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Design à Trois: You SHOULD Judge A Book By Its Cover

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:00pm Art Insititute of Portland
1122 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR
 

You SHOULD Judge A Book By Its Cover presented by NYC designer/comedian, Patrick Borelli
Come hear Patrick Borelli, NYC designer and comedian, present to you 50+ of the strangest book cover designs he could get his hands on – with a unique, comic spin only he can deliver. Patrick’s presentation includes video cameos from such book cover design legends as Stephen Heller and Chip Kidd (among others). You’ll see book cover design in a whole new light.

Venue: Art Institute of Portland, 1122 N.W. Davis Street, Portland OR
Cost: $10 at the door (members/non-members/students), cash or check only

Design à Trois

Design à Trois is a three night event exploring rock poster design, book cover design and type design. We’ll kick things off with acclaimed rock poster design documentary, “Died Young, Stayed Pretty.,” by filmmaker, Eileen Yaghoobian. Next up will be “You SHOULD Judge a Book by Its Cover” – an insightful and amusing presentation on 50+ of the weirdest book cover designs – by NYC designer/comedian, Patrick Borelli. And, last but certainly not least, we will conclude with the national premiere of Punchcut’s newest installment of the Typophile Film Fest, a collection of typographic film shorts. Cancel any existing plans – this event is not to be missed!

Day 1: Died Young, Stayed Pretty.
Day 2: You SHOULD Judge A Book By Its Cover
Day 3:Typophile Film Fest

Many thanks to our gracious sponsors…

* Cinema 21 –

http://www.cinema21.com/

* Art Institute of Portland –

http://www.aiopen.com/portland/

* Partners on Demand (sustainable printer) –

www.partnersondemand.com

* Professional Sign & Graphics –

http://www.thesignpros.com

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