What is Think Tank?
Wish you had a handle on the future of communication design? Did you miss out on the last big conference?
Then mark your calendars for Think Tank, happening in Nashville on Saturday, September 15th, 2007. This is your chance to hear some of the best minds in the business speak about what's next in design, advertising, and marketing.
Our superstar panel of speakers will challenge your perceptions and give you the tools to grow in your career. We're creative professionals, we have questions, and AIGA Nashville is delivering answers.
Tickets are on sale now.
Speakers
Debbie Millman
Debbie has been in the design business for the last 20 years fulfilling her dream of working in branding and furthering the meaning, purpose and stature of brands in our culture. Debbie is a Partner and President of the Design division at Sterling Brands, one of the leading brand identity firms in the country. She has been there for twelve years and has had the good fortune to work with clients such as Gillette, MTV, Star Wars, Nestle, Pepsi and Campbells. Consider this site the result of that work, and perhaps (but not necessarily) the antidote. Debbie is a board member of the National AIGA, and teaches at the School of Visual Arts. She is also an author on the design blog Speak Up, a contributor to Print Magazine and she hosts a weekly internet talk show on the Voice America Business network titled Design Matters. Debbie is also writing two books: "How To Think Like A Great Graphic Designer," which will be published by Allworth Press in the Fall and "Essential Principles of Graphic Design," which will be published by Rotovision in 2008.
Shaun Inman
Shaun Inman is a successful designer and developer working out of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Originally from Norwood, Massachusetts, he studied Graphic Design at the Savannah College of Art & Design. His interest in design gradually shifted to web design and development thanks to many well-documented open-source and standards-based technologies. His current projects include the web stats application Mint and shauninman.com.
Marian Bantjes
A self-described graphic artist, Marian Bantjes was a book typesetter for 10 years and a designer for nine, but since 2003 she has freely pursued her artistic and typographic obsessions. Complex, structured, sometimes funny and always obsessive, her illustrations have appeared in magazines such as Eye, STEP, Wallpaper, WIRED, Print and Communication Arts. Although based on a small island near Vancouver, Canada, she stays connected with an impressive array of collaborators and clients, including Stefan Sagmeister, Michael Bierut, Saks Fifth Avenue and Young & Rubicam. Since 2004 Bantjes has also been a contributor to the design blog Speak Up, where her posts range from quirky musings to profane rants. She hopes to be living proof of what happens when you work for love, not money.
Von Glitschka
Accolades came early on for Von Glitschka. At the age of 5, he won a contest and was awarded a Speed Racer coloring book. That's when he realized a career could be made from drawing. Nothing has really changed…except Von no longer wears footed pajamas. Von has now worked in the communication arts industry for 20 years as a Senior Designer and Art Director. His fresh, exuberant graphics—for both in-house art departments and medium to large creative agencies—have won numerous design and illustration awards along the way. In 2002, Von started Glitschka Studios, a multi-disciplinary creative agency. Their clients are nationwide, and include Microsoft, Pepsi, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Virgin Atlantic, Hasbro, Bandai Toys, Allstate Insurance and Upper Deck.
Nate Voss
Nathan honed his illustration skills with a love of animation and comic art through high school and studied visual communication and design at the University of Nebraska, Kearney. He has been a professional designer and illustrator since 2001, working in Omaha. Nathan is a Be A Design Group author. In 2005, with Donovan Beery and Tom Nemitz, he launched the highly popular Be A Design Cast, a bi-weekly podcast for graphic designers. Nathan has also served as Education Director for AIGA Nebraska and is an Adjunct Professor of Design at Metropolitan Community College.
Bennett Holzworth
Bennett has been creating ever since he won his very first award…a t-shirt design contest in Kindergarten. When designing on the computer he strives to bring a human quality to the work. When making something with his hands, he often tries to use old technology and materials in innovated ways. Bennett's passions range from reading (anything remotely design related) to printing, made possible by his 2,000 lb. vintage letterpress and trays upon trays of type. His latest passion is the Print It Yourself movement, in which he is always looking for unique ways to produce his own projects (gig posters, cards, invitations…). Bennett also gains inspiration along with visual input from his printmaking wife, Suzanne. Bennett studied graphic design at Concordia University where he earned his BFA in 1999. He has worked as a designer on both the agency side and the in-house world, including his current job as art director of Nebraska Book Co. Bennett also co-founded the popular online community, Be A Design Group. While living in Omaha he was an executive board member of AIGA Nebraska. His work has been featured by the AIGA, STEP Inside Design magazine, HOW and Rockport Publishers.
Donovan Beery
As Director of Graphic Arts, Donovan oversees all creative development at Eleven19 Communications, Inc. He received a bachelor's degree in Visual Communication & Design from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. His background in visual communications, web design, and creative concepts were put to good use when he was the chief web designer at Union Pacific and the corporate identity and web designer at Nexterna. He's lectured on web design at Creighton University, teaches visual communications at Metropolitan Community College and proudly serves as the Web Director for AIGA Nebraska. Donovan's work has appeared in graphics publications STEP Inside Design and Coupe, and has been recognized with a Coupe International Design and Image Award and numerous AIGA Nebraska awards.
Schedule
10:00am - 10:45am Opening & Shaun Inman
10:50am - 11:20am Be A Design Group
11:25am - 12:00pm Raffle giveaways
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (Catering by Mateos Pizzeria)
1:00pm - 1:40pm Von Glitschka
1:45pm - 2:15pm Marian Bantjes
2:20pm - 2:35pm Break
2:35pm - 3:05pm Debbie Millman
3:10pm - 3:40pm Snacks and coffee break
3:45pm - 4:30pm Breakout Session 1
4:35pm - 5:20pm Breakout Session 2
5:25pm - 6:00pm Raffle giveaways and closing
6:00pm - 10:00pm Post-event party at the Greenhouse Bar
*Schedule subject to change.
Register
Click here to go to the registration page.
Prices:
AIGA Members: $65
AIGA Student Members: $40
Non-members: $125
Student Non-members: $50
AMA Members: $75
NAF Members: $75
Directions
Click here for a Lipscomb University campus map.
Ezell Center at Lipscomb University
One University Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37204-3951
From North of Nashville on I-65 or I-24:
Take I-65 to I-40 West to I-440 East. Take Exit 3 ( 21st Ave./Hillsboro Pike). When the off-ramp splits, follow the signs to Hillsboro Pike. Once you are on Hillsboro Pike, turn left at the third stoplight. This is Woodmont Blvd.At the first stoplight, turn right onto Belmont Blvd.Go approximately two blocks and the campus will be on your left.
From South of Nashville on I-65:
Take I-440 West. Take Exit 3 (21st Ave./Hillsboro Pk). When the off-ramp splits, follow the signs to Hillsboro Pike. Once you are on Hillsboro Pike, turn left at the third stoplight. This is Woodmont Blvd.At the first stoplight, turn right onto Belmont Blvd.Go approximately two blocks and the campus will be on your left.
From East of Nashville on I-40:
Take I-24 East to I-440 West. Take Exit 3 (21st Ave./Hillsboro Pk). When the off-ramp splits, follow the signs to Hillsboro Pike. Once you are on Hillsboro Pike, turn left at the third stoplight. This is Woodmont Blvd. At the first stoplight, turn right onto Belmont Blvd. Go approximately two blocks and the campus will be on your left.
From West of Nashville on I-40:
Take I-440 East. Take Exit 3 (21st Ave./Hillsboro Pk). When the off-ramp splits, follow the signs until you are on Hillsboro Pike. At the third stoplight, turn left onto Woodmont Blvd.At the first stoplight, turn right onto Belmont Blvd.Go approximately two blocks and the campus will be on your left.
