AIGA West Michigan https://westmichigan.aiga.org/ikit-feed/?type=events The Professional Association for Design Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:28:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://westmichigan.aiga.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cropped-AIGAWM-Icon-32x32.jpg Ikit Feed – AIGA West Michigan https://westmichigan.aiga.org 32 32 AIGA Member Webinar: Beyond Basic Typography: Skills for Working Designers https://westmichigan.aiga.org/event/aiga-member-webinar-beyond-basic-typography-skills-for-working-designers/
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Instructor: Ellen Lupton, Graduate Faculty, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)

Typography is more than choosing fonts. The details—dashes, kerning, spacing, hierarchy—are what separate amateur work from professional and help readers understand your content clearly. Getting these details right is both satisfying and essential.

Good typography lives in the details. If you learned typography basics but still feel uncertain about the finer points, this session covers what you need. Knowing when to use an em dash vs. an en dash, understanding metric vs. optical kerning, and mixing typefaces with confidence will bring joy and polish to your work.

]]> 2026 AIGA DEC Throughlines Conference https://westmichigan.aiga.org/event/2026-aiga-dec-throughlines-conference/
Monday, July 27, 2026 - Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
July 27-28, 2026

The 2026 AIGA Design Educators Conference, Throughlines, invites design educators, students, practitioners, and researchers to join us and explore connections through and between segments of a design learning journey from early exposure to design, becoming a design student, working with and supporting students, transitioning to professional practice, mentoring designers, opportunities in leadership and creating intentional throughlines for others coming into the field. 

Tickets

Students: $150
AIGA Members: $250
Non-Members: $300
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