Lower East Side hotspot The Hotel on Rivington was the aesthetically pleasing scene of mb's recent design gathering. Revelers came out in droves to celebrate Talk Back: The Bubble Project by Ji Lee, and enjoy free beer, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Italian brewmaker Peroni. Fueled by plenty of gratis beer, it wasn't long before attendees started in on their own personal "bubble projects," using available thought bubble stickers to share a piece of their minds.

At The Hotel on Rivington, June 27, 2006

Photos by Joe Silva

Daymoon Design graphic designer Jay Ballesteros, Eli Musser and
R&A account executive Theresa Cha

Mark Batty Publiher's Mark Batty, Clarina Bezzola, writer Jeff Greenspan

Phil Buehler, Lisa Levy and Tairone Bastien

BusinessWeek reporter Janie Ho, BusinessWeek staff writer Matt Vella
and BusinessWeek.com reporter Julie Gordon

GoodGraphicDesigner.com senior graphic designer Jose Antonio Contreras
and Haymarket Media designer Christopher Silva

Ji Lee

Elle associate art director Erick Cruz and propsfortoday designer
Myron Lea

Jim Bourne, photographer and Web designer Silke Mayer and GIS'
Shiori Higo

"I love Peroni" bubble

Fine Design creative director Stan Fine, Smart Money custom publishing
designer Carla Brown and House of Dereon senior graphic designer
Khia Jackson

TQ Communications photographer and writer Tequila Minsky, Penguin
Group (USA) assistant production editor Tamara Arellano and Howard Leduc

Cynthia Batty, Mark Batty and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. art director
Galen Smith

Atlas Books associate editor Jessica Fjeld and The Overlook Press
assistant editor Alex Young

Mars and Valentine art director Tess Evans and Warner Bros. designer Jodi Pierce

"I love Peroni" bubble