Interested in the future trends of digital design? Expression around the Clock is a global 24-hour event series taking place on October 4th, 2007. The tour will bring the worldwide interactive design community closer together. So join us for a unique and inspiring experience.
Discover why and how user experiences are shaping the way we do business. Join us for an afternoon of discovery, conversation and community. You’ll learn from leading Canadian researcher Bill Buxton and industry veteran Jon Lax. Bring your ideas, your thoughts and your passion.
Bill Buxton is the author of the new book, Sketching ...
User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design, published by Morgan Kaufmann.
Trained as a musician, Bill began using computers over thirty years ago in his art. This early experience, both in the studio and on stage, helped develop a deep appreciation of both the positive and negative aspects of technology. This increasingly drew him into both design and research, with a very strong emphasis on interaction and the human aspects of technology. He first came to prominence for his work at the University of Toronto on digital musical instruments and the novel interfaces that they employed. This work in the late 70s gained the attention of Xerox PARC, where Buxton participated in pioneering research in collaborative work, interaction techniques and ubiquitous computing. This work was carried on in parallel with his activities as Scientific Director of the Ontario Telepresence Project at the University of Toronto. In 1994, Buxton joined Alias Research (and in 1995 its parent company SGI, as well) where he had the opportunity to work with some of the top filmmakers and industrial designers in the world. He was Chief Scientist at Alias during the entire development of an animation package called Maya, which won an Academy Award for Scientific and Technical Achievement. He is now a principal researcher at Microsoft Corp., where he splits his time between research and helping make design a fundamental pillar of the corporate culture. In 2007, Buxton was named Doctor of Design, Honoris Causa, by the Ontario College of Art and Design.
For more information, visit www.billbuxton.com
Biography
Jon has been working in digital media since 1994. He started at
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Shift Magazine in 1994 where he helped develop the first ad supported site in Canada. In 1995 he received a National Magazine Award Nomination for his writing in the magazine. Jon went on to Grey Interactive in 1996, where he became Sr. Copywriter.
Jon was Creative Director at Modem Media Canada from 1998 to 2002. During that time he worked for many Fortune 500 clients, helping them develop applications, marketing initiatives and strategies in the digital channel.
Jon has worked with clients like Coca-Cola, Indigo Books, Coors Brewing Company, Scotiabank, General Motors, Kraft Canada, Wendy's, IBM, LCBO and Maritime Life, Heineken and Miller Genuine Draft.
He has won Cannes Lions, CMA RSVP Awards, Marketing Magazine and Advertising & Design Club of Canada Awards for his work. He has sat as a judge for Marketing Magazine, CMA RSVPs, London International Advertising Awards and Applied Arts Awards.
In 2002 Jon was named one of "30 to Watch: Marketing's Next Generation" by Marketing Magazine.
Biography
Second City, Toronto
51 Mercer St. (at Blue Jays Way, next to Gretzky’s)
http://www.secondcity.com/?id=theatres/toronto
Start time is 12:30pm on October 4th, 2007.
