One Day Course by Edward Tufte, information design guru

Edward Tufte, information design guru, will visit Boston for several one day courses on "Presenting Data and Information". Topic sounds dry, but I attended in Chicago years ago and his content is fabulous. "The Leonardo da Vinci of data." THE NEW YORK TIMES

The event fee includes his 4 beautiful books and...



fundamental strategies of analytical design
evaluating evidence used in presentations
statistical data: tables, graphics, and semi-graphics
business, scientific, research, and financial presentations
complexity and clarity
effective presentations: on paper and in person
interface design
use of PowerPoint, video, overheads, and handouts
multi-media, internet, and websites
credibility of presentations
animation and scientific visualizations
many practical examples

Workshop on Business Growth by Former Publicis CEO

Robert Bloom, former Publicis CEO, presented to a group of entrepreneurs, AMA and AdClub members at Boston's World Trade Center on April 21, 2009 - a useful hands-on workshop demonstrating how he does consulting sessions to grow businesses.

Attendees learned two helpful methods: 1) A no frills, no bull, simplistic approach to finding an inside advantage, one that is often undiscovered and under-utilized. 2) How to discover your strategic asset and become known for it.

Looks like this is a workshop that travels:
http://www.liminalgroup.com/events.php

His book:
http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Advantage-Robert-H-Bloom/dp/007149569X

Superseed is Visiting Designer at Boston's SMFA

The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) in Boston invited Margo Johnson, Executive Director, Superseed, to speak and present work as a visiting designer.

Margo met with faculty, Chantal Zakari, Carl Sesto and students in the the Text and Image Arts program which studies visual communication through graphic design, artists’ books, interactive Web, and multimedia while encouraging students to develop a personal voice.

Margo's presentation covered her career background, education, teaching, influences and her current business, Superseed.

The theme: "The need for creativity in the future U.S. economy" exposed students to a current news topic -- how businesses are seeking the creative thinking process of artists and designers.

She shared her approach, outlook and visual samples as inspiration to her design process. Discussion evolved on topics such as BusinessWeek's site on Innovation, web 2.0, marketing, trends, thesis, Emigre, typography, CalArts, art and photography.