Insight Design Conference 2011 - June 9, 2011 6pm - 9pm Community Arts Center, Cedar Lake, In

Welcome to the 4th Annual Insight Design Conference!

The Insight’s mission is to educate, inspire, and transform.

Insight has grown over the past three years to become the must-attend event in our Design Community. Insight provides designers of all types with a unique networking atmosphere and creative community platform. The event agenda is constantly evolving to fit our attendees' goals, both professional and personal.

Online registration is now closed.

It's not too late though! All other registrants can register at the door for $15 between 6-6:30pm.

The 4th Annual INsight Design Conference will take be from 6pm to 9pm on Thursday, June 9, 2011

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 to top industry professionals. This year's event will be centered on freelancing and self-promotion.

Come join us for some great food, games and more. 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 more. Each attendee will receive a freelancing field guide made exclusively for our event—a must-have for freelancers.

And of course, our Annual Paper, Rock, Scissors Tournament is back--and with a trophy you won't want to miss (not to mention huge bragging rights.)

Speakers

INsight has invited the best in the business to speak at our event. You can be sure to gain valuable insight from these leading professionals. Experts will cover the nuts-and-bolts of freelancing and present creative ways to promote yourself and your business.

Portfolio Reviews

The Insight Portfolio Review has built a reputation as 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 served. Sign up as soon as you get through the doors. Any and all level designers will benefit.

Music

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

Location, Location, Location

We are so pleased to finally have Insight at the CAC. The CAC serves several purposes, two of which are clearly stated in the name of the space. The purpose of the CAC includes operating as a community center where people from the Cedar Lake area will be invited to use the space for meetings, classes, and a variety of other activities. These include after school programs, tutoring, community meetings, and as a base for serving the needs of the community with food drives, clothing, etc.

Faith Church Community Arts Center is located at 13300 Lincoln Plaza, Unit #1, in Cedar Lake

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 designer juices. INsight will also be providing snacks and treats to feed that brilliant mind.

2011 Speakers

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.

Jason Schwartz

Currently: Principle at Bright Bright Great, www.brightbrightgreat.com + @bbgchicago

Experience: interactive experiences, ui, ux, app development, branding, industrial design, interaction, social media, strategy, web

Education: MFA Industrial Design/Design Education University of Kansas, 2002-2004, BFA Industrial Design University of Illinois, 1997-2001

Loves: form + functionality, Garbage Pail Kids, getting involved, information architecture, horror movie marathons, insanely organized + synthesized data, scalability, t-shirts, user study, vinyl toys and web trends.

www.brightbrightgreat.com + @bbgchicago

Jana Kinsman

You may have seen Jana’s illustrations if you’ve ever picked up a CB2 magazine, or her design skills if you’ve ever entered a Crate and Barrel. Since working on band flyers in high school, she has developed her own voice through illustration and street art. Jana also specializes in letterpress printing and print production for offset printing. She has experience in wedding invitation and collateral design, as well as large signage and environmental graphics.

When she’s not drawing, she’s usually biking very long distances or watching one of her many crappy movies on VHS. Even though Jana is in her early 20s, she is quite regularly asked to speak to designers about her unique mix of illustration and design.

www.quitestrong.com + @quite_strong

Jennifer Sisson

Jennifer Sisson is web developer at Firebelly Design. And she’s female – which is rare in the field. She has a passion for pixel perfection as she translates designers’ visions into clean, semantic markup. She’s our resident tech nerd and will answer all your questions that begin with, “Can my website do this…?” A Columbia College Chicago graduate with a BA in Interactive Arts & Media and a minor in Photography, Jennifer uses her creativity to solve challenges from both designers and clients.

She also loves all things unicorn, robot, rainbow, lolcat and tiny. She runs a blog devoted to nerd-oddities on her website and collects her photography on Flickr. Jennifer is the unofficial Quite Strong photographer.

www.quitestrong.com + @quite_strong

2011 Portfolio Reviewers

Having a strong portfolio will help get you in the door. You are invited to bring your portfolio and have it reviewed by some of the areas best designers. Meet one-on-one with an industry pro and receive valuable feed back on taking your portfolio from good to great! This review may possibly help you land your next job. Sign-up at the event, meetings are on a first come, first serve basis and will take place throughout the entire event. Reviews are limited so please arrive on-time.

Adam Ispas

Adam Ispas is a Northwest Indiana based designer whose work is a clear and direct expression of his ideas. In 2004, Ispas graduated from Indiana State University majoring in graphic design supported with a minor in art history. In 2006, he joined The Grossbauer Group as a graphic designer and quickly rose through the ranks to Creative Director at this thriving marketing and design studio. Ispas has developed a close creative relationship with clients representing diverse fields of professional interest, commandeering national and local brand campaigns. His work reflects a synthesis of the modern with the simple, creating bright, bold art that captures the eye and imprints the mind.

http://www.grossbauergroup.com + http://www.adamispas.com

Mathew Siecker

Greenlight Creative, Hammond, IN

Mathew Siecker earned a Visual Communications degree from Ivy Tech, Indianapolis with a specialty in Graphic Design. After his education, he continued to grow by working for small design agencies and large branding advertising environments. Currently, he enjoys a marketing focused environment with Villing & Company, that allows him the freedom to work with a variety of different clientele. A recent highlight in his career was the opportunity to work with Drew Brees for a local credit union broadcast commercial series.

Mathew strives to make design matter. He thinks that design can capture and engage the people that interact with it. The communications puzzles he is challenged with are opportunities to touch and enhance the emotional connection design creates with the end user. He thinks design gives meaning to those things that would otherwise go unnoticed.

As a former athlete, Mathew does his best to stay in shape and makes time to be outdoors as much as possible. His wife and young daughter keep him on his toes. They love to take trips to the aquarium or attend Cubs games. Mathew aspires to continue to grow as a designer and to surround himself with people and opportunities that allow him to be at his best.

http://www.greenlightcreative.com/

Rob Loukotka

Rob Loukotka is a co-owner of Collision Labs, a creative design studio in Chicago. Collision has quickly captured the attention of interesting clients all over the world, and 2011 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Rob and his business partner Lisa Bun. Rob's background includes being an artist in Ann Arbor, MI, a student at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and now a design professional in Chicago.

His work at Collision Labs consists of identity design, web design, and motion graphics. Personal work including illustration, photography, and even sculpture can be found on his design blog: Fringe Focus. Fringe Focus is home to helpful design articles, tutorials, and even an in-depth guide on how to build Daft Punk Helmets. No visual medium is off limits, and Rob can often be found exploring new tools and techniques to keep his design life interesting.

http://www.fringefocus.com + http://www.collisionlabs.com/

Making this possible!

Thank you for your interest in the INsight Design Conference. Your participation is 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.

Contact Beth Schutt for more information on becoming one of our 2011 Insight sponsors.

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