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I'm planning to attend these events next week. They are part of a pretty exceptional event series put together by the Center for Communication, and attendance is complementary if you sign up at www.cencom.org.

Behind the Image: Graphic Design
Wednesday, March 28
6:30 to 8:00 pm

Graphic design surrounds us, conveying messages and promoting products. But there's more to this than meets the eye. Quality design can be complex and multilayered; the end result of subtle influences and endless research. Masters of design Steven Heller and Mirko Ilic - co-authors of THE ANATOMY OF DESIGN - reveal the hidden meanings behind the creativity, and help you design a career in the field.

Steven Heller, Senior Art Director, New York Times; co-chair, MFA Designer as Author program, School of Visual Arts
Mirko Ilic, designer/illustrator; former Art Director, Time (international)
Christopher Mount, Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs, Parsons The New School for Design (moderator)

And then on Thursday...

Digitas: New Face of Advertising
Thursday, March 29
10:00 am

The New School
Lang Student Center, 2nd Floor
55 West 13th Street
(between 5th and 6th Aves.)
Co-presented with Parsons The New School for Design

In the digital era, the rules of marketing are changing dramatically and new strategies are including interactive content along with the usual print ads, DRTV, and direct mail. Digitas creates campaigns for giants like FedEx and AT&T. You'll learn what it takes to build a career in this multi-faceted brave new world.

George Scribner, SVP, Account Planning
Marcus White, Art Director
Bengt Asplund, Copywriter
Frank Rodriguez, Marketing Manager
Oonie Chase, VP/Associate Creative Director
Marc Garbarini, VP, Creative Director

STUDENT ON-LOCATION
Must be a student, please email info@cencom.orgto register. Please provide your name and school.

Kid Culture: Hot New Genre
Thursday, March 29
7:00 to 8:30 pm

Books on youth culture are the new bestsellers as adults attempt to understand the conflicts and influences confronting today's kids. But social critics claim that 'youth profiling' and juvenile navel-gazing exploits youngsters and is sending the wrong messages. Authors debate the pros and cons.

Abby Ellin, author, Teenage Waistland: A Former Fat Kid Weighs In on Living Large, Losing Weight and How Parents Can (and Can't) Help
Alissa Quart, author Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers; Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child
Dave Marcus, author, What it Takes to Pull Me Through: Why Teenagers Get Into Trouble and How Four of Them Got Out
Lauren Sandler, author, Righteous: Dispatches from the Evangelical Youth Movement
Maia Szalavitz, author, Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids
Catherine Orenstein, culture critic; author, Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked (moderator)

Housing Works Book Café
126 Crosby Street
(between Houston and Prince Streets)

Hope to see you there!