WHERE YOU CREATE YOUR FUTURE

December 2005

From Wells to Franklin, A Superior Evening

By Brent Brotine

gallery walk
Beth and John Ruark are captivated by Steve Starrs self-portrait. After standing motionless for three weeks, Carol Backe rethinks her decision to be a sculpture model.
Todays problem: white to mate in two.
short one-block walk through River North brought C3 members and their guests to ve stellar art galleries for our annual Gallery Walk, Tuesday, October 18th. As always, our trusty guide Natalie van Straaten, publisher of Chicago Gallery News, had selected an eclectic and enthralling lineup. Our rst stop was the Roy Boyd Gallery at 739 N. Wells, established in 1972 as one of the rst River North galleries. Owners Roy and Ann Boyd own the building and live above the gallery in a working space where selected pieces are also on display. The gallery primarily focuses on abstraction in paintings, works on paper, and sculpture. The artists represented range from emerging, to seasoned mature artists. While many of the artists are from the Chicago area, the gallery also represents artists from both coasts as well as Europe. C3 members were particularly captivated by artist (and School of the Art Institute Professor) Joan Livingstones creations made from industrial felt from large wall hangings to small hats called little critters. Next up was DouglasRosin Decorative Arts & Antiques at 730 N. Wells. Owners Gene Douglas and Barbara Rosin display an impressive collection of mid-20th century modern, art deco and art noveau pieces from home furnishings to jewelry to carpets many obtained through estates. As our collective wallets were a little bit light that evening, sadly the items we eagerly viewed, held and sat on that evening remained in inventory. We then headed next door to Perimeter Gallery at 210 W. Superior, also one of River Norths longest-running galleries celebrating its 20th year anniversary season. The gallery features contemporary painting, sculpture, works on paper and master works in ceramic and ber. Director Frank Paluch gave us an informative tour of their large collection; most C3

photos: Cindy McEwen

Barbara Rosin warns, you break it, you bought it.

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Presidents Letter

By Cindy McEwen

I guess you can say Im an advocate of continuing education. I was recently working on sales materials for an early childhood programaccredited learning for those very new minds ages 6 months5 yearsthe infant to kindergarten yearsthose years where youre actually trained to learnthose years when you begin the process of developing skills to realize your potential. As a kid, your whole life revolves around school and learning. Youre in such a learning mode that its easylike a sponge absorbing water. You cant not learn from the world around you. But as an adult sometimes the learning is more difficult. You get out of practice. You forget how to process new information. And in some cases you start to think you cant learn new thingsthat your mind isnt able to do it anymore. Since I was in school, technology has changed my profession tremendously. Drawing with your hands went to designing on a computer. It forces you to keep up. You have to take workshops, seminars and classes just to keep your job. And the technology changes so fast its a continuing effort. What you knew yesterday is now obsolete today. So adult education is a wonderful thing. Some professions are required to take continuing education classes to keep up a certification. Others, like me, just have to keep up with the market.
20052006 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cindy McEwen President open Vice President Carolyn Aronson Treasurer open Secretary T. J. Hine, Francine Ziev Programs

Lifelong Learning

But I think some of the best education is the kind you get on a daily basisthe life kind. And the best way to get that is to continually experience new thingsto take everyday life and make the world around you your school. Take a class that has nothing to do with your work. Go to a wine tasting. Take an art class. Learn to make something with your hands. Go to a new restaurant. Vacation in a new place. Listen to different music. Go to an art show, the theatre, a museum. Explore. Inquire. Open your mind to new possibilities. Youll find it makes you a better person. It stimulates your mind. It keeps you young. I dont have kids. They say they keep you young. (I have a husband that mostly does that for me.) I take that time that I would be investing in my kids, and invest in me. But I do occasionally rent a kid. You know. Spend a day with a niece. Become a Big Sister. Baby sit a friends kid so they can get away and you can watch the childhood wheels turnso you can remember what its like to be a human sponge. Its a very educational experience. The next time youre feeling like you cant learn, stimulate your brain. Go to a new place. Try a new thing. Attend a C3 program. It just adds to your lifelong knowledge.

Michael Tanimura Membership Sue Witkowski Publications/Resources Brent Brotine Newsletter Jeffrey London Internet Nate Marks, Margot Wallace Education Linda Cassady Public Relations Print & Mail Services Joel Amettis Mid-American Printing Systems Newsletter Staff Brent Brotine, Claudia Hine, Mary Eagan Badinger
We welcome editorial submissions (including opinion pieces) that may be of interest to our readers. Send your articles or ideas to Brent Brotine at Chicago Creative Coalition, P.O. Box 578477, Chicago, IL 60657-8477 or email them to him at brent@brotine.com. Please note that we reserve the right to edit or reject any articles submitted to C3. Note that this newsletter does not return unsolicited materials. The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the author(s), not those of Chicago Creative Coalition. Chicago Creative Coalition P.O. Box 578477 Chicago, IL 60657-8477 312.409.9945 www.ChicagoCreative.org
2005 Chicago Creative Coalition

Upcoming Programs

Creative professionals need specic tools to capture the value of their time. Computer-aided tasks are only as good as the business saavy that backs them up. How do we maximize the value of our time in a digital world? Join us February 16 at the Portage Park Center for the Arts as Mary-Lynn Bellamy Willms shares tips and tricks on running a protable design business. Topics well cover include:
Tips and Tricks on Running a Protable Design Business
What should your prots look like? How much should your overhead be? What should you charge? Are your clients paying what youre worth? Do you have the right mix of clients? Mary-Lynn Bellamy Willms, founder and president of Suburbia Advertising and FunctionFox Systems Inc., takes a practical look at the business side of design and shares tips and tricks to help you achieve greater nancial success. Suburbia Advertising is recognized as one of Canadas leading retail advertising and design agencies. FunctionFox Systems provides tools to help smaller creative companies improve their business. FunctionFox Systems Inc. (www. functionfox.com) has ofces in Victoria and Calgary. February 16, 2006 Doors open 6:00pm Program begins 6:30pm Portage Park Center for the Arts 5801 West Dakin St. Chicago, IL 60634 PPCA is located 1 block south of Irving Park Rd., 1 block west of Central.

For the latest information on any upcoming event, check the C3 website at www.ChicagoCreative.org or call the C3 Hotline at 312.409.9945. Programs are subject to change.

Thanks to the Tims

By Michael Tanimura
C3 has always been blessed with outstanding members, willing to donate time, money and effort in helping us be a better networking and continuing education organization. High on any list of C3 benefactors would be the two Tims Tim Sonder, of Innovative Design & Graphics, and Tim Walsh, of TKW Graphics. For more years than can be remembered (which has to do with both the longevity of their commitment to the organization and my failing memory), Tim Sonder has produced lm for, and Tim Walsh has printed, C3s newsletters and event postcards. Let us collectively thank them for their generosity in helping to keep all of us informed and aware of C3 happenings: thank you Tims!

Wanted: Recording

Secretary
Chicago Creative Coalition seeks a recording secretary to join our board and complete the term of our current recording secretary, Mary Wagner, who has resigned her position due to work conicts. The job is not a laborintensive one. It entails taking notes at board meetings, sending out board meeting announcements (by e-mail), writing and distributing the minutes (also by e-mail), and keeping a set of current les. Interested in joining us? Contact Cindy McEwen at macindy@aol.com.

Welcome to Mid-American

By Mary Eagan Badinger
We are happy to welcome Joel Amettis and Mid-American Printing Systems, as a new C3 member and newsletter partner. Joel and his team have generously agreed to docutech our quarterly newsletter, and to automate our mailing process. It is a great pleasure to work with the printing professionals at Mid-American.

Forecasting the Future

By Brent Brotine Members can purchase the entire 170-page report online at www.trendwatchgraphicarts.com for $995 sorry, there is no C3 discount here are some of the highlights: In Summer 2005, 36% of design and production rms expected business in the next 12 months to be excellent, better than the last 12 months, up from the 33% who said this six months earlier. In Summer 2005, 64% of publishers cited printing costs as a business challenge, the highest this challenge has ever charted in the 10 years we have been surveying the publishing markets. In Summer 2005, 56% of Web design and production rms cited database development projects as a sales opportunity, the highest this opportunity has charted in the six years we have been surveying the Web design markets. In Spring 2005, 28% of printers cited design/creative capabilities as a sales opportunity, an all-time high and a sign that print clients may be increasingly competing with their printers. In Summer 2005, 42% of design and production rms said that jobs designed for color digital printing were increasing, while 27% said that jobs designed for traditional offset printing were decreasing.

TrendWatch Graphic Arts has recently released its fth annual forecast of graphic communications content creators. The report presents a positive outlook, forecasting that 2006 will provide creative rms across all markets with new business, new opportunities, and, naturally, new challenges.

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Classieds

Bunny Looking for a Good Home
Andrew Bae presented a most informative lecture on the female anatomy.
Bishop, a small 5 lb. bunny, is very sociable and affectionate. Treat him right and he will follow you everywhere. Litterboxtrained, comes with cage and other necessities. Call Sue at 773.202.1770.
Kool-Stride baby jogging stroller in great condition!
Stephen Kelly and Claudia Hine laugh as Natalie van Stratten asks what the heck is this?
members were drawn to the sculptures of Berkeley professor Robert Hudson whose complex steel and iron works, often incorporating discarded bathtubs and sinks, masterfully combine form and illusion. A few steps west took us to Andrew Bae Gallery, 300 W. Superior, which showcases contemporary Asian art. Gallery owner Andrew Bae showed us a wide range of interesting paintings, prints and sculptures from Korean and Japanese artists many exclusive to his gallery. The highlight for C3 members was Washington D.C.-based sculptor Jae Kos amazing creations turning adding machine paper rolls and ink into wall-mounted artwork of surprising beauty and deceptive rst appearance. Last stop was the Stephen Kelly Gallery at 750 N. Franklin. This newcomer to the River North scene represents a second career for owner Stephen Kelly Smith, and specializes in contemporary, abstract and African American art. We viewed a group showing of such emerging and established artists including Jordan Dauby, Luiz Gonzales, Ginny Sykes and Stephens own works. Stephen was also kind enough to host our wine and cheese reception, where everyone had the chance to network and talk over the evenings events.
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Corrections

We failed to credit Gerta Sorensen as the designer of our outstanding Annual Meeting invitation. Great job, Gerta! We were incorrect when we stated that the missing weapons of mass destruction were found in the subbasement of Portage Park Center for the Arts. False alarm!

portfolio profile

In The Spotlight: Marilyn Jones

Consolidated Printing Company was founded in 1973 by Marilyn K. Jones. Marilyn saw it as an opportunity to develop a company to provide service and quality printing to all its customers and provide a safe, healthy environment for her and her employees.

Always a leader in safety and environmentally friendly printing, Consolidated joined the Great Printers Project in 1996 and became the first Illinois Great Printer. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Consolidated Printing Company as a leader in safety and health programs. Working with OSHA, Consolidated helped create a Nationwide Safety Program for the printing industry. Consolidated continues to research and update its equipment to keep up with the demands of higher quality and faster turn times to meet customers needs and stay at the forefront of environmentally progressive printing.
v: 773.631.2800 f: 773.631.2822 www.consolidatedprinting.net
C3 members are invited to submit a portfolio profile. Please contact Claudia Hine at 312.840.8403 or email to chine@primediabusiness.com for specifications.

member news

Stephen B. Starr Design, Inc. was awarded two Graphic Design USA awards for excellence in communication and graphic design. The 2004 Community Renewal Society Annual Report and the 2004 Chicago Charter School Foundation Annual Report received the American Graphic Design Award.

How to Join C3

The easiest access to a C3 membership application is through our web site: www.ChicagoCreative.org/app.htm. Fill out and print a membership application and mail with a check to: Chicago Creative Coalition P.O. Box 578477 Chicago, IL 60657-8477 Attn: Membership Director E-mail questions to: C3@ChicagoCreative.org or e-mail the membership director at: mike@sicreative.com
C3 member Robert Tolchin is teaching Commercial Photography at Harrington College of Design in Chicago. T. J. Hine has a newly redesigned Web site that showcases his photographic capabilities and new studio space. The site was designed by Michael Tanimura and Leah Kadamian of Silver Image Creative. Check it out at www.hinephoto.com.

Youve Got Mail

Need help with a software glitch? In the middle of a tricky design problem? Want to bounce an idea off your fellow members? Thats what the C3 e-mail list is here for, and it should be the rst place you turn when you have a question on virtually anything creative. Some recent discussions have included: How do I collect from a deadbeat client? Who has a good health insurance solution? Any other good networking meetings taking place? Whos available to work on a project? (Yep, it happens!)
Selecting Text in InDesign

tips & tricks

Did you know, you can select text from the insertion point to the end of the story by pressing Command-Shift-End? Or to the beginning of the story with Command-Shift-Home? It also works for selecting paragraphs with Command-Shift-Up Arrow or Down Arrow.
Remember, this is a free benet of your C3 membership, and there can be times its worth its weight in gold. If for some reason you arent on the C3 e-mail list, its an easy situation to x just send an e-mail to c3list-subscribe@chicago creative.org.

creatives corner

Favorite Web Site: My friends often send me these great links to sites that are extremely funny, have little movies on them, or are just plain wacky like the sheet of bubble wrap that you can pop with your mouse and I sometimes wonder if I am even on the same Internet as them! I mean, I dont even know how they nd those things! Clearly, they have more time on their hands in the web-for-entertainment department than I do. I should work on that and get back to you! My Fantasy Is: Im thinking Ill be keeping those to myself, since I do have to see all of you at the next event! Prized Possession: Hes not a possession, but I would have to say my dog. I would be lost without him. My Inspiration Comes From: A combination of all kinds of media; Im a bit of a sponge in that way. Favorite Restaurant: Lula Cafe and Flo Favorite TV Show: The Daily Show with John Stewart, although The Colbert Report is a close second! Places Youve Traveled To: Im probably the least well-traveled person in C3! It seems I never have the opportunity to go on vacation. I wish that werent the case, but I make up for it by reading incessantly then I can just fake it! Uh-oh, I guess now Ive blown that avenue for anyone who reads this prole!
C3 Talks with Linda Cassady
The One Thing Nobody Knows About Me Is: Im pretty mystery free, so Im not sure theres much that isnt common knowledge at least to my friends! Three Things In My Medicine Cabinet: Activated charcoal, eye drops, various hair products that have fallen out of favor. If I Won The Lottery, Id: Im assuming were talking big win here and not some namby-pamby amount that will go nowhere? That said, I would make sure my family and friends got some of it, then I would pay off my house and maybe do a little restoration. (Okay, maybe more than a little.).

Name: Linda Cassady Company: Milkweed Studio Occupation: Graphic Designer & Illustrator Current Project: Same old hodgepodge of projects, just a different day! Family/Kids/Pets: My dog, Butch, who is a Shepherd mix and just about the greatest pet ever! Hobbies/Interests: Drawing/painting, cooking, reading, sailing & brunch. Three Words that Best Describe Me: Loyal, creative and funny. Gadget I Cant Live Without: Its not really a gadget, but Ill put wheelchair in this category. I mean, I could live without it, but I sure wouldnt get very far! Favorite CDs / Recording Artists: Ooh, where to begin? I have really varied musical tastes ranging from Roxy Music and the Stones to Franz Ferdinand and Modest Mouse. I suppose I would quantify myself as more alternative than anything, if I had to pick a category. Book Im Reading Right Now: I just nished The Historian and am about to start either Beware of God or Rescuing Patty Hearst hmm, where to go next.

The C3 Mission

The Chicago Creative Coalition (C3) is a not-for-prot organization dedicated to supporting the professional growth of our communication arts members. We provide programs on business and technology plus social and networking opportunities; all in a noncompetitive atmosphere that encourages member involvement.
P.O. Box 578477 Chicago, IL 60657-8477