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Founder / Creative Director Jason Schwartz Speaking at 2013 Custom Content Conference on April 10

Custom Content Conference 2013, Chicago, IL

Our Creative Director Jason Schwartz will be speaking at the 2013 Custom Content Conference in Chicago, IL on April 10, 2013.

Hosted by the Custom Content Council, the 2013 Custom Content Conference from April 9th-11th is a  two day conference presenting a series of high-level marketing conversations and an opportunity to network with experts across the board.

Speakers from a variety of disciplines will be engaging conversations on improving and focusing content, building stronger brands, and exploring new methods better results. Guests of the conference will participate in multiple networking events in Chicago, IL. Our theme this year is: Optimize Your Return on Content. 

Reception will begin on the night of April 9th at Blackstone Hotel, a historical monument in downtown Chicago. We hope to see you there!

Speakers:

Aaron Goldman – Chief Marketing Officer, Kenshoo

Josh Karp – Founder, Publisher & CEO, The Printed Blog & Kumbuya

Elizabeth Schreier – Director of the Web Engagement Group, Allstate

Sosti Ropaitis – Director of Digital & Social Media, McDonald’s Corporation

Tim Calkins – Professor of Marketing, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management

David Oppenheim – Managing Director, MileagePlus Business Development and United Media

Jason Schwartz – Founder & Creative Director, Bright Bright Great

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Date: April 9-11, 2013

Location: Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel, Chicago IL

Cost: $1,275/ticket (Earlybird, non-member)

Conference Website

Jason Schwartz Speaking at SAIC – What’s My Job

BBG’s Creative Director, Jason Schwartz, will be speaking at SAIC’s lecture: What’s My Job. At What’s My Job, students and alums connect with working artists, professionals, and business owners who are visiting to talk about careers in the arts and beyond. Learn how to get your own career started.

Visiting artists you will meet:

Anna Cerniglia - Director and Founder of Johalla Projects

Dusty Folwarczny - Graphic Recorder and Principal of Ink Factory

Chad Kouri - Artist and Designer for Hire, Co-founder The Post Family

Giselle Mercier - Executive Director of Pros Arts Studio

Beth Peterson - President of Peterson Marketing Group

Adam Pintek - Creative Illustrator at NVIDIA

Jim Vandegrift - Senior Manager of Creative Services at NVIDIA

Free for all degree-seeking SAIC students & alums

2 Night Stand Event #3 – Nov 30 & Dec 1, 2012

2 Night Stand Event

Bright Bright Great is excited to announce our 3rd 2 Night Stand event, taking place at BBG on Nov 30 & Dec 1, 2012. The application process is currently open until November 2.

Apply now!

Date: Friday, November 30, 6p-11p & December 1 11a-8p

Location: Bright Bright Great, 2864 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Cost: $45 Apply Now

 

BBG Creative Director Jason Schwartz To Speak At SEEK Conference November 10, 2012

Jason Schwartz Bright Bright Great Seek Conference

SEEK is a one-day design conference organized by the students of Northern Illinois University and is now in its twelfth year.

In the past, SEEK has played host to widely recognized designers including Paula Scher, Kyle Cooper, Chip Kidd, Jakob Trollbäck, Massimo Vignelli, and Debbie Millman.

SEEK provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn and interact with professionals from the field in which they plan to enter. SEEK is open to all students, design professionals, and spectators. Tickets: $45.

Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012

Location: Jack Arends Visual Arts Building, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL 60115

Cost: $45/ticket Register Here

More information: http://www.seekconference.org

AIGA Chicago Bright Bright Great Studio Night, Thursday October 4, 6:30-8:30p

AIGA Chicago Studio Night Bright Bright Great

Date: Thursday, October 4, 6:30-8:30pm

Location: 2864 N. Milwaukee Ave. 2nd floor

Cost: AIGA Members $10, Non-Members $20, Student Member $5

AIGA Chicago has asked a variety of local design shops to pull back the curtain and share their experiences for a new event called Studio Night. Join Bright Bright Great for a night to meet the team and take a peek at one of Chicago’s hardest-grinding agencies.

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Bright Bright Great Sunday Hackathon with StageBloc Platform

StageBloc + BBG Hackathon

Date: Sunday, September 9, 1-8p

Location: Bright Bright Great, 2864 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL

Cost: Free.

Come hack up Logan Square’s very own StageBloc and make something rad.

We’re excited to announce that on Sunday September 9 from 1-8pm Bright Bright Great is opening our studio to StageBloc, an up and coming web platform and fellow Logan Square start-up for a day of drinking beer, hacking the system and creating something awesome.

We are looking for 5 other designers & developers to participate with our design team, StageBloc’s dev team and a few friends. If you are interested please send an email to sayhello@brightbrightgreat.com.

We are limiting this to about 5 people, so RSVP early!

 

Official Field Trip Series: Join Bright Bright Great At Comic Con 2012 & Take A Studio Tour Beforehand

Chicago Comic Con 2012

Date: August 10, 2012 at 12:00pm

Location: Meet at BBG (2864 N. Milwaukee Ave.), Comic Con is at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center

Cost: Free To Hang Out + Comic Con Ticket Price

Come join BBG at Chicago Comic Con 2012 Wizard World.

If you are as nerdy as us and need to get your yearly fix of comics and vinyl toys, Wizard World is the place to be AND coming to Chicago in August. Bright Bright Great will be in attendance on Friday, August 10. We will be meeting up at our studio beforehand, giving a mini-tour and then heading over to Rosemont from here.

Grab your Wizard World tickets and be sure to let us know you are coming by tweeting at us @bbg.

More Info:

http://www.wizardworld.com/chicago.html

Bright Bright Great Presents BYOT: Ice Cream Social (Bring Your Own Toppings)

Bright Bright Great Ice Cream Social BBG

Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 7p

Location: Bright Bright Great, 2864 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL

Cost: Free.

You must tweet at @bbg and let us know you are coming to be added to the “special guest ice cream wanters” list.

Join Bright Bright Great for an evening of ice cream, sprinkles, hot fudge and most likely some other crazy toppings. BBG will provide the ice cream and basic toppings, the rest of the toppings will be provided by you.

How It Works: You bring a topping, not only for yourself, but to share with everyone. We will put everything out on a table and people can make some crazy ice cream experiments.

Chicago Design Museum AIGA Design Week Opening Night Reception

CHIDM Chicago Design Museum Opening

Date: June 11

Location: 700 N. Sacramento, Suite 201, Chicago IL

Cost: Suggested $10 Donation

Join Bright Bright Great and Chicago Design Museum on Monday June 11 at the Chicago Design Museum, located at 700 N Sacramento #201, for an exclusive Chicago Design Week opening reception.

Inaugural exhibitions include Debbie Millman: Look Both Ways, Ed Fella: More Into Less, IBM100: Icons of Progress, Fresh Produced: Exploring the Craft of Hand-Painted Signage, and Rodchenko 120. Ignorance & Ambition, the official store of the Chicago Design Museum, sells high-quality, limited edition, design and art items.

More information about Chicago Design Museum here.

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