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October 6–October 12, 2013

1/ New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium: David Lefkowitz
David Lefkowitz’s discusses his work in painting, installation, and mixed media addressing everyday paradoxes of perception.
When: Monday, October 7, 2013, 7:00pm–9:00pm
Where: Parsons The New School, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 2 West 13th Street, NYC
Price: Free and open to the public

2/ Design for 100%: A Marfa Dialogues/NY Event
A panel discussion with members of the 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge Jury. How do we create a world that “works for 100 percent of humanity,” as Buckminster Fuller famously said, in the face of epochal, systemic global crises like climate change?
When: Monday, October 7, 2013, 6:00pm–7:30pm
Where: SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street, NYC
Price: Free and open to the public

3/ Pushing the Envelope: Direct Mail
Trish Witkowski, foldfactory.com, and Daniel Dejan, Sappi Fine Paper, discuss direct mail inspiration, information and best practices.
When: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 6:00pm–9:00pm
Where: Art Directors Club, 106 West 29th Street, NYC
Price: Free and open to the public

4/ Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Designing For IPAD: A Step-by-Step, Hands-on Session
Learn everything you need to know for designing and submitting an app to the Apple App Store, without writing code.
When: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 6:00pm–8:00pm
Where: The Huffington Post Headquarters, 770 Broadway, NYC
Price: Free SPD members

5/ Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight
Meet Milton Glaser and filmmaker Wendy Keys at film screening of Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight. For many, Milton Glaser is a the personification of American graphic design. Best known for co-founding New York Magazine and creating the enduring I ♥ NY campaign, the full breadth of Glaser’s remarkable artistic output is revealed in this documentary.
When: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 6:30pm–9:00pm
Where: Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street, NYC
Price: $10 SI members, $7 students/seniors, $15 general public

6/ 100 Conversations
The Public Policy Lab thinks that designers and policymakers need to talk more – so they can work together to make better services for the public. Hear 10 enterprising public servants to chat (quickly) with 10 astute designers about 10 different topics related to design, governance, and innovation – that’s 100 conversations in one hour.
When: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 10:30am–11:30pm
Where: AIA Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NYC
Price: Free AIA members and students, $10 general public

7/ The Secret History of Marvel Comics: An Evening with Al Jaffee, Stan Goldberg, Blake Bell & Michael Vassallo
The Public Policy Lab thinks that designers and policymakers need to talk more – so they can work together to make better services for the public. Hear 10 enterprising public servants to chat (quickly) with 10 astute designers about 10 different topics related to design, governance, and innovation – that’s 100 conversations in one hour.
When: Saturday, October 12, 2013, 7:00pm–10:00pm
Where: Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street, NYC
Price: $15 SI members, $10 students/seniors, $20 general public