
Interview with Dave Mason
DW: What are you looking forward to most about Design Currency 2010?
DM: I'm looking forward to meeting and learning from the presenters and attendees- and to hanging out at Granville Island.
DW: What does the conference theme “Design Currency” mean to you?
DM: My interpretation of the theme revolves around relevancy and value and the connection between them.
DW: If design was currency, who would have the most? Who would have the least?
DM: If design was currency, the role of Carlos Slim would be played by Apple. The role of slime mold would be played by whoever designed the tax code.
DW: What criteria do you use to evaluate design?
DM: Great design delights and humbles me (as in "Damn, I wish I did that'.) Mediocre design gets tolerated. Bad design infuriates me.
Dave Mason will be speaking at Design Currency 2010. Learn more about him on the Dave Mason speaker page.