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October 17 – October 23, 2010

1/ Urban Lettering Tour with Paul Shaw

The type tours have visited every borough except Staten Island. This tour will rectify that oversight. Find a wide range of lettering—from inscriptions in stone to neon bar signs to ghost signs to graffiti—at the Battery and on Staten Island.

When: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Where: Meet at Battery prior to boarding the Staten Island Ferry

Price: $35 TDC members, $45 non-members

2/ Food and Transportation: New Systems Approaches to Transforming Cities Sustainably

By the year 2050, about 80% of the earth’s population will reside in urban centers with much less space and resources. Speakers Dickson Despommier, Dan Albert and Sue Zielinski will present their visions for the future of cities that include models for vertical farming and transportation alternatives.

When: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street, NYC

Price: $10 CHNDM members, non-member students and seniors, $15 general public

3/ CS5 Interactivity Tools: InDesign & Flash Catalyst

Attend this free workshop to hear about two interactivity tools from Adobe: InDesign and Flash Catalyst.

When: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: Noble Desktop, 594 Broadway, 12th Floor, NYC

Price: Free and open to the public. Must register to attend.

4/ Workshopping New York: 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale

What is the future of public space in a city with changing needs? Presentation topics include the role of the architect in shaping public space in the city; the possibilities for joining public works with public space; and the specific question of New York’s responses to changing access to resources and changing environmental and social conditions in the 21st century. Speakers will include Jonathan D Solomon (co-curator of Workshopping); Michael Sorkin (Terreform); Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith (MOS); and Guy Nordenson, Catherine Seavitt, Adam Yarinsky, Stephen Cassell, and Anthony Fontenot. Reception to follow presentation.

When: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 7:00 pm

Where: Architectural League, 594 Broadway, Suite 607, NYC

Price: Free for League members, $10 general public

5/ Design & Voting

Ariel Kaminer (City Critic, The New York Times), Julie Lasky (Change Observer) and Jessica Friedman Hewitt (AIGA Design for Democracy) take a close look at the context, impact and opportunities surrounding a redesign of the voting process.

When: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC

Price: $13 AIGA members, $26 general public

6/ Typornographers

Erik Marinovich, Jason Wong, Dennis Payongayong, Aaron Carámbula, the four guys behind Friends of Type present behind-the-scenes stories and inspiration on the truth of type blogging, taking a private act public, and debating the morality of it all.

When: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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

Price: Free for TDC members, $20 non-members, $15 non-member students

7/ Folded Inspiration: Kit Hinrichs and Trish Witkowski

Kit Hinrichs, Studio Hinrichs, and Trish Witkowski, the Foldfactory.com, use their experience in design and folding to inform and inspire. Hear the do’s and don’ts of folding, display exotic folding formats, and see demos of how folding can elevate a printed piece from interesting to memorable.

When: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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

Price: Free and open to the public