Thinking about taking the Design Gym weekend intensive on May 31, but not quite sure what you're in for? Read on for a recap of September's session and sign up for the new one here.
From The Design Gym's blog:
Twenty-one students last weekend were pushed to the max over two and a half days, all in the name of better understanding and, more importantly, executing on the design thinking process. Throw in a session with an improv...
A couple weeks back, Sarah Lohman, author of Four Pounds Flour and Very Good Friend of the Brainery tweeted the awesome little map below, Distilleries in Brooklyn in 1851. Sarah's map focuses on Central Brooklyn, and I love how you can see how concentrated they were in this relatively small area.
Open Distilleries in Brooklyn 1851 in a new window
I wanted to see how the past compared to the recent explosion in distilleries...
Here's a handy cheat sheet for our upcoming events over the next week:
Master Class: Vermouth & Martinis - dry, sweet, shaken, stirred: you'll know all the answers after this class Monday, September 17
Thinking Very Deeply about Comedy - a new monthly series celebrating the history of stand-up, sketch and improv comedy. This month: The State; Tuesday, September 18
Flipbooks! - bookbinding for the rest of us; Tuesday, September 18
If you're looking to learn something ASAP, we've got all sorts of stuff headed your way.
Sizes of Infinity - Wednesday, August 15, 6-8pm.
The first time we ran this class, people stood outside watching for a really long time. It was impressive. There're only a couple spots left, so sign up quickly!
Barter Your Way Through Life - Thursday, August 16, 8:30-10pm
Learn how to make bartering a part of your life, right now.
So, our lovely email newsletters keep getting stuck in spam, but we have TONS of new classes, a full list of which is handily provided below. Some of them are even coming up soon, like next week soon, and you don't want the Brainery to be sad and empty, right?
Math & Science
Confused Climates, Wacky Weather, & Exasperated Experts: A Global Warming Primer - Wednesday, June 6
Grains & Grapes: The Story of Alcohol -...
