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March 9–March 15, 2014

1/ Building Better Brands
What does it take to get CEOs, CFOs, COOs, MBAs, CPAs and other highly trained professionals to sit up, take notice, and get behind your brand program? Scott Lerman, CEO of Lucid Brands, shares insights and frameworks that will help you communicate the relevance and value of brand development to the people that lead businesses.
When: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 8:30am–9:30pm
Where: School of Visual Arts Branding Studio, 132 West 21st Street, 11th Floor, NYC
Price: $5 AIGA members

2/ Tools Not Rules
Tools Not Rules is a daily blog for designers and creative professionals who make cool stuff on demand. In this panel discussion, meet some of the featured artists to learn how they work, troubleshoot and find inspiration.
When: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 2014, 6:30pm–8:30pm
Where: Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street, NYC
Price: $10 SI members, $15 general public, $7 students/seniors

3/ A Practice for Everyday Life (APFEL)
A Practice for Everyday Life (APFEL) is a London based design agency, founded by Kirsty Carter and Emma Thomas in 2003. Their work spans graphic design, typography, brand identity, art direction, book design, exhibition, print and digital design.
When: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 2014, 6:30pm–8:30pm
Where: Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street #603, NYC
Price: $5 TDC members, $15 students, $20 general public

4/ More Than Just Blogs: New Formats in Design Criticism
From videos, exhibitions and home tours to protests, happenings and mix-tapes, this roundtable discussion explores the emergent, progressive and historical forms of design criticism in America.
When: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 7pm
Where: Museum of Arts an Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC
Price: Free with museum admission

5/ Book Night: Present & Tense
Book Night with Matt Dorfman, Jim Tierney, and Megan Wilson. Matt Dorfman explains how art directing at the New York Times and illustrating feed in to working on book covers. Jim Tierney talks about life after Penguin and Megan Wilson discusses unsuspecting designers of Vintage books.
When: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 6:30pm–8:30pm
Where: Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street #603, NYC
Price: $5 TDC members, $15 students, $20 general public

6/ Urban Omnibus Block Party 2014
A party to support Urban Omnibus, The Architectural League’s online publication dedicated to defining the culture of citymaking.
When: Friday, March 14, 2014, 7pm–10pm
Where: The Gowanus Ballroom, 55 9th Street, Brooklyn, New York
Price: Tickets start at $50