Focus on Graphic Design : Where Art and Life Meet

This time we will focus on the needs of Graphic Designers. What current trends in design do you find exciting and important? What are the challenges that face you as a designer currently? Do you employ color trends? The meat of design is line, scale, rhythm, color, adept use of negative space. What is your approach and philosophy? What makes your design feel powerful to you?

Adobe Creative Suite: the questions abound. How has Adobe Creative Suite affected our creative flow as professionals. How does it enhance our workflow? Does it hinder work flow in some ways? Are all aspects of this suite advantageous. What other ways of designing could be considered?

One new member suggested that we hold a meetup on designing non-digitally. I think this is an excellent topic for discussion. I think we will add it to the mix for this event, and follow up on it in a future meetup. Has design become more or less exciting since the advent of computer based graphic design programs? When we look back at poster and graphic art from the past, from the Bauhaus era, from the Art Deco era, from the Sixties, etc., how does the quality of the work compare to the current level of computer aided design?

Bring your questions, queries, interests and challenges to the table. Bring two samples of your design work.

Snack Pot Luck:
We welcome your chips and dip and other tasty bits to add to the mix. Art talk goes better with snacks. Yum!

Directions to MRW Connected Offices inside Eastworks:
Park in the large parking lot. go into the entrance that has the movie marquee over it. Immediately on your left, there is an elevator. Go to the third floor. Step 15 feet beyond the elevator, look for the door on the right that says MRW Connected on it (opposite the Eastworks management office).

Cheers,

Lisa