Creative Practices in Life & Design

Local Projects is a ground-breaking NYC design firm that integrates architecture and digital media into immersive, content-rich experiences for clients such as The National September 11 Museum, StoryCorps, and Target.

Join Local Projects’ Elvira Barriga as she shares her observations as a creative director and designer. From coding in her bedroom as a teenager, to becoming the youngest partner at Blotto, the renowned graphic design studio in Berlin, and leading the Brands & Environments team at Bruce Mau Design in Toronto, Elle's path has been far from a straight line. In this talk, she’ll look back at a career living on both sides of the Atlantic, designing across disciplines, and figuring out what it means to be a creative leader.

Sponsored by Maine College of Art.

After-Lecture Gathering

After the program, join Elvira and the Board of AIGA Maine for an opportunity to ask questions and discuss design one-on-one. Location is in Downtown Portland, and will be revealed to ticket holders before the event. Drinks and snacks provided.

Graphic Practices is is a new Lecture Series from AIGA Maine. We are inviting fresh design voices from across the country who are pushing the boundaries of traditional graphic design through their practice.

AIGA Maine is the Maine chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design. It exists to advance design as a professional craft, strategic advantage and vital cultural force.