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CUSP CONFERENCE 2011
September 7th, 2011 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Uncategorized. No Comments.
To celebrate my third year doing Cusp Conference, I’m giving away 2 tickets to this year’s BIG EVENT.
All you have to do is tweet with the three hashtags #DESIGNCHAT #CUSP11 and #WIN.
Its that simple! Tell everyone you know! 2 lucky winners will be selected TONIGHT, September 7th at 845pm CST during the live show. Both winners will be responsible for getting themselves to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago on September 28th and 29th. Each individual ticket is worth $1750.
To see some of the past speakers, check out their Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/CuspConference
I’ll be there interviewing some of the speakers and attendees, and doing a live broadcast for DesignChat. I can not wait – I look forward to this all year. For more details, go to http://cuspconference.com
What is Cusp?
It’s a conference about the design of everything.
What’s the Cusp experience?
In the words of one attendee, Cusp was “inspirational, funny, thought-provoking, eye-opening, informative, inspirational, fascinating, humbling, soothing, shocking, awesome, inspirational, unbelievable, wise, touching, smart, healthy, honest, confusing, inspirational, affirming, creative and just friggin’ amazing. Did I mention inspirational?”
The Cusp experience is different for every individual, but it’s essentially two full days of mind-expanding, soul-feeding getaway, powered by 26 presenters/special guests and 285 attendees.
Basically we get 300+ smart, energized, creative, inspiring, talented people into a room, get them talking to each other, then wait to see what happens. And usually a lot happens.
What’s the ROI on attending Cusp?
We love this question. What’s the ROI of putting on pants before you go to work? Cusp is about investing in yourself. The return on that investment is up to you.
What kind of people are going to be in the Cusp 2011 audience?
We get asked for demographics for the Cusp audience all the time, but since we don’t ask people who register how old they are or what their income level is we really have no idea.
We do know that the unifying traits of Cusp attendees seem to be:
Curiosity – our attended tend to be pretty broad thinkers
Design savvy – our attendees may not be designers themselves, but they tend to be very clued in to the power of design
Attractiveness – everyone who attends just seems to be incredibly good looking. Go figure.
DC88 JASON SANTA MARIA
August 23rd, 2011 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Chats. 1 Comment.
Design superstar Jason Santa Maria (aka: The Most SEO’d Designer on the Internet) spends an hour with us discussing his fan/work relationship with They Might Be Giants, seeing one of his logos tattooed on someone, his excitement for the world of TypeKit and his biggest design catastrophe.
DC87 MAKE
August 15th, 2011 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Chats. 1 Comment.
From the beginnings of their “babycakes” college romance in Michigan to the blossoming of their careers as MAKE in Chicago, Abby and Jesse bring the same vibrance in their relationship to their work.
The best quote of the show goes to Abby Wynne, “Gotham is way too slutty for me right now.”
DC86 CAROLINA DE BARTOLO
August 12th, 2011 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Chats. No Comments.
An amazing website used to promote the book Explorations in Typography; Mastering the Fine Art of Typesetting lead me to discover its writer and typography instructor, Carolina de Bartolo. Together we nerd-out on typography and the roller coaster we all ride as we learn how to practice it.
Carolina’s charm and infectious laughter carry us through our hour-long conversation, which included two video questions and a handful of though-provoking audience text-questions.
DC54 ART CHANTRY
May 9th, 2011 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Chats. No Comments.
As part of the 2010 AIGA Chicago Design Week, DesignChat was held in front of a live audience at Columbia College in Chicago. For this special event, Art Chantry joins us from his studio in Tacoma, Washington. Art tells us about his experiences in the business and shares a unique perspective on the world of design.
DC84 VON GLITSCHKA
May 1st, 2011 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Chats. No Comments.
Von Glitschka joins us from his studio in Oregon for DesignChat. He tells us about his first experiences working in the industry and how he became successful as a one-man shop. He talks about his methods and where his inspiration and motivation comes from.
LINKS DISCUSSED
THIS IS MY NORMAL
THIS IS MY NORMAL SCREENINGS
VONGLITSCHKA DOT COM
VONSTER BOOKS
VONSTER PATTERNS
VONSTER ON TWITTER
LOGO LOUNGE
DC83 KYLE LAMERE
April 13th, 2011 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Chats. No Comments.
Kyle LaMere, the photographer behind IshootRockstars, joins us from Chicago. He tells us about his background in design and how he transitioned to photography. He talks about what it’s like being a full-time freelancer and some his long-term career goals.
DC82 RULE29
March 14th, 2011 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Chats. No Comments.
This week DesignChat is on location at Rule29 talking with Justin Ahrens and other members of the R29 team. Justin tells us about his new book, Life Kerning, and Rule29′s latest documentary, This is My Normal. We get to see the trailer for the first time and learn about what went into the making of the film.
FEAST YOUR EYES
…on some of R29’s fantastic work and the very moving trailer for This is My Normal.
Description from R29’s blog, written by Bob Davidson
This past April, both Justin Ahrens and myself, alongside our friends Brian MacDonald (Wonderkind Studios), Von Glitschka, Kelsey Timmerman, Bruce McEvoy and the Life in Abundance team, had a chance to shoot our second documentary project in Africa entitled “This is My Normal.” This film explores two primary questions: “What is poverty?” and “What is normal?” These questions are explored through the stories and imagery of the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. In particular, the film focuses on the people of the Mathare Valley – a section of the Mathare slums, often referred to as the “Forgotten Valley.”
DC68 CUSP GIVEAWAY
December 17th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Chats. No Comments.
Armin Vit, co-founder of UnderConsideration joins us from Texas. He tells us what it is like working with his wife and how they balance work with family. He shares his thoughts on the current state of design and talks a little about why blogs and forums are such great stages for conversation.