This week's events from "Live With Design" - Sept. 28-Oct. 1

I met Brielle Maxwell at a networking event a few weeks ago - she's in the very hot field of design (which encompasses architecture, systems thinking, art, environmental sustainability, and more).  Check out the events below which she compiled!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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Exciting week.. enlightening talks, relevant conferences and change making collaborations are ahead. Stay tuned to the Digital Democracy blog for what I have been working on.
Enjoy,
Brielle
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Tuesday, September 28

7 pm TEDxBROOKLYN Come learn about the ideas behind TEDxBrooklyn. See what we're planning for our November event at Pratt when we gather DJ Spooky, Idealist founder Ami Dar, M.I.A.'s eco husband Ben Brofman, PBS' Nate Ball, Whitney Biennial writer Tracie Morris, street artist extraordinaire Swoon, along with a mind bending group of thinkers and doers. Plus the Buckminster Fuller Challenge exciting! Where: Galapagos Art Space DUMBO 16 Main St. Brooklyn, NY Free event: RSVP

Wednesday, September 29 7pm NEW YORK SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS MEETUP

Time for another inspiring meetup of change agents, social entrepreneurs, seed catalysts, and supporters of social change. Uma Viswanathan, will present a sampling from her Art of Living for Social Entrepreneurs workshop. Where: Vig Bar 12 Spring St New York, NY 10012 Free event: RSVP

6:30p AIGA MEMBERS SERIES: ARMIN VIT Considering a new business model? Considering a different design firm? Starting up a blog? You need to hear this. Buy a beer. Sit down. And enjoy a look behind the UnderConsideration curtain. Where: Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street Brooklyn, NY Admission: $13 member/ $26 non-member Event Details RSVP

Thursday, September 30

7pm ARE YOU A FONT CRIMINAL? The 10 Worst Type Crimes

I love typography probably not enough to go... but maybe one of you love it more then me. ADMISSION TDC members: free Non-members: $20 Where: TDC 347 West 36th Street, Suite 603 New York, NY 10018 Event details:

Friday, October 1

8:30am WHY DESIGN NOW? SOLVING GLOBAL CHALLENGES

How can we power the world with clean energy? How can we improve the quality of life through health-care innovations? Design has emerged as a powerful tool to help businesses offer ingenious and often disruptive solutions to the world's most complex problems.

Where:

The Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall
Home of Jazz At Lincoln Center
33 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023

Free Event: RSVP