NYC events in design this week

Happy MLK Day and happy networking with these great events in design in NYC!
Cheers,
Katharine

Monday, January 17 Martin Luther King JR Day

6:30 pm Talk with ADC Young Gun Rich Tu Rich is an award winning visual artist, his There Goes the Neighborhood t-shirts remind us how design can play a role in urban renewal. Added perks these limited edition t-shirts will be given away! Where: Apple Store SoHo 103 Prince Street, NYC Free, no reservation required Website details

Tuesday, January 18

7pm Tech4Good Meetup Using educational and social impact games If your in the game of social change maybe you should take a step back and realize that you could actually structure change as a game and it would be fun! Where: New Work City 412 Broadway Floor 2 RSVP

7 pm Catchafire A Salon on Giving How the Web is Advancing Service and Philanthropy! Join the discussion how new platforms are evolving traditional models of giving, and fundamentally changing the way we relate and contribute to the issues we care about. Where: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe 126 Crosby Street New York, NY 10012 RSVP

Wednesday, January 19

6pm SVA Spring Lecture Series: Craig Mod, “Post Artifact Book Design Thinking” As designers, how should we approach the digital book? What formats will ebooks be defined by moving forward? How much of the design is interaction design? How many of the surface design precepts of traditional book typography can we bring to the screen? Where: Branding and Innovation Lab 132 West 21 Street 11th Floor Free RSVP

6:30pm Open NY Forum Meetup Agenda for 2011 / NYC Big Apps Collaborations Notable experts on design's role in public policy once declared "design is the shortest route to direct democracy". So go meet and collaborate with some people strategizing around enhancing these this direct and open path. Where: New Work City 412 Broadway Floor 2 RSVP

Thursday, January 20

8PM Scott Belsky at Monthly Design Review

Monthly Design Review is honored to host Scott Belsky, CEO & Founder of Behance, at January’s event. MDR has a unique format that changes from month to month. To seed smaller intimate conversations they gain focus and inspiration from the experts. Scott will kick off the new year helping us all focus on making our big ideas happen! Be there!

Where:

The Salt Space
1158 Broadway 5th Floor
Entrance on W 27th St.

Cost

$5 donation

RSVP