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October 31 – November 6, 2010

1/ Marian Bantjes, I Wonder

Marian Bantjes will speak of the evolution of her career all the way up and through the writing and illuminating of her recently published book I Wonder. Introduction by Paula Scher.

When: Monday, November 1, 2010, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Where: Haft Auditorium, F.I.T., 227 West 27th Street, NYC

Price: $20 AIGA, SPD, TDC, ADC, SI members, $10 students, $30 general public

2/ Situated Exploitation? From Mobile Playgrounds to Sweatshop City

How does the intertwining of labor and play complicate our understanding of exploitation and “the urban”? This conversation will look at urban spaces of technology through the lens of digital and not-digital work in terms of those less visible sites and forms of work such as homework, care work, interactivity on social networking sites, life energy spent contributing to corporate crowd sourcing projects, and other unpaid work.

When: Monday, November 1, 2010, 2010, 7:00 pm

Where: Cabinet, 300 Nevins Street, Brooklyn

Price: Free for League members, $10 general public

3/ Bill Moggridge, The Role of Collecting, Curating and Education in the Context of a National Design Museum

Bill Moggridge, named head of the Cooper-Hewitt museum early in 2010, will discuss his current role at the museum and the opportunity it offers him to explain design on a national scale.

When: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: Design Criticism MFA Department, 136 West 21st Street, Floor 2, NYC

Price: Free and open to the public

4/ The Original “Mad Man”: David Ogilvy—The Making of Modern Advertising

Veteran ad exec Kenneth Roman reveals the inside story of former boss David Ogilvy, one of the original ‘60s “Mad Men”. Ogilvy, created iconic campaigns for Rolls-Royce, “The Hathaway Man” and “Schweppervescence” and in the process, transformed advertising from a disreputable business into a dynamic industry.

When: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Where: 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street, NYC

Price: $16 general public

5/ Albert Watson and Strip Search

Photographer Albert Watson has shot more than 250 Vogue covers, 40 covers for Rolling Stone, movie posters, movie star portraits, etc; anyone who’s ever browsed a magazine rack has seen an Albert Watson cover. He will discuss his editorial work, his process, the secrets to crafting a career over 40 years in the making, and “Strip Search”, his personal look into the world of Las Vegas.

When: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Where: Helen Mills Theatre, 137-139 West 26th Street, NYC

Price: $15 SPD members, $10 students & faculty, $25 general public

6/ Chris Woebken, Animal Superpowers

Our senses evolved to equip us with the skills necessary for survival in the natural world. Rather than enhancing the functional aspects of products, Chris Woebken will discuss designing new sensory experiences in relation to the invisible.

When: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: Branding and Innovation Lab, 132 West 21 Street, 11th Floor, NYC

Price: Free and open to the public

7/ Festival of Fame Speaker Series

Hear Dan Wieden and David Kennedy in conversation with Jeff Goodby, on the occasion of Wieden’s induction into the 2010 ADC Hall of Fame.

When: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: Art Directors Club Gallery, 106 West 29th Street, NYC

Price: Free for ADC members, $15 students, $35 general public

8/ Evolution of an Alphabeastie

Sharon Werner will discuss how the Alphabeasties traveled the unusual journey from the TDC Call for Entries mailing to the pages of the award winning, children’s book, Alphabeasties and other Amazing Types, a wondrous, whimsical and witty world where animals of all types show what they’re made of from A to Z.

When: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: Type Directors Club Center, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 603, NYC

Price: Free for TDC members, $15 students, $20 general public

9/ The NY Art Book Fair

See over 200 international presses, booksellers, antiquarian dealers, artists and publishers from twenty countries, offering the best in contemporary art-book publishing.

When: Preview day, Thursday, November 4, 2010, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Fair through November 7, 2010

Where: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY

Price: Free and open to the public

10/ LTL Architects

Join LTL Architects at their office for drinks, conversation, and a behind the scenes look at their ongoing work including a detailed look at Arthouse—a recently opened contemporary art space in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1997, LTL Architects explores opportunistic overlaps between form, program, and materiality. The firm’s work is part of several museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art as part of the Rising Currents exhibition, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Walker Art Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, and the U.S. Pavilion at the 2004 Venice Architecture Biennale. LTL received the 2007 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Interior Design.

When: Friday, November 5, 2010, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: LTL Architects, 227 West 29th Street, NYC

Price: Free for League members