AIGA UNITE

I attended the AIGA Unite event at the Urban Discovery Academy. I really enjoyed the event for numerous reasons. One reason that made this event so great was the fact that almost everyone there was a designer (either student or professional). This was really interesting because everyone had a common interest, design. This allowed the conversations to flow nicely and created a nice comfortable environment where we could network and learn. Another reason I really liked the event was the small workshops. This allowed everyone to join a workshop that they were interested in, while getting the intimate teachings from a professional in a small group setting. I really enjoyed this, because as a junior graphic designer working inhouse, I was able to choose the inhouse workshop and talk personally to Angelo about my situation. This also allowed me to ask specific questions to the lead of the workshop, which was very useful. A final thing that I really enjoyed about the event was the people running the workshops. They were all very helpful and willing to answer any questions, either pertaining to school or professional career. This was really nice because I was able to talk to them and get the information I was looking for. All in all this was a great event that made me thankful I found a community like AIGA.