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[NYUSW] Workshop: "Designers as Entrepreneurs" with Khoi Vinh and Ben Pieratt

Thursday, October 6, 2011 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (ET)

New York, NY

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*** THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6th ***

Learn about business developmentcore design principles, or a hot new technology!

 

If design strikes your fancy, then come partake of the morsels of UI/UX wisdom generously provided by Khoi Vinh, former design director of The New York Times, and Ben Pieratt, CEO and designer of Svpply.  They'll each share lessons they've learned during their careers as designers and entrepreneurs, then wrap up by interviewing each other and taking questions.  Good times for all.

About Khoi

Khoi Vinh is an entrepreneur, user experience designer, writer and speaker, who was recently named one of "The 50 Most Influential Designers in America" by Fast Company Magazine. He is the founder of Lascaux Co., Inc, a New York City startup building a new class of creativity software that unlocks the potential of tablets. Prior to that, he was the design director at NYTimes.com for five years, where he led the in-house design team in user experience innovation for digital products of all kinds. For over a decade, he has published his thoughts on design, technology and culture at the widely-read blog Subtraction.com. He is the author of "Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles for Web Design" (New Riders), and he has lectured all over the world on design matters.

About Ben

Ben Pieratt has two sons, two cats, one wife, one minivan, eight teammates, two board members, two co-founders, 83 squatted domains, 600,000 monthly visits, and one beer gut. Previously a reasonably interesting identity designer and freelancer, Ben now works in NYC as the CEO and designer of Svpply.com.

 


Many thanks to our premiere sponsor, Goodwin Procter LLP!


 

When & Where



Kaufman Management Center: 2-60
44 W 4th St, Room 2-60
New York, NY 10012

Thursday, October 6, 2011 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (ET)


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