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If proof was needed of how design can touch our everyday lives, it can be found in the way complex technology has been made accessible to us all. The man largely responsible for ‘interaction design’ has been recognized with this year’s Prince Philip Designers Prize
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important role that technology plays in all of our lives was
foremost in the minds of the jury for this year’s Prince Philip Designers Prize when it selected Bill Moggridge as the winner. From a very strong and diverse pool of nominees, Moggridge was chosen for the central role he has played in designing technology that makes sense to the people who use it.
In the late 1980s, he was a leading
force in creating the discipline of interaction design, which has set the terms for how we engage with computers today. Along the way, he designed the fi rst laptop, the project which really awakened his fascination with designing users’ interaction with software, not just hardware. Three of the other nominees received
special commendations: fashion designer Vivienne Westwood; graphic designer Neville Brody; and furniture designer and manufacturer John Makepeace. The awards were announced by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at a special presentation event at the Design Council’s London headquarters. Among the judges this year was Robin Levien, Design Director of Ideal Standard.
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MARGARET CALVERT: Co-creator of the signage system that has become part of the British landscape since the late 1950s. It has infl uenced countless other systems worldwide with its clarity, rigour and elegance, and remains one of the most ambitions information design projects ever undertaken in Britain.
NEVILLE BRODY: One of Britain’s most revered and admired graphic designers, known for rewriting the rules of typography through his work as art director of The Face and Arena magazines. His 1989 monograph The Graphic Design Language of Neville Brody became the world’s best-selling design book. He has more recently been responsible for the redesigns of both The Times newspaper and BBC Online.
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