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Lecturing at UX London, June 2009

William Bardel

Information designer / Principal

With 13 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

  • 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, (Tom Stafford and Matt Webb, ed.) 2004,
    O’Reilly Press; article contributor on visual cognition and design
  • “Depth Cues for Information Design,” Masters thesis, 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

  • 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 University (Lecture: “Developing a pedestrian wayfinding strategy for
    navigating the urban landscape”), 2004
  • Carnegie Mellon University (Lecture: “Depth Cues for Information Design”), 2001.