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Cusp Conference

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

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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 smbolic) [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, [5] education, [6] intellectual property law, medicine, [7] virtual worlds, typography, green architecture, evolutionary biology, [8] smell and taste and serious games.

History

Launched in 2008, Cusp Conference presenters and performers have included Adam Curry, Yves Behar, [9] Andy Bichlbaum, [6] Baba Brinkman, [10] Molly Crabapple, [11] Matthew Diffee, [12] Josh Elder, Hartmut Esslinger, iJustine, [5] Richard Farson, John Fetterman, [6] Douglas Gayeton, [5] Kirsty Hawkshaw, [5] Dr. Alan Hirsch, Dr. Carl Hodges, [13] Dr. Ayanna Howard, [5] Michelle Kaufmann, [10] 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. [6]

No new conferences have been held following the 2018 conference.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cusp Conference 2008: The Design of Everything". Gapers Block. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  2. ↑ "multiple inc".
  3. ↑ "smbolic".
  4. ↑ Jackson, Derrell (2010-09-27). "Herman Miller Sponsors CUSP Conference in Chicago". Herman Miller. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Justine Ezarik (2008-09-12). "Cusp Conference". iJustine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Cusp Conference 2010 Recap". Pitch Design Union. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  7. ↑ Jacquie Wallace (2010-11-10). "Riding the Cusp: Highlights from Chicago's Coolest Design Conference". All Beef Media. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  8. ↑ Leon Fitzpatrick (2010-09-26). "CUSP Conference: Don't Waste Your Thing". Evil Monito article. Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  9. ↑ "Design, Creativity on display at Cusp Conference". Chicago Tribune. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  10. 1 2 "It's a Swamp Thing". Metropolis Magazine. 2010-09-29. Archived from the original on 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  11. ↑ Cusp Presenter Crabapple
  12. ↑ Cusp Presenter Diffee
  13. ↑ "Cusp Conference". Design Taxi. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  14. ↑ "Cusp Conference 2011". Design Applause. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  15. ↑ Cusp 2011 Special Guests Cusp Website. Retrieved on 2011-12-18.
  16. ↑ "Cusp Conference 2008". AIGA Chicago. 2008-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
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