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.

Check out a comprehensive list of virtual design events you can attend right from your home throughout the month of October!

The 8th annual AIGA Baltimore Design Week kicked off with a special Design & Dine with the legendary Debbie Millman. Founder and host of the Design Matters Podcast, Debbie has interviewed over 500 artists, designers, and industry experts. This special Design & Dine was no lecture. Instead, it was Debbie’s signature conversational interview style with 30 of Baltimore’s industry professionals. Had it been recorded, it could’ve been the next episode of Design Matters.

We are so excited to have Illiah and Rachel join us for Baltimore Design Week. Together, they bring us insights into creative communities with their In Perfect Harmony–Choosing Creative Communities event on October 24. Let’s get to know Illiah and Rachel a little more!

Taylor is a North Carolina-based multidisciplinary creative and community builder who’s passionate about people, design, and all the intersections in between. Read on and get to know Taylor – from how he got started in design to what he's digging right now. Then, join us in person during Baltimore Design Week!

By half day, Colin is an independent artist working on visual branding for businesses all around the globe. By the other half, he runs a platform with a group of lettering lovelies, dedicated to all things letterforms. How did he come about building Crayligraphy? Let's find out.

Born and raised in Indiana, Zombie Yeti’s unique brand of design has spanned many avenues, from corporate America to the music industry. Read about its take on the design world, from where it gets its inspiration to why Toad actually might not have been such a jerk.

Sean Flanagan has worked worked a variety of design jobs in the Baltimore area and is currently a Group Creative Director at Under Armour. Read more about Sean’s journey into the world of design.

Born and raised in Indiana, Zombie Yeti’s unique brand of design has spanned many avenues, from corporate America to the music industry. Read about its take on the design world, from where it gets its inspiration to why Toad actually might not have been such a jerk.

Ellen Lupton is the Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and the director of the Graphic Design MFA Program at MICA. She is both an accomplished designer and author, having several exhibitions and books on design.