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May 25–May 31, 2014

1/ Validating Product Ideas with Quick and Simple Experiments
Grace Ng, Co-Founder of Javelin.com, will share a structured process for designing effective experiments, and talk about some of the common pitfalls and challenges teams face when running experiments in their companies.
When: Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 6pm–9pm
Where: Etsy 55 Washington Street, Floor 7, Brooklyn, NY
Price: $10 NYCUXPA members, $5 students, $20 general public

2/ Dan Rhatigan / Gill Sans after Gill
Dan Rhatigan is a type director at Monotype, based in New York. He works on custom type development projects and consults on typographic issues with customers, and from time to time he gives talks about type and typography.
When: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 6:30pm–8:30pm
Where: Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street #603, NYC
Price: Free and open to the public

3/ See, Make, Sip
A multi-sensory experience where you travel through the galleries. Make art along the way, then sip custom-mixed cocktails while listening to live music.
When: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 7pm–9:30pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
Price: $15, includes museum admission

4/ A Party for Bob Newman
The Friends of Bob Newman community is pleased to announce an online benefit auction featuring the work of dozens of top illustrators and photographers, with all proceeds going to benefit Bob Newman and his family.
When: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 6:30pm–8:30pm
Where: Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street, NYC
Price: Free and open to the public

5/ Bruce Nauman: The True Artist Book Launch and Conversation with Peter Plagens and Carlos Basualdo
Celebrate the release of Bruce Nauman: The True Artist , one of the most innovative, provocative, and influential artists working today. Always questioning the role of the artist and the very definition of art, Nauman’s pioneering explorations of sculpture, performance, sound, video, and installation have broken new ground and inspired innumerable artists’ careers.
When: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 7pm
Where: The New Museum Theater, 235 Bowery, NYC
Price: $8 New Museum members, $10 general public

6/ Introduction to Robofont
Dan Rhatigan is a type director at Monotype, based in New York. He works on custom type development projects and consults on typographic issues with customers, and from time to time he gives talks about type and typography.
When: Friday, May 30, 2014, 9:30am–5pm
Where: Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street #603, NYC
Price: $275 TDC members, $350 general public