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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Thanks for making DesignThinkers 2010 a hit
Our annual DesignThinkers conference has concluded for another year and I am thrilled to say that the 2010 event was an overwhelming success. We had our largest attendance to date, with more than 1,300 delegates from across Canada and even … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Design issues, Professional development
Tagged Business, Design thinking, strategy
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Driving the creative process forward
The creative process, as many of you have certainly discovered, can bog down fast amid the diverse and often pressing business concerns that exist within the commercial environments we inhabit. To keep the creative process moving in the right direction … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Design issues, Professional development
Tagged Chris Chapman, Creativity, Design thinking, strategy
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DesignThinking offers the next big advantage for business
Businesses say they want to innovate – yet most make the mistake of relying exclusively on analytical thinking when it comes to decision-making and strategy, says Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management. His advice to businesses … Continue reading
Putting design and the bottom line on the same page
More businesses are embracing design and while the trend is positive, it also poses challenges for the design community, writer and editor Helen Walters told DesignThinkers 2010 on the second day of the conference. The former editor of innovation … Continue reading
Meet the man who plugged in WIRED magazine’s digital edition
Successfully translating the immersive and compelling experience of an iconic magazine like WIRED into the language of the digital universe has been a unique and formidable project to say the least. And who better to deliver a behind-the-scenes glimpse into … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Publishing, Technology
Tagged Adobe InDesign, digital publishing, IPad, technology, Wired (magazine)
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TAXI’s Paul Lavoie has no doubt about the power of Doubt
Canadian marketing and advertising legend Paul Lavoie, chair and co-founder of TAXI, got DesignThinkers 2010 off to a highly inspired start today with his keynote speech on the role doubt can play in the success of great ideas and accomplishments. … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Business, Professional development
Tagged Business, Design thinking, Paul Lavoie, strategy, Taxi
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Your great idea is just the start, says RIM’s Don Lindsay
You have a truly great idea? Terrific. But that’s merely the start. Because it’s not about the idea, it’s about the execution, says Don Lindsay, VP of User Experience for Research In Motion. Lindsay brought his own insights — and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Professional development
Tagged Business, Design thinking, Research In Motion, strategy
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Martha Stewart joins the world of digital publishing
Martha Stewart Living celebrates its 20th anniversary by joining the digital publishing world. Learn how the magazine is reimagined for tablet devices using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. The iPad edition celebrates the magazine’s 20th anniversary and includes interactive photos, scrollable … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing, Technology
Tagged digital publishing, IPad, Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living, technology
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Adobe MAX 2010 highlights
I was fortunate to attend Adobe MAX this year and saw first-hand many of the amazing technologies and innovations. Digital publishing, rich content development for multi-screens and new breakthroughs for established technologies such as Photoshop are definitely some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged Adobe MAX, Adobe Photoshop, digital publishing, Kevin Lynch, mobile, technology
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Convergence, collaboration and exciting new conversations in an era of dramatic change
We are witnessing a dramatic evolution today involving the convergence of design and technology in the digital publishing era. It’s truly an exciting time. Some observers compare the current phenomenon to the desktop publishing revolution only two decades ago – … Continue reading
Posted in Design issues, Publishing, Technology
Tagged Desktop publishing, digital publishing, Fonts, Typeface
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