Blogs and Resources

On Tuesday, January 28th, Scott Kirkwood and Annie Riker from the National Parks Conservation Association design team joined AIGA Baltimore at Groove Commerce for a talk on big branding. Attendees learned how Scott and Annie overcame the challenges of brand transformation as in-house designers during the past 9 years.

Meet Marisa! She’s definitely the most energetic person you'll meet today (or this month), so you know we’re super-lucky to have her as our Membership Director.

Social media chair Kate Lawless shares here, there, and everywhere her love of Baltimore city, words and images, and grabbing a beer with fellow creatives.

All designers need inspiration, but where do you go to get it? While the web is full of great finds, design books often have just as much insight, not to mention beautiful paper and spreads to spark any designer's imagination. 

It’s been a few weeks since we closed our 2nd Annual Baltimore Design Week and we’ve been taking some time to relax, decompress, and listen to attendees tell us how fantastic it all was. Of course, we also heard sighs of regret from those who couldn't join us, so we’d like to recap the activities, give a shout out to all our sponsors, and hope even more people will be able to make it out next year.

We can’t all be designers. ADG Creative's Jon Barnes has some pointers on how to talk to those who clearly can't speak our language.