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March 13 – March 19, 2011

1/ InDesign and Digital Publishing Online Workshop

Learn how Adobe InDesign CS5 can be used to build and deliver engaging, interactive documents for tablet devices like the iPad.

When: Monday, March 14, 2011, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Where: Online workshop. Registrants will receive an email invitation with a web address and log in information.

2/ Unique New York: Go Home with Chip KIdd

Chip Kidd kicks off a series of intimate fundraisers for AIGA/NY featuring international treasures of people, places and processes. Chip welcomes you into his chic upper East Side apartment for drinks and conversation about his history, his ideas and his inspiration.

When: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Where: Register to receive location details

Price: $150 tax-deductible donation. Open to AIGA/NY members and general public.

3/ The Book Cover in Flux

John Gall, Henry Sene Yee and Helen Yentus who will share their views on what’s in store and how to adapt and flourish in these uncertain times.

When: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Where: Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 603, NYC

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

4/ Plywood, Concrete, Paint! Re-imagining the Contemporary Construction Site as Canvas for Public Art

Over the past two years, several organizations, including ArtBridge, the Center for Architecture and NYC’s Department of Buildings, have transformed scaffolding and other eyesores into public art installations. Hear artist Maya Barkai, ArtBridge founder Rodney Durso and others talk about the trend.

When: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NYC

Price: $15 AIA members, $25 general public

5/ Easy Font Design for Non-Type Designers

Go beyond choosing fonts from the type menu. Create your own personalized typefaces with typographer Matteo Bologna.

When: Friday, March 18, 2011, 8:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Where: TDC Conference Center, 347 W 36 Street, Suite 603, NYC

Price: $275 TDC members, $350 general public

6/ Michael Riedel, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”

Riedel offers a kind of self-chronicle for the Information Age: Poster paintings made of Web pages from Internet searches for the artist’s name.

When: Ongoing through March 19, 2011

Where: Zwirner Gallery, 525 W 19th Street, NYC

Price: Free and open to the public