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1/ Responsive Web Design
This seminar is designed to introduce responsive web design techniques to designers and coders. See examples of actual code and theoretical considerations. It will be useful and accessible for anyone involved in web design.
When: Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 3pm or 6pm
Where: Noble Desktop, 594 Broadway, Suite 1202, NYC
Price: Free and open to the public

2/ StartUP
Creatives from the ad industry are still ditching their agencies to pursue their passions and launch their own startups. StartUP is a showcase of those bold creatives who took the leap, and became entrepreneurs.
When: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 7pm
Where: Art Directors Club, 106 West 29th Street, NYC
Price: $20 ADC members, $35 general public

3/ From Art School to Game Careers
Join panelists Brad MacDonald (Art Director at Large Animal Games), Lauren Saint-Onge (Concept Artist at Harmonix) and Marc Scheff for a presentation and Q&A about finding a successful career in the gaming industry.
When: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 2pm–4pm
Where: Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street, NYC
Price: $10 SI members, $7 students, $15 general public

4/ Breakfast Club: Editorial Know How
Join Cybele Grandjean, a veteran editorial art director and partner at Ligature, as she shares with you her knowledge of what goes into the making of a magazine—from scratch. Topics include the art of hiring a team who can realize your vision while giving them the freedom to create, how to get into editorial desig, design for digital platforms and the process of magazine creation.
When: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 8:30am–9:30am
Where: General Assembly, 902 Broadway, 4th Floor, NYC
Price: $5 AIGA members

5/ APPSolute Fun
Laura Tallardy is an app developer and children’s illustrator. Her first three apps were released in 2012 and downloaded over 35k+ times, won several awards and each broke into Apple’s top 100 games lists. She will talk about her transition from children’s book illustrator to independent app developer, walk the audience step-by-step through the app-making process from idea to app store, and explain the app economy and how to turn a profit in this new and competitive market.
When: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 7pm–8:30pm
Where: Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street, NYC
Price: $10 SI members, $7 students, $15 general public

6/ The Lustigs: Elaine Lustig Cohen and Steven Heller
Alvin Lustig was a designer-of-all trades. Best known for provocative book covers and jackets, hewas renown for a variety of design breakthroughs in graphic, furniture, interior, product and architectural design. Elaine Lustig Cohen married and worked with him, though not as a designer. When he died, she inherited the studio, many of his clients and the deadlines. She taught herself typography and made an early career as one of the few women freelance designers until leaving the field to pursue her art. This conversation is about life with Alvin and her own career between Elaine and Steven Heller with whom she co-authored the book, Born Modern: The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig.
When: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 6:30pm–8pm
Where: Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC
Price: $10 AIGA members, $30 general public

7/ Aaron Draplin and Stephen Coles
Aaron James Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. and Stephen Coles will present and discuss their work.
When: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 6:30pm–8:30pm
Where: Bumble and Bumble, 415 West 13 Street, NYC
Price: $5 TDC members, $15 students, $20 general public