Art Center College of Design will host its third biennial Art Center Design Conference, Serious Play, bringing together some of the greatest inventors, designers, tech wizards, architects, and artists of our time. The three-day event will explore the key role of "play" in creativity and innovation -- in business, the arts, technology, and more. Continuing its role at the forefront of any discussion of art and design, both locally and internationally, Art Center's Design Conference serves as a catalyst for rethinking the pivotal role of design in meeting society's challenges and the importance of design to our culture and the future.
A new feature of this year's conference will be the hands-on Serious Play Studios. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to participate in exclusive hands-on design studios with conference speakers and world-class designers.
Hosted by Art Center College of Design, the spectacular Art Center South Campus Wind Tunnel will provide the state-of-the-art conference environment.
More than 30 design luminaries, emerging leaders, and internationally known speakers will assemble to present their stories during the three-day gathering. Speakers include: IDEO President and CEO Tim Brown; Tony Award-winning puppet designer Michael Curry; visionary performance artist Michael Moschen; MacArthur Prize-winning architect Elizabeth Diller; origami virtuoso Robert Lang; graphic designer Paula Scher; and MIT Media Lab pioneer John Maeda, among others. Media commentator John Hockenberry will return as master of ceremonies. Program curator for the conference is journalist Chee Pearlman. The 2008 Art Center Design Conference is presented by Richard Koshalek and Erica Clark.
For more information and registration, visit artcenter.edu/designconference or call (626) 396-2357.
