Calgary creatives lose sleep for charity
Local designers pull out all the stops at 24-hour design marathon
Calgary, Alberta, April 2, 2008 - On Friday, April 4, professionals and students from Calgary’s creative community will participate in the GDC Design-A-Thon 2008, a 24-hour creative design marathon. The event links local creative professionals with not-for-profit groups to provide no-cost marketing services for projects that support their fundraising initiatives and marketing programs.
The marathon will begin at 9:00 am on Friday at Mount Royal College. Design teams will assemble to develop visual communication solutions throughout the day and night, and will present their finished concepts to the not-for-profit clients at the conclusion of the marathon. Some of Calgary’s top creative directors head up the teams comprised of professional and student creatives. Not including the contribution of volunteers and sponsors, the value of services to be donated to charities in Calgary will exceed $70,000.
GDC Design-A-Thon 2008 is produced in Calgary by the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, Alberta South Chapter (GDC) and is proudly sponsored by Calgary’s own Veer. Media is invited to drop in any time between 9:00 am Friday April 4 and 9:30 am Saturday April 5. Presentations of the results of the 24-hour marathon to the charity representatives will begin at 9:00 a.m. Saturday April 5.
DesignAThon:
Date: Friday April 4 - Saturday April 5, 2008
Time: 9: 00 am Friday - 9:00 am Saturday
Location: Mount Royal College, West Residence, 200 Mount Royal Circle
Presentation:
Date: Saturday April 5, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 am
Location: Mount Royal College, T-wing, Room 107 (4825 Mount Royal Gate)
Contacts:
Kate Nowlan
Event Co-ordinator, GDC Design-A-Thon® 2008
(403) 481-0936
Gwen Hetherington, MGDC
President, Alberta South Chapter
Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC)
(403) 266-7118
(403) 862-2893 (mobile)
About Veer®
Veer makes it easier to be creative with an affordable selection of creative stock photography, stock illustrations, fonts and creative merchandise. Veer provides an uncomplicated shopping experience that lets customers stay focused on their creative work. Its visual elements help people add style to business, marketing and personal design projects from websites and blog posts to business presentations and ad campaigns. Veer hosts the Veer Ideas community where creatives can set up personal profiles, read the latest design news on the Skinny blog and post on the community blog, the Fat. Veer is a Corbis Corporation brand and serves its global customer base through its website at veer.com.
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