The 10th Annual AIGA San Diego’s “Y” Design National Conference, the premier West Coast design conference for creative professionals, will take place April 1 and 2, 2005 at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice on the campus of the University of San Diego and will include 10 nationally and internationally acclaimed multi-disciplinary designers, illustrators, commentators and authors as guest speakers, favorite “Thinkshops” (a series of workshops lead by prominent professionals in the creative and related fields) along with a tradeshow, book sale, and silent auction. Conference attendees will also enjoy a partial display of the finalists of a retrospective design competition for California design entitled “Grown in California”.
Noted speakers and Thinkshop presenters participating in the conference include: Michael Vanderbyl, Eric Tilford, Art Chantry, Armin Vit, Luba Lukova, Erik van Blokland, Ze Frank, Gaby Brink, Karen Hsu, Alice Chung, Vanessa Marzaroli, Tom Koh, Nina Eigerman, Terry Marks, Doyald Young, Henry Devries, Randall Cornish, Dave Pauley, Michael Osborne, Larry Pyle, Petar Perisic, and Charles Glaubitz.
The AIGA San Diego “Y” Design National Conference named for its mission: exploring the “Why” of design. This year’s theme encompasses “Y” EXPLORE — the best chance to see, hear meet, learn from, exchange ideas with and draw inspiration from some of the most talented, passionate creative professionals on the planet.
For more information regarding AIGA San Diego’s “Y” Design National Conference, please see www.y-conference.com or www.aigasandiego.org. Registration is limited to 300 and is expected to seat at capacity.
AIGA San Diego, recently touted as, “one of the hottest communities for design in the nation,” by both How and Print magazines, is a 300 member chapter of the oldest and largest membership association for professionals engaged in the discipline, practice and culture of visual communication and graphic design. AIGA San Diego is located at 344 Seventh Avenue in downtown’s historic Gaslamp Quarter. For more information call AIGA San Diego at (619) 233-5470 or visit aigasandiego.org.
This article was last modified on January 3, 2023
This article was first published on March 17, 2005
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