Ecumen greatly enjoys working with the neighbors on the Minneapolis Riverfront who have created the Mill City Commons community.  They’ve started a cool new speakers series in partnership with the Library Foundation of Hennepin County.  It’s called age: wide<ngle

The series begins Tuesday, Feb. 2nd at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:15 p.m.) and occurs every Tuesday evening at Pohlad Hall at the Central Library on 300 Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.  Here’s a brief sketch on the Feb. 2nd speakers. Read more about upcoming speakers here:

Feb. 2, Mary K. Baumann & Will Hopkins, Visual Trends

The extensive portfolio of design firm Hopkins/Baumann includes magazine work with LIFE, LOOK, PEOPLE, ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, FORBES, FOOD & WINE, BODY & SOUL, L’EXPRESS (France) and CLAUDIA (UK).  Hopkins and Baumann have been tracking popular graphic trends and will discuss what it takes to keep pace with our fast-moving visual culture.