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Design for Haiti: Dozens of organizations have proposed ways that the creative community can contribute aid to Haiti. Consider using these initiatives in the classroom, by asking students to both develop graphic design capabilities and contribute to relief. Aaron Perry-Zucker's website that asks designers to contribute posters or infographics that respond to the disaster. "Managing Disasters" is a great article outlining ways that academic units are responding to needs in Haiti and other disaster-struck areas. A tshirt sold on Threadless, "Many Hands Make the Load Lighter" will generate funds for the American Red Cross. Creatives can upload their designs for mugs, apparel, buttons, and bags to CafePress, generating funds for Unicef and other aid organizations. The Society of Typographic Aficionados seeks designers to create glyphs for Font Aid IV, a collaborative typeface, Ric Grefe, executive Director of the AIGA, comments on how designers can help in this recent article. (in Discussion) Post a comment (Jan 26)

CFP: 2011-2013 AIGA Design Educators Conferences: (in News)
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Deadline January 15, 2009: Call for Readers, Papers and Posters for response_ability: ethics and sustainability in design education: (in News) Post a comment (Nov 18)

Recipient of the 2nd Annual Research Grant Announced: AIGA Design Educators Community Steering Committee is very pleased to announce the award of our second annual design research grant, determined through a competitive, peer-review process. This grant of $5000 includes scholarship that generates new knowledge, integrates design knowledge into other disciplines as an influential force, or explores new pedagogies through the teaching of design and evaluation of learning outcomes. This year's grant has been awarded to Deborah Littlejohn and Meredith Davis, North Carolina State University, for the project which they describe below: (in Events) Post a comment (Nov 15)

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Design for Haiti: Dozens of organizations have proposed ways that the creative community can contribute aid to Haiti. Consider using these initiatives in the classroom, by asking students to both develop graphic design capabilities and contribute to relief. Aaron Perry-Zucker's website... Post a comment (Jan 26)

Promotion and tenure standards for design educators: While the promotion and tenure (P&T)... Comments (1) (Sep 10)

What's the effect of the economy on you as a design educator?: The recent merger of the graphic and industrial design areas at North Carolina State University exemplifies how design departments in Universities and Colleges are responding to the economic downturn... Comments (5) (Aug 21)

aigadec: Call for Proposals: 2011-2013 AIGA Design Educators Conferences. Find more info at the AIGA DEC website http://tinyurl.com/ycsa33l: aigadec: Call for Proposals: 2011-2013 AIGA Design Educators Conferences. Find more info at the AIGA DEC website http://tinyurl.com/ycsa33l
aigadec: AIGA DEC leader Louise Sandhaus speaks next Wed. in LA. It's going to be an intriguing, lively and unusual event! http://bit.ly/5sIfaM: aigadec: AIGA DEC leader Louise Sandhaus speaks next Wed. in LA. It's going to be an intriguing, lively and unusual event! http://bit.ly/5sIfaM
aigadec: RT @AIGAdesign: Who says design students don't like to write? David Barringer offers 21 ways to prompt better writing http://ow.ly/B967: aigadec: RT @AIGAdesign: Who says design students don't like to write? David Barringer offers 21 ways to prompt better writing http://ow.ly/B967
aigadec: Anne Burdick @ Nowcasting: Jay Bolter's writing space was central for me; but now it's about conditions & situations. http://bit.ly/3OrfEO: aigadec: Anne Burdick @ Nowcasting: Jay Bolter's writing space was central for me; but now it's about conditions & situations. http://bit.ly/3OrfEO
aigadec: The Seek student conference lets design students and professionals interact and learn from each other_ 11/21_ http://bit.ly/3yFK92ence: aigadec: The Seek student conference lets design students and professionals interact and learn from each other_ 11/21_ http://bit.ly/3yFK92ence

Call for abstracts: UCDA Design Education Summit June 2-4, 2010: Propose a paper for the sixth annual conference. Proposals regarding the conference theme Designing Designing: examining how we do what we do are especially welcome. However, proposals concerning other design education topics are also welcome. Deadline is... Post a comment (Jan 30)

Royal College of Art seeks new Head of Communication Art & Design: Deadline for applications February 18, 2010. More information here.

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Call for participation: Participation :: The Challenge: November 29 - December 3, 2010, Sydney, NSW, Australia. We invite you to explore what participation can and needs to mean in the design contexts where we are working now and those we are likely to encounter soon.More information here./

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Call for papers: Designs on eLearning: To be held 15-17 September 2010, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, USA, The sixth Designs on E-Learning international conference in the use of technology for teaching and learning in art, design and communication. More information here... Post a comment (Jan 17)

Documentary on Polish posters completed: Freedom on the Fence, documentary about Polish posters and the power of the creative spirit by Andrea Marks. More informations here. /

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Call for Proposals: GLIDE'10. Deadline: February 15, 2010: Themes: facilitation, consequences, and challenges of cross-cultural collaboration--like participatory or user-/human-centered design--in indigenous and economically disadvantaged communities and the effect of such on human/user experience. More information here... Post a comment (Jan 02)

Call for Papers: CLTAD 5th International Conference: Challenging the Curriculum. Exploring the Disciplinary Boundaries in Art, Design and Media: 12-13 April 2010, Novatel, Tiergarten, Berlin. More information here.

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Online magazine for K-12 design education: andDESIGN: See the blog here. Post a comment (Nov 17)

quick link: writing for design students: David Barringer offers 21 writing prompts for design students. Post a comment (Nov 12)

quick link: 101 things I learned in school: Tidbits from interaction design school Post a comment (Sep 01)