Design+Management is what I am currently studying at Parsons. This page contains the following:
Design Managers and Professionals I've heard speak An interview I conducted with the founder of San Francisco based company HUF (click on the HUF logo to watch the interview on FILM, preview some product for Fall 05, and read the write up.) An interview I conducted with the founder of New York based company aNYthing (click on the aNYthing logo to read the interview and watch the 2nd half on FILM) So, you ask yourself what the end result of creating an effective flyer is?? Check these two photo albums out. You'll get the idea. (click on the two Nothing Nice links below) Darrel Rhea . Cheskin CEO http://www.cheskin.com/ Darrel Rhea, the Principle and CEO of Cheskin was incredible. He was the first visiting professional / guest speaker I heard speak at Parsons. To this day, I still talk about his lecture with friends and also tend to bring up some of his examples in class discussions. Darrel spoke about the key concepts of being a design manager and what CEO’s of companies in the future and today need to have in order to build and sustain the core of their company. Jan-Christoph Zoels . Interaction Designer The Power of Experience: Design Strategy as a Way of Creating Imaginable Futures This talk explored how user-centered design research methods can strengthen a foresight and innovation process by enhancing scenarios of the future with the visual, the spatial and the experential. David Shah . Futurist On November 4th, I went to the lecture, "Attitude: Why you need it to survive in today's market," which was a special presentation hosted by Parsons and Pantone, featuring marketing consultant, international designer and futurist David Shah. The night was filled with very interesting material on social trends and how they will shape the environments, services and products we will face in the next decade to approach. Scott Henderson . Industrial Designer / SmartDesign NYC http://www.scotthendersoninc.com/ On December 1st, design and management faculty member Ian White hosted a guest speaker, Scott Henderson, a New York based industrial designer to speak not only on his recent endeavors, but also on the design process. During his 12 years at Smart Design, Scott Henderson managed to obtain global notoriety from his 50+ award winning inventions and patents.
My Work / Studies
Inspiration
[BRANDING] is a huge aspect of Design + Management. A company could potentially go out of business due to poor branding. What exactly is branding and how can it be maintained? Check out this section to see logos I have designed and my thoughts on branding.
Lately I've been throwing parties in Association with Retail Mafia NYC and OxyCottontail.com. These are all of the flyers I have designed for various late night jump offs.
Andrew Zolli . FUTURIST
http://www.zpluspartners.com/So today during my free time at Parsons, I listened to Andrew Zolli from Z+Partners based out of Brooklyn, NYC. He spoke about Brands, Culture and thoughts on whats ahead. Smart ass dude, and showed it.