AIGA San Antonio will be presenting 2 great events this weekend. “Hatch Show Print: Lecture” on Friday, September 16th at 8pm and “Hatch Show Print: Workshop” on Saturday, 17th from 10am – 4pm.  I’ll be attending both, even though the workshop is sold out, you should try to at least make it to the lecture.

Opening credits can suck you right in or deter you from watching a show and ending up watching the whole 2 season on a week because you finally decided to look past the credits (Sons of Anarchy!) I haven’t watched this new HBO series but the opening credits look pretty bad-ass, I wish Sons of [...]

Another great AIGA SA event from the D.I.Y. Series. The second installment of the Bookbinding Workshops. After learning the basics last time, this time we are going to work on more elaborated books, but not to panic! Anyone can come to this event and equally learn and enjoy. Imparted by Ali Crouch from Lowercase a [...]

The FindWork! event is targeted creative professionals and strongly recommended for students who will venture soon into finding work in the real world. The event will consist of a panel of 6 industry professionals that are currently working in the city, they will be answering questions regarding of what they look for on when hiring, [...]

The Decoder Ring Design Concern – Flatstock BBQ Sauce Poster : by Christian Helms It is that time of the year again for the always fun South by Southwest a.k.a. SXSW. And if you don’t have enough money for badges, bracelets, tickets, or whatever it is you think you might need to have a good [...]

‘My dear, nothing in this world is worth buying’. David Ogilvy couldn’t disagree more. ‘Confessions of an Advertising Man’ by David Ogilvy is a MUST read for everyone on advertising, design or just business for that matter. In this book he talks about his beginnings as a door to door sales man to how he [...]

It’s really hard to find time to read, but is is imperative for everyone to keep their creative mind fueled up. There are many books that you can keep you entertained and will help you in your quest for creative knowledge. In this section we seek to review good reads that we think you’ll find [...]

Stones Throw records has made available for you downloading pleasure, Jaylib vs J Rocc. Circa 2003. J Rocc, who would later become Jaylib’s third member, put together this mixtape using Dilla, Madlib and Jaylib beats essentially telling the story of the group. The mixtape was first released on 2003 as a CD and was later [...]

This is for all designers, music fans, poster lovers & print enthusiasts. Hatch show & tell with designer, manager, and archivist at Hatch Show Print since 1984 Jim Sherraden. American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print at the Austin Museum of Art. The lecture will take place on February 13th from 2-4pm. Free for [...]

There are currently ongoing meetings to open an AIGA chapter in San Antonio. A group of around 20 designers attended the latest meeting held at Murillo Design offices. The meeting was very helpful in shedding some light on the current situation of the industry locally and that there are designers that want more from it [...]