Upcoming ADAC Events: Jeff Toll of BKWLD and Wordpress

GCOM friend—former Student Design Awards Judge—and BKWLD creative director Jeff Toll will be speaking to ADAC this Friday, May 6, 2011, at 6pm, at the AIA Central Valley building, 1400 S Street, for their Words of Wisdom series. Free for members, $3 for student (non-members).

Mark your calendars!

Sunday, May 8 (Part 2), May 15 (Part 3) - WordPress Design Workshop - RSVP Required.
For more information, please visit: http://adac.org/wpworkshops/

ADAC Event: What's Next?

ADAC (the Art Directors and Artists Club) presents What's Next?, a panel featuring four Sac State graduates speaking about the different paths they've taken in the design world since graduating five years ago.

Hans Bennewitz, Christopher Lee, Rob Martin and Jeffrey Tanhueco will spend the evening recounting very different paths taken post graduation. Design degree in hand they have found homes for their particular design talents in Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Come hear their stories of trial and tribulation and ask questions as this panel of young award winning and published designers share their relatively new found wisdom.

Event info:
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
6-9 p.m.
AIA Central Valley Building
1400 S Street, Sacramento

Event open to ADAC members and non-members.
Free admission for members, $5 for non-members, $3 for student non-members.

More info:
http://adac.org

Refreshments will be served.

It's a great event, particularly if you're a student about to finish school, but it should also be entertaining and informative.

Report From The Animators Ball...

We had a Big Orange Ball last night!

They were shiny, bouncy, funny and creepy... the animations, not the balls. We nearly filled the Student Center to capacity with college and high school students, friends and family, and creative professionals.

We ate some great food and watched some truly entertaining student animation reels. 

And we saw and heard an excellent keynote speech from Pixar animator Austin Madison—that's him in the photo hugging his own big orange ball and holding court with a bunch of very excited animation groupies.

We'd like to express our deep gratitude to all the students who participated, as well as ADAC, and Elara Systems and Wirestone, who donated the bucks for the free grub!

Tom has created a quicky photo gallery of shots he took at the event. CLICK HERE TO SEE.

Until next year....

COME TO THE (big orange) BALL!

The Animators Ball 2008 is this Tuesday, May 13th!

TOP 6 REASONS TO ATTEND:

6. It's free!

5. It's right here on campus at the Student Center!

4. It features the 2D and 3D work of SCC, ARC and area high school students!

3. There will be professional members from ADAC there that you can shmooze with!

2. The keynote speaker is Pixar animator Austin Madison!

1. FREE FOOD, FREE FOOD, FREE FOOD! (and beverages!)

6:30 - 9:00... don't miss it, bring your friends, don't be late!

Passport 2 Design @ American River College

As if we didn't have enough going on in May here at GCOM@SCC, the Art New Media department at ARC is also hosting their own event.

It's also co-sponsored with ADAC and will feature several speakers, education and career advising, portfolio reviews and other resource info.

It happens Friday, May 2 on the ARC campus from 9am - 4:30pm

For all the event info, go to: www.adac.org/p2d/

See a printing press in action!

Join ADAC for a special tour of American Lithographers.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
2629 5th Street, Sacramento
Event Cost: Free

As a designer, a strong relationship with your printer is essential to delivering a successful project. Understanding just what a printer can do for you is equally important. Join ADAC for a unique comprehensive tour of American Lithographers, one of the premier printers in Sacramento. See their presses in action and learn some of the tricks of the trade. Beyond the pressesfrom prepress to paper and inkschange is constant, so its imperative to stay ahead of the curve and learn about the latest products and applications.
Refreshments will be provided.

RSVP by April 16 to tours@adac.org. A confirmation email will be sent a day before. Any questions, please contact Beverly Dark at American Lithographers, 916 233.3921.

For more info about ADAC, go to their Web site: www.adac.org