AIGA Chicago

⭐Call for artists!⭐ AIGA Chicago is excited to announce that it will be creating its first-ever community-designed card deck! In celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, AIGA Chicago members will create a Lotería card deck. For the uninitiated, Loteria is a unique game that uses a special deck. We have details on the game itself below. For the event, each individual face of the card will be designed by a different member of the AIGA Chicago community. There are 54 cards in total, so 54 slots will be available. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Once all designs are completed and the decks are printed, we’ll host a launch party where we can all play Lotería with the new decks! To participate, you must be an AIGA Chicago member. If you are not an AIGA Chicago member, there is currently a membership special! Starting September 1st, all new AIGA members can enjoy free membership for the remainder of 2024 when they join for 2025. That’s right—by signing up now, new members get access from September 2024 through December 2025 for just the 12-month rate. The application to design one of the cards can be found at https://lnkd.in/g3CUy5KN We're asking for $5 to participate to support organizing the event. Please note that AIGA Chicago reserves the right to approve or reject designs for quality assurance. Application closes September 11. If you have any questions about participation, please email [email protected] . . . What is Lotería? Lotería is a game similar to bingo, with a Mexican twist. It’s played using a deck of 54 illustrated cards and colorful boards populated with images and phrases related to hispanic folklore and culture. You need at least three people to play, with one of the players acting as el griton, or yeller, who calls out the cards for competing players. As el griton calls out the cards one by one, players fill out their board, called tablas, as you would in a game of bingo. The point of the game is to be the first to fill your card and shout buenas or lotería to declare your victory! . . . #AIGAChicago #DesignCommunity #DesignChi #HispanicHeritageMonth #loteria

Vida Sacic Sačić is going to speak about her typographic research as part of Design Discourse on Sept. 16 at Public Works Gallery! Learn about Vida's research and how it informs here contemporary practice. Register at https://lnkd.in/gFfeRSyd #SpeakerSeries #ContinuousLearning #GrowYourKnowledge #DesignDiscourse

Please welcome our brand new intern Natalia (Nati) Mulcahy! Nati is a young and passionate interdisciplinary artist from Chicago, Illinois. She has been a part of Marwen Arts for 3 years. She loves every art discipline but mainly focuses on printmaking, mixed media collage, and graphic design. She previously interned at Yollocalli, the National Museum of Mexican Art’s youth organization. She also has experience in small business operations and social media management.

We're hosting an Open Board Meetup! If you've thought about volunteering for AIGA Chicago, stop on by! Register at https://lnkd.in/gBwfhcWV

Check out Nanako's work on July 10th at Ask + Give! Tickets at https://lnkd.in/ghh5MyJY . . . Nanako Kono was born in 1999 in Tokyo, Japan. She moved from Japan to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2016. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis on painting, drawing, and printmaking and a minor in Art History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2022. Now she is in the Master of Fine Arts Program in Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She makes paintings about miscommunication in comics format that incorporate drawn elements, print media, sewing, and collage. She is inspired by the comic strip, employing devices such as rectangular panels, speech balloons, and recurring characters in her paintings. The narratives she creates often feature two characters, a juvenile frog named Rolly, and a woman, both of whom are projections of herself. Rolly was initially inspired by the Japanese proverb, “A frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.” She began to identify with this proverb after her move to Las Vegas, USA from Tokyo, Japan. The process of learning English as a second language increased her interest in linguistics and semiotics. She could no longer guarantee that the sign/symbol/word she chose conveyed the meaning she intended to the people around her. This new focus on miscommunication caused her to reflect on other contributing factors, including power imbalances such as those within a family. Her own memories of miscommunication between her and her parents when she was a child became the starting point for her current body of work. She depicts the interaction between Rolly, her character, and an undefined “other”. Up to this point, she has used humor and cuteness as the entry point to discuss the quality and the structure of how messages are exchanged in contemporary adult relationships including those between lovers, family members, and friends. The imperfect features of language and signs, and the tension that miscommunication can create in an interaction, provide inspiration for the narrative she construct with the characters. . . . #AskAndGive #DesignChi #SupportLocalArtists #ShowcasedDesigner

Check out the speakers and showcased designers of Gingergold! Grab your ticket for Ask + Give on July 10th at https://lnkd.in/ghh5MyJY . . . Gingergold is the creative shop + studio practice of sisters Cheryl and Sarah Hinman. Originally from Kansas City (on the Kansas side) both pursued degrees in Design; Cheryl graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2013 and Sarah at the University of Kansas in 2017. After Sarah made the move to Chicago, the Hinman sisters began exploring ways to collaborate. They had a list of products they’d always dreamed of bringing to life and in 2020 they launched their small shop Gingergold. In 2023, with pal Hannah Sellers (aka Catdroool), they opened up a community art space called, Lot’sa, in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago. With their midwestern, can-do attitude the duo finds thrill in taking on any challenge and actively problem solves for ways to create their goods by hand and in small batches. Their work is made under a design lens and infused with thoughtfulness that takes it beyond the ordinary. . . #AskAndGive #ShowcasedDesigner #FeaturedSpeakers

Check out speaker and showcased designer, Hannah Sellers! Grab your ticket for Ask + Give on July 10th at https://lnkd.in/ghh5MyJY . . . Hannah Sellers is an artist, designer, and community organizer in Chicago under the name Catdroool. Hannah has a background in Visual Communication Design, and is a self taught artist. They work across many mediums including: printmaking, drawing, painting, and apparel. Their work explores themes of: trauma, identity, grief, joy, and community. Hannah works as a designer with local musicians to help them release their music through album art, posters, merch, and more. As a community organizer, Hannah hosts an annual neighborhood art fair in Palmer Square Park and operates a community art space called Lot’sa, in the Irving Park neighborhood. . . . #AskAndGive #ShowcasedDesigner #FeaturedSpeakers

Check out Katya Balakina's work on June 12th at Ask + Give! Tickets at https://lnkd.in/gt4mqnfS . . . Katya Balakina is a graphic recorder and visual note artist based in Chicago. Her work focuses on making complex ideas easy to understand and visually engaging in real time. Over the years, Katya has collaborated with clients like Google, Salesforce, Coca-Cola, and JPMorgan, among others. Using her markers and iPad, she transforms spoken content into memorable visuals for conferences, workshops, and meetings. . . . #FeaturedSpeaker #ShowcasedDesigner #AskAndGive #DesignChi

Check out speaker and showcased designer, Eduardo Cintron! Grab your ticket for Ask + Give on June 12th at https://lnkd.in/gt4mqnfS . . . Eduardo Cintron is a Creative Director at Ogilvy Chicago. He has led campaigns at several advertising agencies, including BBDO, RGA, and FCB, for brands like Allstate, NBA, Nintendo, Victoria, and Walmart, to name a few. As a medium-agnostic creator and storyteller, he has directed television commercials and short film narratives, written a graphic novel, and recorded on multiple music albums. His passion for design started with Vaughan Oliver's 4ADs album covers and David Carson's Ray Gun magazine. . . . #AskAndGive #ShowcasedDesigner #FeaturedSpeakers

Candace Solola is going to discuss navigating the shift from designer to creative leader on June 20th, as part of Design Discourse! Register now at https://lnkd.in/gqC9e-zm #SpeakerSeries #ContinuousLearning #GrowYourSkills #DesignDiscourse #CreativeLeadership