Looking for career advice? AIGA Baltimore has it covered—check out this event recap from our virtual panel discussion for Ink & Pixels featuring 5 professionals in the creative industry.

For 2022, the branding for Ink & Pixels was designed by Jamie Wheeler of Jelly Creative Co. and Jess Langley of White Coffee Creative.

AIGA Baltimore is here to help you succeed in your design portfolio reviews and interviews! Here is a guide for creating a design portfolio and some tips on how to prepare for an interview.

Our panelists from Stevenson University, JP Morgan Chase, Planit, Jones Knowles Ritchie, & Quicken/Rocket Companies had a fantastic discussion about the most important industry shifts designers need to know as they prepare to get hired in a post-COVID world.

Have you seen the branding for this year's Ink & Pixels on social media, our website, or the emails? The branding, patterns, and images were created by Stevenson University Alumna, Paige Olsen. We interviewed Paige recently to learn more about her process and her story.

If you missed the Ink & Pixels Designer Panel, we recommend you go back and watch the replay (link inside). We had a vibrant community-led discussion with three experienced designers, who shared unique insights and tips from different perspectives across the design field.

We recognize the importance and benefits of finding and engaging with supportive creative communities. This curated list of local and global creative associations, Facebook groups, community organizations and job boards was created for use during our 2020 AIGA Baltimore Ink & Pixels Roundtables event and will be updated from time to time.

Ink & Pixels is going virtual this year! Take the next step towards your design career and join us for several curated virtual events. Thinking about the job market during these uncertain times can be challenging for a designer. Whether you want to make a good impression in interviews, need a new perspective on your portfolio, or want fresh eyes on a current project, we're here to help.

Understand what managers are looking for.

Can you teach yourself to be a graphic designer? Absolutely.

I can’t remember the exact age when that thought crystallized in my head, probably around first or second grade. It was a toxic seed that I unwittingly planted in myself. As I grew, so did that seed. Until it completely cut me off from the creative instinct inside of me. Luckily, that drive to create always bubbled right beneath the surface, and after several decades of my life I have been able to reconnect with something that I thought I lost long ago.