Celebrating Women’s History Month with LA designer & illustrator Sara Nicely. See more of her work at saranicely.com.
TypeThursdayLA
THU, MAR 2, 6:15–9PM | HOFFMITZ MILKEN CENTER FOR TYPOGRAPHY AT ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
Don’t miss out on TypeThursdayLA’s first session being held at the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography at ArtCenter College of Design. TypeThursday is a monthly salon focused on discussion of work-in-progress letterform projects between a presenter and a lead. After a quick presentation, the lead opens discussion to attendees. The collection of practitioners of various disciplines of letterforms leads to a unique mix of the promotion of design excellence and democratic participation.
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DESIGNERS ARE NOT MAKERS
WED, MAR 15, 6:45–9PM | HELMS BAKERY DISTRICT
The growth we have witnessed in “maker” culture has given us increased access to the tools and information needed to tinker, program, and build custom products and solutions. Manufacturing can now happen on a desktop as easily as in a home workshop. The benefits of stepping away from a computer to work with your hands continues to gain influence in business and culture. Yet, with all the focus on making, it is the designer who gets celebrated once the “making” becomes mass production.
As digital technology continues to insert itself into our daily lives, what is the role of the tactile? What is the importance of physical creation in a world of digital technology, virtual reality, 3D printing and rapid prototyping? And where does to the act of designing stop, so the role of making can take over?
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NONAME VENTURES PRESENTS: IMMERSIVE MENTORSHIP
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FRI, MAR 10, 2017
This course is taught by Chris Graham, Co-Founder of HYFN8 and Co-Founder/Managing Director of NoName Ventures, along with Philosophie team members that are experts in Product Strategy, Design, and Engineering and have an established track record of advising startups and enterprise innovation teams.
The course follows the inverted classroom model — reading is distributed before class to minimize lectures and emphasize doing and making. Each class focuses on applying practical concepts in groups that simulate real teams, ensuring retention of core skills that can be directly applied to your business immediately. Upon completion of Immersive Mentorship, students will have the opportunity to pitch their startup to the Noname Investment Committee.
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VIRTUAL REALITIES: AN INTRO TO VR FOR CREATIVES
LAdobe
THU, MAR 23, 6:30–8PM | GENERAL ASSEMBLY (SANTA MONICA)
For this event, LAdobe is taking a look inside of the world of Virtual Reality. Long talked about, but only in the past couple of years has its potential begun to be realized. There’s many opportunities in the Creative Tech world for VR designers sands developers and this evening will give you a much needed head start.
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