Marc Weinberg, Salyer and Rhonda McLaughlin, Dov Goldstein and his wife and Tim Finnen rocked the night away!

GFAF and AIGA celebrated the holidays—and each other—with a toast at Frederick Wine Cellars last Saturday night. This event was FREE for members and over thirty members and their guests braved the winter elements to catch up with friends and bid on the member-painted piggy banks.

If you missed the event, you’ll still have a chance to bid on these piggy banks, the GFAF board has decided to continue the auction at the 2009 ADDY Awards! Start your bean counting now! All proceeds will go to the GFAF student scholarship fund.

Thanks to our generous sponsors for making this event happen: Greater Frederick Advertising Federation, AIGA-Blueridge, Rocketfuel Design, Wood Street and Text Design.

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Wednesday, October 15 – The first monthly educational meeting was a huge success thanks to 30 members (and non-members) who attended. But it goes without saying thank you to Michael Yang from Gorman & Williams Law Firm in Baltimore who really enlightened those of us who were confused on what is right…and wrong in the world of copyright. The GFAF group got answers to pressing questions like stock photography rights when clients request their images, and creating illustrations from original photography.

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Thursday, Sept. 18 – The GFAF season got off to a rousing start when an enthusiastic mix of 40 neophyte and veteran members gathered at the Flying Dog Brewing Company. The group was treated to an early beer tasting and light meal (donated by High Point Catering), followed by speaker Chris Rippe, another beer tasting, a tour of the brewery, another beer tasting…and well, you get the picture. In between the Tire Bite and Old Scratch (two of the microbrews), Rippe talked about Flying Dog’s Gonzo art theme and unique approach to marketing which, boiled down significantly,
is to “win the world over one beer at a time.” He certainly won us over!

Lest one think that it was simply an evening of liberal libation, it should be noted that the year’s calendar was unveiled (see dates on right) and 42 pairs of gently-used shoes were collected for donation. Congratulations to Cheryl Brown of Senoda, who won a pair of Crocs donated by The Trail House.

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As an artist, writer or manager in today’s electronic world, it’s hard to know what’s considered public domain, what’s not, and what rights you have (or haven’t) actually purchased from a stock company. Baltimore attorney Michael S. Yang, a former graphic designer, now specializes in intellectual property law (including copyright and the arts) and internet and technology law. He’ll present this need-to-know information in layman terms and answer your burning questions! Please submit any questions you have to Louanne Welgoss at louanne@ltdcreative.com and Michael will answer them at our meeting!

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The 2008 ADDY Awards were a huge success thanks to the dynamic duo: co-chairs Emily Dorr and Lisa Gorham. With the help of an awesome committee, the ADDYs were a fun and entertaining night of creative achievements and social merriment.

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Relive some of the 2008 Greater Frederick Advertising Federation’s ADDY Awards biggest moments with video of the judge’s awards, and the best of show award.

Best of Show: Can Central Annual Report

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Once again….. “Step Up to the Plate,” was a success. A special thanks goes to all the attendees.

Jean Peterson, Emily Dorr, Megan Mullaney, Amy Guessford, Briana Fanzone, Lisa Gorham, John Connors, Kim Dow, Evan Wiegand, Tim Finnen, Richy Sharshan, Tobin Lehman, Lisa Burroughs, Joanna Gaster, Claire Urban, Ellen Byrne, Jennifer R. Jensen, Eddie Araya, Louanne Welgoss, and Richy Sharshan
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The Lovemarks presentation by Kevin Roberts was well worth the trip. He had a graphic rich power point presentation that showed the power of the examples in his points. Click Here to see photos of the event. [Read more →]

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