Get Worked Up is a half-day mini conference for emerging and student designers. This conference is part of the AIGA Emerge initiative focused on designers who are just launching their careers to those who have up to five years of experience in the field. Participants will have the opportunity to:

1. Meet, interact and collaborate with their Upstate New York peers; 

2. Learn more about the profession, the business of design, landing a job and being involved in the design community

3. Walk away inspired by the projects, creativity, and work of designers in our region

4. Ask questions and talk with speakers -- don't be shy, ask what you really want to know.

Schedule:

1:00pm - 1:15pm Check in

1:15pm Welcome

1:20pm Session 1

• "Shit Your Professors Didn’t Tell You."
  Ilana Griffo, Sugar & Type (Rochester)
• "Show them who you are and what you want to do"
  Bill Klingensmith, MYDARNDEST (Rochester)
• "Is there an app for that?"
  Madison St. Gelais and Samantha Boyle, SUNY Oswego (Oswego)
• "Sitcoms, Slow Jamz & The White Cube"
  Kelly Walters, Bright Polka Dot (Connecticut)
• Q&A with Panel

2:30-2:45pm Break

2:45pm Session 2

• "AR Typography"
  Renée Stevens, the R studio (Syracuse)
• " Environmental Typography in Picotte Hall"
  Farrah Mills and Joshua Rainer, The College of Saint Rose (Albany)
• "Type in motion and in print"
  Emma Comtois, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications (Syracuse)
• "Atomic Typography"

  Jeff Passetti (Syracuse)

• Q&A with Panel

3:45pm - 4pm Break

4:00pm Session 3

• "Community Engagement & Design"
  Shauna Keating, Moonfarmer (Kingston)
• "Institutions, Collaboration, and Criticism"
  Carl Hayes, SUNY New Paltz (New Paltz)
• "Teamwork Isn't Always Dreamwork"
  Alli Havens, Sage College (Albany)
• "Design Your Development"
  Jeremy Hamman, Greenstone.co (Clinton)
• Q&A with Panel
  

Want a full day of art and design?

Check out the Delavan Center's Open House (opens at 10am) and/or the Everson Musem (opens at 10am) in Downtown Syracuse.

Don't want to go hungry?

Adjacent, a super cool studio in Syracuse, has you covered with their guide to all things eating and drinking, Spots. There are many great options -- you might want to make sure you are in town for both lunch and dinner!

Need a place to park?

Parking in Syracuse doesn't have to be a challenge. SUNY Oswego has a guide to parking!