Welcome to the 3rd Annual INsight Design Conference.

The INsight Design Conference is a grassroots event that surpasses expectations and aims to educate, inspire, and transform.

INsight has grown over the past two years to become the must-attend event in our Design Community. INsight provides area designers with a unique networking atmosphere and creative community platform. The event agenda is constantly evolving to fit our attendee’s goals, both professional and personal.

Attend INsight Friday May 21 !

Online registration is now closed. It's not too late though! All other registratrants can register at the door for $15 between 5-5:30pm.

Proceeds from INsight are donated to a different causes based in Northwest Indiana. Proceeds from the 2010 May 21st event will go toward Faith Church's Community Arts Center.

Faith Church's Community Arts Center is a music, art, drama, and design organization that offers classes to the public at a reduced rate. The school focuses on reaching and teaching the community about the arts. Registration is limited.

The 3rd Annual INsight Design Conference will be from 5pm to 10pm on Friday, May 21, 2010. Registration is only $10!

INsight is a platform that can help push you to the next level or launch your career into the stratosphere. You will gain rare access totop industry professionals. Learn about real world issues and how to overcome the challenges designers face on a daily basis.

Come join us for some great food, games and more. Our 2nd Annual Paper, Rock, Scissors Tournament will be in full swing as attendees network and settle in. Network and meet someone new to the sounds of DJ Geoffrey Phillip as he spins his custom tracks made just for INsight.

Soak it all in with speakers throughout the night,portfolio reviews, networking games, and finish up with TagTeam, event registration, and fabulous networking opportunities. INsight 2010 will be the place to be. What will you bring—and what will you take away?


Speakers

INsight has invited the best in the business to speak to our attendees. You can be sure to gain valuable insights from these leading professionals.

Complete speaker line-up and bios

Portfolio Reviews

The Insight Portfolio Review has built a reputation on providing the best advice and a game-changing edge for our attendees. Is your work current? Does it need a fresh, professional perspective? What is strong? What can be improved? What can you do to land that next gig? The reviews are first come first serve. Sign up as soon as you get through the doors. Any and all level designers will benefit.

Reviewer bios

Music

INsight will be scored by the sounds of DJ Geoffrey Phillip II. He has produced “design inspired” tracks just for INsight and will be playing them throughout the night. Geoffrey will keep the crowd moving and conversations flowing with his idea-generating mixes.

Competitions

We will be showcasing fun and exciting contests throughout the night. You won't want to miss a moment.

Complete competition details.

Location, Location, Location

The facility may steal the show. You will be amazed at the Faith Church Media Facility in Dyer, Indiana. 100,000+ square feet of modern amenities such as: theatres, soundstages, gallery-style corridors, state-of-the-art studios and youth center. Faith Church’s willingness to incorporate the Insight Design Conference into their line of annual events comes with great delight.

Food

INsight will satisfy those creative appetites. We know the after-work energy can be sluggish, so we’ll provide coffee that will kick-start those creative juices. INsight will also be providing snacks and treats to feed that brilliant mind. (Creative minds meld better over tater tots shaped as the letter Q anyway.)

INsight has invited the best in the business to speak to our attendees and review portfolios. Whether it’s a captivating topic, or a one-on-one session with a leading creative mind, you can be sure to gain valuable insights from these leading professionals.

Featured Speakers

Matt Hanson and
Matt Valuckis

V as in Victor

Campaign "You"
Taking a look inside of each of us into who we are and what our personal brand is saying to the world

Matt Hanson Matt Hanson

Grant Andres and
Michelle Andres

Group7even

Case Study
United Way of LaPorte
County 2-1-1

Grant Andres Michelle Andres

Joe Dascenzo

Firebone

Here be Dragons
Uncover three key insights about being a creative person and how to stay balanced and determined when surrounded by anti-creativity

Grant Andres

Portfolio Reviewers

A great portfolio will speak for itself. That’s why INsight has invited some of the best designers and design firm owners to review our attendee’s portfolios. INsight is expanding the reviews this year to include web portfolios as well. Come early to schedule your one-on-one review, spots will fill up fast and are first come first serve.


Lisa Gainor
Hello Designers

Atom Groom
Atom Groom Design, LLC

Judith Mayer
Keyword Design

Garrett Niksch
VSA Partners

Michaline Tomich
Mix Design

Katherine Walker
Grillo Group

Lisa Gainor Atom Groom Lisa Gainor Garrett Niksch Michaline Tomich Katherine Walker

TagTeam Get ready for the event everyone will be talking about. Tag Team is the wrestling of ideas, and Insight attendees are the ones behind the mask. Attendees will face-off and design live on stage (in a ring) to create a fearless and intimidating wrestling mask like those worn in Mexican wrestling. (For an example, please follow link: http://corazonfairtrade.com/maskluchalibre1.html)

There will be two teams, red and blue. You will get your color once you register. Once the competition starts the room will be divided into the two colors. One “design wrestler” from each team will take the stage--and we will ring the bell.

The first design wrestler will have 1-3 minutes to get the design going. After 1 minute the wrestler can “tag out” or continue on for an additional two minutes. After their time is up, they must tag another blue or red design wrestler from the crowd to take over the design. This will then repeat.

After 20 minutes, the crowd will vote on which design they like best. The attendees with that color will be crowned “Insight Champs” and win a prize. The designs will be seen as they are created--live on two large overhead screens for the crowd to watch.


T-Shirt Design Competition The INsight Design Conference and RedBubble.com have teamed up to create an epic T-shirt design competition, and we want you to be involved! Design a T-shirt that our attendees would want to wear and you could be “King of the Conference.” Submission deadline: May 5, 2010.

Here is how it works: Download the template. Follow the color mode and dimensions. (Submissions that are not created to these specs will not be accepted.)

Fire up your favorite design program, (Photoshop™ or Illustrator™). Then let the creative juices start flowing!

A few things to remember:

  • Your T-shirt design should include the INsight logo. You can download the logoHERE
  • Go color crazy! Use as many colors as you would like (sorry, no fluorescents or metallics)
  • The design you create will be printed on the front of the T-shirt only.(And at the size placed into the design template.)
  • Once your design is complete, save it as a PNG file and send it to:tshirts@insightdesignconference.com
  • Winners will be notified by email, so be sure to send your contact info in the body of your email.

The winner will receive a print of the T-shirt and an Insight prize pack! (Details to come.) The 3 runners-up will be recognized and showcased at the INsight event.

Click hereto vote for your favorite design! The design with the most votes wins.

Redbubble will print a limited run and distribute the winning T-shirts at the INsight conference. After the competition the winning design and all runners-up will be available for purchase. The proceeds will go toward the Faith Church Community Arts Center.


The INsight Paper, Rock, Scissors Tournament Last year’s Paper, Rock, Scissors Tournament was the talk of the event. Hearts pounded and the crowd roared as our competitors faced off in an old-fashioned duel. Register to knock out last year’s Champion and be named the PRS champ! Sign up fast as this competition will fill up quickly.

Thank you for your interest in the INsight Design Conference. Your participation is a key to the success of this event. Partnering with INsight is a great way to reach a highly targeted audience and get your products, service or name in front of the right people.

Reap the rewards of partnering with an event that reaches the Indiana Creative Community:

  • Make valuable contacts and network at INsight
  • Expose your products and services to a creative community that has the ability to "create a buzz."
  • Demonstrate your company’s support for the creative communities of Northwest Indiana and Chicago
  • Increase your company’s visibility with your logo on INsight materials.

To partner with INsight and for more information on what is available click on the link below to download the forms.

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Partners

Donors

Contributors

Coming Soon

Please contact us at INsight if you have any questions or comments. Your feedback is extremely important to us. We will contact you in one business day once we've received your message. Please include a clear subject line so your message does not get lost.

General inquires: info@insightdesignconference.com
Media Relations: martin@insightdesignconference.com
Sponsors and Partners: joseph@insightdesignconference.com


Parking

Parking is free. Simple as that. No worry about finding a spot or paying a meter, we’ve got a space just for you.

Location

Faith Church is located at:
100 81st Avenue
Dyer, Indiana 46311

Map and Directions

Spread the Word

Download a flyer, poster or banner and let your friends know about the May 21st event.

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Join INsight online

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2010 INsight Committee

Joseph Gonzalez

Owner, MiracleTwentyOne

Joseph Gonzalez

Kevin Bruinsma

Visual Communications, Faith Church

Kevin Bruinsma

Atom Groom

Owner, Atom Groom Design, LLC

Atom Groom

Garrett Niksch

Senior Designer, VSA Partners

Garrett Niksch

Maria Braun-Perez

Owner, MBP Graphic Design

Maria Braun-Perez

Martin Olesky

Creative Director, 77 Communications

Martin Olesky

Bethany Schutt

Conference and Event Producer
Faith Church, Dyer, Indiana

Bethany Schutt

Ryan Wake

Art Director/Graphic Designer,
Golden Technologies

Ryan Wake

Laura Archuleta

Owner, Sweetly Perfect

Laura Archuleta

INterface

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INteract

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INterstate

INsight Design Conference
May 21, 2010
5pm–10pm
The Garage at Faith Church
100 81st Avenue
Dyer, Indiana 46311

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