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Thu, Oct 12th, 9:00am - Sat, Oct 14th 6:30pm
Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55403

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Join us in Minneapolis this October for the 2017 AIGA Design Conference.

With more than 90 speakers and thousands of attendees, it’s sure to be an unforgettable experience you won’t want to miss. The AIGA Design Conference is the place to celebrate design excellence and discuss critical issues affecting the design profession. It’s about learning, networking, and so much more.

Contact Leadership

Rich Higgins
Rich Higgins
President
Rich Higgins is the Creative Director at Parallel Retail Group. His background is as diverse as a platypus.

He started his own design studio, Oryx & Moth, doing branding, art direction and design for clients big and small. Meanwhile he was the chair of the Solopreneurs Committee for AIGA MN (2022-2023) and served on the Design Student & Alumni Board at the University of Minnesota (2010-2013). Prior to that he worked at TSG, a design agency in Robbinsdale, for clients including: Target, HealthPartners and Crate & Barrel. He's also had a short stint designing for financial institutions (PNC Bank, Citibank and BBVA Compass). He started out designing and art directing photo shoots for multiple national salon chains throughout the US and Canada. And has had mediocre hairstyles since.

His interests vary widely with the season but he always willing to chat about DIY projects, soccer, LEGO, minimalism, FIRE, AI, technology, saunas, traveling, camping, parenting, etc.