| January |
| 12 |
Small Talks: Melissa Grimes |
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| 13 |
The Films of Charles and Ray Eames, talking art + screenings |
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| 18 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 21 |
Deadline: AIGA Discount for SXSW Interactive |
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| 26 |
AMODA Digital Showcase 31 |
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| 31 |
Deadline: Design Ranch 2005 Early Registration |
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| February |
| 4 |
World Day of Design, Call for Entries |
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| 11 |
Deadline: Pulp Submission, Design + Production |
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| 15 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 16 |
Buzzz: AIGA Austin Book Club |
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| 23 |
Small Talks: Collin Cole |
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| 24 |
Fox River Happy Hour |
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| March |
| 2 |
Olmsted-Kirk 10x10, 100 Exhibits of Fine Paper |
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| 4 |
Deadline: 365 AIGA Design Competitions |
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| 4-6 |
Schools of Thoughts 2, Poised Toward the Future of Graphic Design Education |
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| 11-15 |
SXSW Interactive Festival 2005 |
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| 12 |
AMODA Digital Showcase 32 |
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| 15 |
HammerTime Happy Hour, AIGA Austin welcomes SXSW |
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| 16 |
Deadline: Design Ranch 2005 Registration |
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| April |
| 1-2 |
Y Design Conference 2005 |
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| 1-2 |
Creative Summit 2005, Conference and Student Competition |
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| 1-16 |
The Art of Dr. Seuss, A Retrospective and National Touring Exhibition |
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| 10 |
Deadline: AIGA Austin Board Nominations, Get interested. Get involved. |
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| 13 |
Lecture: John Maeda, In Search of Simplicity |
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| 13 |
Lecture: Hank Richardson, President, Portfolio Center |
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| 14-17 |
Design Ranch 2005, The Wild Frontier |
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| 19 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 21 |
CTDMA Networking Mixer |
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| 22 |
Expose Yourself 4, Student Design Competition |
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| 25 |
Deadline: Graphis Design Annual, Call for Entries |
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| 27 |
World Day of Design |
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| May |
| 5-7 |
Stretch Design Conference, presented by STEP Inside Design Magazine |
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| 7-28 |
UT Senior Design Show, Work by Graduating Seniors in Design |
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| 7-28 |
Exhibit: Edward Triggs Retrospective |
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| 17 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 19 |
Diskobol 2005, AIGA Austin Bowling Party |
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| 20 |
AMODA Digital Showcase 33 |
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| June |
| 15 |
First Night Austin Meeting, Public Information for Artists |
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| 16 |
Capturing the Soul of a Musician, Photography Talk |
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| 21 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 23-25 |
AIGA National Leadership Retreat, Converge |
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| July |
| 11 |
Deadline: Artist Proposals, First Night Austin |
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| 19 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 23 |
Local Planning Retreat, AIGA Austin |
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| August |
| 8 |
Plastic Fantastic! with Judy Schulz, An AIGA Austin Hands-on Workshop |
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| 13 |
Plastic Fantastic! with Judy Schulz, An AIGA Austin Hands-on Workshop |
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| 16 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 16 |
Johnny Cash Lithograph Signing, Marc Burckhardt, Illustrator |
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| 19 |
Block Party, Benefit Bash |
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| 23 |
AIGA Austin Full Board Meeting |
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| September |
| 15-17 |
AIGA National Design Conference 2005 |
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| 20 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 27 |
AIGA Austin Full Board Meeting |
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| October |
| 16 |
Visions and Voices, The Face of Texas Speaker Series |
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| 18 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 25 |
AIGA Austin Full Board Meeting |
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| November |
| 1 |
Pulp Non-Fiction: Vision of a Sustainable Paper Industry, Talk by Jeff Mendelsohn, President and Founder, New Leaf Paper |
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| 3-5 |
dux05, Conference on Designing for User eXperience |
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| 5-6 |
Art From The Streets, 13th Annual Art Show and Sale |
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| 10 |
UCDA Austin Reception, University and College Designers Association |
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| 15 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 16 |
Nitty Gritty Teleforum with Pam Bryan, Double Your Productivity in 60 Days… With Your Genius Work |
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| 17 |
AIGA Austin Full Board Meeting |
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| 18 |
Power Lunch, Vital Secrets for the Successful Freelancer |
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| 19-20 |
East Austin Studio Tour, E.A.S.T. |
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| December |
| 8 |
Bettin’ the Ranch, Poker Party and Benefit for AIGA Austin |
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| 12 |
Chip Kidd Lecture |
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| 14 |
Hollydaze Party!, AIGA + AdFed + AMA + AWC + TDMA |
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| 20 |
HammerTime Happy Hour |
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| 31 |
First Night Austin, A city becomes a canvas. |
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