There are two topics that I’ve been hearing about frequently, and I’m fascinated by the different ways we’re handling them. The first is design as empathy, and the second is information overload. Susan Szenasy discussed both of these in her talk at the Urban Institute of Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids, on Friday, May 9. …
Left to right – John Berry, director of Design West Michigan, with Clive Owens. On Wednesday, February 5th, Design West Michigan hosted a lecture featuring Clive Owens, founder of Society for Experiential Graphic Design. It introduced me to something that I hadn’t known much about before – experiential design. Experiential design is the category of …
Photo Credit: Mr.Stonebender Thursday night at Kendall’s old/new Federal Building, Design West Michigan hosted a panel discussion with Andrew Blauvelt and Joseph Rosa, with Susan Szenasy moderating. The topic was “The Difference Between Art and Design” and a little bit of what they discussed was on topic, the rest was tangentially related. They arrived on …