CANCELED :: Talk About with Ann Willoughby of Willoughby Design Group

CANCELED
Due to illness, Ann Willoughby will be unable to travel to speak with AIGA Charlotte this Thursday. We are trying to reschedule another date and time for her to visit, so please check back on the website for details.

'Every unique brand experience starts with a story...'
–Willoughby Design

Behind some of those stories is Ann Willoughby. Ann is a nationally respected brand identity and experience designer with a deep knowledge of how to bridge strategy with design. In 1978, she founded Willoughby Design, a brand design and innovation firm with a commitment to design thinking, sustainable design and corporate social responsibility. As President and Chief Creative Officer of Willoughby Design, Ann oversees the big picture vision to ensure solid strategic business planning and results-oriented design. She is a former board member of the AIGA National Board of Directors, where she co-chaired the 2004 Business & Design Conference in New York and helped launch a pilot design leadership program at Harvard Business School. In 2006, she was named the first design leader from the Kansas City area to become an AIGA Fellow. Join us for educational and inspiring event as Ann Willoughby shares her story and talks about "What Good Design Means Today".

About Ann Willoughby
Ann is a nationally respected brand identity and experience designer with a deep knowledge of how to bridge strategy with design. Ann oversees the big picture vision at Willoughby to ensure solid strategic business planning and results-oriented design.

Ann is a former board member of the AIGA National Board of Directors, where she co-chaired the 2004 Business & Design Conference in New York and helped launch a pilot design leadership program at Harvard Business School. In 2006, she was named the first design leader from the Kansas City area to become an AIGA Fellow. Ann is a board member of the Kansas City Architectural Foundation and former board member of The Kansas City Zoo, The Children’s Place, DeLaSalle Education Center, HOW Magazine and Harvesters—The Community Food Network. A fine arts graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi, Ann found Willoughby Design in 1978.

http://www.willoughbydesign.com