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A love affair with a typeface? For these famous directors, type is part of their art

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It is rare, says title designer and Art of the Title editor-in-chief Lola Landekic. One such detail: The typeface Albertus, which he first used in the titles for Escape From New York in 1981, and further deployed in seven other films, including The Thing, Christine , Prince of Darkness , and They Live.

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Inside Printemps, the French luxury store that’s trying to change the U.S. retail scene

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In 1865, a new department store opened in Paris called Printemps (which is French for spring). The architecture is a stunning Art Deco masterpiece, replete with mosaics, dramatic turrets, and enormous windows with dramatic displays of recent products. It was a bet that this neighborhood would become hot and vibrant.

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4 Steps for Fundraisers to Nail Their Next Ask

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At last week’s Fundraising Day in New York 2022 from AFP-NYC, the “Making the Ask and Demystifying the Process” panel delved into the art of the ask. Here are a few tactics the panelists suggested to help you succeed in each step along the way — from landing the meeting to responding to the donor’s “no.”.

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How you can help save declining butterflies

Fast Company Tech

They inspire people, from art to literature and poetry. With restoration efforts, one Karner blue population in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve in New York rebounded from a few hundred individuals in the early 1990s to thousands of butterflies. Yet, its numbers are absolutely tanking across its range. Why care about butterflies?

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How one of Brooklyn’s most expensive neighborhoods became home base for the creative class

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When international architecture firm Snhetta found its New York City lease was coming up last year, a search kicked off for a new workspace. Its currently marketing new spaces under 10,000 square feet with private terraces to attract smaller companies and firms, and is chasing a formal design district designation from the city.

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Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a '90s-style beat-'em-up in the mold of Shredder's Revenge

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Tribute Games / Dotemu Like Shredder's Revenge , it exploits the advantages of modern graphical engines without betraying its muses' old-school pixel art. Brawl through the streets of New York City all the way to the depths of the Negative Zone to foil Annihilus' vow to spread death across the cosmos."

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The Benefits of Hosting Small Fundraising Events vs. Large Galas

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For example, a small art museum held an? art auction ?this First, the auction itself, by virtue of its online format, had a broad geographic reach – you didn’t have to be onsite at an event to bid on the art. . One New York City-based organization held a similar event but framed it as a decentralized version of their “gala.”

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