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February 28, 2012
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METROPOLIS AND ELF HOST 2nd ANNUAL STATE OF DESIGN™ EVENT

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Education Legacy Fund invites you to the Second Annual Horace Havemeyer III State of Design™

Slow Down + Move Fast

A riveting interactive exchange between two Metropolis 2012 Game Changers, moderated by Metropolis editor in chief, Susan S. Szenasy

Two generations meet head on
The speed & skills of 2 very different generations—the boomers & Gen Z—challenge designers to understand the new demographic reality.

Ruth Finkelstein, ScD, Vice President for Health Policy, The New York Academy of Medicine
Katie Salen, Professor of Games and Digital Media at DePaul University, and former Director of the Center for Transformative Media.

Wednesday evening, March 28th, 2012
6pm — Reception
7pm sharp — State of Design™ presentation and audience Q&A

Steelcase
4 Columbus Circle
58th Street @ 8th Avenue
New York, NY

Click here to register

Tickets:
$45 per person
$15 for students

Seating is limited.

The STATE OF DESIGN™ and the Havemeyer Award were created by ELF to honor Metropolis publisher Horace Havemeyer III’s many accomplishments and ongoing dedication to the design community.

Reflecting Havemeyer’s vision for Metropolis, STATE OF DESIGN™ provides a platform for an open, constructive dialogue on what shapes twenty-first century design.



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