DesignThinkers, the annual conference of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario), attracts over 1,000 participants and a full line-up of fascinating speakers. It is Canada's largest, most important graphic design event. DesignThinkers is an occasion to listen, learn and interact with peers from across the country.

Now entering its 9th year, DesignThinkers is a journey into the creative process and a celebration of strategic design thinking.

DesignThinkers 2008 will take place at various venues across Toronto with the two main days taking place on 28-29 October at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC).

SPEAKERS

• Steff Geissbuhler - designer of corporate identity programs including Merck and NBC
• Chris Hacker - Chief Design Officer at Johnson & Johnson
• Maira Kalman - illustrator, author and artist
• Daniel Libeskind - architect
• Rick Poynor - British writer on design, graphic design, typography
  and visual culture
• Marc Alt - co-chair of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design
• Nancy Duarte - designer of Al Gore’s slideshow in
  An Inconvenient Truth
• Louise Fili - designer and author
• Luke Hayman - Pentagram partner whose recently redesigned
  TIME and Radar
• Kris Kiger - Senior VP and Managing Director for R/GA’s Visual
  Design team
• Tali Krakowsky - Director of Experience Design for Imaginary Forces
• Ji Lee - Creative Director for Google Creative Lab
• Masamichi Udagawa - designer of interactive experiences including NYC subway vending machines and JetBlue check-in kiosks
• Véronique Vienne - writer on lifestyle trends, design ethics
  and business practice
• Jenn + Ken Visocky O'Grady - authors of soon-to-be-published Information Design Handbook
  
  

ABOUT RGD ONTARIO
Representing over 3,000 design professionals and students, RGD Ontario is the professional organization for graphic design in Ontario, and unique in Canada with its ability to grant the designation Registered Graphic Designer (R.G.D.), signaling a high level of competence and ethics.

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For more information, please contact:

Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario
T: +1 416 367 8819
T: toll free in North America +1 888 274 3668
E:
W: www.designthinkers.com