These Guys Kick APPS.

The creative forces behind PROJECT, TRVL, Above & Beyond: George Steinmetz, The Final Hours of Portal 2 and more come together for one night in NYC to the SPD Speakeasy—to inspire and inform, and give you the inspiration to kick some apps, too.

You know their apps. Now meet their creators. And learn how it's done.
 
The Society of Publication Designers presents a rare opportunity to interact with some of the most disruptive forces in digital publishing. Their companies are small yet their impact has been enormous, with groundbreaking apps that reinvent business models and rethink how content can come alive on the tablet. Get your tickets now, because all our previous app nights have sold out, and early, and we want to see you there, not on the waitlist!

Mike Burgess is Head of Digital at Seven, a multimedia publisher in London that translates Sir Richard Branson's vision into Project, an interactive magazine developed exclusively for iPad. The launch issue of Project was the most downloaded iPad app in the world, and the magazine continues to turn heads with its innovative features and advertising. Mike will take the audience behind the scenes at Seven to show how its 20-person staff produces the digital magazine and other innovative properties. www.seven.co.uk

Jochem Wijnands and Michel Elings are the founders of TRVL, an a la carte travel magazine for iPad based in Bussum, The Netherlands. Working out of a spare bedroom, they have published 25 issues of TRVL and generate 40,000 downloads every month and as many as 500,000 page views in a single month. The magazine is available without charge, resulting in a 4-and-a-half star rating in the iTunes Store. Each issue contains one article about one subject, and is loaded with gorgeous photography and multimedia. www.trvlzine.com

Joe Zeff is president of Joe Zeff Design, a multidisciplinary studio in Montclair, NJ, that helps companies fuse content, technology and business opportunities on the iPad. The former Graphics Director of Time magazine and a pioneer in the field of information graphics, Joe and his team have created storytelling apps such as "The Final Hours of Portal 2" and "Above & Beyond: George Steinmetz," an iTunes App of the Week selection that climbed to No. 34 in the overall ratings. HIs studio and their apps have been featured by Time magazine, Fast Company and Adweek. www.joezeffdesign.com

Come to be inspired. And come to be informed.

Jeff Gapp is Channel Evangelist for WoodWing USA, developers of the Digital Magazine Tools that power digital magazines produced by Time Inc., Meredith and more than 300 publishers worldwide. He works directly with the company's largest customers to implement solutions, and will present an overview on how WoodWing's software helps publishers large and small, including Project, TRVL and Joe Zeff Design, create apps for iPad and other platforms. www.woodwing.com

THESE GUYS KICK APPS: An Indie-Apps Appreciation Night.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Helen Mills Theatre

137-139 West 26th Street (between 6th & 7th Aves), NYC

Doors open at 6:30 PM for seating

Presenation begins at 7:00 PM

SPECIAL SUMMER BONUS! COCKTAILS TO FOLLOW: about 8:30pm...you know us: we won't hold you from the cocktails! Your chance to mix and mingle with the panelists and the always-fabulous crowd, in a more relaxed fashion.

Tickets for the PRESENTATION & COCKTAILS:

SPD Members, $20 in advance ($25 at the door, if tickets remain, CASH ONLY)

Non-Members, $30 in advance ($35 at the door, if tickets remain, CASH ONLY)

Students & faculty with valid ID:  $15 in advance, ($10 at the door, if tickets remain, CASH ONLY)

RSVP early!  All tickets, seating and cocktails are first come, first served. When tickets sell out, they're gone.