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Design Thinkers 2011 and the “Exquisite Corpse”

To celebrate how design connects us, we've invited some of our favorite visual communicators to participate in our own version of Exquisite Corpse. This time-honored exercise typically sees collaborating contributors blindly adding to a composition in sequence. No one sees what another has drawn, except for what's necessary to connect one portion to the next.

 

Leading up to DesignThinkers 2011, this large-scale, collaborative work will grow, piece by piece, on all communication materials. It will become our own kind of exquisite body: one collective, interconnected work. Let's connect at DesignThinkers 2011 to see where it takes us.

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2012 Dates coming soon!

We invite visual communicators everywhere to assemble in Toronto this fall for the Association of Registered Graphic Designers' 12th annual DesignThinkers Conference, as we discuss the unique insight and problem-solving processes of the designer.

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Adobe Systems is pleased to support DesignThinkers.

 

The foundation of design thinking is the desire to solve a problem and deliver a better user experience. Technologies, including Adobe's, have created endless opportunities for designers to think, communicate and collaborate to generate engaging experiences. However, it is creative professionals' design thinking, business insights and innovative ideas that make these experiences a reality. It's your creativity and critical thinking that Adobe is committed to support and foster.

 

Adobe is pleased to foster conversations with speakers from the conference, industry leaders and bring you insights into the discussions at DesignThinkers. We also encourage you to offer your thoughts. Please check this blog often or subscribe through RSS.

  • “The death of print is at hand.”
    February 15, 2012

    So declared John Furneaux R.G.D., Managing Partner of Ove Design, at RGD Ontario’s Future by Design panel discussion at the Design Exchange on January 31, 2012. This first in a series of events on the last Tuesday night of every other month, was streamed live through the web with organized groups watching in North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Kingston.

    Tags: death of print, John Furneaux R.G.D.
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  • DesignThinkers 2011 Feedback
    November 9, 2011

    With DesignThinkers 2011 wrapped and plans already underway for 2012, we are pleased to present a few thoughts that we have received from some of the attendees. We encourage you to add your comments and if you would like to contribute a longer blog entry, please email it to communications(at)rgdontario(dot)com.

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  • Designing web experiences that meet business goals
    November 3, 2011

    David Mackay, district manager of Adobe’s Omniture division in Canada, readily admits that he has no design talent. However, his experience working with leading global brands in the automotive, retail and financial industries to deliver better web experiences has given him some insight into what web designers need to align their designs with desired business outcomes.

    Tags: analytics, testing
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  • Rei Inamoto: Marketing the experience
    October 31, 2011

    A pristine soccer pitch, the night air glittering with spotlights and cameras, a sense of urgency as the crowd waits, a field of dreams. It’s an opening image for Heineken Star Player, a mobile application that allows soccer fans to test their knowledge in real time by predicting the game’s outcome, then seeing whether their forecasts come true. Fans can compete with the game, their friends or others worldwide on UEFA Champions League matches, turning a passive watching experience into a heigh...

    Tags: Culture of Innovation, Heinecken, Rei Inamoto
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  • Jessica Hische: Creating ideas for others to use
    October 31, 2011

    Tradition and humour, excellence and accessibility. These seemingly incongruous attributes vitalize the logo for H. J. Mews, a pet store for “the discerning feline.” Designed by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische, it uses fun and fantasy, colour and creativity to cater to those “who want the best for their pets,” she explains. A tuxedoed cat, his sartorial formality is offset by ironic touches: the feline wears a P.G. Wodehouse-style monocle and his curly whiskers are Salvador Dali whi...

    Tags: illustration, Jissica Hische, Louise Fili, The Daily Drop Cap_, typography
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  • Todd Simmons: Blurring the Line Between Brand and Business
    October 28, 2011

    The word “branding” can often imply a narrative crafted out of thin air to install identity upon an existing business. Todd Simmons, Executive Creative Director of branding firm Wolff Olins, doesn’t necessarily see it that way. “I hope that the line between brand and business continues to blur, even more than it has up to now,” says Simmons. “In the next ten years, I’d like for us to be more engaged in straight-up business design – the design of business itself.”

    Tags: AOL, branding, Wolff Olins
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  • “The death of print is at hand.”
    So declared John Furneaux R.G.D., Managing Partner of Ove Design, at RGD Ontario’s Future by Design panel discussion at the Design Exchange on January 31, 2012. This first in a series of events on the...
    Read On
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