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Matthias Kemeny Endowed Design Lecture Series Presents: Amuki

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Known as “Amuki” (inner silence), Vanessa Zúñiga Tinizaray is an Ecuadorian designer. Join us as we welcome her to PSUGD! About this Event Known as “Amuki” (inner silence), Vanessa Zúñiga Tinizaray is an Ecuadorian designer. Her passion has led her to investigate the visual signs of the ancestral cultures of Latin America. She is known for her typeface, motion graphics and pattern design. Vanessa will be offering a free lecture, as well as an exclusive eight-person, in-depth workshop on modularity and typography! Explore Vanessa's work more at amuki.com.ec! Join us via zoom: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/84420457308 Promo by Cody Sheppard Shaw The Matthias Kemeny Design Lecture Series is coordinated and managed by the Portland State Graphic Design program. This series brings internationally celebrated design professionals annually to Portland…

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Free

Amuki Type Workshop

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for an in-depth workshop on modularity and typography with our Matthias Kemeny Lecture Speaker Amuki! About this Event Join us for an in-depth workshop on modularity and typography with our Matthias Kemeny Lecture Speaker Amuki! Known as “Amuki” (inner silence), Vanessa Zúñiga Tinizaray is an Ecuadorian designer. Her passion has led her to investigate the visual signs of the ancestral cultures of Latin America. She is known for her typeface, motion graphics and pattern design. Explore Vanessa's work more at amuki.com.ec! zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/83655345688 You must be a PSU student to join. Please sign up with your PDX address. Only 8 seats available!

Free

IPRC: Tech Support: A Zine Workshop & Peer Support Group for Phone Users

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

In this four-part zine workshop meets peer support group, we will gather with the intention to cultivate both community and creative consciousness around the complex presence that smartphones have in our lives. Each meeting will include space for sharing, followed by conversation to develop ideas for a cumulative collaborative Tech Support zine. The zine may include drawings, writings, poems, prompts, experiments, photos, etc which reflect the unique relationships and experiences that we have with our phones. Participants can expect weekly email offerings with questions, prompts and themes to support their processes, to be used if desired. Facilitated by Erika Dedini Meets Mondays Biweekly Mar. 8th – Apr. 19th $15-25 Sliding Scale; cost reflects all four class sessions Register here Zoom link will be sent the first day of…

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$15 – $25

IPRC: March Collage Challenge

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

March’s Collage Challenge is to create a collage incorporating text. Tag the IPRC or join us Thursday, Mar. 11th for a virtual Show & Tell of your collage creations. Register here, and zoom link will be sent on the day of the event.

Free

Outlet: Let’s Make a Zine! A Riso Zine Making Class w/ Kate Bingaman-Burt

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

About the Workshop It’s zine making time! Dive into all things zine with Outlet and zine queen Kate Bingaman-Burt! In this virtual workshop we’ll explore zine history, types of zines, talk about where to find zines, how to share them, and experiment with different zine formats (including the versatile and ubiquitous one page zine)—also we’ll spend some time actually sort of DEFINING what a zine is for those who are new to this amazing medium for sharing ideas and knowledge! Kate will give tons of prompts, tips, and inspiration to take those ideas and turn them into a tangible lovely THING. Depending on the workshop ticket tier you choose, this class culminates in making a collaborative zine that is riso printed and mailed to you!…

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$10 – $50

VIRTUAL Risograph Basics with Outlet!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

About the Workshop Welcome to our Risograph Basics course: a printing, collage, experimentation, and mark making extravaganza! Get to know Outlet and our RISO sisters (Barbara, Janet, Corita, and Tina) and learn the basics of this fun and unique print method with Kate Bingaman-Burt! This workshop is a great place to start if you’re new to riso, or if you’d like a refresher! We’ll take a deep dive into risograph history, an overview of how these machines work, the stencil-duplicator process, and the quirks and fun (sometimes unpredictable) outcomes of riso printing. The main focus of this class is EXPERIMENTATION. We’ll share print and zine inspiration, favorite mark making tools and how to use them for riso, and we’ll walk through a print demo on…

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$15 – $100

IPRC: Tech Support: A Zine Workshop & Peer Support Group for Phone Users

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

In this four-part zine workshop meets peer support group, we will gather with the intention to cultivate both community and creative consciousness around the complex presence that smartphones have in our lives. Each meeting will include space for sharing, followed by conversation to develop ideas for a cumulative collaborative Tech Support zine. The zine may include drawings, writings, poems, prompts, experiments, photos, etc which reflect the unique relationships and experiences that we have with our phones. Participants can expect weekly email offerings with questions, prompts and themes to support their processes, to be used if desired. Facilitated by Erika Dedini Meets Mondays Biweekly Mar. 8th – Apr. 19th $15-25 Sliding Scale; cost reflects all four class sessions Register here Zoom link will be sent the first day of…

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$15 – $25

We Protect Us: A Sign Making Event

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

We're horrified and grief-stricken by the racist and misogynistic murders in Atlanta this week, and also by the escalating violence against AAPI community members in the past year. We commit to support and fight alongside our AAPI neighbors and colleagues, and once again denounce white supremacy. We know that this racialized, gendered, and xenophobic hatred & violence has a long history both in our state and in our country, and that it disproportionately affects communities made vulnerable by oppressive, colonialist, and classist policies worldwide. We stand with elders, sex workers, immigrants, and Asian Americans. It's not enough to speak up only when a tragedy occurs, and we take this moment to deepen in our resolve to build solid relationships on the foundations of justice and…

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Free

Let’s Make a Zine! A Riso Zine Making Class w/ Kate Bingaman-Burt

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

It’s zine making time! Dive into all things zine with Outlet and zine queen Kate Bingaman-Burt! In this virtual workshop we’ll explore zine history, types of zines, talk about where to find zines, how to share them, and experiment with different zine formats (including the versatile and ubiquitous one page zine)—also we’ll spend some time actually sort of DEFINING what a zine is for those who are new to this amazing medium for sharing ideas and knowledge! Kate will give tons of prompts, tips, and inspiration to take those ideas and turn them into a tangible lovely THING. Depending on the workshop ticket tier you choose, this class culminates in making a collaborative zine that is riso printed and mailed to you! Supplies Needed A…

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$10 – $50

Tech Support: A Zine Workshop & Peer Support Group for Phone Users

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

In this four-part zine workshop meets peer support group, we will gather with the intention to cultivate both community and creative consciousness around the complex presence that smartphones have in our lives. Each meeting will include space for sharing, followed by conversation to develop ideas for a cumulative collaborative Tech Support zine. The zine may include drawings, writings, poems, prompts, experiments, photos, etc which reflect the unique relationships and experiences that we have with our phones. Participants can expect weekly email offerings with questions, prompts and themes to support their processes, to be used if desired. Facilitated by Erika Dedini Meets Mondays Biweekly Mar. 8th – Apr. 19th $15-25 Sliding Scale; cost reflects all four class sessions Register here Zoom link will be sent the first day of…

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$15 – $25
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