AIGA Minnesota offers a wide range of programming on a variety of design related subjects to serve the needs of our diverse membership. Explore events below.

AIGA Minnesota is pleased to provide reasonable assistance accommodations to attendees at our event. Please notify us at least 5 business days in advance of the event, after you register.

Legacy Events

PORTFOLIO 1-ON-1® 2024

SAVE THE DATE: April, 22nd–25th, 2024; Scholarship applications open March 4th (closes March 29th; awarded March 31st)

Before embarking on your design career search, get invaluable critiques on your portfolio to set your work a step above the rest!

Get ready to showcase your skills and connect with top design professionals at AIGA MN’s annual Portfolio 1-on-1 event! This year looks different than ever before. By putting the power in the hands of the students, we’re allowing a wider range of experiences over four-day long portfolio review window ending with a synchronous, online panel session and awards ceremony.

 

Insights 2024 Design Lecture Series

March 12th – April 20th, 2024

Expand your understanding of graphic design and explore collaboration through various perspectives and approaches. This year’s exciting lecture lineup features innovators in type and motion, creative direction at the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Twin Cities Zine Fest. The Insights series continues through expanded programs including free workshops, articles, and more.

$24 ticket ($19 AIGA & Walker members; $10 students). Save on tickets when you buy the full series package for $90 ($71 members, $38 students).

Copresented by the Walker Art Center and AIGA Minnesota.

As creative director of the Brooklyn Public Library since 2015, Leila Taylor collaborates across multiple publics in one of the nation’s largest library systems. [read more…]

Since 2012, New York–based Studio Lin has focused on long-term collaborations across art, architecture, and photography with a focus on publications, identity, and web design. Clients with multi-year projects at the studio have included the Canadian Center for Architecture, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Princeton School of Architecture, and art book publishers Aperture and Capricious. [read more…]

For 20 years, The Twin Cities Zine Fest (TCZF) has welcomed creatives, rebels, musicians, and frustrated intellectuals to connect, create, and share ideas through zines and self-publishing. [read more…]

Virtual Event
Apr
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12:00pm
2024
  • Virtual Event
Save The Date
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2024
Apr
25
2024

AIGA Minnesota is thrilled to be hosting our annual Portfolio 1-on-1.

As a student, before you start applying to jobs, get a gut-check from experienced creative professionals at Portfolio 1-on-1. This design-centric virtual conference will give you the opportunity to present your work, process, and designs virtually for constructive feedback and valuable connections. [read more…]