Paul Hatch, IDSA is president of the Chicago branch of TEAMS Design, which he established in 1998. TEAMS Design now has five branches, over 90 industrial designers and well over 1,000 design awards. The firm is known for designing entire product lines and creating visual brand languages that help reposition brands for its clients. He founded and conducts an extreme debate event for IDSA called Fight Club, which was filmed as a pilot for a TV show. He was an IDSA district vice president and chaired the Midwest Conferences from 2004 to 2006. Hatch and Deana McDonagh were responsible for creating IDSA books Impact, the Synergy of Technology, Business and Design and REALIZE—Design Means Business in 2005 and 2006. He holds 29 patents and 30 design awards. Hatch was the third design professional ever to be awarded the IDSA Midwest Honors for Outstanding Achievement.
Workshop Title:
Communicate or Die
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