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AIGA Minnesota Welcomes New Board Members December 31, 2014

Minnesota is pleased to announce that a number of new members have been elected to serve on the organization’s board of directors, beginning on January 1, 2015. [read more…]

Vote on the Winter 2014 Slate December 12, 2014
Remembering
Frank Ariss, 1937-2014 November 12, 2014

Frank Ariss, long-time Twin Cities graphic designer and newspaper redesigner, died Monday, November 3, 2014. He was 76. [read more…]

Enlightening story from
Cheryl Watson October 27, 2014

Cheryl Watson shared her vision for a Graphiculture, and nine lucky members got to hear it during Lunch with a Visionary on October 16, 2014. [read more…]

Honors Bestowed,
Fellows Feted,
Good Vibes Felt by All October 23, 2014

If you were to describe the AIGA Minnesota Fellow Awards event on Friday, October 10 at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, you would be hard pressed to summarize it in a single word. [read more…]

Awarded Grants 2014–2015 October 20, 2014
Reaching and Growing with Jeff Holmberg September 5, 2014

Many freelancers and designers gathered together to hear inspiring words and life stories by Jeff Holmberg of Holmberg Design Co. at our July AIGA Minnesota Luncheon event. [read more…]

Minnesota State Fair August 19, 2014
Talkin’ Trash August 13, 2014
AIGA Minnesota
Names Three 2014 Fellows August 7, 2014

AIGA Minnesota is pleased to announce the selection of Jo Davison, Dale Johnston, and Doug Powell as recipients of the distinguished AIGA Fellow Award. [read more…]

Inspiring stories from HUM July 15, 2014

In another great installment of the AIGA Minnesota Luncheon series, attendees heard the story of the creation and development of Hum, a songwriting app for iOS that was designed and developed here in the Twin Cities by Aaron Shekey and Joseph Kuefler. Starting with their ideation phase, Shekey and Kuefler shared their preliminary sketches and […] [read more…]

Making a Case for UX Design

Three leading professionals from the UX Design field generously shared their expertise with a group of two dozen attendees. Each presenter spoke for 30 minutes; a short Q&A followed, and the evening concluded at Moto-i with more opportunity for discussion. Many thanks to our three terrific presenters, our deft MC Bryce Howitson, committee chair Micah […] [read more…]

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Emily McLaughlin
Emily McLaughlin
Director of Communications
Emily is a graphic designer and creative director based in Saint Paul, MN. She passionate about the potential for design to cultivate collaboration and cleave opportunities. As Communications Director of AIGA Minnesota, her emphasis is on supporting and engaging the design community while kindling new connections.