Ian Grais, a Creative Director at Rethink and Chair of the Design Week Branding Subcommittee responsible for the Design Currency theme and identity, has eloquently expressed some thoughts about the conference in an article called 10 Ways Designers Can Help Now in the form of an action plan with ten suggestions how we can do more to focus our output and energy towards higher-value design.

Michelle Sourisseau, lead designer at Domain 7, shares some key moments from her experiences during the Design Currency conference.

Amanda Fenton, a Corporate Learning Manager with Coast Capital Savings, describes herself as an "Avid learner, idea cross-pollinator and experimenter working in leadership and learning strategies. A revolutionary in the revolution" in her Twitter profile. Amanda actively participated in numerous events, workshops and discussions during Design Currency and took copious notes that she is now sharing with the world via her personal blog. Thanks Amanda!

Davin Greenwell, a designer with SmallBox (a primary support partner of Design Currency), has shared some personal thoughts on their company blog about Cameron Sinclair's talk and how he and his colleagues at Architecture for Humanity are using design to save lives and create a sustainable future.

Andrew Boardman has penned a personal account of his experience at Design Week on his blog Deckchairs On The Titanic. His favourite speakers were Cameron Sinclair, Marian Bantjes, Frank Chimero, Ali Gardiner and Brian Collins, who apparently blew his mind—I hope he's OK. ;-)

Davin Greenwell, GDC professional, designer at SmallBox and member of GDC National Web Committee, has shared some of his perspectives on Design Week 2010 in Vancouver and posted a selection of images he captured during the conference.

Below is an excerpt from an email sent by Vancouver designer Catherine Worrall, who was an original member of the Design Currency 2010 Planning Committee nearly two years ago and key contributor to the original conference theme language.

As the conference wound down Thursday evening, MC Dave Mason took the stage one last time to give closing remarks. In a wonderful summary of the jam-packed three days, Mason managed to string together key points from each of the nearly 30 speakers.

Please enjoy and contribute photos from Design Currency 2010 in this group pool on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/dw2010/