Archive for the year 2010
DC61 KATE BINGAMAN BURT
October 2nd, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Chats. No Comments.
Kate Bingaman Burt, creator of Obsessive Consumption takes time out of her busy schedule for some DesignChatting. She talks about past and current projects and how she is bringing the design community to the classroom.
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DC60 ROBERT KIRAZ
September 30th, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Chats. No Comments.
DC GUEST – JESSICA HISCHE
September 27th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement, Typography. 2 Comments.
On the heels of the Cusp Conference, it’s business as usual at DesignChat this week; fantastic guest, amazing work, sprinkle in some beers and hilarity shall ensue. Tomorrow, Wednesday September 29th at 8pmCST join us as we welcome the mystifying typographic talent that is called Jessica Hische. Her Drop Caps will stupify you. Her public digital sharing mechanism will webify you. Once you’re finished being webified, here are some pixels to drool on:
DC59 TAD CARPENTER
September 23rd, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Chats. No Comments.
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DC58 MARIA GRILLO
September 23rd, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Chats. 3 Comments.
Maria Grillo, of the Grillo Group weathers a massive storm to chat with us about design. She tells us what it was like working with Rick Valicenti and VSA Partners and also what it’s like working for yourself. She shares with us, some of the things that inspire her as well as strategies for tackling projects.
DESIGN MATTERS WITH MASSIMO VIGNELLI
September 17th, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Announcement, Design News. No Comments.
Design Matters, hosted by AIGA National President and recent DesignChat guest, Debbie Millman, will begin it’s sixth season… TODAY! This afternoon at 3pm Eastern, Design Matters will welcome design legend, Massimo Vignelli to kick off it’s 6th season.
As described by Debbie Millman, “Design Matters began in February of 2005 with an idea and a telephone line. I thought it would be a great way to ask my heroes everything I wanted to know about their lives and their thoughts and their careers without seeming stalker-y. In the process, I gleaned the most magnificent view of some of the greatest design thinkers and practitioners of our time. I realized the opportunity to share the brilliance of my guests with an audience I never expected was the gift of a lifetime.”
Massimo Vignelli is the founder of Vignelli Associates in New York and formerly of Unimark. He is responsible for some of the most recognizable design projects of all time. Some of his most famous projects include the 1972 New York subway map and the American Airlines corporate identity system.
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WIN A FREE TICKET TO CUSP
September 15th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Uncategorized. 3 Comments.
LIVE on tonights show we will pick a tweet at random and announce the winner! So you still have a chance! All you have to do is tweet this: @designchat I want to #WIN a ticket to #Cusp10.
UPDATE: THERE ARE TWO TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY TONIGHT!!! I REPEAT, TWO FRIGGIN’ TICKETS!!!!!!
NOTE: You must be able to get to Chicago for the conference on September 22nd-23rd. Upon arrival to the conference, you’ll have a ticket waiting for you. Go to cuspconference.com for more info.
Cusp is a conference about ‘the design of everything’, bringing together thinkers, innovators, performers, skeptics, believers, visionaries and explorers from the arts, sciences, technology, business and design. Cusp Conference is for anyone who believes that the best way to predict the future is to design it.
DC57 ANDREW BYROM
September 15th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Chats. No Comments.
DC OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR OF CUSP
September 7th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement, Events. No Comments.
We’re super proud to announce that DesignChat has become an official media sponsor of Cusp Conference. Yes, we agree – this is amazing. Cause to celebrate, even. How are we going to celebrate this momentous occasion, you ask?
We’re sending one of our fans to CUSP!
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! It means that you have a chance (if you live near Chicago, and are free on September 22nd and 23rd) to attend this two-day fantastmagorical design-gasm. After attending last year I was raving about this experience for months using every over-the-top expression I could think of. Here’s how they describe it:
Cusp is a conference about ‘the design of everything’, bringing together thinkers, innovators, performers, skeptics, believers, visionaries and explorers from the arts, sciences, technology, business and design. Cusp Conference is for anyone who believes that the best way to predict the future is to design it.
WHO WILL I SEE?
19 presenters who are all amazing people who have accomplished spectacular feats. Creator of TED, Richard Saul Wurman tops off a list of inspirational speakers who will fill you with enough energy to take on the entire universe.
Sean Adams
• Graphic designer / AdamsMorioka Designer
Natalia Allen
• Design Futurist / member Fast Company 100 Most Creative People in Business
Sakchin Bessette
• Multimedia designer / founder of Moment Factory
Maggie Breslin
• Designer / SPARC Lab at Mayo Clinic Rap troubadour
Baba Brinkman
• Rap troubadour
Josh Elder
• Cartoonist / comics in the classroom advocate
Randy Fielding
• Architect / FieldingNair / school design leader
Whitney Hopkins
• Product designer / Smart Design, member of the Biomimicry Guild
Michelle Kaufmann
• Architect / sustainable design leader
Noreen Morioka
• Graphic designer / AdamsMorioka
Dr Jay Parkinson
• Doctor / designer
Diana Rhoten
• Education innovator / co-founder / STARTL
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
• Author / filmmaker
Diego Stocco
• Sound designer
Tim Will
• Social entrepreneur / founder of Foothills Direct / winner of The Purpose Prize
Richard Saul Wurman
• Author / designer / founder of TED Conferences
And more to come!
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO WIN THIS GOLDEN TICKET?!
Between September 8th and 15th, tweet @designchat using the hashtags #WIN and #Cusp10. One winner will be chosen at random, and the winner will be announced live on the show, Wednesday, September 15th. We will then contact the winner, confirm their location and availability, and their ticket will be waiting at the check-in desk at the MCA on September 22nd. HOW COOL IS THAT?
Here’s an example of a winning tweet: @designchat I want to #WIN a ticket to #Cusp10!
We know you’re as excited as we are to go to Cusp, so wet your appetite with one of my favorite speakers from last year, cartoonist Linda Barry.
URBANIZED FILM SET FOR 2011
September 7th, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Announcement, Design News. No Comments.
Filmmaker Gary Hustwit, has announced the subject of his third design documentary. Urbanized will focus on the design of cities and the issues of urban planning. The film will complete what Hustwit has referred to as his “design trilogy,” joining 2007’s Helvetica and 2009’s Objectified. The film is said to feature top architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. Cinematographer, Luke Geissbuhler, who worked on the previous two films, will rejoin Hustwit so stunning visuals can be expected. The film is currently in production and is set to premiere sometime in 2011.
For more information on the film:
Official Website – www.urbanizedfilm.com
Gary Hustwit on Twitter – @Gary_Hustwit
If you haven’t seen the previous two films check them out at their official sites.
Helvetica
Objectified