Vignelli Center Lecture: August de los Reyes

Lecture title: "Design and The New Modern: Three Things You Should Know"

August is a designer, writer, and educator. He heads the software design team for Xbox at Microsoft.As a pioneer in Natural User Interface, his previous projects include Microsoft Surface, Windows 8, and the Metro design language. August is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and the Harvard Graduate School of Design where he received his MDess with Distinction. He lives in the Seattle area where he holds an affiliate faculty position with the design division of the University of Washington.

Design and The New Modern: Three Things You Should Know

We live with a rate of change and advancement unprecedented in all of human history. How do designers of the 21st century keep up? Should we? This discussion delves into the promise of Modernism in this post-modern world. The audience will come away with the secret to timeless design explained in a fun way using everyday language.