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June 3 – June 9, 2012

1/ Underware (Bas Jacobs) Type Masters Week Evening Lecture

Type Masters Week features Underware for an evening lecture. Underware is a pan-European design collective that has been creating versatile fonts for more than ten years, blazing its own trail in the design world.

When: Monday, June 4, 2012, 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Where: TDC Conference Center, 347 W 36th St, Ste 603, NYC

Price: Free TDC members; $20 general public; $15 students, $10 webcast

2/ David Berlow Type Masters Week Evening Lecture

Type Masters Week features David Berlow for an evening lecture. The Future of the Font Formats: What do graphic designers, web designers and font designers have to look forward to in their typography, as the result of the continued evolution of font formats?

When: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Where: TDC Conference Center, 347 W 36th St, Ste 603, NYC

Price: Free TDC members; $20 general public; $15 students, $10 webcast

3/ My Dog and Pony: Fresh Blood III

The New York Chapter board thanks you, our design community, for inspiring and supporting the first 30 years of AIGA/NY – here’s to 30 more. We look forward to celebrating this momentous anniversary with you.

When: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 6:30 – 9:00 pm

Where: Drom, 85 Avenue A, NYC

Price: $10 AIGA/NY Members, $20 general public

4/ Mind-Body Healing Through the Arts

Creative arts therapy is rapidly gaining recognition as an essential part of health care in our society. By tapping into deeply expressive aspects of body, mind, and spirit through such modalities as music, sound, imagery, role, and movement, creative art therapists facilitate self-actualization and healing within the therapeutic relationship. Prominent practitioners discuss principles and practice in this series of lecture/demonstrations. 

When: Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 8:00 pm (1 of 4 sessions, additional sessions on June 13, 20, 27)

Where: Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street), NYC

Price: Series of four tickets: $50; single admission: $15; free to all New School students, faculty, staff and alumni with ID

5/ When Margaret Met Moholy-Nagy: Margaret De Patta, The Chicago Bauhaus, and Modernist Jewelry

Panelists will discuss how Moholy-Nagy and the Bauhaus movement influenced the California artist Margaret De Patta, focusing on the Constructivist concepts of space, light and structure, which formed the major inspiration for De Patta’s jewelry.

When: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 7:00 pm

Where: MAD Museum, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC

Price: Free and open to general public

6/ AIGA/NY 30th Anniversary Pop-Up Shop Reception

The AIGA/NY 30th Anniversary Pop-up Shop is your chance to see the poster series in person and make a purchase on the spot.

When: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Where: AIGA National Design Center, 164 Fifth Avenue, NYC

Price: Free and open to general public

7/ Talking Dirty

Two panel talks exploring the artistic potential of dust, ashes, and dirt. Panelists will include a multidisciplinary group of specialists as varied as designers of cleaning products, dirt scientists, and artists who utilize the “patina” of urban cities as their medium.

When: Saturday, June 9, 2012, 2:00 pm

Where: MAD Museum, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC

Price: $12 MAD Members, $12 general public