Keywords
design, graphic design, visual design, interaction design, product design, industrial design, information
design, special interest group, special interest area
Introduction
This fifth annual gathering will provide an informal opportunity for visual communicators at CHI to meet
and share ideas and work. In the past, aners in graphic and industrial design, design educators and students,
and those interested in the visual design of interactive digital environments.
Most of the meeting will be devoted to informal presentations by attendees who will be invited (through a
VISUAL-L announcement) to bring design work to share. These may include demonstrations of recent
work or works-in-progress, student presentations, and experimental pieces. A high-end Macintosh and PC
will be available.
A portion of the meeting will be reserved to discuss a proposed project for CHI '96 - a functional "design
studio" to be located within the Interactive Experience area of the conference. The studio would be
"staffed"with volunteers for the duration of the conference to offer design feedback to conference attendees
and to serve as a living illustration of the visual design process from the standpoint of design development,
iteration, and critique.
Preliminary discussion about this project has already taken place in San Francisco among a small group of
Bay Area CHI members. Further planning on proceeding with this particular proposal will take place at
this meeting.
