book signing
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Thursday, May 23, 5:30 – 7:15 pm
Rizzoli Bookstore
31 West 57th Street, New York City
Just in time for summer, Francesca Cigola introduces us to the best sculpture parks across the United States. Join us for a book signing and celebration!
Francesca Cigola is an Italian architect and writer based in New York City.
Please join us for two events this week to celebrate the newly released
Sign Painters book!
First, this Thursday at the Type Directors Club in Manhattan, authors Faythe Levine and Sam Macon will discuss the profiled practitioners, their time-honored methods, and their appreciation for quality and craftsmanship. TDC’s holiday party will follow the presentation.
Then in Brooklyn on Saturday, Colossal Media will be hosting a book release party where the authors will be giving a short talk and signing books, complimentary beverages will be provided.
New Modernist Type & Sign Painters lectures | TDC Holiday Party
Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street
Thursday, Dec 6th, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
TDC members free | Non members $20
Student Non members $15
Colossal Media Sign Painters Book Release Party
85 Wythe Ave, Willimasburg, Brooklyn
Saturday, Dec 8th, 4 to 7 p.m.
Free and open to the public
We’re looking forward to this Saturday at the Designers & Books Fair where author Manuel Lima will be signing copies of his book Visual Complexity (from 11am – 12:30pm).
1. Santiago Ortiz, Luis Rico, and Alfonso Valencia | GNOM
A visualization of the interaction network of genes of the bacteria Escherichia coli. Each gene is represented by a segment of color on the outside ring. The color of the lines within the circle express the nature of the relationship between genes.
2. Barrett Lyon | Opte Project
A complete internet map from November 23, 2003, displaying over five million links across millions of IP addresses in several regions of the world: Asia Pacific (red), Europe/Middle East/Central Asia/Africa (green), North America (blue), Latin America/Caribbean (yellow), private networks (cyan), unknown (white).
3. 2Roqs and Hudson Powell | Music Growth
A visual representation of musical pieces with audio-frequency patterns feeding the structure’s growth. Made for Barbican, an art venue in London, for its Great Performers session booklets.
4. Matthew Hurst | The Hyperbolic Blogosphere
This intricate map plots the most active and interconnected parts of the blogosphere from link data collected over six weeks.
October 26–28
The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
Please join us at the first-ever Designers & Books Fair, where we’ll be showing off our latest Fall 2012 titles. A special feature of the Fair will be programming that will include presentations, panel discussions and book signings, and PAPress will be participating in a number of ways:
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Come check out our newest titles, plus a selection of backlist titles, all at a substantial discount.
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Learning from Experience: Four Graphic Designers in Conversation
Two renowned veteran designers—Elaine Lustig Cohen and Tom Geismar—and two celebrated young designers—Prem Krishnamurthy, founding principal of Project Projects, and Hilary Greenbaum, Design Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art—in a discussion moderated by School of Visual Arts D-Crit Chair Alice Twemlow. They’ll address a variety of issues of interest to designers of all ages and career levels—more info here. This program is organized by PAPress for the D&B Fair.
Saturday, October 27 | 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
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How to Get Published in the World of Design Books
PAPress publisher Kevin Lippert will be taking part in this spirited panel discussion on what it takes to get a design book published today.
Sunday, October 28 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
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Book Signings
At the Princeton Architectural Press booth:
Manuel Lima will sign copies of his book Visual Complexity
Saturday, October 27 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Andrew Shea will sign copies of his book Designing For Social Change
Saturday, October 27 | 2:00 – 3:00 pm
In Katie Murphy Amphitheatre:
Jessica Helfand will sign copies of Reinventing the Wheel
Sunday, October 28 | 12:00 – 12:30 pm
Louise Fili will sign copies of Elegantissima
Steven Heller will sign copies of Typography Sketchbooks
Sunday, October 28 | 4:00 – 4:30 pm
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We look forward to seeing you around the fair this weekend!
Join Andrew Skurman for an illustrated talk celebrating the publication of Contemporary Classical, the firm’s first monograph.
Wednesday, September 19th
Reception and Book Signing: 6:30pm
Lecture: 7pm
Library at the General Society
20 West 44th Street, New York City
FREE for ICAA members and employees of professional member firms.
FREE for full-time students with current ID
$30 for the general public.
