Design Groups New York

NYC Drinks + Designers (UX, UI, Product) Happy hour!

Welcome to Design Lounge's November installation of **Drinks & Designers** in Manhattan! Join us for another fun and casual happy hour in NYC. We'll have some ice breakers, the sun will be setting over NYC and the cocktails will be iced! This is a great way to **mingle**, **make new friends** and **expand your network**. All digital designers and design recruiters are welcome. See you there! **Please note you will need to RSVP to attend.**

Interior Design, Fashion, et all Biz networking intimate event event opener

**This intimate event opener will just be a test event to see how things are going to pan out and I’m still figuring out the detail, but will probably be limited to 25-30 group members in a private event room at the Cowork ing space at Soho works dumbo at 10 Jay st from 7-10 pm rather than a massive event where no one can really get to know one and other.**

UX Happy Hour irl (open to all levels)

######## You need to bring a physical Government Issued ID to be allowed to stay. It's the Law. ######## Whether you're a seasoned UX pro, just breaking into the field, or simply curious about design — this is your invite to pull up a chair and join the conversation. UX Happy Hour is a laid-back, no-agenda gathering where designers, researchers, product thinkers, and anyone design-curious can connect over drinks in a low-pressure setting. No slides. No networking theater. **Why attend:** • Meet new connection in organic way • Get feedback and fresh perspectives on your work (i.e. portfolio) or advice for your career • Stay sharp on what's happening in UX, AI, product, and tech right now • Meet potential collaborators, mentors, or future coworkers • Cheap drinks ($5 Guinness) **What to expect:** • Warm, welcoming crowd across all experience levels • Candid conversations about design, careers, tools, and everything in between • A great chill bar in the East Village to do it all in **Where to find us:** We're usually tucked in by the ATM at the back of Mona's. If you're not sure where we are, just ask the bartender — they know us! Come solo, bring a friend, or drag a coworker along. The more the merrier. Interested in sponsoring this event? Reach out to Danny (one of the organizers) for our sponsorship rate card.

Visual, Composition : Nov 7-Nov 28 , Sat. 10:45am. In-person

[Visual Composition & Storytelling Classes (4 sessions): Nov 07-Nov 28 , Saturdays 10:45 AM-12:30 PM. In-person: Outdoors](https://www.photomanhattan.com/product-p/co-dp3.i-01.1.htm "Visual Composition & Storytelling Classes (4 sessions): Nov 07-Nov 28 , Saturdays 10:45 AM-12:30 PM. In-person: Outdoors, CO-DP3.i-01.1"). $375 \* Meetup RSVPs don't reflect the number of attendees as most Registrations come from our site: https://www.photomanhattan.com **This workshop is fully Outdoors.** Except, in specific instances such as rain / drizzle, it will be partially indoors or rescheduled. **Meeting location will be in Union Square Park or the Highline (at 14th street).** **👁️ VISUAL COMPOSITION & STORYTELLING:** The Art of Seeing Light and Design This is where your creative photography takes over. Master composition rules (Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines) and learn how to break them to forge your own artistic style. Focus on visual design elements like perspective, color theory, and dynamic framing. **What You Will Master:** \* **Compositional Rules**: Master essential composition techniques, including the **Rule of Thirds**, **Leading Lines**, **Symmetry**, and **Negative Space**. \* **Design Elements**: Focus on visual design elements such as **perspective**, **color theory**, **dynamic framing**, **pattern**, and **texture** to make every image captivating. \* **Creative Vision**: Develop your individual style and learn to identify and execute complex concepts that transform a snapshot into a compelling piece of visual storytelling. \* **Hands-On Practice**: In-class assignments and critiques focused on developing and refining your unique creative vision. This course marks the shift from simply operating a camera to truly creating art. Master the foundational rules of composition and learn when and how to break them to forge your own unique artistic style. Learn to communicate complex ideas and emotions through the frame. **Requirements & Notes:** \* **Requirements**: Any camera (DSLR, Mirrorless, or advanced Point & Shoot). \* **Assumed Knowledge**: Basic familiarity with camera operation.

DiwaLi Cruise Party Desi Dinner Buffet Saturday Night Nov 7

New York City Upgrade Your Face Shape Style

**✨ Men's Style: Haircut, Frames and What to Wear for Your Face** Most style advice ignores the one thing everyone sees first: your face. This live online session shows how face shape and colouring decide which haircuts, frames, collars and colours work for you. Written with men in mind: haircut and facial hair for your face shape, frames, collars and the colours that suit you. Everyone who books gets a **tailored program** of their own, built from a short questionnaire (goals, budget, time, skin) and one front photo, with the measurements of their face. In the session we go through how to use it. Everyone booked at this time joins the same live session, and each person's program is built for their own face. No ratings, no scores, no needles: practical, evidence-rated changes you can make at home. **An RSVP on its own won't get you in.** Register through the link below to book your place. ### [🪞 BOOK YOUR PLACE 🪞](https://looksmaxplan.vercel.app/product/LooksmaxProgram?productType=LooksmaxProgram-men-style&audience=men&city=New%20York%20City&groupurlname=coffee-shop-sketchers-creative-community-circle&productId=500301&startgmtdatetime=2026-11-01T23:00:00Z) --- ✅ **What you get:** - Questions answered live - The colours that suit your contrast - Your own tailored program, with costs and timelines - Your face shape, measured from one photo For adults (18+). No experience or special products needed. Small changes, in the right order. ✨

Signs of Creative Minds: "Arts" and Sign: HOST NEEDED!

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 3.0 Discussion

This event will be online on [YouTube](https://youtu.be/XiPUCmrpkKk) and in-person (New York City). **The speaker and livestream start at 7:30 pm ET**. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET. If arriving late, please leave a comment on this page and someone will come down ASAP. WCAG 3.0 will shape how accessibility is measured for years, and it's still a draft. That makes now the time to read it and say what works. Thomas Logan will give a short tour of the latest W3C Working Draft: how it's organized, how the new Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels work, and how it reaches beyond web pages. He will host an interactive discussion. We'll share the group's comments afterward, with steps for sending your own feedback to the W3C. No WCAG expertise needed, and first-timers are welcome. Joining online? Add your thoughts in the YouTube chat, and we'll include them. **The discussion and livestream start at 7:30 pm ET**. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET. If arriving late, please leave a comment on this page and someone will come down ASAP. **Presenter bio** Thomas Logan has spent over twenty years helping organizations design and implement technology solutions that are accessible to people with disabilities. Throughout his career, he has led projects for federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as private sector organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. He is the founder and owner of Equal Entry, whose mission is to contribute to a more accessible world. Equal Entry advances this mission by providing training, education, and accessibility audits across websites, desktop and mobile applications, games, and virtual reality. The company partners with organizations that build digital technologies to ensure accessibility is embedded from the start. **Accessibility** The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. For ASL preferred speakers, learn about the [Aira ASL App](https://aira.io/aira-asl-app/), and download it before the event. For the Blind and Low Vision community, learn about the [Aira Explorer App](https://aira.io/aira-explorer-app/) and download it before the event. To access the online webinar for audio description, use the A11yNYC Access Offer to call, or simply inform your Visual Interpreter that you'd like that offer applied when you connect. For additional accessibility requirements, please email meryl@equalentry.com **two weeks** **before** the event. **Livestream** [YouTube link](https://youtu.be/XiPUCmrpkKk) Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG. **Location details** The event is at 72 Spring Street on the 4th floor. Everyone must be accompanied to the event on the 4th floor. Because everyone needs to be escorted, please arrive early or on time. When you enter the ground floor, a representative from A11yNYC will be there to provide elevator access. **Transit** The building 72 Spring Street is near several transit stops: 6 train * Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet * Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles B/D/F/M trains * Broadway-Lafayette Street (accessible stop), 0.2 miles N/Q/R/W trains * Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles * Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles M1 / M55 Bus lines * Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet Cabs and rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance. **Finding the building** In Google Maps, find 72 Spring Street. It shows the correct location of the entrance: on Spring Street, halfway between Crosby and Lafayette. It’s also between the Glossier store and the Krewe Eyewear store. Inside and over the reception desk in our building 72 Spring St, it says “Marc Jacobs.” **Traveling to the event?** We recommend [Hotel on Rivington](https://www.hotelonrivington.com/) or [Crosby Street Hotel](https://www.firmdalehotels.com/hotels/crosby-street-hotel). **Accreditation** All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC). **Sponsors** Thanks to [Aira](https://aira.io/), [AKQA](https://www.akqa.com/), [Deque](https://www.deque.com/), [Evinced](https://www.evinced.com/), and [Equal Entry](https://equalentry.com/) for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com

Visual Composition: Nov 7, Saturday 10:45am. In-person: Outdoor

Join us for [Visual Composition Seminar: (1 session): Nov 07, Saturday 10:45 AM-12:30 PM. In-person: Outdoors](https://www.photomanhattan.com/product-p/se-cfb.i-01.3.htm "Visual Composition Seminar: (1 session): Nov 07, Saturday 10:45 AM-12:30 PM. In-person: Outdoors, SE-CFB.i-01.3"). $ 135 Meetup RSVPs don't reflect the number of attendees as most Registrations come from our site: https://www.photomanhattan.com Courses are limited to 8-15 people depending on the course. **This workshop is fully outdoors..** Meeting location is at Union Square / Chelsea. The exact location will be emailed to you prior to class. **Framing and Composition.** Improve your imagery with this 2-hour seminar! This 2-hour photography class will cover common tricks and tips for shooting street shots, lighting control techniques, focus, background, perspective, and many more quick techniques that will instantly become handy for your next travel, candid, or city shots. Opened to all levels. Requirements: Any cameras, phones, Point and Shoot, Mirrorless, DSLR, or film. Basic knowledge of your camera's function is recommended. (In manual or Automatic Mode). Note, If you are enrolled in our Creative Photography course, you don't need this seminar, as this material will be covered during your course. Outdoors sessions are in Union Square / Chelsea. You can find other available photo classes checkout our site: http://www.photomanhattan.com/photography-classes-nyc-s/1814.htm Only registered attendees will be allowed. Thanks!

Prototyping in Public: Where Art and Science Get Tested on the Gallery Floor

What if a museum ran like a lab, with the experiment still in progress? **[Ann Neumann](https://www.museumnext.com/speakers/ann-neumann/)** is Director of Galleries and Exhibitions at the **[MIT Museum](https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/)**. Her question for the evening: can a museum serve as infrastructure for public experimentation, **a place where visitors take part in the work** rather than just walk through it? If you build products, run pilots, or spend your days deciding what's ready to put in front of real people, **this is a look at how one of the best-known science museums handles prototyping in public.** In collaboration with the **[National Arts Club](https://www.nacnyc.org/)** and its **[Art and Technology Committee](https://www.nacnyc.org/arts-and-programs/committees)**, Ann will walk through the interactive projects she's shepherded at the MIT Museum. **Each one works as a prototype for engaging the public with technologies** like CRISPR, machine learning, and sensory neuroscience. Reserve your spot and arrive early. Space is limited. Founded in 1898, the **[National Arts Club](https://www.nacnyc.org/)** is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts. Annually, the Club offers more than 150 free programs—both in-person and virtually—to the public, including exhibitions, theatrical and musical performances, lectures, and readings, attracting an audience of over 30,000 in-person visitors and thousands more online.

New York City Interactive Glow-Up: Look Rested and Strong

**🪞 Skin, Hair, Brows, Jawline: A Men's Looks Session** A live 60-minute session on Zoom, starting at this event's start time, about the non-surgical changes that make the biggest visible difference: skin, hair, brows, grooming, posture and how you come across in photos. Written with men in mind: skin that looks rested, a haircut and beard line that frame the jaw, brows and posture. Before the session you answer a five-minute questionnaire and add one front photo. Your face is measured from 478 points and you get your own **tailored program**: which changes suit your face shape and goals, in what order, with costs and timelines. It's one live session for everyone booked at this time; your program is the part that's tailored to you. Everything is non-surgical, and every step comes with what it costs and how good the evidence for it is. **An RSVP on its own won't get you in.** Register through the link below to book your place. ### [🪞 GET YOUR TAILORED PROGRAM 🪞](https://looksmaxplan.vercel.app/product/LooksmaxProgram?productType=LooksmaxProgram-men-looks&audience=men&city=New%20York%20City&groupurlname=coffee-shop-sketchers-creative-community-circle&productId=500301&startgmtdatetime=2026-11-01T19:00:00Z) --- ✅ **What you get:** - Non-surgical only, nothing to inject - Your face measurements and face shape - Your own tailored program, built from your answers and one photo - Costs, timelines and the evidence for every step - A skincare routine that fits your skin and budget For adults (18+). No experience or special products needed. Small changes, in the right order. 💈

New York City Your Best Women's Face Style

**✨ What to Wear for Your Face Shape: Women's Style Session** A live 60-minute session on Zoom, starting at this event's start time, about choosing what suits YOUR face: the haircut, glasses frames, necklines and colours that balance your face shape and colouring. Written with women in mind: brows, hair framing, frames, necklines and the colours near your face that suit your contrast. Before the session you answer a five-minute questionnaire and add one front photo. Your face is measured from 478 points and you get your own **tailored program**: which changes suit your face shape and goals, in what order, with costs and timelines. It's one live session for everyone booked at this time; your program is the part that's tailored to you. Everything is non-surgical, and every step comes with what it costs and how good the evidence for it is. **RSVP here, then register through the link below** to get your place and your program. ### [✨ GET YOUR STYLE PROGRAM ✨](https://looksmaxplan.vercel.app/product/LooksmaxProgram?productType=LooksmaxProgram-women-style&audience=women&city=New%20York%20City&groupurlname=coffee-shop-sketchers-creative-community-circle&productId=500301&startgmtdatetime=2026-11-01T15:00:00Z) --- ✅ **What you get:** - The colours that suit your contrast - Questions answered live - Necklines and collars that suit your face shape - A live 60-minute session on Zoom - The haircut and frames that balance your face For adults (18+). No experience or special products needed. See you on Sunday. 🧥