NEW! Sub/Brand: Engaging the Masses
Jeni Herberger, Big Fish Principal, and Steve Gordon Jr., started a great conversation on Brand/Culture in an exciting new way at this year’s Destination Design Management Conference. Even if you missed the conference you can still be a part of the ongoing conversations. Get on the social media bandwagon and make your thoughts on this topic heard! http://twitter.com/sub_brand and http://www.facebook.com/pages/SubBrand/58958914114
Ad Club Seattle
Looking for a great networking organization – check out Ad Club Seattle. Get connected, informed, and inspired while rubbing elbows with the Who’s Who of Seattle advertising. http://www.adclubseattle.com
Create Magazine
Special offer for Big Fish professionals!
To thank you for your support of Big Fish, we’d like to offer our friends a 1–year subscription (6 issues) to Create Magazine for only $15 (over 68% off the cover price)! Simply go HERE to start getting inspired today!
NEW! In-HOWse Designer Conference
This is the business event for in-house design managers. Through a mix of dynamic sessions, speakers and discussions, you're given an exclusive chance to learn new strategies and share best practices. Creating value for your team, your work and your talent begins at this year’s Conference! - www.inhowseconference.com
NEW! Make/Think: AIGA Design Conference
Make/Think: the 2009 AIGA Design Conference will explore the dual roles of designers as makers of beautiful things and strategic problem solvers. Join us in Memphis to celebrate design excellence, reinforce friendships and connections and stimulate thinking about the critical issues that surround design practice. - designconference2009.aiga.org/
Professional Growth Webinar Series
Jeni Herberger, Principal of Big Fish, draws on her 20 years of experience in design to give you expert advice on charting your ideal design career. Outline your career goals, successfully balance your work and professional life and develop the strategic-thinking skills you need to get ahead in the design field – find the archived series here - http://www.howdesign.com/howwebinarseries/
School of Visual Concepts
Seattle, WA
Registered Big Fish professionals are entitled to a 15% discount on tuition at The School of Visual Concepts. SVC offers one-day software and professional development workshops, along with five- and ten-week evening portfolio development classes. All classes and workshops are taught by top working professionals and cover creative and business practices for current and aspiring designers, advertising art directors and copywriters, Web developers, project managers, and other marketing communications professionals. In addition, SVC offers a full range of software training workshops and classes in the school’s Mac-equipped labs.
Larry Asher
Email: info@svcseattle.com
Phone: 206-623-1560
http://www.svcseattle.com
SXSW Interactive Festival
The SXSW Interactive Festival features five days of exciting panel content and amazing parties. Attracting digital creatives as well as visionary technology entrepreneurs, the event celebrates the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technology. Whether you are a hard-core geek, a dedicated content creator, a new media entrepreneur, or just someone who likes being around an extremely creative community, SXSW Interactive is for you! http://sxsw.com/interactive/
more resources...
American Institute of Graphic Arts
http://www.aiga.org
Association of Professional Design Firms
http://www.apdf.org
Digitalthread
http://www.digitalthread.com
FunctionFox
http://www.functionfox.com
Graphic Artists Guild
http://www.gag.org
HOW Magazine
http://www.howdesign.com
Netdiver Magazine
http://www.netdiver.net