Episode 101: Going West

On the eve of AIGA’s 2019 Design Conference in Pasadena, California, Michael and Jessica discuss what goes into planning a design conferences and reflect on what has changed over the years.

Jessica says,

The culture is not only supported but it is advanced by these events where we come together and remember why we do what we do, why we love what we do, and why we support each other and must continue to support a profession that supports us

Also mentioned this week:

• AIGA, Eye on Design, We Surveyed Gender Equality at the World’s Biggest Design Conferences
• Design Observer, Michael McDonough’s Top Ten Things They Never Taught Me in Design School
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, A Brief History of Brexit for Americans
• Jazz Music (Film Noir) (read the comments)
• Jerry Goldsmith, Chinatown love theme

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