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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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    Angus Hyland After running a successful studio for 10 years, Angus became a partner in Pentagram's London offices in 1998. His clients have included BBC, Citibank, Getty Images, Nokia, Penguin Group, Renault, Shakespeare's Globe and Tate Modern. His work has received over 100 creative awards including 2 D&AD. Angus was elected to AGI in 1999 and is currently President of the UK chapter. Keynote: Angus Hyland in the Dimension of the Present Moment

     

    Don Lindsay is Vice President of User Experience for Research in Motion. Over the past twenty-five years, Don has held design management roles in Microsoft, Apple and Bell-Northern Research, and has shipped a broad range of enterprise and consumer products. At Apple, Don led the team responsible for defining and shipping the first four releases of Mac OS X and iApps. He is a named inventor on over forty utility patents covering operating systems, window management, behaviors and speech interaction. Keynote: Experienced Design

     

    Darrel Rhea, CEO of Cheskin Added Value has worked for more than 30 years at the front lines of innovation with the world’s top corporations. As a pioneer in customer-centric design and consumer-led innovation, Rhea has developed processes and tools that integrate the disciplines of social science, business analytics and design methods, contributing significantly to the reinvention of business and design consulting practices. Rhea co-authored the book Making Meaning: How Successful Businesses Deliver Meaningful Customer Experiences, and has been quoted in numerous business and professional publications. He is a frequent keynote speaker at seminal design and innovation conferences, and has lectured at leading business schools and design schools. Keynote: Insights to Innovation

     

    From 2006 until July 2010, Helen Walter was editor of innovation and design at Bloomberg Businessweek, where she covered the intersection of business and design. Prior to her American life, Helen was the features editor at the British design magazine, Creative Review, for which she is still a contributing editor. She has also written for numerous international design publications, has served as a juror on a number of international award panels and has written or contributed to numerous design-related books. Keynote: Design: The Bottom Line

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  • DesignThinkers 2011 Feedback
    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.
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