DOES SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT GET YOUR TINSEL IN A TANGLE? Well, look no further than Studio Two Three and give the gift of local art! Our Winter Market features an avalanche of artwork created by a bevy of local artists. With hundreds of works to choose from, there’s sure to be something for everyone on your gift list! Market Hours November 26-December 24 Open daily 11-5p and 11-8p on Wednesdays!

The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design Cosmic Holiday Party

Graphic Means uncovers the hidden history of the graphic design industry’s cold type era. Decades before, every desktop had a computer; it was the hands of industrious workers and ingenious tools that brought type and image together. It explores rapid changes in design from the mid-twentieth century through the 1990s. Levit and her team spent years traveling around the US and UK interviewing design legends. Graphic Means gives viewers a look at the history of the ever-evolving design industry, and what’s in store for the future.   Briar Levit is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Portland State University. She came up as a designer in San Francisco in the late 1990s, and missed the cold type era by about ten years. She earned her undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University and her master's degree from Central St. Martin’s College of Art & Design in London. Her design practice originally focused on publication and book design. Since making Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production, she has become much more focused on helping to expand the graphic design history canon.

DesignHer - Works by Contemporary Women Graphic Designers: Marian Bantjes Crystal Basaetz Nancy Bernardo Michele Champagne Deanne Cheuk Johanna Drucker Denise Gonzales Crisp Colette Gaiter Laura Rossi Garcia Mieke Gerritzen Aldrena J. Hicks Lorena Howard-Sheriden Leah Lester Zuzana Licko Maria Loor Debbie Millman Jennifer Morla Kali Nikitas Paula Scher Jennifer Sterling

Characters : A Conversation November 11, 2022 6pm Join us at The Branch Museum at 6pm on Friday, November 11th, to hear Tré Seals and Michael Ellsworth discuss the creative design process leading up to the current exhibition, Characters: Type + Progress. They will share Vocal Type's powerful work, their collaboration, and the ideas that informed the exhibition. Tré Seals is the founder of Vocal Type, a diversity-driven type studio whose work aims to find ways to increase diversity and empathy in the design industry. Michael Ellsworth is a co-founder of Civilization. Civilization creates visual communication, digital platforms, and engaging physical and digital experiences that address social issues, enhance culture, and serve communities. The Branch's Executive Director, Sharon Aponte, will facilitate the conversation and open the floor for audience questions following the discussion. We encourage you to arrive at 5pm to view the exhibition before the program begins. Attendance is FREE but Registration is Required.

Are you up for a challenge? PechaKucha RVA is having a live event on Oct. 27. The theme is Design: The Creative Process Each PechaKucha participant will have 6 minutes 40 seconds to present 20 slides lasting 20 seconds each relating to the event's theme. Please fill out the submission form below if you'd like to be one of eight presenters at this exciting live event. Submissions will close on Tuesday, October 11th, and the chosen applicants will be contacted by Thursday, October 13th.