Overview Optional Programming

Design at Work 2008 Exhibit – Oct. 22-Oct. 31
All-day

Take a peek at the award-winning entries of Design at Work 2008. Exhibit held at Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto.

For more details, visit www.designatwork.ca

Design at Work 2008 Reception – Oct. 27
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Metro Hall Rotunda
55 John Street, Toronto

Bomb It – Oct. 27
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Bloor Cinema
506 Bloor Street West, Toronto

"Bomb It" by Jon Reiss. This global graffiti film features street artists and top graffiti writers from five continents.

Pricing:
Members & DT registrants (in advance∗): $8
Members & DT registrants (at the door): $10
Non-members (in advance∗): $12
Non-members (at the door): $15

∗To register in advance, (before Oct. 27), call 1.888.274.3668 x 24 or email events@rgdontario.com

Lunch – Oct. 28
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Joe Badali’s Ristorante Italiano & Bar
156 Front Street West, Toronto

Buffet Menu:

~ Salads
Ceasar Salad with house-made Roasted Garlic Dressing
Badali Salad in our house-made Fresh Lemon Herb Vinaigrette
Grilled and roasted vegetable Salad with Balsamic Dressing OR

~ Entree Items:
2 fresh hot pastas
Tri-colour Fusilli with Grilled & Roasted Vegetables in a Fresh Tomato Basil Sauce
Bowtie Pasta with Chicken, Sun-dried Tomatoes, Button Mushrooms in a Blush Sauce

Badali's Famous Thin Crust Stone Baked Pizzas
Tuscan Chicken | Marguerita | Classic New York | Italian Meat & Cheese

Fresh P.E.I. Mussels, White Wine & Garlic

Chef ’s Selection
Chicken Parmesan – baked in a Fresh Tomato Basil Sauce with Romano Cheese

Rice Pilaf

Badali's Fresh Garden Vegetables with fresh Dill Butter

Fresh Assorted Fruit Platter

~ Dessert
Apple Crumble Tarts

Pricing:
$35
Pricing does not include the cost of drinks. Drinks will be charged per person.

DesignThinkers 2008 Opening Party – Oct. 28
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Lunch – Oct. 29
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Baton Rouge
277 Front Street West, Toronto

Menu:
Barbecue Baby Back Ribs
10 oz of moist tender and meaty Barbecue Baby Back Pork Ribs
 ~
Santa Fe Plater
10 oz marinated chicken breast grilled to perfection topped with red bell pepper & zucchini and goat cheese
 ~
Atlantic Salmon
8 oz fresh Atlantic Salmon served with our homemade tartar sauce.
 ~
Linguini Primavera
Fresh vegetables sautéed and served with Alfredo sauce.

Pricing:
$40
Pricing does not include the cost of drinks. Drinks will be charged per table.

DesignThinkers 2008 Closing Dinner – Oct. 29
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Canoe Restaurant & Bar
54th Floor, Toronto Dominion Bank Tower
66 Wellington Street West, Toronto

Menu:
Organic Spinach & Endive Salad
Goat’s Cheese Dressing
Candied Walnuts
~
Roast Guinea Hen Supreme
Truffle, Hand-Thrown Spaëtzle
Foie Jus

or

Broiled B.C. Sablefish
Sunchoke Purée, Mustard Greens
Newfoundland Screech
~
Layered Lemon and Raspberry Chiffon Cake
with Lemon Vanilla Curd
~
Coffee or Tea

Pricing:
Members: $100
Non-Members: $120

Pricing does not include the cost of drinks. Drinks will be charged per person.

Studio Tours – Oct. 30
Morning 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, Afternoon 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

See behind the doors of some of Toronto’s top design studios. At each stop, you’ll hear about the studio, talk with designers and check out their work.

Confirmed studios include: CTV

Pricing:
Morning or afternoon: Members: $50; Non-Members: $75
Morning and afternoon: Members: $100; Non-Members: $150

Adobe Workshop – Oct. 30
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Details to follow.

Marketing and Pricing for Designers:
a half-day, hands-on workshop with Ilise Benun, co-founder of Marketing-Mentor.com – Oct. 30
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

+ Do you ever worry about where your next project will come from?
+ Do you get nervous or have doubts about how to price your work?
+ Do you wonder how to find new clients?

If so, this half day workshop is for you!
Whether you are a seasoned designer or just starting out, it’s common – and natural – to worry about where your next project will come from, how to price your work and how to find the right clients. But these worries don’t have to be all-consuming.
Direct from the recent HOW Design Conference, Ilise Benun, co-founder of Marketing-Mentor.com and co-author of The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing, will present a half-day marketing and pricing workshop packed with practical advice that will help you take your design business to the next level. You will learn how to:

+ Find your ideal clients: the ones who value design and are willing to pay for it
+ Choose the right marketing strategy and tools – then put them on auto-pilot!
+ Talk to clients about money (that dreaded topic)
+ Create and present winning proposals (you know, the ones that get you the job)

Pricing:
Members: $300; Non-Members: $350

Registered Graphic Designers Qualification Exam – Oct. 30
10:00 am – 2:30 pm

Sitting of the written test. See www.rgdexamboard.com

Design Exchange Gala – Oct. 30

5th Annual DX Black & White Fundraising Gala will be held on Thursday, October 30st. Visit www.dx.org for more details.

Gourmet Typography Workshop by Ilene Strizver – Oct. 31
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Metro Hall, Room 314
55 John Street, Toronto

Take control of your type instead of letting it control you! RGD Ontario presents this master class, geared towards design professionals and type enthusiasts of all skill levels. This session focuses on learning and applying the typographic skills and aesthetics rarely taught in schools, or fully understood by professionals. Learn how to “see” like you've never seen before.

You will learn:
+ The ten worst typographic typos
+ Mastering typographic details
+ Kerning demystified
+ What makes a good typeface

Ilene Strizver, founder of The Type Studio, is a typographic consultant, designer, writer and educator specializing in all aspects of visual communication from the aesthetic to the technical. Ilene formerly was the Director of Typeface Development for International Typeface Corporation (ITC) where she developed more than 300 notable text and display typefaces. Her book, Type Rules! The designer’s guide to professional typography, has received numerous accolades from the type and design community. Her clients include Agfa Monotype, Linotype, Adobe, Haband, Nassau Guardian, Johnson & Johnson and bethere.com.

Pricing:
Members: $300; Non-Members: $350

Please note: All prices in Canadian dollars. Fees include conference bag and program, continental breakfast and break refreshments. (Lunches and closing dinner are optional.)

© Copyright 2008 The Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario

This collection was produced with financial assistance from Canada's Digital Collections Initiative, Industry Canada.