COLORWORKS will be an exciting one-day seminar exploring the many benefits of color! Discover how color is essential for branding, fashion, architecture and everything around us. Learn from one of the world's experts on color Leatrice Eiseman, who will share her knowledge on color theory and color forecast. In addition, hear from other speakers who have taken their love for color and applied it to their designs.

Join AIGA San Diego as we present a day of color theory, branding, space, and forecast.

Saturday, February 23, 2008  9 am - 4 pm
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
University of San Diego
MAP ((with parking info))


CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

LEATRICE EISEMAN
Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute

President, Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training
In addition to countless awards, accolades, and being dubbed  "America's color guru," Leatrice has helped many companies make the best and most educated choice of color for product development, logos and identification, brand imaging, web sites, packaging, point of purchase, interior/exterior design or any other application where color choice is critical to the success of the product or environment. Some of her clients include: Kohler, DuPont Corian, Pantone, 3M, Best Buy, Proctor & Gamble, and Sprint.

To learn more about Leatrice, visit: http://www.colorexpert.com/about.html

PAUL WHARTON
Vice President, Creative, LARSEN

Paul Wharton knows color — and then some. He has more than 20 years of experience in design, and his wide range of expertise includes brand management and product development, color theory and positioning. He has led both print and interactive projects for clients such as Wausau Paper, 3M, GMAC-RFC, Banta, Media Loft and Medtronic Incorporated. He is a past president of the Minnesota chapter of the AIGA, and lectures frequently on brand development, color theory, and other design-related topics. Wharton is vice president, creative, at Larsen Design + Interactive, an award-winning communication design and strategic marketing firm providing quality visual communication in both traditional and interactive media.

MARC AGUILERA  
Encompus

With 16 years of field experience in digital imaging and color management Marc Aguilera is an X-Rite Color Expert. He brings extensive color knowledge to the real world of design and photography—from capture, screen to print. As a professional seminar speaker for X-rite Color Services, he has presented national seminars such as “Color Control Freak,” “Color Without Limits,” and “Picture Perfect Color.” Marc is a founding partner of encompus, inc: a completely color managed creative firm focusing on design, interactive development, and color consulting.

Current clients include: UCSD Visual Arts, The Museum of Photographic Arts San Diego, Nissan Design America, Hewlett Packard, San Diego Padres, and X-rite Color Services.


Register Now

Early Bird Rates (available until February 8th, 2008)
Members: $75
Non-Members: $125

Regular Rates
Members: $100
Non-Members: $150

Student Rates
Members: $50

Breakfast and lunch will be served.


Online registration will be closed on Wednesday, February 20th. Walk-in registration will be available from 8-9am on event day. Please RSVP by email  to info@aigasandiego.com so that we know you're coming and can plan meals and space accordingly.