Shake Your Munny Maker
Michael B. Maine Thursday, August 19, 2010 Yesterday I mentioned I would write a little more about the Munny Maker fundraising event that took place this past Saturday at the Fine Silver Building in San Antonio. It was both hosted by, and for the benefit of, AIGA San Antonio. AIGA (American Institute for Graphic Designers) is a professional designers’ association. In Texas, they currently have chapters in Dallas, Austin, and Houston, but not in San Antonio. The design community in San Antonio is working to hard to start an officially recognized chapter of their own. I must say, they have put in some tremendous work, and it’s starting to pay off. The guest speaker was Brian Flynn, one of the top designers in the States, founder of Hybrid Design, and, might I add, a pretty cool guy.
Since I’m not a designer, at first I planned only to attend the event, but when I saw the tweet asking for volunteers I decided to see what I could do. For me, volunteering at events is much more rewarding than simply attending them. I like being able to see all the passion and effort that goes into coordinating and executing events such as this. Also, the people that put these things together tend to be the those willing to go the extra mile—the kinds of people I like to be around. I got a chance to meet some really cool people I otherwise might not have the chance. Among them were Rolando Murillo or Murillo Design, Cesar Rivera of Chimaera Design, and Karmen Vidal of Picoso Creative, among several others. These are the people you often hear about in the industry, but It’s cool to work alongside them and see them with their hair down.
Munnies were crafted by both local and non-local designers and sold during a silent auction. Some of the top munnies went for over $100. Check out some of my favorites below. Good luck AIGA San Antonio! Feel free to let me know if you need any help with future events.
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Reader Comments (4)
Michael, I was very glad you helped me co-host Brian Flynn during this event, I'm very glad we got to work together. I'm sure that none of this woulda been possible without the help from all the people that believe in this organization from the beginning. I know that the AIGA will bring events that will enrich the creative community in San Antonio, this is something that we desperately need, and we are really thankful for helping the organization get there.
Mike, thanks so much for donating your time and effort into the Munny Maker Event. It was truly a success due to the hard work and dedication of people such as yourself. I really enjoyed collaborating with you and I look forward to seeing you at other events to come.
I'm really glad you liked my Munny submission, WAKA! Thanks for posting.
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Cool post. Thanks for helping out at this great event. Stay involved there are many great events on the works right now.
Thanx for helping us put on a great event. I look forward to the next one.