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We're giving away several free ticket to our readers: 1. Stefan Sagmeister
In the spirit of RMA's exhibition The Red Book of C.G. Jung, personalities from many different walks of life will be paired on stage with a psychoanalyst and invited to respond to and interpret a folio from Jung's Red Book as a starting point for a wide-ranging conversation. This event features Stefan Sagmeister, a New York-based graphic designer and typographer and Patricia Llosa, a Jungian analyst in training, who received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts and B.A. In Art History and Archaeology from Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
http://www.rmanyc.org/events/load/519
When: January 6, 2010, 6:00–8:00 pm
Where: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street, New York, NY
Price: $22.50 members, $25 general public
2. The One That Got Away
Come and commiserate with four designers who will share with you the one that (sob) got away. This will be another fast-paced, action packed evening full of surprises, fun, and a little shared failure, from the likes of Carin Goldberg, Mike Essl, Jeffrey Zeldman and even a mystery guest.
http://www.aigany.org/events/details/10D3/
When: January 12, 2010, 6:30–9:00 pm
Where: Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn
Price: $13 members, $23 general public
3. Dot Dot Dot Lecture: The Storytellers
People are natural storytellers, and interaction design navigates the relationship between people and the objects they use every day. Do interfaces tell a story? Should we be designing with a narrative in mind? Join SVA MFA interaction Design to hear short lectures from Cindy Chastain, Creative Director of Experience Architecture at Rapp, David Womack, writer, editor and digital strategist, and Ian Curry, Senior Interaction Designer at Local Projects on their of the role of the story.
http://interactiondesign.sva.edu/events
When: January 13, 2010, 6:30–8:00 pm
Where: Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn
Price: $6 general public
4. Collaboration: Dress Code & Friends
Music has been the core of dress code from the start. Founders, G. Dan Covert, an Ohio native, and Andre Andreev, from Bulgaria, will discuss how they collaborate with music. The duo began working together on short-run, screen-printed posters and cd packages. Now, they are venturing into directing music videos and short spots. Their list of collaborators includes sound designers, animators, cinematographers and always music. Their work has been recognized by numerous awards, appeared magazines, books and three museums. Covert and Andreev co-teach Design, Type and New Media classes at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and authored a book about transitioning from school to work in the field of graphic design, entitled Never Sleep.
http://www.aigany.org/events/details/10C1/
When: January 14, 2010, 6:30–8:00 pm
Where: Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY
Price: $13 members, $26 general public
5. Making Ideas Happen: Getting Organized & Using the Action Method
In the creative world, organization is a competitive advantage. Behance is hosting a small-group (10-12 people) session held at their office and lead by senior team members. This session will start with an overview of Behance’s action-oriented approach to project management (e.g. the Action Method) and then move into a discussion of best practices for prioritization, execution, and maintaining focus. Based on the research in Behance founder Scott Belsky’s forthcoming book, Making Ideas Happen, the session will focus on the first component of making ideas happen: Organization. A tour of the Behance office and a wine reception will follow.
http://the99percent.com/sessions
When: January 14, 2010, 7:00–9:00 pm
Where: Behance, 530 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY
Price: $99 general public
6. Mixtape Club
Too technical for the arts, too creative for the sciences, Chris Smith, Jesse Casey, and Michelle Higa knew they had to work together as soon as they met. They funneled their collective love of music, computer science and semiotics into the world of animation, and Mixtape Club was born. With a fondness for character-based storytelling, Mixtape Club has created work for a wide variety of clients, including music videos for TV on the Radio, J Dilla, Yeasayer, My Morning Jacket, and most recently Passion Pit. They are part of the ADC Young Gun 7 class of winners, honored in 2009.
http://www.adcglobal.org/adc/events/calendar/
When: January 25, 2010, 6:30–8:00 pm
Where: Apple Store SoHo, 103 Prince Street, New York, NY
Price: Free, no reservation required
7. The Storyteller Exhibition: Art for Political and Social Events
This traveling exhibition focuses on artists who use the story form in contemporary art as a means to understand and convey political and social events. Featured artists include Omer Fast, Cao Fei, Ryan Gander, Lamia Joreige, Steve Mumford, and Michael Rakowitz.
http://parsons.edu/events/event_detail.aspx?eID=1171
When: January 29, 2010, 6:00 pm, Opening Reception (through April 9, 2010)
Where: St. Anna-Maria Kellen Gallery, 2 West 13th Street, New York, NY
Price: Free, no reservation required
8. Scott Stowell: Pay Attention
Designer Scott Stowell invites different participants to every project because everyone is connected and everything is an opportunity--if you're paying attention. Join AIGA/NY to hear Stowell's new and never-before-seen talk about his past 10 years of making "design for people." Stowell was the winner of the National Design Award for Communication Design in 2008.
http://www.aigany.org/events/details/10PA/
When: January 28, 2010, 6:30–8:00 pm
Where: Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY
Price: $20 members, $10 students, $30 general public
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9. LAVA at 100B
The Art Primo 100B Store is hosting graffiti legend, LAVA, who was featured in a recent book by Keith Bauch, entitled Early New York Subway Graffiti 1973-1975
http://1hundredb.blogspot.com/
When: January 16, 2010, 5:00–10:00 pm
Where: 100B Forsyth Street, between Broome and Grand, New York, NY
Price: Free
10. Thom Mayne: Performalism
Engineers Without Borders is a non-profit humanitarian organization, established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life, by providing sustainable engineering designs to those who need it and supporting community-driven development programs, while fostering responsible leadership. The event will highlight their work designing the Belen Clinic Project as well as previous work constructing a Library in Usalama, Kenya. What is the nature of the relationship between environmental performance and formal architecture? How can the boundaries between performance drive design and formalism be broken down? Join the American Institute of Architects, and speaker Thom Mayne will discuss his evolving integrated approach to design and environmental performance.
http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=1400
When: January 20, 2010, 5:30–8:00 pm
Where: 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012
Price: $15 students and members, $30 general public
11. Wilhelm Staehle’s Widows and Orphans
Wilhelm’s morbid yet charming works, such as original silhouettes and fanciful letterforms are displayed along with selected pieces from his infamous Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre, and the Dollar Dreadful Family Library.
http://tdc.org/tdc/archives/1510
When: Now through January 29, 2010
Where: Type Directors Club 347 West 36th Street, Suite 603, New York, NY
Price: Free, viewing by appointment only. Email director@tdc.org or call 1-212-633-8943 for an appointment.
12. Who Shot Rock & Roll
From its earliest days, rock and roll was captured in photographs that personalized, and frequently eroticized, the musicians, creating a visual identity for the genre. The photographers captured images that communicated the social and cultural transformations that rock has fostered since the1950s. The exhibition covers the photographic history of rare and revealing images taken behind the scenes from 1955 to the present.
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/rock_and_roll/
When: Now through January 31, 2010
Where: Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
Price: Suggested Contributions: $10 adults; $6 students
13. Digital Life Design 2010 Conference
This three-day experience held in Munich, Germany, gathers 800 entrepreneurs, investors, philantropists, scientists, artists and creative minds from all over the world. With global diversity in attendees and an interdisciplinary perspective of digital, media, design, art, science, brands, consumers and society.
http://www.dld-conference.com/
When: January 24–26, 2010
Where: HVB FORUM - Kardinal-Faulhaber-Strasse, Munich
Price: Email for application. Limited number of free conference passes for students and start-ups available.
14. The Oldowan Series by Keith Sonnier
In this exhibition of sculptural neon works by Keith Sonnier, the artist employs cloth, neon light, screening, and visible electrical circuitry, in the Oldowan Series. The work combines sexually charged and psychologically loaded fabrics like gauze and satin with steel armatures, as well as enduring natural materials such as wood and stone. Oldowan is a term applied to the earliest manufactured stone tools in Africa. Also on view are works from Sonnier’s Chandelier Series. Sonnier designed a series of chandeliers to be used in the home, and later expanded the concept to produce larger works for public spaces.
http://www.maryboonegallery.com/exhibitions/2009-2010/Keith-Sonnier/index.html
When: January 7–February 6, 2010
Where: Mary Boone Gallery, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Price: Free and open to the public.
15. Sketch Nights at Bodies Exhibition
The Sketch Night program was created to give artists unfettered access to the Bodies galleries in order to explore the possibilities and practice their mastery of human anatomy drawing. A special guest artist will be on hand to answer questions and provide informal teaching sessions with attending sketchers. Sketch Night are held after regular operating hours (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM). Artists are allowed to set up easels and bring chairs to help facilitate their work. Dry media only. Space is limited. Artists must arrive at 7:00 PM sharp, latecomers cannot be accommodated.
http://www.bodiesny.com
Where: Bodies Exhibition 11 Fulton St, New York, NY
Price: $26 general public
Thursday, April 30th, the Art Directors Club will host their 88th annual awards gala, Think Recycled. The work being honored includes print and broadcast
advertising, interactive media, graphic design, publication design,
packaging, photography and illustration.Winners are both professionals and students, including our very own Tonya Douraghy. Her winning video is shown above, go here to see the entire video.
For more information about the gala and to purchase tickets visit the ADC website.
ADC 88th Annual Awards Gala
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 / 7pm
106 West 29th Street New York, NY
The ADC is also currently accepting entries for their Young Guns 7 program through May 13. The awards are portfolio based and are open to international young creatives in graphic design, photography, illustration, advertising and art direction, environmental design, film, animation, video, interactive design, object design and typography. Awards include ADC Young Guns-Moleskine grants to top winners: $1,000 to the top-ranked winner, $250 to each of the two runner-ups. Winners also get a chance to create original artwork for the new Ace Hotel in NYC.
