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About the Author
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Steven Heller is the cofounder and the cochair of the MFA Designer as
Author program at the School of Visual Arts. He writes the Visuals
column for the New York Times Book Review and the Graphic Content
blog for T-Style; is editor of AIGA Voice; and is a contributor to Design Observer. He is the author, coauthor, and/or editor of more
than 120 books on design and popular culture, including the forthcoming
New Ornamental Type (Thames and Hudson). More information can be found at his homepage.
See all Daily Heller posts here.
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Big Apple Design
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by Steven Heller
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Six months ago, a group was founded to wed design talent and design need. Called desigNYC, its mission "is to improve the lives of New Yorkers by connecting
nonprofits, community groups and city agencies serving the public good
with passionate, professional pro bono designers." Launched by New York Magazine and ESI Design, the founding board members and designer volunteers at desigNYC provide pro bono design
guidelines, best practices and resources, host community-building
events, and promote design collaborations to accelerate and
celebrate their impact.
On Thursday, June 17, at Pratt Manhattan Gallery Space (144 W 14th
St, 2nd Fl), DesigNYC will showcase 12 pilot projects developed over the past six months. If you cannot be there, below are some of the projects and you can see videos here.
(top) Sam Eliot and Dory Pogers
collaborate on a design charrette for the Added Value Farm on Governor’s Island.
(below) Cover design for Eating Healthy in Bed-Stuy by Darhil Crooks.
(below middle) Circulation analysis by Joel Sanders Architect, Balmori Associates and Domingo Gonzalez Associates.
(bottom) Cover design for the Power is in Your Hands (NYCHA green guide) by The Rooster Design Group.
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Reader Comments
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Designers can apply for a Sappi Ideas that Matter grant offering $5-50,000 to support the production of communication ideas created on a pro bono basis for nonprofit organizations. Deadline July 16, 2010 www.sappi.com/ideasthatmatterNA
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By
ldeener
June 16, 2010
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As I was scrolling down to the poster images... I saw the young man with his arm an older woman... scroll, scroll... "eating healthy in bed"...(what??!!! hahahah) oh wait, that says "bed-stuy".....
Ok, so I'm the mental equivalent of a 12 year old, but that's funny stuff.
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Bobbi
June 16, 2010
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