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Spark Panel - Mobile Apps Design, Production and Strategy

Apr 2011
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Date: Tuesday: April 19, 2011
Where: Noble Desktop | 594 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 | View Map
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (6:30pm time to chat, 7pm discussion begins)
Cost: 1 free ticket for members, $15.00 for non-members
 

Mobile Apps are exploding in popularity and forever changing the way we communicate. Find out the latest in apps innovation, and how some smart designers are using it. Our panelists will discuss:

• Concept strategies that make them relevant for clients

• How to scope and price them. What the production process and timeframe entails

• What is the unique interface vocabulary that is being created 

Panelists Include:

Alon Koppel
Alon founded FusionLab, Inc. in 1999 after working in NYC as a designer and art director. FusionLab focuses on information and interface design for web and mobile devices. They believe in clean design, hard work, and exceptional client service. Clients include Thomson Reuters, The New York Landmark Conservancy, Condé Nast, The Population Council, The Joan Mitchell Foundation, Architectural Digest, The Authors Guild, Montefiore Hospital, as well as local nonprofit organizations and businesses. 

David Link 
David is the co-founder and creative director of The Wonder Factory, a creative company that creates and manages humongous, complicated site launches. Clients include WebMD, Martha Stewart, Newsweek, National Geographic, Food Network and Flock.

David is a designer at heart and is happiest collaborating with his UI and design team. 

Garrett Murray
Garrett Murray has been designing and developing web and mobile applications for more than 10 years. His clients include Delta Airlines, Pfizer and the United Nations. He designed and developed Ego, a popular and critically-acclaimed iPhone/iPad application for tracking all of your important web stats in a single glance.

Recently, Garrett founded Karbon, a design/development agency in New York City where he and his compatriots are building fun and useful new applications and products. 

Moderated by:

Sheri L Koetting
Co-Founder and Chief Strategist of MSLK, a marketing and design agency based in NYC that just launched their own proprietary app, OTO.

Video From This Event

David Link, Co-Founder and Creative Director of The Wonder Factory, talks about the opportunities mobile and desktop apps create for designers and brands, particularly the recent shift from websites to apps. Spark is a group of independent graphic design professionals who meet each month to enlighten each other on the business and creative issues that are relevant to design studios. http://www.sparkdesignprofessionals.org
Garrett Murray, founder of Karbon, discusses how mobile devices and the proliferation of mobile internet changes how brands communicate with consumers. Spark is a group of independent graphic design professionals who meet each month to enlighten each other on the business and creative issues that are relevant to design studios. http://www.sparkdesignprofessionals.org
Alon Koppel of FusionLab discusses the opportunities and unique mode of thinking mobile apps present for both designers and brands. Spark is a group of independent graphic design professionals who meet each month to enlighten each other on the business and creative issues that are relevant to design studios. http://www.sparkdesignprofessionals.org