The international speakers, who will present a broad range of design-related topics, are AIGA's executive director Ric Grefe; Mervyn Kurlansky, co-founder of ICIS; and Lise Vejse Klint, president of Danish Designers. Local speakers include Icograda's president, Jacques Lange, and Garth Walker of Orange Juice.
Date: 20 September 2006
Registration: 8am (conference starts at 9am, and ends at approximately 5pm)
Venue: Auditorium of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture and the University of Johannesburg's Bunting Road Campus
Ticket Prices: non-think members R450, think members R250, students R150 (cost includes a light lunch and refreshments)
RSVP: Helen Melville on email
Established in 2001, think assists its member businesses in achieving recognition for graphic design within the advertising and marketing industry and work towards transformation and equality. In co-operation with macro educational institutions think strives to achieve parity with related educational curricula.
It also encourages educational institutions to develop qualified graphic design students who are well trained and prepared for a professional career in the graphic design industry. The annual student awards programme, thinkahead, serves to promote graphic design as a career choice and present opportunities for winners to fast track their careers.
think is a member of Icograda, the world body for professional graphic design and visual communication.
