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Nashville BuzZ: The Business of Design Event May 30, 2008 Bongo Java (upstairs)

Nashville BuzZ focuses on the practical needs of design & creative professionals. Join us at Bongo Java (upstairs) for our latest creative speaker and your favorite...

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Chapter Board Meeting: June Event June 5, 2008 iostudio

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Chapter Board Meeting: July Event July 3, 2008 iostudio

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Chapter Board Meeting: August Event August 7, 2008 iostudio

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Chapter Board Meeting: September Event September 4, 2008 iostudio

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Chapter Board Meeting: October Event October 2, 2008 iostudio

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Remember when you were passionate about design?: Sure, the question might beg the rhetorical a little, but it has a point nonetheless. It persuades a reflection of heart, deliberate in its aim to make one consider just how passionate they really are. For Nashville AIGA its more than a question though, its a quest.
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Design Patois by Steven Heller: Designers have developed a language for selling their wares, but why is so much of it so unintelligible? Heller critiques the lingua franca of promotional writing.
A Not-So-Sweet Tale of Digital Type by Andrew Twigg: Does the recipe for designing accessible websites have to skimp on beauty? Twigg wishes web type could look good and be good for you.
Desire’s Design by David Barringer: What do we want? Even if we don’t know, it doesn’t stop us from acquiring more. Barringer expresses his desire for self-awareness and restraint.
Devil in the Details: An Interview with Esther K. Smith by Steven Heller: How dangerous is it to make books? Heller finds out from the risk-taking proprietors of Purgatory Pie Press.