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Cusp Conference

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

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"

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,

green architecture, evolutionary biology,[8] smell and taste and serious games
.

History

Launched in 2008, Cusp Conference presenters and performers have included

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cusp Conference 2008: The Design of Everything". Gapers Block. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
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  3. ^ "smbolic".
  4. ^ Jackson, Derrell (2010-09-27). "Herman Miller Sponsors CUSP Conference in Chicago". Herman Miller. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  5. ^ a b c d e Justine Ezarik (2008-09-12). "Cusp Conference". iJustine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  6. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "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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