Jon Kolko

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Jon Kolko
Born1978 (age 4647)
Rochester, NY
OccupationDesigner and Author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma mater Carnegie Mellon University
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectDesign
Notable works Creative Clarity ;
How I Teach ;
Well-Designed ;
Exposing the Magic of Design ;
Wicked Problems ;
Thoughts on Interaction Design ;
SpouseJess Kolko
Website
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Jon Kolko is the founder of Austin Center for Design, a progressive educational institution teaching interaction design and social entrepreneurship. [1] [2] He was also a partner at Modernist Studio, and is now a partner at Narrative.

Kolko has held the positions of Vice President of Design at Blackboard and at MyEdu; Executive Director of Design Strategy at Thinktiv, a startup accelerator in Austin, Texas; and both Principal Designer and Associate Creative Director roles at frog design, a global innovation firm. He was also a professor of interaction and industrial design at the Savannah College of Art and Design. [3] Kolko has also held the role of Director for the Interaction Design Association (IxDA), and Editor-in-Chief of Interactions magazine, published by the ACM. [4]

Kolko is the author of the following books:


References

  1. "Jon Kolko | Austin Center for Design". www.ac4d.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-05.
  2. "Austin Center for Design: Change Observer: Design Observer". changeobserver.designobserver.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. Kolko, Jon (2004). "New techniques in industrial design education" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  4. "INTERACTIONS: Vol 15, No 1".