Douglas Riccardi: You Gotta Eat

Join us, our friends at General Assembly (https://generalassemb.ly/) and Knock Knock (http://knockknockstuff.com/) in welcoming Douglas Riccardi to Los Angeles to talk about designing in the restaurant space.

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Douglas will present an opinionated survey of current landscape in restaurant/food branding and the unique challenges and opportunities faced by designers working in this arena. Drawing on both his studio’s projects at Memo (http://www.memo-ny.com/) and other notable brands, Douglas will share some of the strategy and best practices involved in taking restaurant brands from raw to well-done.

Douglas Riccardi is the Owner/Creative Director of Memo — a Manhattan-based design agency specializing in branding and marketing collateral for a number of hospitality and retail clients such as Pizzeria Mozza, Osteria Mozza, Eataly, Vox Vodka, Pour Wines, Elixir Juice Bar, Connie & Ted's and more. Douglas Riccardi has worked with some of the most influential and innovative international design firms of our time, including Tibor Kalman’s M&Co (New York), Benetton SpA (Treviso, Italy) and Ettore Sottsass’s Sottsass Associati (Milan, Italy).

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“I had the great fortune of working at two studios where there were no boundaries, no labels, and no set job descriptions. These were M&Co. and Sottsass Associati in Milan. Not only has this has made me really enjoy working in groups, but it taught me to see my contributions as part of a bigger whole. It also taught me to appreciate the way other design professionals approach the same project, but through the lens of their discipline.” – Douglas Riccardi, Image of the Studio (http://imageofthestudio.com/studio/memo)

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Doors Open 6:30pm
Showtime + Q&A 7:10pm

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Just two steps and you're in!

Step 1: Register for free on the General Assembly page:
https://generalassemb.ly/education/you-gotta-eat-designing-in-the-restaurant-space/los-angeles/22167

Step 2: RSVP here to let us know you'll be coming!

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The first 100 attendees in the door will receive a Tangle Plumb Notebook (http://knockknockstuff.com/product/plumb-tangle-notebook/) and a Why You're So Awesome Fill In The Love Journal (http://knockknockstuff.com/product/why-youre-so-awesome-journal/) from Knock Knock (http://knockknockstuff.com/)! Once you get yours, please tweet Knock Knock (https://twitter.com/knockknock) a public display of affection for these beautiful gifts.

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Paid parking is available across the street in the Santa Monica Place structure next to Nordstrom. For other parking spots and rates, check Park Me (https://www.parkme.com/los-angeles-parking).

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