is an inspiring Los Angeles based designer who considers herself a renaissance woman from graphic design, illustration, photography, web design, marketing, curation and more. Follow her colorful and unfiltered journey. . @solacilike... . . #votingart #useyourvoice #voting2020 #voteforchange #community #ladesigncommunity #aigala #illo #creativity See more

Let’s empower each other today and everyday to do better, be better and be an inspiration to one another. . @channinfulton . .... #goodtype #typography #customtype #customlettering #womendesigners #aigala #ladesigncommunity #empower #empowerme #designersofig See more

Today is the last day to register to vote! If you haven’t already, this is your reminder. Every vote matters, let’s do this together. . @rjzillustration .... . #voteforchange #voteillustration #voteart #votevotevote #registertovote #designers #womenillustrators #womendesigners #ladesigncommunity #votefordemocracy #aigalosangeles #aigala #aiga #aigadesign #eyeondesign See more

I fall for you, pumpkins whispered to each other. We are feeling the fall vibes. . @karina_isabelle . .... #fallillustration #fallvibes #fallfeelings #artist #artistsofinstagram #pumpkins #illo #aigala #aiga #autumn #designcommunity #creativeminds #aigalosangeles #aigala #aiga #aigadesign #eyeondesign See more

What HASN'T Stefan G. Bucher done? He's worked on numerous CD packaging designs, including Brand New Day: The Remixes for Sting and the soundtrack for The Matrix. He has created the main title typography and title design for the films The Fall, Immortals, and Mirror Mirror. Stefan is the author of the books All Access - The Making of Thirty Extraordinary Graphic Designers, as well as The Graphic Eye - Photographs By Graphic Designers From Around The Globe. His design for th...e 17th American Photography annual received the 2001 Silver Award for Outstanding complete book design, by British Design and Advertising. In addition, Stefan is the creator of the online animation series, Daily Monster, in which visitors to his blog write stories about different monsters he drew. The online software training site lynda.com produced a documentary on his work called Stefan G. Bucher, designer, illustrator, and writer. Follow Stefan and his work at www.instagram.com/stefangbucher Time is running out to buy the Mail Out the Vote postcards. Proceeds will go to vote.org. Learn more about Stefan and the other participating designers at www.aiga-los-angeles.myshopify.com

Roy Allen is a Product Designer with a main focus in Mobile Design, and he also works in User Research, IOS Development, and Motion Design. A few of his projects include collaborations with Red Bull Media House, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and most recently a summer design training course with Snapchat. . Roy’s mission is to work on products and with teams that promote inclusion, demonstrate efficiency, and foster community. You can follow Roy at https://www.instagram.c...om/royaixd/ . Proceeds for the Mail Out the Vote postcards go to Vote.org. Buy the set and learn more about Roy and the other artists at https://aiga-los-angeles.myshopify.com/ . . #getoutthevote #voteready #vote #lacounty #socal #voterregistration #YourVoteCounts #RegisterToVote #YourVoteMatters #MakeAChange #AIGAvote #mailoutthevote #votefordemocracy #aigalosangeles #aigala #interactiondesigner #productdesigner See more

Rachel Colón is a multimedia artist and designer from Los Angeles. What makes her work unique is the way she communicates emotions, experiences and important topics through visual storytelling. She uses layering colors, textures, and mediums to uplift people. Her goal with Mail Out the Vote is to reach Spanish speaking voters. By creating her design in Spanish, Rachel hopes to reach marginalized audiences and show that voting is important to everyone. In her own words, It i...s important to me to design for the people and make work that will be not only inclusive but gives others a voice who may not have one. You can follow Rachel at www.instagram.com/rachelcolondesign Proceeds for the Mail Out the Vote postcards go to Vote.org. Buy the set and learn more about Rachel and the other artists at the link in our bio. #getoutthevote #voteready #vote #lacounty #socal #voterregistration #YourVoteCounts #RegisterToVote #YourVoteMatters #MakeAChange #AIGAvote #mailoutthevote #votefordemocracy #aigalosangeles #aigala

Help save Corita Kent’s studio and preserve her legacy! Let Councilman Mitch O’Farrell and the Los Angeles CD13 office know that Corita's studio matters and request they halt its demolition until it is reviewed for historic designation. . More info at https://action.corita.org/ @coritaartcenter .... . #SaveCoritasStudio #GetWithTheAction #corita #aigamedalist #aiga #aigala #aigadesign #designcommunity #losangelesart #lacounty #losangeles See more

AIGA Design for DemocracyDefense Against Disinformation The proliferation of disinformation and fake news damages relationships, distorts democracy, and threatens public health. There are negative economic effects as well. A 2019 study by the cybersecurity firm CHEQ and the University of Baltimore has found that fake news is costing the global economy up to $78 billion every year. The World Economic forum ranks the dissemination of fake news and disinformation as one of the ...greatest global risks to political and economic stability. Join our panel of experts to learn how we can do as designers, communicators, and citizens to identify and counter disinformation and fake news in our communities. Panelists: Andre Banks, Marc Ambinder, and Deepthi Welaratna Moderator: Lee-Sean Huang

Krislam Chin is a Los Angeles based creative manager, storyteller, and community builder. As a lover of community building, Krislam has served as Chapter Lead for TypeThursday. She has also hosted and moderated Inside the Minds of Brilliant Designers partnering with General Assembly. . She enjoys spending time with her partner Jay, her 2 dogs Alfred & Geoffrey, and making french fries. Follow Krislam at instagram.com/krislamchin ! . Proceeds for the Mail Out the Vote postcar...ds go to Vote.org. Buy the set and learn more about Krislam and the other artists at the link in our bio. . . #getoutthevote #voteready #vote #lacounty #socal #voterregistration #YourVoteCounts #RegisterToVote #YourVoteMatters #MakeAChange #AIGAvote #mailoutthevote #votefordemocracy See more

TEXTURE TUESDAY . @mister_michelle . .... #losangelesartist #painter #texture #aigalosangeles #aigala #aiga #aigadesign #eyeondesign #labasedartist #ladesigner #losangelescreatives #SoCal #SouthernCalifornia See more

Chad Bryce Danieley is a designer and animator for tv and film based in Los Angeles. He has experience in many different artistic styles, especially 2D animation, letterpress, and screenprinting. . Using wood type letterpress, Chad recently created something that you have likely seen: the logo for the hit film Joker. You can follow along with his work at @chaddanieley! . .... Proceeds for the Mail Out the Vote postcards go to Vote.org. Buy the set and learn more about Chad and the other artists: https://aiga-los-angeles.myshopify.com/ . . #getoutthevote #mailoutthevote See more

We shall persevere! Serving up ceramic mosaic color by local artist Ricardo Mendoza. His work brightens the Firestone Metro Station and several other public spaces around LA. . Title: El Deseo de Progresar/The Will to Progress . @metro.art.la ... . . #losangelesartist #mosaic #ceramic #latinxheritagemonth #RicardoMendoza #MetroArtLA #ALine #aigalosangeles #aigala #aiga #aigadesign #eyeondesign See more