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

"Good Experience Blog" with thoughtful writings on customer experience, user experience, human experience.

Check out Mark Hurst's "Good Experience" blog focused on customer experience, user experience, human experience. This page highlights his "Best of" articles from years of newsletters from his thoughtful writings. This page announces Gel ("Good Experience Live"), a conference and community exploring good experience in all its forms -- in business, art, society, technology, and life -- which sells out months before the event. He also runs an exclusive job board for professionals in design, usability, user experience, and customer experience.

MarketingProfs Business-to-Business Forum June 8-9 in Boston

See keynote Steven Johnson, best-selling author of six books on the intersection of science, technology and personal experience. His writings have influenced everything from the way political campaigns use the Internet, to cutting-edge ideas in urban planning, to the battle against 21st-century terrorism. He has also co-created three influential web sites: the pioneering online magazine FEED, the Webby-Award-winning community site, Plastic.com, and most recently the hyperlocal media site outside. in. Steven’s books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and include, most recently, The Invention of Air. Steven is a contributing editor for Wired magazine and has also written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and many other periodicals. He’s appeared on many high-profile television programs, including The Charlie Rose Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
See Steven Johnson in a TED clip >

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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.

Remix Event attracts visionaries and leaders in global design management

I've heard rave reviews of this annual DMI event in the past. Learn, share and network with international attendees and diverse leaders in global design management, executives, visionaries, product designers, creative directors, branding experts, artists and technology innovators. DMI Remix will have attendees from IBM, Philips, eBay, Harvard, Bose, Microsoft, Ziba Design, Anthem, CVS, ELEVEN - just to name a few.

I am attending. They have set up a social network blog site on Ning.com for the Remix event where you can view the attendees.

Visit DMI REMIX

Superseed to speak at Business Incubator - WomenBiz Roundtable

Event: Superseed.com Director, Margo Johnson, to speak at the WomenBiz Roundtable at the Amoskeag Business Incubator on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 6:30 PM.

Do-It-Yourself Marketing - How is your business engaging in marketing efforts on a tighter budget? Learn from a creative agency expert about how you can help your business improve awareness or increase sales using new do-it-yourself marketing tools. Get ideas, share ideas and discover new ways to do your own simple low cost branding, marketing and design.

Amoskeag Business Incubator map
33 South Commercial Street Manchester, NH 03101

Conference Report Published on Synergy of Design, Brand, Business

Read Margo Johnson's report of the "DMI Conference: Synergy of Design, Brand, Business" on the DMI (Design Management Institute) website. Conference videos and pdf presentations from all speakers available free with membership. >

Synergy of Brand, Design, Business

Just spent last week at DMI’s Brand/Design 20 Conference, where experts explored synergy, collaboration, and strategy. With attendees at around 125, the event was just the right size for a more intimate gathering. I was impressed with the valuable insight from speakers and diverse attendees. Instead of showing off glitzy end results, speakers gave a peek behind the scenes into operational process, collaboration methods and how design thinking is becoming more integrated into business strategy in more and more large corporations. I look forward to more events from DMI. Each presentation can be purchased online as conference recordings on the DMI website.

Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film.

What is Pangea Day? Learn more > and don't miss the interactive map of worldwide event hosts where you can attend a local viewing > or host one here >

You can also watch at a digital cinema > or on tv > Pangea Day is on Saturday, May 10th (11am-3pm US West Coast, 2-6pm US East Coast, 7-11pm in UK, 8pm-midnight in Europe and much of Africa, 9pm-1am in the Mideast, 11.30pm-3.30am India, etc.).

In 2006, filmmaker Jehane Noujaim won the TED Prize, an annual award granted at the TED Conference. She was granted $100,000, and a wish to change the world. Her wish was to create a day in which the world came together through film. Pangea Day grew out of that wish. I like this video of her acceptance speech about the inspiration behind Pangea Day: Jehane Noujaim's TED Wish

Smartthings Diagrammatic Narrative

A diagrammatic narrative represents a day in the life of a fictional designer during the year 2030 (interacts with and guided by smart things — objects, systems, and environments with embedded intelligence that has conversational and sensory capabilities). The project was made by Irene Pereyra & Tom Klinkowstein for the Singapore Design Festival.

An exploratory visual map displaying complex information in a way that can be absorbed in a non-linear fashion. You will need to use your pdf reader zoom tool. Download this jumbo visual map as a pdf >

The DMI Conference Experience

This video from last year's conference in VT will give you insight of what to expect at a DMI Conference -- described as a thirty yr old conference where design managers and business leaders assemble to participate in setting the agenda for the future.

Another interesting event this past summer, 2007 DMI Design and Design Management Performance Series: The 19th International Brand Design Conference, "Brand, Design, and Business–the Integration Imperative".