Jumpstart your week with our insider's guide to events in the design world. From must-see exhibitions to insightful lectures and the competitions you need to know about—here's the best of what's going on, right now.

Monday

"A Bigger Splash" by Malika Favre

Enter That Guy Who Used to Design Your Band's Flyers In: This Illustration Competition

Outline Editions is teaming up with Using Music to create a series of artworks to accompany Using Music's collection of Library music. Why? Because most artwork used by production music libraries is unimaginative and downright cheesy. Submit an illustration, and your artwork could end up on the Using Music website and various album sleeves.

Online Competition open through August 29, 2016.

Tuesday

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Bring your Coworkers to: Practice Lab: Sketching for Design Thinking

Sometimes communicating is hard—if this statement hits close to home, the Sketching for Design Thinking workshop might be right for you. Learn how to communicate your ideas through sketching, process mapping and storyboarding to make visual communication a breeze. This workshop could double as a great team building exercise, as you and your coworkers will be able to communicate without talking in no time.

New York, NY. August 23, 2016 at 6:30 PM.

Wednesday

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Bring a Drama Queen to: Stage Design by Ming Cho Lee

Before it's too late, head over to this retrospective exhibition of the celebrated set designer, Ming Cho Lee. The exhibit provides an in-depth exploration of Ming Cho Lee's creative process by displaying the preparatory materials for his set designs alongside documentation of the performances. 

New York, NY. On view through September 11, 2016.

Thursday

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Bring a Forgetful ID'er to: Exposure to Product Design Workshop

This workshop is a refresher course on the essentials of innovative product design and development. Learn about the overall aspects of industrial design, including need-finding, design methodology, innovation, problem solving, product graphics, interaction design, product ergonomics, product aesthetics and more.

Powai, Mumbai. August 25, 2016 at 9:30 AM

Friday

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Bring a Well-Rounded Art Historian to: Moholy-Nagy: Future Present

This exhibit reveals the fascinating history of László Moholy-Nagy, a utopian artist who believed that art could work hand-in-hand with technology for the betterment of humanity. Throughout his extensive career, Moholy-Nagy was an influential teacher at the Bauhaus and experimented with art in almost all forms, including camera-less photography. Catch this content-rich exhibit before it ends this September. 

New York, NY. On view through September 7, 2016.

Saturday/Sunday

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Bring a Plant Lady to: The International Garden Festival

An annual rendez-vous for admirers of contemporary gardens and design, The International Garden Festival is a forum for innovation and experimentation that showcases designers from a host of disciplines. The festival offers a unique space for which five carefully selected pavilions created by designers and architects from Canada, the United States, France and Switzerland are displayed. 

Grand-Métis, Québec. On view through October 2, 2016.

Check out the Core77 Calendar for more design world events, competitions and exhibitions, or submit your own to be considered for our next Week in Design.