Design Week and a Sustained Industry Network.
With the launch of Design Week in 2019, my AIGA advising expanded into a coordinated series of presentations, workshops, exhibitions, studio visits, networking, and portfolio review connections.
AIGA Flagler Design Week
Contribution + ImpactDesign Week strengthens campus engagement, alumni connections, and the program’s relationship to the profession.
AIGA Flagler Design Week Agencies & Speakers
Adobe; PGA Design Team; Shepherd Agency; Wingard; Csorba Studio; CMYKaren; Jacksonville Library Art Museum; PAStA Fine Art Gallery
Mike Csorba, Motion Designer; Luis Gonzalez, Creative Director, Adobe Brand Team; Jason Naylor, Creative Director, Visual Artist & Muralist; Laura Burgess, Ceramic Artist; Kasha Fahy, Brand & Marketing Manager; Eric Hanson, Rachel Staehling, and William Ruth, PGA Design Team; Karen Kurycki, Designer & Illustrator; Visual Arts Advisory Board industry professionals and alumni
Pepsi; Fors Marsh; Adjective & Co.; Shepherd Agency; AIGA Jacksonville; 63 Visual; Plot Creative; Cause Inspired; Small Caps Collective
Josh Burton, Project and Branding Architect; Michael Slayton, Illustrator and Designer; Patrick Carter, 63 Visual; Ann Labriola, Ceramics, Drawing, Creative Expression & Environmental Artist; Jefferson Rall, Creative Director and Designer; Nicki Guistine, Freelance Tattoo Artist; Ellie Dawson, Experiential Graphic Designer; Samantha Boyd, Graphic Designer; Cassie Deogracia and Keith Lowe, Small Caps Collective; David Schwen, Pepsi (AIGA Jax Portfolio Review Speaker)
St. John Agency; Shepherd Advertising Agency; Dewey Saunders Studio; Varick Rosete Studio; Future Friends Co.; Harrington Design Company; Sandpaper Studio; TigerLily; Wolf & Cub; Root Cove Bindery; Flagler College Career Development Center
Quinn Harrington, Chief Brand Concierge; Lauren Ytterbom, Ceramic Artist; Danielle Brodersen, Illustrator; Luke Brodersen, Katie Provenza, Mackenzie Rockwood, Ben Becker, and Crystal Jones, Future Friends Co.; Dewey Saunders, Visual Artist/Designer; Heather Callahan, Owner & Bookbinder; Varick Rosete, Chief Design Officer/Principal; Torrey Dawley, Owner; Kendrick Kidd, Creative Director; Vernita Bowens, Director of Career Development
Octagon; LS3P; Brunet-García; Dalton Agency; AIGA Jacksonville; Pink Stork; Swerl
Ana Garcia and Terrell Carney, Pink Stork; Elise Crigar, Director of Social Media Strategy, Octagon; Vincent Lendering, Graphic Designer and Freelance Creative; Shannon Werling, Web & UX Designer, Swerl; Ellie Dawson, Graphic Designer, LS3P; Ben Tran, AIGA Flagler President; representatives from AIGA Jacksonville
Brunet-García; Adjective & Co.; Shepherd Advertising Agency; Hybrid Design; Future Friends; A.R. Studios; Jax Is Rad; City of St. Augustine; Flagler College Career Development Center
Cassie Deogracia, Senior Art Director; Kingsley Spencer, Creative Director, Kari Davidson, Client Partnership Manager, and Brandon Highwood, Associate Creative Director, Adjective & Co.; Luke Brodersen, Designer and Founder, Future Friends; Bethany Bauman, Multidisciplinary Designer; Ansley Randall, Designer/Illustrator, A.R. Studios & Founder, Jax Is Rad; Pablo Vindel, Artist and Multilingual Writer; Vernita Bowens, Career Development Center
Purple, Rock, Scissors; Robert Half Technology; Brunet-García; Shepherd Agency; D. White & Company; Future Friends; M.C. Pressure
Kendrick Kidd, Illustrator & Designer; Dewey Saunders, Collage Artist; Mike Taylor, Screen-Printing Workshop; Darren White, D. White & Company; representatives from Purple, Rock, Scissors and Robert Half Technology
Coordination, Funding, and Campus Support
Behind student-led events is substantial coordination with speakers, professional partners, campus offices, College leadership, and Institutional Advancement to secure funding and support. The 2024 Design Week program records collaboration with the Career Development Center for résumé support and LinkedIn headshots.
Industry Engagement Record
Portfolio review, judging, and industry partnership records from the Professional Growth portfolio.