Insights

Boost your knowledge of design

Communication problems facing businesses and organizations are unique, but over the years we’ve identified common threads for insight into the best design practices involving clarity, accessibility, understanding and persuasion. Some of this information we share as articles and lectures.

Insight articles

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Events/lectures

Luminant Design offers lectures on a number of design topics to educate organizations and businesses about how to leverage design practices for better communication and an improved ROI. If you interested a hosting lecture, please contact us for more information.
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Past events/lectures

2019
Daimler Trucks North America, Portland, OR

2014
InTouch Solutions, Chicago IL
Pittsburgh Corning Glass, Pittsburgh PA
UX London (Conference on User Experience Design), London England

2012
GDC Manitoba Chapter, Winnipeg, Manitoba

2010
University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

2009
UX London (Conference on User Experience Design), London England
CHI (ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), Boston MA
IxDA (Interaction Design Association Computing Design conference), Vancouver B.C.

2008
Emergence (Carnegie Mellon conference on service design), Pittsburgh PA

2007
CHI (ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), San Jose CA

2004
Carnegie Mellon University: “Developing pedestrian wayfinding strategies for navigating urban landscapes,” Pittsburgh PA

2001
Carnegie Mellon University: “Depth Cues for Information Design,” Pittsburgh PA
Carnegie Mellon University: “Dynamic Ski Map: Rethinking the public map,” Pittsburgh PA