It's the annual Spring design fieldtrip!  This year, it will be a 2-day trip on Tuesday, March 18th and Wednesday, March 19th.  The destination is San Francisco, and we're working on hitting up the big bad design offices of Pentagram, Landor & Associates, IDEO and another office TBA.  It's a tentative list right now, but you can count on a great trip for sure.  We'll update this post and let everyone know when the plans are finalized, so stay tuned!

Tony Auston is the Principal of Auston Design Group. Tony Auston's design experience includes knowledge of branding and packaging for mass-market consumer goods with an emphasis on niche gourmet foods and the wine and spirits industries. From large clients like Mars Food, Inc. and Brown-Forman beverages to the smaller ChinaBlue, his experience includes both new product introduction and revitalizations of existing products for a range of food, beverage, health care and service products.

While his company's specialty is brand development and package design, they are a full-service design firm and create everything from business systems, capability brochures, sales sheets, point-of-purchase displays, websites and show room exhibits. 

So it's still in the planning stage for now, but DIP is trying to organize a studio tour trip to Seattle to see some of the big names in design. It's sure to be one of the most memorable trips in recent history so be sure not to miss this one. Space is limited, so sign up early! More info coming soon...