The world of typefaces, logos, packages and signs are filled with codes that work on us without our knowledge. Graphic designer Michael Bierut will talk about his work, and the multiple meanings, obvious and subtle, he puts into the things he creates

Until recently attempts to make a truly cross platform framework have fallen short. Frameworks like PhoneGap, Cordova, and Ionic have never given us a truly cross platform solution or a great user experience. In the recent years two frameworks have emerged to do battle for the true cross platform framework winner, Xamarin (C#) and React Native (Javascript). These have finally given developers the ability to create cross platform apps with a native experience and the speed of write once, deliver everywhere.

Join AIGA in hosting John Armstrong, Executive Vice President and Group Leader for ICF Olson, as he shares his experience of how design thinking has impacted the way companies and communities solve problems.

The Ball State Center for Academic and Economic Innovation at Launch Fishers is the central hub for our low-residency master of arts in Emerging Media Design + Development (EMDD). If you’re a working professional interested in advancing your digital media and project management skills without disrupting your career, EMDD could be the right degree for you.

Jason Roemer writes incredibly unique micro stories and Aaron Scamihorn pairs them with portrait depictions of the stories’ characters.

Join Newfields’ Design Arts Society for a screening of Rams, the first feature-length documentary about the life and work of the industrial designer Dieter Rams, and a conversation with its director, Gary Hustwit, whose work includes Helvetica (2007) and Objectified (2009).

The Indianapolis creative community offers a variety of pathways to a career as a design professional. Freelance, Agency, Business Owner, Specialist, Startups; hear from a successful creative in each of these paths and what their career entails.

The Experience Makers community is being given the rare opportunity to have unrestricted after-hours access to two fully interactive exhibits.

Engage with experts in the field of Art and Design and Herron Alumni. Individuals will be here to represent career fields in fine arts and visual communication design. They will speak about their path as an artist or designer and answer any questions students have. This is a fun interactive laid back format and anyone is welcome.

Made in the Middle is a place that is built by artists, designers, makers, and doers in Kansas City.

Join us at Studio Science on Thursday August 23rd where we dive in and talk about the struggles we all face as designers and developers, working together to make great things!