DGS NEWS

Post tax-day events!

Greetings from the DGS offices! We hope that your tax day was as painless as possible and that you have a great weekend and Earth Day next week!

Our clients are up to some good stuff this weekend, please check them out:

MACHINE PROJECT AT THE HAMMER:

Registration begins on April 15th for an overnight Dream-In at the Hammer Museum co-hosted by Machine Project and Artspa. Dreamers are invited to camp out in the Hammer courtyard and collect any dreams that occur during their stay. The evening will feature experimental dreaming workshops, concerts, and bedtime stories, followed by a waking concert in the morning, all facilitated by a dreamy batch of local artist-psychonauts.
Register online beginning Arpil 15th at: http://dreamin.eventbrite.com

Tablacentric Closing Party at Machine Project

Sunday April 18th, 2010
4-7:30 PM
Please join Machine Project on Sunday April 18, 2010 from 4pm-7:30pm for the Tablacentric Closing Party. Featuring Sadubas (www.astralaudio.com/sadubas) and TJ Troy (tabla artist).
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ARBORETUM:

Mark your calendar for the L.A. Garden Show. It’s April 30 – May 2, 2010
http://lagardenshow.com
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AUTRY:

Caughey Foundation Lecture: Lisa See: Hearing Women in the West
ALL ABOUT BOOKS, WOMEN OF THE WEST

Sunday, Apr 18, 2010, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Wells Fargo Theater, Griffith Park
This year’s Caughey Foundation Lecture at the Autry features bestselling author Lisa See. In her lecture, See will reflect on her own writings and on her ongoing search to uncover the voices of women who came to the West and who made the West. Free admission. Seating is limited.http://theautry.org/programs/lectures-seminars-discussions/lisa-see-hearing-women-in-the-west

Exhibition: Home Lands, How Women Made the West
Museum of the American West at Griffith Park, April 16, 2010 - August 22, 2010

From ancient pueblos to modern suburbs, women have shaped the Western landscape through choices about how to sustain home, family, and community. Home Lands: How Women Made the West brings together women's history, Western history, and environmental history to show how women have been at the heart of the Western enterprise across cultures and over time.

http://theautry.org/exhibitions/home-lands

What to do this weekend

Machine Project:

Shape Note Singing Workshop from machine project by Michele
Sunday April 11th, 2010, 8pm
Led by Jessica Catron and Daniel Brummel
Free!

Come and learn as well as participate in a unique, alternative musical language. Utilizing a few shapes instead of basic music notation, the shape note form invites participants to hone in on harmonic structures in large groups, allowing beautiful sounds to materialize among people who have likely never sung together before. The music is easy, the sound is joyously resonant, and all voices are welcome — a willingness to sing is the only requirement.

Machine Project is located at: 1200 D North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles.
Contact: 213 483 8761

Arboretum:

Saturday, April 10 & Sunday, April 11 9am-4:30pm
Iris and Bulb Show and Sale

Tall bearded, small bearded, and aril-bred irises will be on the display provided by the Southern California Iris Society and So. Cal. Hemerocallis & Amaryllis Society. Pacific Coast natives that have colors ranging from cream to blue-violet and Siberian Iris that flower throughout the summer will also be featured. Members will be available to answer cultural questions. Iris plants will be for sale.

http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/events-and-classes/

Happy April from the studio of DGS!

We are plugging away, enjoying spring, with one eye on the monitor and the other taking in the view of the purple flower-covered Dodger stadium hillside outside our office. Also, the spring has brought a new addition to our studio, Nancy Julson-Reily, with her keen eye, smooth disposition and awesome outfits. She’s certainly upped the ante when it comes to our wardrobe choices in the morning!

We have been very excited to witness that our Original Beans packaging is getting some buzz about town (by town, we mean the internet). It’s a project that we’re particularly proud of, and one that uses variety of interesting printing processes (including a custom paper order from Mr. French, our eternal crush, blind embosses, foil stamp and yummy spot colors). Not to mention the delicious goodness that the packaging contains within!

The project was featured on FPO (For Print Only) on underconsideration.com:

http://www.underconsideration.com/fpo/archives/2010/03/original-beans-packaging.php

It was also featured on the following blogs
Mr. French (blush, blush)
http://www.frenchsampleroom.com/french_paper_sample_room/2010/03/custom-manufactured-french-sheet.html .
THECOOLIST*

http://www.thecoolist.com/original-beans-chocolate-packaging-by-dgs/

The Dieline

http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2009/12/original-beans-chocolate.html

We’re not gonna lie, we’re eating up the glory... multiple bars at a time.

As far as current projects, we have some exciting things coming up, and will posts pics asap. One of the irons on the fire is the LA Garden Show at The Arboretum. The theme of the exhibition is Living Green which has granted us the opportunity to continue in the direction of greener, more sustainable printing options.

Our clients are busy as well, here’s a few things going on this weekend if you’d like to visit them (please tell them that we say hello!)

Arboretum:

http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/beatrix_potter_in_the_garden_an_easter_celebration_at_the_arboretum/#When:21:07:00Z

Beatrix Potter In The Garden: An Easter Celebration at The Arboretum Sat. April 3

Regular Arboretum admission fees apply for non-members. Event entry fees are $5.00 per child for members and $10.00 per child for non-members. Event reservations not required.

Brunch with Peter Rabbit: Saturday, April 3, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

A Special Easter Brunch for the Entire Family! Seated in the beautiful surroundings of the Peacock Café patio,enjoy a buffet brunch featuring lots of tasty offerings. $25 per adult, $15 per child (10 and under) Limited seating on a first-come, first-serve basis without reservations. Your brunch purchase includes these special children's activities: an opportunity to meet & have photos taken with Peter Rabbit, planting a miniature English garden to take home.

For reservations call 626.446.2248

Pomona College Museum of Art:

http://www.pomona.edu/museum/exhibitions/

Three exhibitions are closing soon, don’t miss them!

Helen Pashgian: Working in Light, January 23 – April 11, 2010
Project Series 40: Amanda Ross-Ho, January 23 – April 11, 2010
Famous For 15, January 23 – April 11, 2010

333 N. College Way, Claremont CA 91711-6344
Contact: (909) 621-8283

Machine Project at the Hammer Museum:

http://hammer.ucla.edu/newsblogs/?p=1151

Artist in Residence, Machine Project presents a two week tabla (north Indian classical drums) interactive interstitial at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles from April 6 - 17, 2010 curated by Robin Sukhadia. Come and participate in a wide range of tabla centered events including tabla workshops, film screenings and classical / contemporary Indian music performances. More information available at www.tablapusher.com

Tuesday, April 6, 2 - 5 PM
In Hammer Museum lobby - Open Tabla Workshops for beginners & Live Classical and Contemporary Indian Music performances.

Thursday, April 8, 2 - 5 PM
(FREE Museum Admission) In Hammer Museum lobby -
Open Tabla Workshops for beginners & Live Classical and Contemporary Indian Music performances

10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Contact: 310.443.7000