Past Spark Events
Tuesday: November 5, 2019
Today's Graphic Design Entrepreneur
Have you ever thought about designing and creating a product? We're talking to Laura Berkowitz Gilbert, design studio owner and founder of Tocco Studio.
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Tuesday: September 10, 2019
How Strong Positioning Magnetizes Ideal New Business to Your Website
Learn how to enable positioning and translate our expertise throughout our websites in order to attract and convert only the most qualified prospects.
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Tuesday: August 20, 2019
Designer’s Dinner Club 2
Join us for our second exclusive “members only” dinner event! This time it's at San Marzano Pasta Fresca.
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Thursday: June 27, 2019
Private Tour at Bard Graduate Center Gallery
Private tour of the exhibit Jan Tschichold and the New Typography: Graphic Design Between the World Wars
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Tuesday: June 11, 2019
Spark Studio: Jesse Reed of Order
Join us for a conversation with Jesse Reed, co-founder of Brooklyn-based design firm Order and publishing company Standards Manual.
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Tuesday: May 14, 2019
Collaboration with Your Clients: Critical Conversation Skills to...
In this interactive workshop, Madeline Schwarz will teach practical techniques to manage your clients, navigate conflict, and stay cool-headed under pressure.
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Wednesday: April 24, 2019
How to Build a Marketing Plan that GROWS Your Creative Business
Join Justine Clay for a unique workshop specially created just for Spark Design Professionals!
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Tuesday: April 2, 2019
Modern Branding with Mark Kingsley
Join us for an evening of insightful analysis on the relationship between design and branding from one of the industry’s most forward-thinking practitioners.
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Thursday: February 21, 2019
2019 Design Pricing Roundtable
How does your pricing measure up against others? Estimate several sample projects and see what everyone else thinks it should cost! Past iterations of this workshop have been known to completely transform participant's businesses.
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Tuesday: February 5, 2019
Designer’s Dinner Club
Join us for an exclusive “members only” dinner event at Congee Village restaurant to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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Tuesday: December 4, 2018
Spark Holiday Networking Extravaganza
Come early and bring yourself, your business cards, and the vendors you love to our annual festive holiday networking event!
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Thursday: November 1, 2018
Spark Studio with Scott Stowell of Open
Join us for a conversation (at Open!) with Scott Stowell, founder of Open and the author of Design for People.
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Saturday: October 20, 2018
Guided NYC Lettering Walk
Join Carrie Hamilton on a guided tour of some of her favorite signage in New York City’s garment district.
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Monday: September 24, 2018
Strategies for Working with Larger Clients
Get the inside scoop direct from companies that hire design firms and learn what they look for.
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Friday: July 27, 2018
"Summer Friday" Private Tour at Cooper Hewitt Design Museum
Includes Admission, private tour, and a picnic in Central Park from 3:30-5:00PM
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Wednesday: June 20, 2018
Spark Studio Objective Subject
Join us for a conversation with David Jalbert-Gagnier, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Objective Subject.
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Monday: May 7, 2018
The Latest in RFPs, Proposals, and Negotiating for Creative Businesses
Join Ilise Benun and learn how you can take some of the stress out of proposals. Don't miss this opportunity to change how you approach the proposal process!
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Tuesday: April 24, 2018
How to Combine SEO and UX to Maximize the ROI of a Website
Besides measuring e-commerce sales or page visits, how do you know the website is doing its job? Learn how to maximize the ROI for the websites you create.
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Tuesday: March 13, 2018
Design Pricing Rountable
How does your pricing measure up against others? Estimate several sample projects and see what everyone else thinks it should cost! Past iterations of this workshop have been known to completely transform participant's businesses.
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Wednesday: February 21, 2018
Advanced Pricing Strategies with Emily Cohen
Come learn how to improve how you present and negotiate your fees, including retainer relationships and value-based pricing.
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