You loved it, but the client didn’t. It’s been occupying an exalted place in your file drawer, hard drive, or bulletin board. Now it will finally get its due. AIGA Metro-North cordially invites you to participate in our first-ever Salon des Refusés: an exhibit of rejected graphic design work at a gala season kickoff party—with…
DESIGN ROUNDUP is your weekly guide to the NYC design community. Be sure to check back every Monday for a fresh list of events. Want to suggest an event? March 18 – March 24, 2012 1/ Design + Interiors: Rafael de Cárdenas Join Rafael de Cárdenas to hear about his cross-disciplinary journey, the fundamentals of…
DESIGN ROUNDUP is your weekly guide to the NYC design community. Be sure to check back every Monday for a fresh list of events. Want to suggest an event? March 11 – March 17, 2012 1/ Meredith TenHoor, The Infrastructure of Mass Consumption Meredith TenHoor will present some of the markets, transportation networks and other…
WebVisions // NYC Explore the Future of the Web Jan. 18-20, 2012 WebVisions explores the future of the Web and mobile design, technology, user experience and business strategy. After 11 years in Portland, the show is bringing its Indie/DIY/Maker vibe to New York with presentations, studio tours and networking events. Unlike other conferences, WebVisions’ all-star…
Milton Glaser discussed the meaning of color and experimentation at the AIGA/NY Milton Glaser event on December 1, 2011 at Parsons The New School for Design Tishman Auditorium. Stephen Doyle introduced the event by discussing his first experience with the work of Milton Glaser—a minimal black and white book cover for Shakespeare’s Julius Ceasar, a…
DESIGN ROUNDUP is your weekly guide to the NYC design community. Be sure to check back every Monday for a fresh list of events. Want to suggest an event? December 11 – December 17, 2011 1/ Breakfast Club: Getting Established Just about every designer thinks about going out on their own. Join Sam O’Donahue, Creative…
The ADC is offering AIGA/NY members free admission to two great events in November. To waive the admission cost use code HOFSPEAK11 when you register. A Conversation with John C Jay and Joe Pytka November 9, 2011 6PM @ ADC Gallery 106 West 29th Street, NYC A conversation with John C Jay, partner and global…
On Tuesday, May 24, at the Galapagos Art Space, Alexis Miesen and Jennie Dundas told the story of their leap into entrepreneurship with the launch of Brooklyn based Blue Marble Ice Cream. The moderator was Eric Demby, co-founder of the Brooklyn Flea. In 2007, Alexis Miesen and Jennie Dundas opened Blue Marble ice cream. They…
What makes a good typeface? — Erik Spiekermann, June 7 I get asked this question a lot. My answer is always fairly vague: there’s history, fashion, technology, experience, users to consider. Most of these parameters are subjective. A few things, however, can be established by looking closer. What is Bold as opposed to Medium? How…
The AIGA/NY MoMA Embraces Typography event held at the Celeste Bartos Theater, MoMA, on Monday, March 28, 2011 The sold-out event began with a presentation by Paola Antonelli, curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA. The acquisition of 23 digital typefaces by MoMA for its Architecture and Design Collection marks a major milestone in typography….