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WHAT HAPPENED TO DESIGNCHAT?
April 1st, 2012 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement. 1 Comment.
Something wonderful happened – my wife and I had our first child. When I found out that we were going to be parents, my first reaction was, ”Cool, this should be fun!” I had all of the blissful ignorance a first-time parent should have.
Then all of the necessary/unnecessary baby accouterment started appearing at my house. Piles 3 feet high of clothes, toys and wipe warmers seemingly grew up from the floorboards. One might think I’d glow with warmth at the idea. I didn’t. I had a slow-motion freak out.
I stopped returning phone calls, broke promises, ditched all freelance projects and focused all energies inward. Most of the time I was in denial that I was on sabbatical at all. When asked, I would tell people, “I’ll start shows again real soon.” It wasn’t a lie, but it wasn’t what happened either.
I’ve always been over-hopeful about how much time I could spend working on the DesignChat. Some days I would daydream about quitting my job, and just making a run for it. I would jump off the ledge, and hope for the best in making this experience profitable. My ideas and hopes were bigger than my gumption, so I would over-promise and under-deliver. Then I completely fell off the face of the interwebs. Sorry ’bout that.
But now that our son is here, and we’re starting to assume a normal routine again – I’m going resume publishing old shows and scheduling new ones. So scroll down and say hi to Sam, and then get ready for some more DesignChat goodness!
2010 SEEK DESIGN CONFERENCE
November 4th, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Announcement, Design News, Events. No Comments.
SEEK is a one-day design conference that has been organized by the students of Northern Illinois University for ten years. The event is run by the Visual Communication program at NIU. In the past, SEEK has played host to widely recognized designers including Paula Scher, Kyle Cooper, Chip Kidd, Joshua Davis and in the past year, Jakob Trollbäck and Massimo Vignelli.
This conference provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn and interact with professionals from the field in which they plan to enter. This year, to make SEEK even more engaging, interview-style presentations will be added to keynote and breakout presentations. There will also be workshop presentations as an added opportunity for the students who attend SEEK.
This year, SEEK invites Pentagram’s new partner, Eddie Opara as the featured keynote speaker. Also presenting are designers: Sara Aye of IA Collaborative; Nils Bunde and Dian Sourelis of Brainforest; Kevin McConkey of Grip Design; Justin Ahrens of Rule 29; Matt Toler of Lynch2; Mitch Rice of Three Communication Design; Lance Rutter of Legendre+Rutter; John Harris of a5; Camm Rowland of Digital Kitchen.
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:
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.
Go here to tune in
- Links
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
DC GUEST – ARMIN VIT
September 6th, 2010 by Shampton. Published under Announcement, Design News, Inspiration, Upcoming Guests. 2 Comments.
Wednesday, September 8th at 9pm CST — This week’s conversation is supplemented by the thoughts and opinions of our guest, Armin Vit — one half of the dynamic-duo known to most as UnderConsideration (Armin Vit + wife and co-conspirator, Bryony Gomez-Palacio). We have him about a week before his talk at AIGA Chicago’s Design Thinking II, and we hope to search his head a bit, figuring out what makes him such an effective proponent for good design.
Armin Vit’s career has brought him from his original home in Mexico City, to Chicago, and then to New York (working with Michael Bierut at Pentagram). Today he runs projects through UnderConsideration’s Department of Design in Austin, Texas, and does his best to enjoy time spent with his young family.
Vit has written articles for many of the industry’s leading publications like HOW, STEP, and Eye. He’s also created content for Emigre and the UK-based design publication, Creative Review. As if that wasn’t enough, he continues to oversee the creation of several microblogs and design critique sites while touring the world as a welcomed speaker, talking about what else… our favorite topics… design, branding and typography.
There’s a lot more to Vit then we’ve got here, so check out the links at the end of this post and…
Join us, and Armin Vit, this Wednesday September 8th at 9pm CST, here at
http://designchat.info/chat for a live video and text chat.
It will be great to talk with him and we hope to see you there too.
SPECIAL NOTICE:
The live show is at 9PM CST.
That’s one hour later than usual! Don’t miss it.
Learn more about our guest, Armin Vit, at the following links.
Link Round-Up:
DesignChat Live Wednesday Sept 8th, 9PM CST
Armin Vit and UnderConsideration on Twitter
Armin Vit Profile on UnderConsideration
Veer Interview with Armin Vit
Unmatched Style Interview with Vit
Print Magazine Interviews Armin Vit & Wife Bryony Gomez-Palaci
firstand20.com Gets Vit to Show Us his iPhone Homescreen
idsgn.org talks Flaunt
Flaunt:
UnderConsideration.com
Brand New
FPO For Print Only
Quipsologies
Speak Up Archive
Word It Archive
Archive of The Design Encyclopedia
AIGA Chicago “Design Thinking II” with Armin Vit September 16th.
5 HOURS OF POWER
August 25th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement, Chats. No Comments.
Wednesday is shaping up to be a very special day for creatives. 3 of my previous guests, Fabio Sasso of Abduzeedo, Nick Campbell, AKA The Greyscale Gorilla, and James White of Signal Noise are doing live shows of their own now, in addition to myself and Justin Maller. I am super proud of all of these guys for everything that they’re doing in the creative space, and I hope this is a trend that continues. We won’t see this combination every week, but I’m sure we’ll have repeat performances from time to time.
Here’s the line-up:
• 2pm EST: Justin Maller – Transmission – Tune in
• 3pm EST: Nick Campbell – GSG Live Cast – Tune in
• 4pm EST: James White – Signalnoise Broadcast – Tune in
• 5pm EST: Fabio Sasso – Abduzeedo Broadcast – Tune in
• 9pm EST: Design Chat with Ryan McGovern – Tune in
DC GUEST – SAMATAMASON -UPDATED
August 16th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement, Events, Inspiration, Upcoming Guests. No Comments.
UPDATE: SamataMason just changed their name today, August 17th, the day before the show to smbolic. I can’t wait to talk about this!
This week on DesignChat we’re speaking to 2 of the partners from SamataMason, a heavily decorated design firm in West Dundee Illinois. If that name sounds familiar, its because I say it every week on the show. SamataMason is where I broadcast from, and they have been great supporters of DesignChat and what we are trying to accomplish. Dave Mason and Kevin Krueger are going to take us through the history of their shop, and also what motivated them to start one of the most intriguing design conferences today, Cusp. I was lucky enough to attend and do a live show from Cusp last year, and I’m excited to say that I’ve been asked back! Follow me on Twitter to hear more announcements about who I’ll be interviewing.
Dave Mason was born in England and raised in Canada, where he formed his own design firm in 1984. He and co-founders Greg and Pat Samata formed Chicago/Vancouver-based SamataMason Inc. in 1995. His strategy and design work for clients such as Sesame Workshop, Swiss Army Brands, TRW, Broderbund Software and QLT has been honored in hundreds of national and international competitions and publications. He has served as a guest speaker at design industry functions and schools and has served as a juror for design competitions across North America and in Asia. Dave has also co-founded a number of successful business ventures including OpinionLab, Inc., the leader in web-based VoC (voice of customer) intelligence systems, Cusp Conference LLC, which produces an annual conference about “the design of everything,” and documentary producer NoisemakerFilms.
Dave Mason was recently awarded FGDC status as a Fellow of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada—GDC’s highest honour.
An Ohio University graduate, Kevin was a designer at Herman Miller before joining SamataMason in 1996. Kevin’s worked for a diverse range of clients such as the PGA Tour, Whirlpool, Devon Energy, International Truck, and Motorola. His print and interactive work has been honored internationally in numerous competitions and publications including AIGA Communication Graphics, The Art Directors Club, The Type Directors Club, Communication Arts, Applied Arts, International ARC Awards, Graphis and How Magazine. A former Chicago Chapter board member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), he is a frequent lecturer at design schools and organizations, and has served as a juror for numerous design competitions. Kevin is also a co-founder of Cusp Conference LLC, which produces an annual conference about “the design of everything”.
SAMATAMASON OFFICE
The BARREL ROOF of the SamataMason office has eight large skylights; glass walls divide working spaces. Gutters were removed and replaced by lanes in the center gallery of this renovated bowling alley.
SAMATAMASON WORK
Cambridge Solutions Ltd., client
Golin Harris, client
Evan’s Life Foundation, client
Stephen Wilkes Photography, client
Motorola, Inc., client
Sesame Workshop, client
An EVAN’S LIFE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT combined translucent paper with photos of grant recipients to portray the variety of children aided by the organization.
EVAN’S LIFE FOUNDATION’S “One Boy” campaign depicts a day-in-the-life account of a typical child the foundation supports.
CUSP CONFERENCE
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.
Cusp Conference is a magnet for the design-centric, but a significant percentage of attendees do not describe themselves as ‘designers.’ They describe themselves as business people, entrepreneurs, educators, policy-makers, physicians, consultants, students and managers.
Cusp attendees have included people from the worlds of: advertising, architecture / planning, broadcasting, construction / tech- nical services, consumer electronics, consumer finance, corporate communications, education, equity management, filmmak- ing, furniture, graphic design, industrial design, international tax law, journalism / writing, learning technology, manufacturing, medicine, not-for-profit, technology, philanthropy, public relations, public transportation, publishing, printing, research, web devel- opment, web analytics, and a whole bunch of high school students.
Cusp Conference 2010 presenters and special guests to date include:
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!
STA ARCHIVE MEET & GREET
August 15th, 2010 by ohnho. Published under Announcement, Events. No Comments.
If you’re in Chicago, come meet the judges of the 2010 STA Archive. It’s happening August 26 at the Landmark Grill + Lounge in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. For more information and to register, click here.
