Cusp Conference Explained

Cusp Conference was an annual conference of people from the arts, sciences, technology, business and design.

The program was intended to provoke cross-pollination of ideas and generate new thinking, in 25 or more presentations over two days.

A conference "about the design of everything"[1] created and hosted by design firm Multiple Inc.[2] (formerly)[3] and held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Theater in Chicago,[4] Cusp was centered on the idea that virtually everything that exists has been designed - by humans, by nature or by some other force.

Cusp Conference presenters have touched on topics including landscape waste, contemporary dance, electric vehicles, democracy, social media, education,[5] intellectual property law, medicine,[6] virtual worlds, typography, green architecture, evolutionary biology,[7] smell and taste and serious games.

History

Launched in 2008, Cusp Conference presenters and performers have included Adam Curry, Yves Behar,[8] Andy Bichlbaum,[5] Baba Brinkman,[9] Molly Crabapple,[10] Matthew Diffee,[11] Josh Elder, Hartmut Esslinger, iJustine,[12] Richard Farson, John Fetterman,[5] Douglas Gayeton,[12] Kirsty Hawkshaw,[12] Dr. Alan Hirsch, Dr. Carl Hodges,[13] Dr. Ayanna Howard,[12] Michelle Kaufmann,[9] Robert F Kennedy Jr.,[1] Rita J. King,[14] Camille and Kennerly Kitt,[15] Neo-Futurists, Dr Paul Polak,[1] Wendell Potter, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Smoking Popes,[16] and Richard Saul Wurman.[5]

No new conferences have been held following the 2018 conference.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cusp Conference 2008: The Design of Everything . Gapers Block . 17 September 2008 . 2011-02-17.
  2. Web site: multiple inc..
  3. Web site: smbolic.
  4. Web site: Jackson . Derrell . Herman Miller Sponsors CUSP Conference in Chicago . Herman Miller . 2010-09-27 . 2011-02-17.
  5. Web site: Cusp Conference 2010 Recap . Pitch Design Union . 2010-09-28 . 2011-02-17.
  6. Web site: Jacquie Wallace . Riding the Cusp: Highlights from Chicago's Coolest Design Conference . All Beef Media . 2010-11-10 . 2011-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707112717/http://allbeefmedia.com/the-blog/riding-the-cusp-highlights-from-chicagos-coolest-design-conf.html . 2011-07-07 .
  7. Web site: Leon Fitzpatrick . CUSP Conference: Don't Waste Your Thing . Evil Monito article . 2010-09-26 . 2011-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122053435/http://evilmonito.com/2010/09/26/cusp-conference-dont-waste-your-thing/ . 2010-11-22 . dead .
  8. Web site: Design, Creativity on display at Cusp Conference . Chicago Tribune . 2011-09-29 . 2011-10-12.
  9. Web site: It's a Swamp Thing . Metropolis Magazine . 2010-09-29 . 2011-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101011204250/http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/tag/cusp . 2010-10-11 .
  10. https://www.cuspconference.com/#presenters-2011.php?section=Molly-Crabapple Cusp Presenter Crabapple
  11. https://www.cuspconference.com/#presenters-2011.php?section=Matt-Diffee Cusp Presenter Diffee
  12. Web site: Justine Ezarik . Cusp Conference . iJustine . 2008-09-12 . 2011-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101124112224/http://ijustine.com/cusp-conference/ . 2010-11-24 .
  13. Web site: Cusp Conference . Design Taxi . 2008-09-11 . 2011-02-17.
  14. Web site: Cusp Conference 2011 . Design Applause . 2011-07-21 . 2011-10-12.
  15. https://www.cuspconference.com/#special-guests-2011.php?section=Harp-Twins Cusp 2011 Special Guests
  16. Web site: Cusp Conference 2008 . AIGA Chicago . 2008-07-24 . 2011-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724230544/http://www.aigachicago.org/node/1902 . 2011-07-24 .

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