Design by Fire 2009
This year's Design by Fire conference features Robert Hoekman, Jr., Marcel Kampman, James Box, Cennydd Bowles, Alrik Koudenburg, Tom Jenkins, Ronald Mannak and Matt Jones.
Passion for interaction design
The Design by Fire conference strives to be the breeding ground for the newest ideas on interaction design. The conference provides a stage for inspiring professionals to share their passion for interaction design with peers — mutually refreshing both knowledge and competence to cope with the challenges of modern IxD's professional practice.
A must have been there event
Last year, 185 interaction designers, information architects, user experience evangelists and design managers attended the conference. Speakers included Gert Hans Berghuis (Fabrique), Joe Fletcher (Microsoft), Jonathan Arnowitz (Google) and Thomas Castro (LUST). Brendan Dawes (magneticNorth) addressed the opening keynote.
Venue
Spoorwegmuseum Utrecht
This year's Design by Fire conference will be hosted in the lecture hall of the Spoorwegmuseum — the Dutch National Railway Museum.
The 19th century station on Maliebaan has been fully restored to its former glory. Here you feel like the first passenger in a recently completed station in 1874. A lavishly painted booking hall with chandeliers, a 1st and 2nd class waiting room, a luxury dining room and even toilets with a 19th century feel show you how the station was once the gateway to the world.