Last Day to Haiku Your Way to ‘New Frontiers in Graphic Design’

Tickets are going fast for “New Frontiers of Graphic Design,” Thursday’s mediabistro.com-sponsored panel discussion in New York City, but there’s still time for you (and a friend) to get in free. It’s as easy as 17 memorable syllables. We’ve got two pairs of tickets to bestow upon the readers who send us the best design-themed haikus. (Haiku insta-lesson: Three phrases/lines of five, seven, and five syllables, respectively.) As you know, “design-themed” is a terribly elastic phrase, so be creative: an ode to a favorite typeface (or just the albatross that is Comic Sans), a laconic love note to Steven Heller, a minimalist magazine design critique, whatever strikes your fancy. E-mail your design haiku to unbeige@mediabistro.com (subject: Contest) before the sun comes up tomorrow, which our calendar refers to as “Tuesday.” Those who have an aversion to contests and/or Japanese poetry can buy tickets the old-fashioned way: by clicking here, and as an UnBeige reader, you can save $25 by entering the discount code TW25.

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