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William Bardel
Principal / Information designer
With 14 years experience working at design, architecture, engineering and software firms, William has designed signage systems for cities, airports, and mass transit, along with print maps, infographics, annual reports, websites, dynamic information displays, and statistical data visualizations. William has lectured internationally on design technology and wayfinding.
Prior clients / employers
Mijksenaar Arup Wayfinding (New York)
Joel Katz Design Associates, (Philadelphia)
Resort Technology Partners (Colorado)
Concrete Media, (New York)
The Hillier Group Architects (Princeton, NJ)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
Education
Master of Design in the fields of communication planning and information design,
2001, Carnegie Mellon University
Information design and typography studies, 1999, Rhode Island School of Design
BA in English, 1997, Kenyon College.
Writings / published works
Informational Diagram Collection, 2009, PIE Books, Japan; Featured diagram
80 Works for Designers, (David Sherwin, ed.) 2010, F+W Publications/HOW Books;
article contributor on mapping and diagramming
Mind Hacks: Tips and Tools for Using Your Brain, (Stafford & Webb, ed.) 2004,
O’Reilly Press; Article contributor on visual cognition and design
The Best Informational Diagrams 2, 2004, PIE Books, Japan; Featured diagram
“Depth Cues for Information Design,” Masters thesis, CPID program
Carnegie Mellon University, 2001.
Professional affiliations
ACM (Association of Computing Machinery); Member, 2009 –
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts); Member, 2006 –
SEGD (Society for Environmental Graphic Design); Member, 2004 –.
Speaking engagements
University of the Arts, Philadelphia. 2010
UX London (Conference on User Experience Design), 2009
CHI (ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), 2009
IxDA (Interaction Design Association Computing Design conference), 2009
Emergence (Carnegie Mellon conference on service design), 2008
CHI (ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), 2007
Carnegie Mellon Universitylecture: “Developing a pedestrian wayfinding strategy for
navigating the urban landscape,” 2004
Carnegie Mellon University lecture: “Depth Cues for Information Design,” 2001.
