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Design Firms
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Info Retail – A strategy and design agency focusing on creating positive experiences. Florian Vollmer is a partner and senior vice president design here.
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A fine design outfit in Midtown Atlanta.
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This group of great designers covers a lot of different areas of design. Based in Atlanta.
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David Small's work in the area of immersive interaction design is just amazing.
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Design as interrogation of common situations and objects. Simple, soul-smile-inducing solutions. A favorite amongst the Info Retail designers.
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This Dutch collective carefully navigates the border of art and design. Deep thinking and unexpected approaches. Their store in NYC is a favorite.
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The design work of Sönke Hoof and Fabian Baumann. Sönke is a fellow graduate of KHB Berlin.
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User experiences and great design work.
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Design Organizations
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International network focusing on the practice of service design. Member.
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An informal, international network of professionals interested in service design. Coordinators of service design drinks.
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A great organization advancing the recognition of design as an effective business tool. Member since 2009.
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Internationally recognized design award
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20x20 seconds, slides, inspiration, conciseness.
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David Bakers design consulting and seminar firm.
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Professional association - looking at all aspects of product development
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The largest ID organization in the U.S.
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Supporting design practices and thinking within organizations.
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Promoting design for the public good.
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A direct link to a solid primer on design in the 21st century
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German Association of Industrial Designers
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Meta-Association of a number of German Design Associations
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Photography
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The work of my father Manfred Vollmer. He has been documenting the transformation of the Ruhrgebiet in Germany over the last 30 years.
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Gregory Colbert's amazing visual work.
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Felix Wirth, Düssedorf, Germany. Studio and Fashion photography.
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Photographer Marty Jacobson: Photojournalistic Portraiture, Fine Art and Commercial Photography
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Design Schools
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A highly integrated design school, leading the way in innovative design education.
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Many disciplines of art and design are being taught at B.I.A.D. Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
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A Bauhaus-inspired school in Berlin, Germany.
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Savannah based school and powerhouse in furthering design education and industry integration.
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Design Resources
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Blog on experience design in general and customer experiences in particular.
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Typography
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Strategy and Marketing
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Great Atlanta organization integrating the interactive and the marketing space
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Places, Things and Noteworthy Snippets
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Jon Gosier and his group is incubating technology development in East Africa.
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Useful Links
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The official Squarespace site. This site is built using Squarespace, and I highly, highly recommend it!
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