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1. Paul Sahre
Paul Sahre meditates on, among other things, "alien abduction attempts, the hairless hand, dead pig heads, and eating the dinosaur." Paul creates book covers, posters, images, photography and illustrations for clients such as The New York Times, Metropolis Magazine, Seed Magazine, T Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Esquire Magazine, Sundance Channel, The New School University, The School of Visual Arts, Marvel Comics, Knopf, Little Brown, Beacon Press, Simon and Schuster, Scribner, Farrar Strauss and Giroux, Penguin Putnam, Verve Records to name a few.
http://www.spd.org/speaker-series/2010/01/paul-sahre-alien-abduction-att.php
When: February 9, 2010, 7 pm–8:30 pm
Where: Helen Mills Theatre, 137-139 West 26th Street, New York, NY
Price: $15 members, $10 students and faculty, $25 general public
2. The Arkadium Game Design Workshop Series: Multiplayer Game Design
At the heart of every successful game is strong game design – the systems and interactivity that create meaningful experiences for players. Systems of Play is a workshop series brought to you by Arkadium that combines informative lectures with hands-on design exercises to explore the unique challenges of game design. Lead by Naomi Clark and Eric Zimmerman. Clark held lead design positions at LEGO.com and Gamelab, and taught courses in multiplayer game design at Parsons School of Design. Zimmerman is the co-founder of Gamelab and co-author of Rules of Play; he taught game courses at MIT, NYU, SVA, and Parsons.
http://interactiondesign.sva.edu/events/entry/arkadium_session_3/
When: February 24, 2010, 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Where: MFA Interaction Design, 132 W 21st Street, 6 Fl, New York, NY
Price: Free. RSVP to http://www.arkadium.com/gamedesignworkshop.html
3. Eddie Opara
Eddie Opara will share examples of The Map Office's dynamic, accessible and beautiful creations, from wall coverings to software applications. British-born Eddie Opara is a designer with a background in multiple design areas. Over the past four to five years after leaving 2x4, Eddie set up The Map Office as a contemporary design agency that strives to build compelling visual ideas through design and technology. He is the winner of numerous awards such as Art Director Club Gold, AIGA 365 and ID Magazine Awards. His work has appeared in publications such as Archis, ID Magazine, Graphis, and Surface. His work as part of 2x4 is part of the permanent collection at the MoMA and SFMOMA.
http://www.aigany.org/events/details/10S6/
When: **Rescheduled due to weather.** New date: February 22, 2010, 6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Where: Bumble and bumble, 3rd fl, 415 West 13th Street, New York, NY
Price: $20 members, $10 student members, $35 general public
4. Glen Cummings / MTWTF
The evening will focus on graphic design, urban planning, graphic design and architecture. Glen Cummings of MTWTF will be joined on stage by a few of his most recent collaborators each of whom will offer a very different perspective on what it takes to produce a good design project. Projects include work with The Center for Urban Pedagogy, SCAPE Landscape Architects, The City of Newark, Safari 7, ArtHome, The Justice Mapping Center and Studio Museum Harlem. In 2008, Glen founded MTWTF, a design practice with the specific mission of focusing on interdisciplinary collaborations with architects, advocates, designers and planners. The premise of MTWTF is that the overlapping interests of a group of collaborators is always more specific and curious than the preferences of the individual designers. Glen Cummings is the principal of MTWTF, and a lecturer in Graphic Design at Yale University School of Art.
http://www.aigany.org/events/details/10C2/
When: February 11, 2010, 6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Where: Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY
Price: $13 members, $26 general public
5. Design USA Short Films
A selection of short films on National Design Award Winners and Finalists, including Eva Zeisel, Milton Glaser, Stefan Sagmeister, Paula Scher, and Pentagram by filmmakers Jeremy Bales and Hillman Curtis. Jeremy Bales is a New York-based filmmaker and photographer. His film ‘Distinguished by Design’ is a sketch of Eva Zeisel’s life and work as she continues to design at age 102. Hillman Curtis is a filmmaker, designer and author whose company hillmancurtis, inc. produced the ‘Artist Series’ documentaries, as well as award-winning short films. He and his firm have designed digital media for, among others, MTV, Rolling Stone, Yahoo!, SonyBMG and Adobe. The work of Eva Zeisel, Milton Glaser, and Stefan Sagmeister, is included in Design USA: Contemporary Innovation, on view through April 4, 2010. The exhibition will be open before the program from 5:30–6:30pm. A short Q&A with the filmmakers will follow the screening.
http://events.cooperhewitt.org/
When: February 11, 2010, 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Where: Cooper Hewitt, 2 East 91st Street New York, NY
Price: $10 members and students, $15 general public
6. The Reel World: New York
A rare opportunity to see the Big Apple’s greatest motion-graphics gurus on the same stage describing the methods and meanings behind this ever-evolving art form. Speakers include Randy Balsmeyer of Big Film Design, Rama Allen, Creative Director at Digital Kitchen, Josh Norton of Big Star, and Karin Fong of Imaginary Forces, founding member and director
http://www.aigany.org/events/details/10RW/
When: February 16, 2010, 6:30–9:00pm
Where: Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY
Price: $13 members, $23 general public
7. Your Client is Your Worst Enemy
Designers beware – Clients from hell are on the loose! For the third consecutive year, TDC welcomes design victims to present their worst client horror stories as well as helpful, survival advice for making it out alive. Eric Baker, The O Group (ogroup.net), Rodrigo Corral, Rodrigo Corral Design (rodrigocorral.com), Fernando Music, and The Rooster Design Group (theroostergroup.com)
http://tdc.org/tdc/archives/1052
When: February 18, 2010, 6:00–8:00pm
Where: Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 603, New York, NY
Price: Free for members, $15 students, $20 general public.
RSVP to director@tdc.org or call 212-633-8943
8. Stewart Smith
Stewart Smith is the founder and principal of Stewdio (http://stewdio.org/), a consultancy that approaches art and software through the lens of graphic design. Stewdio has created collaborative works with renowned firms including Diller Scofidio+Renfro, O-R-G, Warning Office, and Death by Cyan. Stewart earned his MFA from Yale University and teaches Visualizing Data at NYU in the Interactive Telecommunications Program. He is also a research scholar at Columbia University.Stewart is part of the ADC Young Guns 7 class of winners, honored in 2009.
http://www.apple.com/retail/soho/
When: February 22, 2010, 6:30–8:00 pm
Where: Apple Store SoHo, 103 Prince Street, New York, NY
Price: Free, no reservation required
9. Design in the Face of Disaster
A discussion moderated by Chris Hacker, Chief Design Office for Johnson & Johnson, on how design can alleviate some of the innumerable problems facing Haiti right now. Panelists include Pierre Fouche, a Haitian earthquake engineer, Anna Muoio, Principal, Design Continuum, Social Innovation, and representatives from rescue and aid organizations, and other designers invested in both short term and long term solutions.
When: February 23, 2010, 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Where: Cooper Hewitt, 2 East 91st Street New York, NY
Price: Free
10. Tony Di Spgna on Typographics and Spencerian
Tony Di Spigna was born on the Island of Ischia, Italy and is a graduate of New York City Community College and Pratt Institute. Tony was a partner in the legendary studio of Lubalin Associates where he worked on all aspects of visual communication and graphic design. He has achieved international recognition for his letterform and typographic designs including exclusive newly designed corporate typefaces and logos. He has won numerous awards and his work has been widely exhibited in the United States and abroad. In 2007, he was honored with a one man show in Italy. He currently teaches at The New York institute of Technology and is a tenured professor at Pratt Institute where he was given the institute-wide Distinguished Professor Award.
http://tdc.org/tdc/archives/1905
When: February 24, 2010, 6:00–8:00pm
Where: Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 603, New York, NY
Price: Free for members, $15 students, $20 general public.
RSVP to director@tdc.org or call 1-212-633-8943
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Greener Gadgets Conference
Speakers like Yves Behar and Robert Fabricant tackle all of the issues surrounding energy efficiency and sustainable design, from innovative advances in packaging and product manufacturing to end-of-life recycling solutions, while highlighting ways in which electronics make a major impact by utilizing renewable energy in developing nations. The conference closes out with the Greener Gadgets Design Competition, highlighting a new class of sustainable product concepts, from those that create their own energy to those that minimize the need for any electricity at all.
http://www.greenergadgets.com/
When: February 25, 2010, 9:00 am–6:00 pm
Where: McGraw-Hill Conference Center, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Price: $75 students, $395 general public
Design for Humans
A conversation on user-centered design with National Design Award Winners and Finalists who have been recognized for their contribution to the field of Product Design. Moderated by Jesse Ashlock, former Editor-in-Chief of I.D. Magazine. Speakers include a pioneer of ergonomic design, Niels Diffrient, driven by the need to improve the way existing products work. Sigi Moeslinger and Masamichi Udagawa of Antenna Design, combining technological complexity with a sense of humanity. Smart Design founder, Dan Formosa, explains their simple goal: social responsibility through design.
http://events.cooperhewitt.org/
When: February 25, 2010, 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Where: Cooper Hewitt, 2 East 91st Street New York, NY
Price: $10 members and students, $15 general public
Sulki & Min / More & Less
http://www.manystuff.org/?p=5349
When: February 12, 2010 5:30pm
Where: Pratt Institute, 144 W 14th St, New York, NY
Price: Free
2010 Whitney Biennial
This year marks the seventy-fifth edition of the Whitney’s signature exhibition. While Biennials are always affected by the cultural, political, and social moment, this exhibition “simply titled 2010” embodies a cross section of contemporary art production rather than a specific theme. Balancing different media ranging from painting and sculpture to video, photography, performance, and installation, 2010 also serves as a two-way telescope through which the Whitney’s past and future can be observed.
http://www.whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial
When: February 25, 2010–May 30, 2010
Where: Whitney Museum, 945 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Price: Free members, $12 students, $18 general public, Pay-as-you-wish Fridays 6–9pm
MUSE's Art on Screen Film Festival
The Center for Architecture will host a series of international productions on architecture.
http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=1421
When: February 26, 2010 3:00 pm–8:00 pm
Where: The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10021
