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SPD Members Get a Special Preview of Adobe's Creative Cloud

SPD Members Get a Special Preview of Adobe's Creative Cloud

SPD @ FIT   06.14.13   posted by The Editors

On June 5th SPD hosted a speaker series event in conjunction with Adobe to preview the new Creative Cloud.  Adobe's Worldwide Evangelist Terry White gave the audience a sneak peek of what's coming next for digital publishers and a rundown of the new enhancements in the Creative Cloud programs.  
Joe Zeff of Joe Zeff Design then showed how creative cloud was used to produce the SPD award winning Fast Company app. 
 
See photos from the event after the jump...

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Food For Thought

Food For Thought

SPD @ FIT   12.17.12   posted by The Editors

Our Food for Thought  Speaker Series event on December 10th, held at the Helen Mills Theatre, was a great success. Our panel consisted of a top food magazine editor, creative directors, and photographer. The evening was full of great presentations by our panelists and a very lively debate about the current state, and future, of magazine brands in a multiplatform world. A special thanks to event photographer Matt Monath, and to Speaker Committee members Joe Zeff and Peter Hemmel for their tireless work on this event! 
See photos from the event HERE

MODERATOR:
Francesca Messina, Creative Director, Architectural Record, GreenSource, ENR, SNAP, Executive Committee Secretary, The Board of Directors of SPD 
PANELISTS:
Anabel Gondelles, Design Director, Food + Mobile, The Food Network
Stephen Scobel, Creative Director, Food & Wine
Anabel Gondelles, Design Director, Food + Mobile, The Food Network
Tanya Steele,  Editor-in-Chief Epicurious.com, Gourmet.com, Gourmet Live
Melanie Dunea, photographer
 
EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER:
Matt Monath  
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Breakfast With Mr. Lois:Part 4

Breakfast With Mr. Lois:
Part 4

SPD @ FIT   03.30.10   posted by Brandon Kavulla

Today is the day! Er, tonight is the night! Please join George Lois and Scott Dadich tonight for their talk at FIT. iPads, the MoMa, Esquire, Newsstands as Strip Clubs, etc. Only a few tickets remain, so don't miss this chance to hear the man live in person, shake his hand and have him sign his new book just for YOU. One last clip from breakfast to tide you over after the jump...
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Breakfast With Mr. Lois:Part 3

Breakfast With Mr. Lois:
Part 3

SPD @ FIT   03.29.10   posted by Brandon Kavulla

A real magazine is like a what?? (Thanks for making us nose our coffee, George.)
Everyone better bring some dollar bills tomorrow night for his talk. Who knew F.I.T. had a champagne room...
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Breakfast with Mr. Lois:Part 2

Breakfast with Mr. Lois:
Part 2

SPD @ FIT   03.26.10   posted by Brandon Kavulla

Are magazines dead? George weighs in after the jump, and next Tuesday, March 30th.
Time (and tickets) are slipping away!
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Breakfast With Mr. Lois: Part 1

Breakfast With Mr. Lois:
Part 1

SPD @ FIT   03.25.10   posted by Brandon Kavulla

This week, Scott Dadich and George Lois met for breakfast at George's home in Manhattan to discuss the final preparations for their talk at FIT next Tuesday, March 30th. The lovely Nathalie Kirsheh (W Art Director and video goddess extraordinaire) and I managed to crash the meeting and roll some tape. On the follow page is part one. A Warning for anyone attending the event: if this is George first thing in the morning...fasten your seatbelts next Tuesday.
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LOIS + DADICH: 4 things you won't get fromYouTube

LOIS + DADICH: 4 things you won't get fromYouTube

SPD @ FIT   03.19.10   posted by Brandon Kavulla

As you may have already heard, George Lois has a new book out based on an exhibition of his work at the Museum of Modern art. On Tuesday, March 30th, in what is sure to be our Speaker Series event of the year, he will be sitting down with Scott Dadich to talk about past, present and future. (And yes, he still looks exactly like the above...good genes.)

We thought we'd take this chance to let you know that while you may know George and his covers, there are quite a few reasons why you can't miss this or replace it with Google or YouTube. Here's 4...

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SPD@FIT: George Lois on 'The Esquire Covers @ MoMA'

SPD@FIT: George Lois on 'The Esquire Covers @ MoMA'

SPD @ FIT   03.14.10   posted by The Editors

We show this all the time, we love it so, but there's never too much of a great thing: here's a a tiny flash of what you might get a chance to see at our evening with George Lois for SPD@FIT on Tuesday, March 30th, where he talks with Wired's Scott Dadich about his show of Esquire covers at MoMA, the subject of a new book from Assouline, George Lois: The Esquire Covers (rumor has itproven fact: books will be there for purchase and autographing):
 


Info on this film and tickets after the jump...
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No April Fool's Joke: Buy Tickets ONLINE for Gary Koepke, April 16th!

No April Fool's Joke: Buy Tickets ONLINE for Gary Koepke, April 16th!

SPD @ FIT   04.01.09   posted by The Editors

We are terribly excited to be moving on into the 21st Century at SPD--and you will be too, because it means you can now purchase tickets ONLINE for our upcoming SPD@FIT event with Gary Koepke on Thursday, April 16th! That's right, your inspiration is just a few clicks away, any time of the day or night.

Purchase tickets after the jump...
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Monday Morning Inspiration: Modernista! in Just About A Minute

Monday Morning Inspiration: Modernista! in Just About A Minute

SPD @ FIT   03.16.09   posted by The Editors

On April 16th (a month from today!) we're pleased to host an SPD@FIT evening with Gary Koepke, Co-founder and Executive Creative Director of Modernista!, the fastest-growing independent creative agency in the world. Gary will recollect his transformation from graphic designer into agency founder and owner, tell stories from the front lines of creative entrepreneurship, and share some thoughts on publication design, the work that launched his career and that he continues to pursue at Modernista!

A quick video shot of adrenaline, tickets on sale, and some of the highlights from Modernista! after the jump...
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A Night Under the Influence...

A Night Under the Influence...

SPD @ FIT   03.04.09   posted by The Editors

... of illustration is a great way to spend a night. Huge thanks to the illustrators who shared their experiences and advice, covering everything from finding, accepting, and turning down work to rights and copyright issues, good and bad art directors, editors, dream jobs, nightmare clients, and everything in between: Peter Arkle, Juliette Borda, Tim O'Brien, Christopher Silas Neal, Katherine Streeter and Jillian Tamaki. An extra-special thanks to Ted McGrath and Yuko Shimizu (in person!) for signing copies of their posters for the give-away, and to  Mark Heflin of American Illustration (don't forget! Thursday morning, March 5th, is the FINAL DEADLINE for AI 28) for moderating this discussion so well we actually got booted from the amphitheatre for staying so long!

The night's opening video, created by Grace Martinez and featuring work from the illustrators and a soundtrack from artists who've all been under a different kind of influence, after the jump...
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DWI: Under the Influence with Today's Most Arresting Illustrators

DWI: Under the Influence with Today's Most Arresting Illustrators

SPD @ FIT   02.26.09   posted by The Editors

Some fun additions to our upcoming DWI: Do It With Illustration night next Tuesday: since we're showing the AI25 Anniversary Timeline movie at 6:45PM, Yuko Shimizu will be signing 25 of her AI25 posters, while they last, starting at 6:30PM when the doors open.

We'll also have 50 signed AI27 posters by the artist Ted McGrath to give away, again, while they last -- obviously, the early arrivals get the bounty.

You'll also be able to order copies of the latest volumes from American Illustration (AI 27, designed by Open NY) and American Photography (AP 24, designed by Scott Dadich).

All info about the night, including how to RSVP early & save $5 off the price of your tickets, here.


Above, samples of Yuko Shimizu's AI25 poster (top), and Ted McGrath's AI27 poster (bottom). Get there early!
NOW & THEN: Paula Scher for SPD@FIT

NOW & THEN: Paula Scher for SPD@FIT

SPD @ FIT   01.29.09   posted by The Editors

For our inaugural SPD@FIT event for 2009, we knew we needed something big enough to keep pace with the other big inaugural events of 2009. Join us on Tuesday, February 10th for an evening with Paula Scher, Partner at Pentagram, for an evening Paula describes in this way:

As a child of the sixties I was always rebellious. It came with the decade. I found that a form of rebelliousness is always present in my best work, and my work suffers when it is widely accepted and it becomes a part of the establishment.
This talk will show how I have rebelled against Helvetica, expectations of others, and mostly rebelled against myself.
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Sharing Paula

Sharing Paula

SPD @ FIT   01.20.09   posted by Brandon Kavulla

If you haven't heard, Paula Scher is our first speaker for SPD@FIT in February, for her talk titled "Now and Then." To get ourselves ready, we've been watching this clip from her TED talk at the 2008 Design Center Conference -- we're going to have great questions for Paula! More info about tickets for Tuesday, February 10th here.

Video after the jump...
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Tuesday Night! Paper to Pixels

Tuesday Night! Paper to Pixels

SPD @ FIT   10.07.08   posted by Brandon Kavulla

Our panel discussion Paper To Pixels is tonight at the Katie Murphy Amphitheater at F.I.T.
The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the talk begins at 7 p.m.
Click Here for full details on the event including a bio and Q + A with each panelist.
Come join us for a night of great work and conversation!


PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Ian Adelman?

PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Ian Adelman?

SPD @ FIT   10.06.08   posted by Brandon Kavulla

What does an industrial designer know about designing a website?
Ask the man responsible for taking New York Magazine online.
(He was the founding art director of Slate.com, too.)

Ian Adelman is the Design Director of the New York Media websites: nymag.com and recently acquired (and soon to be redesigned) menupages.com.
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PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Paul Schrynemakers?

PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Paul Schrynemakers?

SPD @ FIT   10.03.08   posted by Brandon Kavulla

If taking a print magazine to the web sounds pretty damn hard, how about taking FIVE online?
And what if they happen to be massive, million-plus circ. magazines like Men's Health, Women's Health and Prevention...both domestic and international publications?

Paul Schrynemakers, after a 7 year stint as the creative director for ivillage.com, is a creative director for Rodale, a global health and wellness company.
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PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Andrew Essex?

PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Andrew Essex?

SPD @ FIT   10.01.08   posted by Brandon Kavulla

Want to know where publishing is headed? Ask someone who deals with print advertisers around the world every day.  And if he happens to have a massive and prestigious magazine background as well...you should handcuff him to your desk and make him tell you everything he knows.

Meet Andrew Essex, CEO of Droga5.

The founder and former editor-in-chief of Absolute magazine, Andrew is a twenty year magazine veteran. Before Absolute, he was executive editor of Details magazine. He has also held senior editorial posts at The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, Men's Health and Interview and served as consultant for launches of Us Weekly and Salon.com.
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PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Jeremy LaCroix?

PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Jeremy LaCroix?

SPD @ FIT   09.29.08   posted by Brandon Kavulla

We've got one... and he's still alive, too.
A magazine guy who has jumped into the web with both feet...and very recently.
He's got some serious explaining to do.

Jeremy LaCroix, former art director of WIRED, is the creative director of Lifestyles at CBS interactive which includes Chow.com, Chowhound.com and Urbanbaby.com.
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PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Khoi Vinh?

PAPER TO PIXELS: Who is Khoi Vinh?

SPD @ FIT   09.26.08   posted by Brandon Kavulla

Some would argue that no medium will be affected more by the internet than newspapers.
We've tracked down the man responsible for bringing one of the largest newspapers in the world online.

Khoi Vinh is the Design Director for NYTimes.com, where he leads the design group in user experience innovation. He and his team are responsible for the creative design of new online features, functionality and content for the industry-leading news site.
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New York Magazine's 40th Birthday

New York Magazine's 40th Birthday

SPD @ FIT   09.01.08   posted by Dirk Barnett

Want to hear how New York Magazine began, and what it was like to be a cutting-edge magazine art director in the late-1960's?  Want to know how the approval matrix was born, and why they almost killed it? More importantly, do you want to hear how New York grew to become a standard-bearer of American journalism while also serving as a beacon of great editorial photography and design that continues to dazzle from week to week?


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