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AAF Duluth/Superior presents Chank Diesel
Date: TUESDAY December 9th, 2008

a free font from his Chankfont site

Chank Diesel will offer a visual tour through his unusual type design
portfolio, following his evolution from grunge music fanzine creative
director in the '90s into a small businessman and software developer
today. Along the way, you'll get an inside look into the font industry
- from licensing, distribution and technologies to marketing and
design. Chank's presentation includes a history of his career,
depictions of products that use Chank Fonts, examples of custom fonts
he has created, tips on running a small business and discussion of art
communities and the type industry.
Website: http://www.chank.com/

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Draw to Live and Live to Draw:
Prints and Illustrations by Wanda Gag
at the Tweed Museum of Art
University of Minnesota Duluth
November 11, 2008 - May 17, 2009
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 16th, 2- 4 p.m

Lecture by Julie L'Enfant, author of The Gag Family:
Tuesday November 18th, 6 p.m. in Bohannon Hall 90

my favorite Wanda Gag book

from the Tweed website:
The daughter of Anton Gag, a Bohemian immigrant who settled in New Ulm, Minnesota, Wanda Hazel Gag (1893 - 1946) is recognized today as one of the most pioneering female illustrators and printmakers of the 1920's and 30's. The exhibition presents her lithographs and book illustrations, as well as a selection of her drawings, letters and sketchbooks. The oldest of seven children, Wanda’s parents died early, leaving her as a young teenager to raise her siblings and finish her own education. She illustrated magazines to help support the family, and won scholarships to study in Minneapolis and later in New York.

Wanda Gag’s graphic art is distinguished by its use of dramatic shadows and highlights, as well as its sinuous, flowing shapes and lines...

more links:

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Don't miss this lecture...

Robert Newman, Design Director
6pm Tuesday, November 11th
University of Minnesota Duluth
Bohannon Hall 90
The Visual Lecture Series is free and open to the public.
Reception in the Tweed Museum following the lecture.

Download file
(poster by Mike Hagan)

Bio
Robert Newman was most recently the design director of Fortune magazine and the creative director of Real Simple. He has also been the design director of Entertainment Weekly, New York, Details, Vibe, Inside, The Village Voice and Guitar World.

view his work here
http://www.robertnewman.com/

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Get Out the Vote Kickoff on campus today...Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Amy Klobuchar at the University of Minnesota Duluth in the Romano Gym. Doors will open at 3:45...

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Next Tues, OCTOBER 7, at 6PM graphic designer and design educator Rick Griffith will lecture about his work in Boh 90.

Rick runs the design studio Matter in Denver, CO

see more of his studio's cool work at:
http://www.morematter.com

See you there!

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Did you miss going to Chicago? Maybe you can still register for...
AIGA Minnesota Design Camp 2008
October 3–5, 2008 (next weekend)

c'mon up for some inspiring speakers, hands-on workshops, fun and fellowship in the beautiful and mysterious woods of Nisswa, Minn. You'll see over 300 species of designers, students, educators and business partners. It may just be the change you've been looking for...

DESIGN CAMP WEBSITE
http://minnesota.aiga.org/designcamp/

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