2024 - AIGA Las Vegas - Welcome Kit

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only a few can be seated and we are honored for you to partake and be joining us We’re thrilled to have you on board with us.

You have become an integral part of Las Vegas history. Within our vibrant creative community, we continuously innovate and bring ideas to life through visual communication, encompassing content, context, and sentiment. We are the architects of our community, crafting engaging elements that drive marketing initiatives or generate revenue for businesses and non-profits alike.

As members of this collaborative community, your voice and opinions serve as a reflection of your character within the dynamic landscape we proudly call home: Las Vegas.

WELCOME

I N S I G H T

SOME GREAT INSIGHTS TO LIFE THROUGH DESIGN CAN BE FOUND

IN MERE CONVERSATIONS

VALUABLE INSIGHTS FROM OUR NATIONS TOP CORPORATIONS TAKE TIME TO SHARE THEIR INSIGHTS AND THEIR CHALLENGES.

LEARNING FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE ALLOWS US TO OVERCOME OUR OWN BARRIERS.

Creative Community

Professionals

Owners / CEOS

Creative Directors / Art Directors

Graphic Designers

Animators / Illustrators

Motion Graphics

VFX / VR / AR

Web / Platforms

Content Creators

Photographers

Copywriters

Printers

Videographers

Design Professors / Instructors

Educators / Teachers

Students

Our board is elected by our members & nominated by our members.

Our BOARD is a volunteer BOARD. Non-paying positions

They are authentically contributing to your community with each event we have.

AIGA Las Vegas a non-profit 501c3 corporation

The demands of our community grow from our high schools needing professionals to go speak in their classrooms to freelancers needing jobs. Opportunities of seasoned veterans wanting a vacation break and while building their company more. Businesses needing to fill jobs and want great recommendations to other businesses wanting to inspire and educate their staff. Becoming a member is being a member. Let us know where you want to engage more we have several opportunities for you.

LV - Communication

- Programming

- Growth

- Business

WHAT ROLE

WILL YOU PLAY?

18b The Las Vegas Arts District was named by a past AIGA Las Vegas member. The identity, brand book and some concepts for downtown signage were arranged through a city connection, a former AIGA Las Vegas President and several past board members.

This sample and many other noteworthy design pieces are currently archived at UNLV under the preservation of Historical Documents. Since its establishment in 1997, AIGA Las Vegas has been hosting prestigious awards shows, previously known as ‘Peep Shows,’ where the entries proudly exhibit some of the most exceptional designs from the past three decades. Each of these remarkable designs has earned its place in the UNLV archives.

The work showcases our great city’s history through design and our communities creativity.

Our chapter played a vital role in Las Vegas’s historical artistic community culture. Our members and supporters have made countless decisions for their work and businesses to ignite this city and continue to make us a vital place of inspiration and collaboration.

We celebrate that you have joined us to take part in this rich cultural history. Helping all of us to connect, collaborate and expand our businesses more efficiently and effectively.

This QR Code connects to our LinkTree so you can see what events are coming up and get connected with our chapter. You can also go to our website and contact any of our Board Members and feel free to reach out say hello and ask questions.

AIGA LAS VEGAS IS OFFICIALLY PART OF LAS VEGAS HISTORY & HISTORICALLY DOCUMENTED.

Brian ‘Paco’ Alvarez

Cultural Curator, Las Vegas Historian

Professor Dan McElhattan III

Founder, Current President of AIGA LV Chapter

Aaron Mayes

Visual Materials Curator UNLV University Libraries,

Special Collections and Archives

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Past Events Include:

Award Shows

What is Art? Gallery Events

Flocked!

LUSH Poetry + Design Gallery

Las Vegas Book Festival

18b Arts District

First Friday

Coffee & Creatives

Cocktails & Creatives

Portfolio Reviews

Job Connections

Lectures (High School)

Lectures (College)

Lectures (Online)

Workshops

Shadow Days

Internships

Collaboration Events

Educational Events

Teachers / Instructor Support

National Conference

AIGAUNLV - Student Groups

AIGACSN - Student Groups

LEADERS

AIGA advances design as a professional craft, strategic advantage, and vital cultural force.

The organization’s aim is to be the standard bearer for professional ethics and practices for the design profession.

Our Las Vegas Chapters Objectives

INSIGHT

Emerging Dues: $100 per year

($8.33 a month / 0.27¢ a day)

Professional Dues $250 per year

($20.83 a month / 0.69¢ a day)

Leader Dues $500 per year

($41.67 a month / $1.39 a day)

Educator Dues: $200 per year

($16.67 a month / 0.55¢ a day)

Student Dues: $50 per year

($4.17 a month / 0.14¢ a day)

The most asked question our Board gets is why do you donate your time and even your companies resources, connections and at times assets to your local chapter? What value do we get from AIGA?

Everyones answer will be uniquely different from their perspective. Because the more I show up to the events, engage with the speakers or AIGALV Members the more is gained in knoweledge and deep understanding in the areas I am focused at that time. AIGA’s lifeblood is what we as a chapter do with this valuable time and how we share our insights to a community that changes and grows each day.

The legacy of ourselves is based upon the knowledge and experience we pass on to others.

There are hundreds of reasons and value points of being an AIGA Member, we highlighted some key values below

How much do we pay to find qualified employees in our field?

Contacts in other cities/states? How much would you pay to search out new clients or businesses in another state?

As a student how much would you invest for a review of your portfolio?

As a student how much would you invest for a solid lead or connection in the industry?

As a Design Instructor how much would you invest for over 30 years of educational information?

As a business owner, how much would you invest to learn about how larger agencies manage their growth and challenges?

As a company how much would you invest in a business coach or lecture to provide inspiration or knowledge to your team?

The community of AIGA which has an enormous online platform with like-minded creatives like yourself, that have like-minded challenges and real time solutions that can be applied to your growth and your business success.

How much would you pay for those insights?

AIGA LAS VEGAS 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Our Chapter Leaders Presidents:

Dan McElhattan III (2021 - Present)

Chris M. Johnston (2018-2021)

Angela M. Johnson (2016-2018)

David Sly (2016-2017)

David Hardy (2014–2016)

Val Lehnerd (2012–2014)

(Early 2012)

Rick Tomich (Early 2012)

Patty Mar Simmons (2008–2012)

Mike Hopper (2006–2008)

Dale Sprague (2004–2006)

Victor Rodriguez (2001–2004)

Andrew Hershberger (1999-2001)

Laura Zollar (1998–1999)

Alfred Herczeg (1998)

Andrew Hershberger (1997-1998)

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