Date: Friday, May 31st
Time: 6pm-9pm
Location: Tether, 316 Occidental Ave South, 4th Floor, Seattle WA (Pioneer Square)
* Street Parking

That's right! It's that time again. Please join us at the IDSA Junior Show featuring the works from UW and WWU junior class. Check out what the up and coming designers are working on, see presentations from the Junior Student Merit winners, and network with students and professionals from the design community. Food and drinks will be provided.

A BIG thank you our event sponsors:

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Kinetic Design: A 2D to 3D Design Challenge
Thursday, March 28th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
MakerHaus, 122 Northwest 36th Street, Seattle, WA 98107

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The Shaggies are back!

Originating in 1985, and formerly known as the Northwest Design Invitational, the Shaggies is the ONLY West Coast centered biennial design competition!

'Design & Thinking' Movie Screening and Panel Event
Wednesday, March 6, 6PM
Seattle Art Museum, 1300 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

Analytic Design group and OneOak Design is hosting a screening of 'Design & Thinking'. View this new documentary and join in on the conversation with the post-screening panel discussion as this fascinating topic is further explored and how it's impact is being felt in Seattle, Vancouver and Beyond.

Synsor is currently hiring a Junior Retail Designer. If you enjoy working on a range of work including retail fixture and display design, space planning, finishes and material selection, and collaborative work with project teams, this may be the perfect job for you! Check out the attached job description for more details.

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Thanks to all the students who attended this weekend at the Greenlake Library. A HUGE thanks to our professional for volunteering, and of course, David Miller (AIGA Community Outreach Director AND Director of Recruiting at 24 Seven) for giving a great presentation on portfolio basics and professional practices.

It's that time of year - Join us to mingle, drink, socialize, maybe even get our dance on! Open to EVERYONE, so bring your friends! We'll have drinks, an awesome food truck, and an amazing silent auction- filled with fantastic gift items from local designers/firms.

Thursday December 6th

6-10pm @ MakerHaus

122 NW 36th St

Yup! You heard right. IDSA NW and DiStefano Winery in Woodinville are calling all Seattle area designers to take part in a wine label challenge. If you've always wanted to design your own wine label, here's your chance! You'll win bragging rights, AND a magnum of the wine with your custom label. You have until 11.30 to enter, get started!

See attachment for directions on how to enter. The winning design will be unveiled at this year's Winter Social on December 6th.

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Designers Accord Town Hall
Thursday, October 11th, 6:15pm - 9:15pm
Carbon Design Group, 1414 NE 42nd St #400, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105

ARCADE 30.4 Launch Party
Friday, September 7, 5:30-7:30 PM
The BelRoy Apartments, 703 Bellevue Avenue E, Seattle WA 98102

It's time to celebrate! Join ARCADE as they launch the final issue of ARCADE volume 30, 30.4 Global More=Global Less, feature edited by Barbara Swift.

ARCADE has had a great 30th year, and they’re excited for what the future will bring! Come make merry, meet/make friends and support ARCADE as they look to provide additional offerings to the community in the year to come.

From the feature intro: