Plazm has made some demented calligraphy inspired by Donald Trump’s demented words. Take them back and send him packing.

The screens are burned!  BYOB—Bring Your Own Bag or Shirt and pull a print Sunday night at Beacon Sound from 7-9 pm.

Green Line Press will be on hand so YOU can silkscreen our ‘nasty woman’ or ‘bad hombre’ designs onto your own t-shirt or bag— free.

E*Rock will be DJing.  

Enjoy the tunes.
Fill out your ballots with friends.
All ages.

7-9 pm
Sunday 11/6

Beacon Sound
3636 N Mississippi Ave

Friends of Plazm may use the following code to receive $25.00 off the full conference pass. Purchase by October 1. Code is: PARTNERBDC2016

FREE tickets available Wednesday, 2/10/16 at Noon PST at rsvp.beyondthispoint.design

Saturday, February 20, 2016 | 5:30-7:30PMDoors at 5 PM | Event begins promptly at 5:30 PM

52 Limited, 330 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd #1B Portland, OR 97214 BROUGHT TO YOU BY CIVILIZATION & DESIGNSPEAKS

The IPRC is proud to host Uppercase Magazine Publisher and author Janine Vangool selling her new book “The Typewriter: A Graphic History of the Beloved Machine”.

IPRC Event details

Typewriter Jam
Saturday October 10th, 2015
4-9pm
IPRC
1001 SE Division Street
FREE!

• “The Museum” An exhibit of 50 rare typewriters,  (only for looking).

• “Dr. Typewriter ” Matt from ACE Typewriter will be doing demonstrations, taking a typewriter apart, repairing it, cleaning it, etc.  He will also do some clinic/ walk-in diagnostics, and have ribbons, supplies (and maybe a few typewriter?) on hand/for sale.

• Try your hands at typing on dozens of different styles of typewriters.

• Think you’re fast? Enter the speed-typing trials and test your WPM.

• An exhibit of historical typewriter ephemera; vintage manuals, typing instruction books and poster, typewriter ribbon tins, advertising, and other miscellany.

• Hands on fancy print pulls of typewriter themed poster.

• Special Typewriter Jam swag

• Beer by Fort George Brewery

If that’s not enough—Janine Vangool will be giving a public lecture at PSU!

Join the editor of Uppercase Magazine for a journey through the 150+ year history of the the typewriter through the graphic design and advertising that tells its story over the decades.

Janine Vangool: Typewriter, a History
Sunday, Oct 11 at 7pm
Shattuck Hall
$10

Eventbrite tickets

#TypewriterJam

Wednesday, July 29
2:15 – 3:00
Portland Expo Center

Registration

Chronicle recently reproduced Rand’s seminal book—Thoughts on Design—for the first time since 1970. The book is a manifesto to exceptional design. Chronicle is putting together a series of conversations with design professionals around the country on Paul Rand and why he matters today. I was happy to get a call from Michael inviting me to participate in the one here in Portland. Details are below.

Event details
April 8th
6–8 pm
DWR Portland Studio
1200 NW Everett
Portland, OR 97209
RSVP: sday@dwr.com

The event has given me an excuse to immerse myself in Rand’s life story and immense body of work. He had a monumental impact on many things we take for granted today. To advertising, books, magazines, corporate identity, design, and education Rand brought a modernist approach. He married the verbal and the visual. And he had a monumental impact on the quality level of design—not to mention the humanizing of communication in an era of commodification.

So, where does that leave us today?

That’s what I am thinking about. Join us on the 8th to discuss.

When I set out on my bike for my normal ride to work toward the Steel Bridge on May 18, 2012, my to-do list was packed with stuff—call designers for Plazm, the magazine I art direct; manage global retail campaign for the launch of Windows 8; prepare my work for an art installation; take my family to my cousin’s birthday party. A couple weeks later, my task list said, “Wake up more,” written on a whiteboard in my hospital room. I had no memory of the accident itself. Apparently I flew over the handlebars and smashed the left side of my head into the pavement, resulting in a severe Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI.

My bike accident put a process into motion: coma, returning to consciousness, inhabiting a pre-verbal state, and being unable to walk or control my body. My view of the earth, human life, and our role as individuals has changed. I am still recovering and exploring new territory. As I have added things back into my life, I have taken the approach of evaluation. How much time do these activities take? How engaging are they to me? Do they fit my values? There are many things clamoring for our attention in today’s world. These can cloud our judgment and distract us from what truly matters. How do we filter out the noise and find what is meaningful to us? This is an opportunity to do better.

Join me at the Curiosity Club for my talk next Tuesday, February 24th, 6:00 pm—Details here

A few years later they put in a canning line and Plazm started creating a packaging system. We also developed an approach to their seasonals that celebrated artists and artisans throughout the Pacific Northwest. Sometimes Fort Geroge collaborates with other breweries. Sometimes they collaborate with a coffee roaster. Other times they team up with a record label. About six months ago they said they wanted to do a collaborative beer celebrating Plazm—the magazine I helped found in 1991 and continue to publish periodically to this day.

What a nice thing. I’m very happy about this collaboration and what it has become. The can design was a collaboration too—with my Plazm partner Niko Courtelis.

You will be able to find the beer starting last week of January where Fort George is typically sold. They distribute exclusively in the Pacific Northwest.

We are having some release parties too! Details are below. I hope you can join us at one of these events and raise a glass or can to collaboration and creativity.

The February 1 free show at Holocene was booked by Eric Mast (aka E*Rock). Thanks Eric! We will be raffling off a Plazm collector’s edition box as well as some other fun things. And there will be free limited edition commemorative stamps made by Niko Courtelis for the first 50 people through the door.

Sunday – February 1st
Free show featuring Asss, Regular Music, and Mary Lattimore
Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
Portland, Oregon
8pm – 11pm

Facebook event page.

Here’s a photo of the press proofs of the new 16 oz. can.

If you want the beer without the free show, here are some other Plazm Farmhouse Ale events throughout the Northwest.

Thursday – January 29th
The Bier Stein 1591 Willamette Street
Eugene, Oregon
6pm – 9pm

Friday – January 30th
Belmont Station
4500 SE Stark Street
Portland, Oregon
5pm – 8pm

Saturday – February 7th
Beer Junction
Seattle, Washington
4511 California Ave SW
4pm – 7pm

Join Plazm art director Joshua Berger, artist Kate Bingaman-Burt, and Namita Wiggers, director and curator of the Museum of Contemporary Craft, in conversation at Liquid Space PDX.

February 5, 2014
6:00-9:00 pm; discussion at 7:30 pm
Liquid Agency
910 NW Hoyt Street, Portland, Oregon

Silkscreened posters designed and printed by Bijan Berahimi will be given to guests on a first come, first served basis. Beer courtesy from Fort George Brewery will also available for free. Come join the conversation! Video: Every page of Plazm magazine with E*Rock soundtrack.

Designed by Bijan Berahimi

The lobby of Liquid Agency’s Portland office acts as an experimental gallery called Liquid Space. It is currently filled with a 22-year retrospective of Plazm work. This can be seen during the Design Week Portland Open House.

In addition, Liquid Agency will be featuring a brand experience showcase, client stories, videos, a virtual bartender, Lego Serious Play and much more.

If that didn’t entice you, complimentary Fort George beer will be served.

Bijan Berahimi interned with us a couple years ago. He designed the Plazm 20th anniversary graphics while he was interning. He created this sweet poster for the event. Thanks, Bijan!

Design Week PDX Open House
Wednesday, October 9
4:00-7:00 pm

Liquid Agency
910 NW Hoyt
Portland, Oregon 97209