Hurricane Relief Efforts
R U Ready? Disaster Preparedness
On May 9, AIGA NOLA conducted a successful luncheon at Marks Paper, discussing how, based on our recent interviews and past experience, to best prepare your freelance design business/ small design studio for the upcoming hurricane season. If you missed the luncheon, you can still benefit from the materials provided by clicking on the links below. We welcome any feedback that would help us make this information more complete.
Suggestions can be sent to president@neworleans.aiga.org or programming@neworleans.aiga.org
DISASTER PLAN TOOLS: Action list, contact list, account list, equipment list Online portfolio posting: (AIGA members only): http://aigadesignjobs.org
Macintosh, Mac related purchases such as backup devices or technical issues: Mel Shear, Shear Systems (504) 889-1267, mshear@shearsystems.com
(download) Reference Information for design firm owners After the Storm, Written by Shel Perkins. Published on September 11, 2005.
(download) Post Hurricane career advice for freelancers and employees, written by Tom Robbin Tooms.
(download)Some Field Notes about Disaster Preparation, a contribution to Creative Business by Paulette Hurdik of Zehno
Upon request, AIGA members only can receive a free PDF copy of Creative Business' April special issue, Preparing for the Unexpected. To obtain it, e-mail request to circ@creativebusiness.com and include full mailing address, along with the AIGA ID number.
For more helpful articles and newsletters, including a variety of free
business forms, go to http://www.creativebusiness.com.
For AIGA MEMBERS only
AIGA is asking that all AIGA New Orleans members sign in, even if you do not need help (just let us know that), so that we can account for each and every one of you. Please do this at: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm?ContentAlias=contact_aiga_dre
Special provisions have been made to extend the memberships of all AIGA members affected by the hurricane to March 31, 2006. If you log into your online profile at http://www.aiga.org/profile you will see that theses changes have been made.
If there is an AIGA chapter in the city you are in, do not hesitate to contact them. To find out if there is a chapter near you, go to the AIGA national home page and select from the drop down menu, or visit the chapter map.
Members can post their portfolios containing samples of their work, a personal statement, resume and contact details. You may also update your Design Jobs account summary so that you are automatically notified when positions are posted that fit your criteria.
www.aiga.org/designjobs
For ALL DESIGNERS
List of disaster relief: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/reliefeffort
You can also post your needs on the Displaced Designers web site and look up others by location who have offered housing, work, supplies, etc.
The AIGA New Orleans Job Board is back up listing available, local jobs.
AIGA New Orleans has been trying to contact local vendors to determine who is back in business. http://www.neworleans.aiga.org/sponsors/chapter_sponsors_1. We have listed contact information for printers, paper houses, photographers, etc.
New Orleans Design Firm and AIGA member, Creative Zumo, offers 3 t-shirt and bumper sticker designs for sale to raise money for New Orleans non-profits including AIGA New Orleans Chapter. Check neworleans.aiga.org/zumo for more information.
AIGA New Orleans conducted 5 professional Design Aid events and 4 student events at which we disbursed donated design supplies collected from AIGA chapters along the east coast and delivered by Project Mentor’s Mbulance.
On May 9, AIGA NOLA conducted a successful luncheon at Marks Paper, discussing how, based on our recent interviews and past experience, to best prepare your freelance design business/ small design studio for the upcoming hurricane season. If you missed the luncheon, you can still benefit from the materials provided by clicking on the links below. We welcome any feedback that would help us make this information more complete.
Suggestions can be sent to president@neworleans.aiga.org or programming@neworleans.aiga.org
DISASTER PLAN TOOLS: Action list, contact list, account list, equipment list Online portfolio posting: (AIGA members only): http://aigadesignjobs.org
Macintosh, Mac related purchases such as backup devices or technical issues: Mel Shear, Shear Systems (504) 889-1267, mshear@shearsystems.com
(download) Reference Information for design firm owners After the Storm, Written by Shel Perkins. Published on September 11, 2005.
(download) Post Hurricane career advice for freelancers and employees, written by Tom Robbin Tooms.
(download)Some Field Notes about Disaster Preparation, a contribution to Creative Business by Paulette Hurdik of Zehno
Upon request, AIGA members only can receive a free PDF copy of Creative Business' April special issue, Preparing for the Unexpected. To obtain it, e-mail request to circ@creativebusiness.com and include full mailing address, along with the AIGA ID number.
For more helpful articles and newsletters, including a variety of free
business forms, go to http://www.creativebusiness.com.
For AIGA MEMBERS only
AIGA is asking that all AIGA New Orleans members sign in, even if you do not need help (just let us know that), so that we can account for each and every one of you. Please do this at: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm?ContentAlias=contact_aiga_dre
Special provisions have been made to extend the memberships of all AIGA members affected by the hurricane to March 31, 2006. If you log into your online profile at http://www.aiga.org/profile you will see that theses changes have been made.
If there is an AIGA chapter in the city you are in, do not hesitate to contact them. To find out if there is a chapter near you, go to the AIGA national home page and select from the drop down menu, or visit the chapter map.
Members can post their portfolios containing samples of their work, a personal statement, resume and contact details. You may also update your Design Jobs account summary so that you are automatically notified when positions are posted that fit your criteria.
www.aiga.org/designjobs
For ALL DESIGNERS
List of disaster relief: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/reliefeffort
You can also post your needs on the Displaced Designers web site and look up others by location who have offered housing, work, supplies, etc.
The AIGA New Orleans Job Board is back up listing available, local jobs.
AIGA New Orleans has been trying to contact local vendors to determine who is back in business. http://www.neworleans.aiga.org/sponsors/chapter_sponsors_1. We have listed contact information for printers, paper houses, photographers, etc.
New Orleans Design Firm and AIGA member, Creative Zumo, offers 3 t-shirt and bumper sticker designs for sale to raise money for New Orleans non-profits including AIGA New Orleans Chapter. Check neworleans.aiga.org/zumo for more information.
AIGA New Orleans conducted 5 professional Design Aid events and 4 student events at which we disbursed donated design supplies collected from AIGA chapters along the east coast and delivered by Project Mentor’s Mbulance.