Design City 2011 will take place on November 10-12 at the International Centre in Mississauga. It will be part of Graphic Canada 2011. Admission is $20 in advance and $40 at the door. This event is subtitled “Canada’s Expo for Graphic Designers” and is expected to draw over 1200 designers and buyers. Those in the graphic design industry and related business in nearby Vaughan will be looking forward to having such an event in their backyard; among those related businesses that may benefit from attending are printing services and packaging firms.
Design City is aimed not only at graphic designers but at ad agencies, publishing firms, art schools, freelance or consulting designers and corporate or government design departments. Basically, any person who will find the need to use a graphic designer should attend. A large area of will be set aside for vendors to highlight their products. Those merchants who are encouraged to exhibit their wares will include paper mills and merchants, stock photography companies, commercial printers, those who create design hardware, publishers and training services.
Design City gives those in the graphic services industries a chance to see and to try out the latest tools and products available from companies such as Adobe, HP and Quark.
It is important that those who use graphic design in their business, which basically includes everyone, are aware of the latest developments and tools which are available to them. The industry is changing from day to day and those not aware of the latest tools will be left behind.
