NYC IxDA Event: Design Style and IxD July 26, 2007

IAs and UX designers are often exceedingly careful to draw a sharp distinction between style and substance. But in fact style has always been a powerful design tool, acting as a rich resource for innovation and new solutions to design challenges. Style is a dynamic, self-correcting system;
it is a pattern language; it bridges branding and functionality, desirability and usefulness; it is, in fact, often the bridge between mere "best practices" and true innovation.

Join Christopher Fahey in a discussion of how, historically, style awareness is a core aspect of innovative design. If you'd like to attend, please send your RSVP to [email protected].

Details:
Tuesday, Thursday, July 26th at 6:30pm
Location provided on RSVP (send RSVPs to [email protected]).

About Christopher Fahey:
Christopher is a founding partner and the information architecture practice lead at Behavior, an award-winning New York web design consultancy. At Behavior, he has worked with diverse clients including HBO, BusinessWeek, The Smithsonian Institution, McGraw-Hill Professional, JPMorgan Chase, ResortQuest, The National Geographic Channel, AARP, and The Onion. Chris also blogs about design, technology, and culture at his personal site graphpaper.com.

Chris has spoken at the 2003 and 2007 ASIS&T IA Summits, at the 2007 SXSW Interactive conference, and has taught interaction design at Brooklyn
College, FIT, and the City College of New York.

Please RSVP to [email protected] if you'd like to attend.

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