DESIGNY http://aigany.org/blog/ en randy@citizenscholar.com Copyright 2009 2009-06-30T13:30:00-05:00 Video Encore: Stories From The Front http://aigany.org/index.php/blog/article/video_encore_stories_from_the_front/ Stories From The Front: My Dog and Pony, gave attendees a peek at what five of their noted colleagues presented to land jobs and sell their ideas. We’re pleased to share three of the evening’s presenters: Michael Gericke, Jill Nussbaum, and Drew Hodges.

A special thanks to Hello World Communications for recording the event and supporting AIGA/NY.

Stories From The Front: My Dog and Pony was originally presented on 29 April 2009 at the Galapagos space in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

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]]> Events 2009-06-30T14:30:00-05:00 See More Seymour http://aigany.org/index.php/blog/article/see_more_seymour/ Tomorrow I’ll be spending the evening at SEYMOUR: THE OBSESSIVE IMAGES OF SEYMOUR CHWAST, where the designer and illustrator will be launching Seymour’s book on Amazon, published by Chronicle Books.

Seymour Chwast will be joined by Steven Heller, and together they’ll explore the book’s content as it relates to Chwast’s successes and failures. I have a strong suspicion this is not to be missed.

The event is at the new SVA theatre on West 23rd Street from 6:30 to 8:30PM. See the event page for further details and registration.

]]> Events 2009-06-15T20:54:00-05:00 Still Hard From Mr. Victore http://aigany.org/index.php/blog/article/still_hard_from_mr_victore/ James Victore struck again with his candid presentation How To Stay Hard to a full room at F.I.T. last Tuesday June 26. We’ve collected some post-event chatter from around web.

“...in typical fashion, he admitted first thing that he called it a “how to” solely to attract an audience”
Kimberly Oliver on Design Within Reach’s Design Notes

“The thing that struck me tonight would be the fact that James had a plan. He came to New York when he was 20 and he had a 15 year plan. Wow. 15 years.”
Rayna Diane relates Victore’s experience to her own on Pieces of Me

Christine Park volunteered to help at the event (thanks Christine!), and shares a thorough recount: “Though the man can swear like a pirate and ooze a good dose of cockiness, I’d recommend seeing James Victore speak. His great work ethic and passion for design and creating meaning are pretty darn inspiring.”

Have you attended an AIGA/NY event and blogged about it? Let us know: designy@aigany.org

]]> Events 2009-06-03T19:20:00-05:00 Looking Back: Small Talk No. 5: Alex Trochut http://aigany.org/index.php/blog/article/looking_back_small_talk_no_5_alex_trochut/ A large, sociable crowd shares an evening Barcelona-based Alex Trochut who showcases his illustrious type creations.

Captured by Serifcan Ozcan.

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]]> Events 2009-05-18T14:16:00-05:00 Looking Back: The Dinner Party http://aigany.org/index.php/blog/article/looking_back_the_dinner_party/ Attendees gather for an evening of tasting and conversing at AIGA/NY’s year-end event about the intersection between food and design.

Captured by Serifcan Ozcan.

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]]> Events 2009-05-14T13:02:00-05:00 Find, Follow, and Connect http://aigany.org/index.php/blog/article/find_follow_and_connect/ Did you know AIGA/NY is on Vimeo and Flickr?

On Vimeo
Paul Sahre: A Designer and His Problems, full event video is available in HD. This event is the first of many we’ll be able to share with the help of Hello World Communications and our video sponsors.

On Flickr
Enjoy our photostream and add AIGA/NY as a contact. Add your own photos to our pool using the tag “aigany”.

]]> 2009-05-12T16:24:00-05:00 Looking Back: Small Talk No. 1: Daniel Eatock http://aigany.org/index.php/blog/article/looking_back_small_talk_no_1_daniel_eatock/ Portrait of design documentarian Daniel Eatock just before he presented to a full auditorium at Bumble & Bumble.

Daniel Eatock

Photography by Wheat Wurtzburger on Tuesday September 16 2008.

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]]> Events 2009-05-11T04:52:01-05:00 Paul Sahre Video Encore http://aigany.org/index.php/blog/article/paul_sahre_video_encore/ Paul Sahre took us on an honest, funny, self-deprecating and ultimately revealing tour of the mistakes and uncertainties in his career and life as a designer. We invite you to enjoy again, or for the first time, a look at A Designer and His Problems.





A special thanks to Hello World Communications for recording the event and supporting AIGA/NY.


Paul Share: A Designer and His Problems was originally presented on 6 February 2009 in the Katie Murphy Amphitheater at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City.


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]]> Events 2009-04-13T03:06:01-05:00 Exploring Rad Mountain http://aigany.org/index.php/blog/article/exploring_rad_mountain/ In the spirit of tonight’s Design:Remixed (that’s Rad Mountain at Apple Store SoHo, 6:30PM-8:00PM), a Rad Mountain link-fest

Wyeth

Words/Meaning
a new word play featurette for DESIGNY

Rad

Mountain

Mountains Anywhere Flickr group

]]> Events 2009-01-21T20:53:00-05:00 Post-Fall, Some Fall Posts, and a New Year http://aigany.org/index.php/blog/article/post_fall_some_fall_posts_and_a_new_year/ What a fall—from smaller events like the intimate (and extremely popular!) Breakfast Club series, to big ones such as the boisterous Dinner Party, the AIGA/NY Fall Season provided fantastic opportunities to engage, learn, and be entertained. Recently, here at DESIGNY, we’ve been remiss in covering those great events. Lucky for us, though, others have been more attentive in their posting!

Herewith, a sampling of such coverage of our last big-room event, The Dinner Party: A Conversation About Food and Design:

Blogger Perez Fox covered The Dinner Party for Media Bistro’s Unbeige design blog. In addition to answering his own questions about what food has to do with design ("everything"), Fox reveals one of pastry chef Will Goldfarb’s, umm, highly technical schematic dessert drawings! [Unbeige]

New York‘s Grub Street attended, and was similarly drawn to Goldfarb’s design contributions ("That’s a typeface I created with a pen.") [Grub Street]

With a tidy rundown on the event, as well as a little color commentary on the presentation styles of Matteo Bologna and Dan Barber, Eat Me Daily filed this report. [Eat Me Daily]

With that, we wish you a happy New Year and look forward to seeing you during the upcoming AIGA/NY 2009 season.

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