The Future of Human-Centred Design – Future By Design Event

Tuesday, May 5
6:30pm - 8:30pm ET (Doors open at 6:00pm ET)
Sault College – Room M1030

Join us for a conversation exploring how design can be used to craft solutions for social problems and accelerate widespread change. Hear from noted creators such as Purpose who have harnessed its power to address global issues, and consider future models through which this approach can be applied. Help us celebrate and encourage creative work that elevates social causes, improves lives and continues to change the world.

Panelists:

• Hannah Kreiswirth, Creative Director at Purpose
• Marc O'Brien, Design Strategist, Creative Facilitator and Design Educator
• Jason Ulaszek, Founder, UX for Good
• Moderator: Vanessa Eckstein RGD, Creative Director at Blok

About Future By Design

Future By Design is a series of webcast discussions featuring experts sharing their thoughts on a variety of topics. As a virtual event, we invite cities across Canada to host local screening venues where members of the community can gather to watch panelists’ presentations, conduct their own group discussions and participate via webcam in the Q&A. 

Lets Talk Design Social - Designers After Work

Eat, drink, and talk about design

Friday January 16th, 2015
5:00pm

QUATTRO Chophouse + Bar
(In the Comfort Suites & Conference Centre)

All designers, students, and those interested in design are welcome.

Let’s Talk Design

Friday November 14th, 2014
5:00pm

View Restaurant + Bar at the
Delta Hotel

All designers and those interested in design are welcome.

Join us at View to eat, drink and discuss design.

"Let's Talk Design" Social

Friday October 17 th, 2014
5:00pm

Watertower Pub

All designers and those interested in design.
Meet us at the Watertower Pub. We’ll meet, greet and talk Design (and other things)

DesignThinkers 2014

DesignThinkers 2014 - The Awakening from RGD on Vimeo.

DesignThinkers 2014
November 6-7
Toronto, Canada

Join the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) and over 1,500 visual communicators for the 15th annual DesignThinkers Conference, a celebration of creativity and strategic design thinking.

The event welcomes a star-studded line-up of 25 international speakers, including:

• 
Charles Adler, Co-founder, Kickstarter 

• Irma Boom, Netherlands-based Book Designer 
• 
Henry Hobson, Film Titles Designer, "The Walking Dead" 
• 
Wesley Grubbs, Founder, Data Visualization Studio Pitch Interactive 

• Aaron Draplin, Founder, Draplin Design Co. 

• Sybille Hagmann, Type Designer 

• Ellen Lupton, Author, Educator & Curator 

• Karen McGrane, Author, "Content Strategy for Mobile" 

• Debbie Millman, Author & Host, Design Matters

• Paula Scher, Partner, Pentagram 
- Erik Spiekermann, Author & Creative Director, Edenspiekermann 

• Richard Turley, Senior VP, Visual Storytelling, MTV
- Jessica Walsh, Partner, Sagmeister & Walsh 
• 
Todd Waterbury, Executive Creative Director & Sr. VP, Marketing, Target  
• Willy Wong, Chief Creative Officer, NYC & Company, New York City’s official marketing organization

Early Bird rates end September 26. RGD Members receive special pricing! Travel and accommodation discounts are available. Learn more at www.designthinkers.com.

RGD Launches 2014/2015 National Salary Survey of CreativeEarners

 

Calling all Canadian Creatives! Spend 15 minutes and help build an economic profile of the national creative industry

English and French versions of the National Survey of CreativeEarners, produced by the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) and Creative Niche, went live this week at www.creativeearners.ca. Providing insight into the financial trends facing Canada's creative sector, CreativeEarners offers a summary of how creative communicators are being compensated and valued.



TAKE THE SURVEY.

REMPLISSEZ LE SONDAGE.



What do you work for? RGD and Creative Niche are seeking participation from individuals across the country working in a wide variety of professions to contribute to this important national industry resource. Eligible job titles include, but are not limited to:

• 
Creative Director

• Graphic Designer

• Art Director

• Design Manager

• Developer

• Project Manager

• Information Architect
• 
Digital Strategist

• Web Designer

• Web/Media Analyst

• Mobile Designer/Developer
• UX/UI Designer

• Communications/Marketing Manager

• Content Editor/Manager
• 
Social Media Manager

• Brand/Content Strategist

• Copywriter
• 
Production Manager
• 
Account Manager/Coordinator

• Educator

• Media Buyer/Planner
• 
Business Development/Sales
• 
Office Manager

The survey, which closes on June 16, takes approximately 10 minutes to complete, and your information will be kept confidential.
The information you provide will help RGD raise awareness of Canada’s thriving creative industry and produce an economic snapshot of our sector to help benchmark salaries and billing rates across job types, sector and region.

“I believe the RGD Salary Survey’s findings reinforce the value of the professionals who help agencies, studios and other organizations tackle new creative challenges and developments now and in the years ahead,” says Creative Niche CEO Mandy Gilbert. “We are excited to continue our partnership with RGD on this important initiative.”

The greater the participation, the stronger the sample size and the more valuable the data for every stakeholder working in or around Canada’s creative industry.


$3,000 in prizes will be raffled off among participants, including 15 $100 Umbra gift cards to be used online or in the store.

Where does your creativity happen? Help spread the word by tweeting photos using the hashtag #CreativeEarners. Photos will be uploaded to the image gallery at creativeearners.ca and featured at DesignThinkers 2014!



English and French versions of the survey results will be made freely available to all this November.



Fill out the CreativeEarners survey here before June 16! Help spread the word using the hashtag #CreativeEarners.

Future by Design: Consumer Engagement

A webcast panel of experts share their opinions and insights on the move toward greater audience engagement in advertising and what this means for designers in the future.

6 May 2014
6:30pm - 8:30pm
(Doors open at 6:00pm)

Sault College 443 Northern Avenue,
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Room: M1030
Pricing: FREE

No longer do traditional print ads or TV commercials cut it. Designers and advertisers need to engage consumers through brand experiences, customized content, two-way communication and strong storytelling presented across multiple platforms. Join our expert panel as they share perspectives and insights on how design will shape the future of consumer engagement and the effectiveness of communications and advertising.
Future by Design: Consumer Engagement is the tenth in RGD's ongoing series of webcasted events. Contact programs@rgd.ca to find out how to participate.

Panelists:

Nicole Jacek, Founder/Director, NJ(L.A.)™

Nicole is a German, award-winning graphic designer (Red Dot, D&AD, Art Directors Club, Type Directors Club New York & Tokyo, etc.). She began at the feet of the masters; working together with Stefan Sagmeister at Sagmeister Inc. and also Ian Anderson at the Designers Republic™/UK. Her work has been published in numerous magazines, newspapers, and books around the world. She was winner of Print's New Visual Artists, as well as an ADC Young Gun. She is the youngest ADC board member and is currently teaching at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. NJ was the Creative Director of karlssonwilker inc. in NYC for the past four years and just opened up her studio NJ(L.A.)™ in Venice Beach.

Michael Tippett, Director, New Products at HootSuite

Michael is a 2 time Emmy nominee and has been a successful entrepreneur for almost two decades. In 2005 he founded, ran and later sold Nowpublic, which was named one of the top five most useful new sites on the web by The Guardian and named one of the Top 50 Websites for 2007 by Time magazine. Currently he's on the Provincial Steering Committee for Startup Canada, and is Director, New Products at Hootsuite where he helps to support the startup community in Vancouver.

Sabaa Quao, Chief Marketing Officer of Digital Journal Inc. and co-founder of /newsrooms

Creative director, business strategist, and career entrepreneur, Sabaa has a passion for emerging platforms in the digital media and marketing space. He has managed teams dedicated to the future of marketing and advertising, and is energized whenever he has the opportunity to make that future work for companies and brands. Sabaa's portfolio includes the launch of the Toronto Raptors and Playdium Entertainment, the rebranding of the CN Tower and the Directors Guild of Canada, and special projects for Toronto International Film Festival Group, Nortel Networks, Roots, RBC Royal Bank, Levi's, Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications, The Beer Store, GlaxoSmithKline, McCain Foods, Corona, Coca-Cola, and Jack Daniel’s.

Join us on Twitter using the hashtag #rgdFBD to participate in a live chat during the event.

Designedge Canada is the official Media Partner of Future by Design