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April 10 – April 16, 2011

1/ TDC Walking Tour

Join Paul Shaw, a widely known and respected guide to urban lettering, to see what lettering jewels (and junk) the West Village has to offer.

When: Sunday, April 10, 2011, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Where: West Village, NYC

Price: $35 TDC members, $45 general public

2/ One Day for Design

Join One Day for Design for a 24-hour live, real-time online conversation about the future of the design industry and what designers feel a professional association should be in the next decade. Moderators, including Alex Bogusky, Bill Drenttel, Debbie Millman, Erik Spiekermann, Armin Vit, Alissa Walker and more, will host exchanges on Twitter throughout the day, which will all be aggregated at onedayfordesign.org where viewers can also post comments.

When: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 12:01 am

Where: Worldwide, onedayfordesign.org

Price: Free and open to the public

3/ Bill Armstrong

Bill Armstrong, a New York based fine art photographer will talk about his abstract color work that spans over 30 years.

When: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 7:00 pm

Where: School of Visual Arts, 209 East 23 Street, 3rd-floor amphitheater, NYC

Price: Free and open to the public

4/ Collaboration: Target’s New Target

Target, above other mass retailers, is committed to excellence in creativity and design. Target’s Creative Vision Group Creative Director, Tim Murray, will discuss the nuances of collaboration: the thrill of invention—and the agony of defeat. Panelists include Mary Ellen Muckerman from Wolff Olins, Michael Ian Kaye from Mother, and Joe Stewart from Huge.

When: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 6:30 pm – 8:30 p.m

Where: Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, NYC

Price: $20 AIGA members, $10 student members, $30 general public