March 2012

TDC: Jean François Porchez & Rebuilding the Present with Typography

Most TDC events are free for members. Student memberships are $75 and membership automatically makes you a TDC Pratt Student Group member.

This event will be held at TDC's headquarters, located at 347 W 36th St, Ste 603

For more information or t0 register for this event, please visit:
http://tdc.org/archives/4591/

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Public Project: Going Guerilla Green

A Series of Workshops on Collaborative Social Practice

Please join us next Tuesday for the first workshop in a series of four. Christopher Robbins of Ghana Think Tank will lead Going Guerilla Green at the 18th Street studios March 6 at 6PM.

Please RSVP.

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Spring 2012 Spring Break

Spring Break is March 12–16.

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Workshop with OK-RM Studio

Rory McGrath & Geoff Han, OK-RM Workshop.

OK-RM is a London based design studio founded in 2008. Working with a broad range of clients from individuals to institutions, the studio has a project specific approach allowing for a highly varied output that encompasses visual identity, publication design, art direction, editorial and digital projects.

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Summer/Fall 2012 Registration

March 19: Online registration begins for Summer & Fall 2012.

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Silk Screen Workshop

Silk Screen Workshop (with grad student/printmaker Johnny Tanish)

Date & Time: 9am-12pm*, Saturday, March 24th
Locale: Pratt Brooklyn Printmaking Studios (Machinery Building, lower floor at the bottom of the steps)

Bring: An acetate printout** (transparent) with a black image to silkscreen***, materals to print on****, your skills!

Register: Here by Tuesday, March 20 (yes, it's free!)

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Crash Course: CSDS Sustainability

Imagine being able to spend one amazing day immersed in learning about sustainable design—and meeting the people who have pioneered new thinking and practices.

On Saturday, March 24, 2012, in the Engineering Building's 1st floor, Pratt’s CSDS will present the Sustainability Crash Course. It will be a day-long series of workshops with a host of experts from Pratt’s sustainable design faculty and elsewhere.

This will be great chance to hear experts discuss everything from Ecology and Environmental Science to Packaging Design and Life-Cycle Analysis. With over 20 speakers, it is sure to be a fantastic day of exploration and inspiration!

*Registration required. Space is limited.
*Registration info at csds.pratt.edu or csdscrashcourse.eventbrite.com

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Spring 2012 Design Lecture Series: Khoi Vinh

Khoi Vinh is a graphic designer, blogger, and former Design Director for The New York Times, where he worked from January 2006 until July 2010. He is the co-founder and CEO of Lascaux Co., makers of Mixel for iPad, the world’s first social collage app. Fast Company named Vinh one of "The 50 Most Influential Designers in America" in September 2011.

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George Lois: Damn Good Advice

Free for Pratt Students & Faculty!

Come and hear George Lois in person talk about Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!). He offers indispensable lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes and inspiration, this book is a timeless creative bible for all those looking to succeed in life, business and creativity. Lessons from the incomparable life of ‘Master Communicator’ George Lois, the original Mad Man of Madison Avenue. The book is organized into inspirational, bite-sized pointers, each page offers fresh insight into the sources of success, from identifying your heroes to identifying yourself. The ideas, images and illustrations presented in this book are fresh, witty and in-your-face. Whether it is communicating your point in nanosecond, creating an explosive portfolio or making your presence felt, no one is better placed than George Lois to teach you the process of creativity. Poignant, punchy and to-the-point, DAMN GOOD ADVICE (For People With Talent!) , is a must have for anyone on a quest for success.

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CC Portfolio Critique Night

The GradComD CC is sponsoring another portfolio critique night. If you're interested, please bring at least one piece of your best work for critique.

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