John Maeda

John Maeda: Question Everything, But Nail Those Deliverables

Alissa Walker — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:32:16 -0400

He's just started as president of the Rhode Island School of Design, but we'd love to appoint designer John Maeda to another position we just invented: Official Ambassador Between Academia and Business.

The 12 Most Creative Minds Of 2008

Fast Company staff — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:15:04 -0500

Culled from the pages of Fast Company magazine, this year's top creative minds took risks, spurred ideas, and represented a masterful force driving every facet of business forward. Meet the 12 most creative minds of 2008.

Dishing with the 2008 Masters of Design

Linda Tischler — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:07:53 -0500

Marcel Wanders talked about the fairy tale that informed the design of the new Mondrian Hotel in Miami, and the fear he has to face down every time he begins a new project. John Maeda spoke of design's hidden return on investment -- its impact on an organization's human resources.

The occasion was Fast Company's Masters of Design gala, where Wanders and Maeda, both 2008 winners, held forth on the challenges and opportunities for design both in good times - and in rotten ones.

Listen in as they talk about Sleeping Beauty in South Beach, why digital design is often so unsatisfying, and the granny whose dying words to her granddaughter were, "F**k fear!"

Digital Thinking at Rhode Island School of Design

Linda Tischler — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:30:12 -0400

At first blush, John Maeda doesn't seem all that intimidating. A slender, gentle man with a brilliant mind, quirky wit, vast wardrobe of T-shirts, and long fingers gone knobby from too many years at a keyboard, he looks like the geeky head of a computer-science lab. Which, until last winter, is exactly what he was.