Past Events

AIGA Minnesota created or partnered with other organizations to produce 60+ programs in the past 12 months. Revisit past events below.

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Sep
12
2015
Logotype Lab with Werner Design Werks

Join us for a day of typographic inspiration beginning with a Logotype Lab presented by Werner Design Werks.
In this presentation and Q&A session, Sharon Werner, Sarah Forss, and Abby Haddican of Werner Design Werks will share projects and explain their process for taking logos to the next level with custom typography. [read more…]

Sep
10
2015
Cocktails with Volunteers,
a New Concoction

Let's gather Volunteers, Members, and Friends for a night of conversations and connections…a merger of the annual Volunteer Party with Cocktails with Creatives. [read more…]

Sep
10
2015
Solopreneurs: September Meeting at Common Roots Cafe

Interested in lending your voice to the AIGA Solopreneurs community? Join us for our monthly lunch meetings in the common room at Common Roots Cafe. [read more…]

Sep
9
2015
Best (Solo) Practices:
Getting Contract Work

Want to snag the next great client, plum project, or creative challenge? This event is for you. A panel of industry leaders will discuss what they look for when hiring creative talent. [read more…]

Aug
27
2015
Solopreneurs: Happy Hour at Peoples Organic Café

Visit the west side of town. Join us in Eden Prairie for Solopreneurs Happy Hour where we'll enjoy organic, local, and fair trade food and drinks…and a bit of shop talk. [read more…]

Aug
27
2015
Luncheon Lecture Series:
Geek Girl Nancy Lyons

Lunch and presentation about the challenges associated with digital projects and effective communication, presented by Nancy Lyons, half of the Geek Girls duo. [read more…]

Aug
27
2015
Sep
7
2015
The Common Table:
Minnesota Eats

Come see the results of your design peers’ labor of love! 25+ AIGA Minnesota and creative community members collaborated on a State Fair exhibit that challenges every Minnesotan to get connected to the food they eat.
[read more…]

Aug
20
2015
Third Thursday: Leonardo da Vinci, Design, and AIGA Minnesota

For the fifth year in a row, Third Thursday at Minneapolis Institute of Arts teams up with AIGA Minnesota for a night of incredible art and design. [read more…]

Aug
20
2015
mINhouse Event:
Prime Therapeutics

Join Prime Therapeutic’s creative director, Molly Sullivan, and her design team for a behind-the-scenes look at their creative and interactive approach to conveying the customer experience. [read more…]

Aug
13
2015
Solopreneurs: August Meeting at Common Roots Cafe

Join us for our monthly lunch meetings in the common room at Common Roots Cafe! We discuss upcoming Solopreneur events, brainstorm and collaborate on business and creative issues, and enjoy the company of other independent creative professionals in a casual setting with some tasty food available for purchase. [read more…]

Aug
11
2015
Design for Good: August Collaborative

Contribute your ideas to Design for Good as we develop a grant proposal to address our fellow citizens at risk in Minneapolis-St. Paul. [read more…]

Aug
6
2015
Cocktails with Creatives:
Insight Brewing

Join friends and colleagues for a night of conversations and connections. [read more…]

Contact Leadership

Brent Larson
Brent Larson
President
Brent is an award winning Motion, 3D, and Graphic designer with 20 years of experience working in the architectural, manufacturing, legal, corporate, and film industries as a solopreneur, agency, and in-house designer. He has experience in illustration, graphic design, product design, 3D modeling & animation, motion graphics, video production, live & virtual event production, presentation design, art direction, and project management. He currently works as a corporate in-house Principal Motion and Graphic Designer in the MedTech industry.

Before becoming AIGA Minnesota President, Brent served as Vice President from 2022-2023 and Chair of the In-House Designers Committee from 2019 - 2023.

Brent volunteers as a mentor for emerging designers and is a member of the AIGA Minnesota Mind to Mind Mentorship Program Committee.

His interests include history, film, design, animation, illustration, 3D printing, model making, woodworking, golf, bowling, fishing, and restoring things.