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In October, The Huffington Post recognized 100 people at its Game Changers event in New York. During the evening’s many tributes, projections displayed images of each honoree’s name.
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Also at the event, a tiered display of laser-cut silhouettes stood at the entrance.
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At arts organization Performa’s Red Party in New York in November, a Pop Art-style portrait of the evening’s honoree, visual artist Shirin Neshat, hung near the check-in area.
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At Out magazine’s Out 100 event, held in New York in November, organizers created video content that included photos of the honored guests, as well as decorative imagery that changed throughout the night. Another touch: Honorees wore white boutonnieres.
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In October, Toronto’s Design Exchange paid tribute to Bruce Mau and other “big thinkers” at the venue’s annual Black & White gala. Organizers projected the faces of Mau, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, and Walt Disney, among others, onto oversize white balloons.
Photo: George Pimentel

At the Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner in Chicago in October, books by special guest Toni Morrison served as centerpieces and take-home gifts.
Photo: Johnny Knight