Today we will be exploring Santa Monica and attending the AIGA inside the industry event. Last year I attended one of their events and was sorely disappointed. They talked about CS4's new features and went over each program. The people were snobby and not social. I didn't meet anyone worth remembering. I left early and my friend stayed to see out the rest of the event. Vendors lined up and met designers. The only redeeming thing about the event was the bag that they gave us with goodies in it. A few note pads and accesories. Other than that it was a bunch of 5X8 cards promoting different companies. There was an exhibit of package design and books for students and different designers at the entrance to view. A few of them were worth noting. I wrote them on the small notepad they had given me, to review later. Today we will take pictures with my new canon 30D with 50MM lens. I'm excited to take some pictures of the local and utilize my california roots.