Welcome to AIGA Baltimore’s first installment of our Designers for Good interview series, featuring conversations with designers who work in the field of social innovation. Our first interview is with Liz Danzico – part designer, part educator, and full-time dog owner. She is also creative director for NPR, overseeing and guiding both the visual and user experience across NPR-branded digital platforms and content. Liz is chair and co-founder of the MFA in Interaction Design program at the School of Visual Arts. She is advisor to startups, nonprofits, global companies, and lecturer. She has written for design-minded publications, including Eye Magazine, Fortune Magazine, Interactions Magazine, and writes part time at bobulate.com.

Inspiration can be found everywhere in Baltimore, whether out in the open or lurking around the corner, but it can be easy to miss if you’re not looking. The Painted Ladies are no different. Blink and you might miss this collection of colorful row homes sprung from a homegrown, community-sourced effort in the central Charles Village area.

Every great success story starts at the first chapter, and we are honored to start two books at once. AIGA Baltimore has been awarded two AIGA Innovate grants to work on two special projects that are poised to have a lasting impact on the design community in Baltimore and at large.

This year, we're excited to give away FOUR Skillshare subscriptions to Ink & Pixels attendees, PLUS a copy or two of a limited edition poster (designed by Moxie Press & Co and printed by Baltimore Print Studios), and an exclusive lunch with one of the Ink & Pixels speakers. Register for Ink & Pixels today!

In-House Q&A: Amanda White-Iseli has been Art Director for the publication for the last 16 years. With over 50,000 magazines in circulation, Baltimore Magazine's in-house creative team collaborates diligently to keep the look and feel of the publication fresh and dynamic.