THE BIRTH OF A DESIGNER
Do you want to be a designer? Why is design such a seductive career path?
Perhaps at the heart is the sense of 'newness'. The idea of exploring, deconstructing and re-inventing taps into our need to contribute, connect and grow. On top of that, the ability to influence human behavior and solve problems creatively while getting paid for it, is indeed pretty cool. So are people born to be designers? Ram Castillo dives into the fine details of what it takes to get a job as a designer, propelling you into a lifestyle that ticks all the boxes.
What you will get out of Ram's talk:
- • Learn his proven strategy for the most effective and direct path to get hired
- • Cover topics within education, design, portfolio creation, networking and interviews
- • Gain practical solutions to any fears and hindrances holding you back
- • Motivation and inspiration by bringing clarity to tough, common questions
- • The chance to purchase Ram's book 'How to get a job as a designer, guaranteed' at 50% off
TOUR DATES AND EVENT DETAILS:
To secure your seat at any of the below events, please contact the listed primary contact person or alternatively send an email to: ram@giantthinkers.com to lock in your spot. Most events are FREE, however please contact the event organizers to confirm as there may be a small entry fee of $5-$10 to cover venue costs (this only applies to only 2-3 of the events).
Think Education's Festival of Change – Sydney, Australia
Session title: 'How to get a job as a designer'
Venue: Sydney Campus, 46–52 Mountain St, Ultimo, NSW
Date: Saturday, 8 November, 2014
Time: 2pm - 3:15pm
Register for FREE here: http://www.think.edu.au/festival-of-change/sydney
Complete festival guide: http://www.think.edu.au/images/pdfs/festivalGuideSyd.pdf
Primary Contact: Ekaterina Antonov, eantonov@think.edu.au
San Diego, California, USA
Venue: The new School of Architecture and Design, The Wonderbread factory location
Date: Tuesday, 18 November, 2014
Time: 6pm - 8:30
Primary Contact: Cassie Hooper, hoopercassie@yahoo.com
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Venue: Grand Rapids Public School
Date: Thursday, 20 November, 2014
Time: 10am - 12pm
Primary Contact: Carlos Estrada, carlos.estrada@westmichigan.aiga.org
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Venue: Kendall College of Art & Design
Date: Thursday, 20 November, 2014
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Primary Contact: Carlos Estrada, carlos.estrada@westmichigan.aiga.org
Herman Miller Talk, Holland, Michigan, USA
Venue: Herman Miller (Exclusive Event)
Date: Friday, 21 November, 2014
Time: 9am - 2pm
Primary Contact: Carlos Estrada, carlos.estrada@westmichigan.aiga.org
Wichita, Kansas, USA
Venue: Wichita State University
Date: Tuesday, 25 November, 2014
Start Time: 10:30am - 12pm
Primary Contact: Jeff Pulaski, Jeff.Pulaski1@wichita.edu, Doug Stucky, doug@redcatapult.com
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Venue: Intermark Group Ad Agency (Bleachers - Presentation Area) | 101 25th St. North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Date: Tuesday, 2 December, 2014
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Primary Contact: Matthew Perrault, matt@whoismattperrault.com
Tampa Bay, Florida, USA
Venue: University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
Date: Wednesday, 3 December, 2014
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Primary Contact: Samantha Johnson, info@tampabay.aiga.org
Orlando, Florida, USA
Venue: EnvyLabs, 618 E South Street, Suite 620, Orlando, FL 32801
Date: Thursday, 4 December, 2014
Time: 6:30pm - 9pm
Primary Contact: Devon Hoernschemeyer, dhoernsch@gmail.com
Connecticut, USA
Venue: Quinnipiac University, 275 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
Date: Saturday, 6 December, 2014
Time: 6pm - 8:30pm
Primary Contact: Basia Karpiel, bmkarpiel@gmail.com
Frederick, Maryland, USA
Venue: High school (TBC)
Date: Monday, 8 December, 2014
Time: 10am
Primary Contact: Laurel Webster, president@blueridge.aiga.org
Blue Ridge, Maryland, USA
Venue: Cowork Frederick, 112 E. Patrick St. Frederick, Maryland
Date: Monday, 8 December, 2014
Time: TBC(starting time will be between 6pm - 7pm and the event will go for 2 hours)
Primary Contact: Laurel Webster, president@blueridge.aiga.org
Washington, DC, USA
Venue: Gensler, 2020 k St NW #200 Washington, DC 20006
Date: Tuesday, 9 December, 2014
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Primary Contact: Sarah Tanner, sarah@aigadc.org and Kimberly Arias, kimberlya@aigadc.org
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Venue: Betaspring, 95 Chestnut St., 3rd Floor, Providence, RI 02903
Date: Thursday, 11 December, 2014
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Primary Contact: Grace Bevilaqua, events@rhodeisland.aiga.org
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Venue: TBC
Date: Wednesday, 17 December, 2014
Time: TBC(starting time will be between 6pm - 7pm and the event will go for 2 hours)
Primary Contact: Gene Crawford, gene@period-three.com
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Venue: TBC
Date: Thursday, 18 December, 2014
Time: TBC(starting time will be between 6pm - 7pm and the event will go for 2 hours)
Primary Contact: Gene Crawford, gene@period-three.com
Portfolio Creation + Development, CreativeLive Workshop, San Francisco, USA
Venue: CreativeLive, 444 De Haro Street, Suite 208, San Francisco, CA 94107
Date: 12-13 January, 2015
Duration: 2-day Workshop
Enroll now for FREE: https://www.creativelive.com/instructor/ram-castillo
Primary Contact: Lara McCormick, lara.mccormick@creativelive.com
Side note: the Herman Miller event is an exclusive/private event and the CreativeLive event is a workshop available for real-time streaming for anyone to join.
