NEXT WEEK! Phoenix Design Week is finally HERE! There's a week full of events (including Cirrus' Oktoberfest) leading up to the main event October 5 & 6 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

The COOLEST PART? Tucson is represented by THREE (3) local speakers! Julie Bonner, Anne Brown and Chris Carls will all be presenting at the event:

Julie Bonner: From Concept to Cash: Discovering Your Side Hustle. Learn how to unlock your creative talents and build a profitable side hustle. Discover strategies to leverage your design skills, manage your time effectively, and market your services to attract ideal clients. Sunday, 1:30pm

Anne Brown: Greek Out! Jumpstart creativity with lessons from Aristotle. 

Rhetoric, originally developed in ancient Greece as a method for producing persuasive speeches, can help you generate unique and memorable visual concepts. Explore Visual Rhetoric principles and discover how they continue to invigorate some of the best contemporary design. Sunday, 11am

Chris Carls: So You Think You Know Illustrator. Get advanced tips and lesser-known tricks from an Adobe Illustrator expert. You’ll also be exploring new features and learning how to maximize your workflow and files for increased efficiency. Saturday, 11am

The 16th Annual Cirrus Visual Photo Contest! Submit your photos for your chance to be in our annual calendar. DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 1. Find more info and submit HERE.

SAVE THE DATE:

Tucson Adobe User Group TOMORROW! Wednesday, 9/25 ONLINE. Advanced Compositing & Masking in Photoshop. Dennis Dunbar will share his favorite pro techniques for creating eye-catching composite images—whether you’re combining a bunch of different elements or giving one shot a total makeover RSVP here

Cirrus Visual's 25th Anniversary and Oktoberfest. October 3 at Cirrus Visual. You're all invited to Cirrus' biggest party of the decade! Celebrate 25 Years with us: RSVP here.

JOB OPENINGS:

Anchorwave: Marketing Coordinator. Play a key role in project management, client communication, service delivery, and client advocacy to drive measurable results. Apply here.

Earmark Media: Podcast Editor and Engineer. The ideal candidate will have experience with podcast editing and live production, and be able to handle complex editing tasks efficiently as

well as manage recording sessions and webinars. Contact Earmark here.

BIG NEWS:

I was nominated for and accepted into the Adobe Community Expert program!

What does that mean? More Adobe related talks and tutorials, and you might see my name as a moderator answering user issues.

From Adobe: I'll use my experience and expertise to guide, educate, and inspire the current and next generation of Adobe software users.

I'm still a part of the Illustrator Pre-Release Team, testing new tools and meeting regularly with the Developers and Marketers of my favorite program.

I'm also still teaching Illustrator and After Effects at Pima Community College (with Photoshop lined up for the Spring semester!). I heart Adobe!

Do you have any CREATIVE EVENTS or JOB OPENINGS to share?

Send local designer resources to me and I'll help spread the love!

Stay inspired!

-Chris