The schedule
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Registration and social
Location: Matchbox 2 Lobby
Register at the AIGA table inside Matchbox 2 lobby. Grab a coffee from the Rehearsal Room, right across, and mingle in the lobby and breezeway. All panels and speaker presentations are in Matchbox 2.
10:40 am – 11:00 am
Welcome and keynote
Sara Sharif Iqbal, President
AIGA Houston
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Key shifts: Knowing when and how to pivot in your career.
speakers: Oen Michael Hammonds, Saad Riaz, Sibylle Hagmann, Nida Ali, Kirsten Ufer
12:15 pm – 12:35 pm
Master of none: Career of a Generalist
speaker: Henry Ngo
12:40 pm – 1:00 pm
Embracing Change
speaker: Carra Sykes
1:05 pm – 1:25 pm
Presentation
speaker: Limbert Fabian
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Lunch
Location: Rehearsal Room
Lunch is available in the Rehearsal Room for registered attendees only. Rehearsal room is across from Matchbox 2, next to the stairs in the breezeway.
1:00 pm
Gallery opens for Student design exhibition + networking + partner booths
Location: Gallery
2:00 pm
Student design exhibition opening remarks.
Veronica Gibson, Design Advocacy Chair, AIGA Houston
1:00 pm – 6 pm
Student design exhibition + networking + Class Bookstore + HPL 3D printing + APDAT Print Co. screen printing
Location: Gallery
Gallery is open from 1 – 6 pm. Browse the student design exhibition featuring students’ work from A&M, Sam Houston State University, and University of Houston design programs. Check out books from Class Bookstore, print a toy on the 3D printer (free) by Houston Public Library, and explore the shift by screen printing your choice of pattern on tote bags by APDAT Print Co. (free)
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Speakers Continue…
Location: Matchbox 2
2:40 pm – 3:45 pm
Navigating the evolving creative agency landscape.
moderator: Joe Ross
speakers: Adam Faust, Carissa Hempton, Philip LeBlanc, Rowan Gearon.
3:50 pm – 4:10 pm
Telling your story in front of a shifted audience.
speaker: Chris Robinson
4:15 pm – 4:35 pm
Speaker presentation
speaker: Gin Braverman
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm
Speaker presentation
speaker: Thomas Guerrero
5:05 pm – 5:20 pm
Closing remarks
Jim Mousner, Design Advocacy Director, AIGA Houston
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Workshop by Letterset
instructor: Mathew Tabor
Intro to Sign Painting This one-hour introductory workshop is a hands-on look at the basics of traditional sign painting. Students will learn about essential tools and materials, brush handling and care, types of paint, paint preparation, and the foundational brush strokes used to create letterforms. This class focuses on giving you an elementary understanding of brush mechanics, control, and a rudimentary understanding of the craft through guided practice. Perfect for beginners interested in hand lettering and sign painting.
Supplies will be provided.
Location: Rehearsal room
Rehearsal room is across from Matchbox 2, next to the stairs in the breezeway.
