AIGA is hosting a student mixer in SF this thursday in San Francisco. The event is free for all AIGA student members and $5 to non-members. Food and drinks will be provided. Get a few friends hop in the car pool lane and mix it up. Link below to info page.

http://aigasf.org/events/2009/10/08/take_5_mixer

Come and see the inner workings of a traditional letterpress shop. Tour will begin in the morning and conclude with lunch in Nevada City, so plenty of time to work on all those projects.

No promises, but word is that the tour usually includes plenty of samples to showcase this somewhat lost craft. There is something inherently beautiful about analog creations that purely digital re-creations just can't match, come experience that beauty with us.

GRIDS is hosting our Annual Craft Workshop for all designers curious about the best practices of trimming, mounting, and more. As a designer, the presentation of a design must be of high precision and quality. Have you ever printed out a final mockup and then accidently trimmed it incorrectly, only to spend another hour redoing it all over again. In this workshop you will learn how to avoid those hairy situations. We will share tried and true methods that will help you save time and reinforce good craft habits.