Talk About with Ken Carbone

Inspiration is everywhere, every minute, everday.

Highlighting excerpts from his personal journals, Ken Carbone provides a visual guide to drawing ideas from art, science, architecture, film, technology, music and life. This presentation offers ways to ignite a designer's natural curiosity and translate it into inspired design.

About Ken Carbone

Ken Carbone is known for his work in the area of brand identity, print communications, exhibitions, and environmental graphics. Among his accomplishments area signage and wayfinding system for the Louvre, a brand identity program for Sesame Workshop, and a graphics and display system for the international auction house Christie's. He has also worked with top corporations, such as Morgan Stanley, Tiffany & Co. and Herman Miller, in addition to many celebrated cultural institutions, including MoMA, the High Museum, Hartford Stage, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

An adjunct professor at the School of Visual Arts, Ken also speaks frequently to audiences across the country about the role of strategic design and communications in business. His work has been featured in design publications such as Graphics, Communication Arts, I.D., Print and Idea.

He is author of The Virtuoso: Face to Face with 40 Extraordinary Talents, which explores excellence in art, science and music. In addition to his design career, he has been an avid guitarist for forty years.