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1/ Breakfast Club: Operation Growth Plan
You’ve heard of a business plan, well what about an operational plan? A leading consultant to creative firms, Emily Cohen, will present four common organizational maturity levels.
When: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 8–9:30am
Where: General Assembly, 902 Broadway at 21st Street, NYC
Price: $5 AIGA members

2/ Future of Design
What does design look like in the future? The outcomes that once defined us (print, branding, packaging…etc.) have expanded in the digital age, to include web, motion, UX and a growing list of others. But what happens when technology moves beyond the screen to merge with the physical world? What happens when our tools grow to include not just computers, but 3-D printing, open-source engineering and everything else?
When: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 6:30–8:30pm
Where: Tishman Auditorium, Parsons 66 West 12th Street, NYC
Price: $10 AIGA members, $30 general public

3/ 2012 Degenerate Craft Fair
An anti-art fair, the Degenerate Craft Fair features over 50 artists, designers and their work. Just in time for holiday shopping, most of the items offered will cost less than $50.
When: Saturday, December 15, 2012, 12–9pm, Sunday, December 16, 2012, 11am–6pm
Where: The Dumbo Loft, 155 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY
Price: Free and open to the public

4/ ADC Website Launch and Holiday Party
Celebrate the launch of adcglobal.org with fellow creatives. Drinks and holiday spirit aplenty.
When: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 6–9pm
Where: Art Directors Club, 106 West 29th Street, NYC
Price: New, unwrapped toy or a $20 donation