“ As we all know, give a microphone to a designer and you might be trapped for hours! The key to Pecha Kucha is its patented system for avoiding this fate.
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“ Artists, engineers, architects, manufacturers and animators — designers of all kinds and backgrounds — participate in PechaKucha Night,” said Carl Bass, Autodesk president and CEO. “PechaKucha is a wonderful forum to communicate design ideas, and by sponsoring PechaKucha Night, Autodesk is reaching a global audience.
Apr 30
“ The result is a high-energy showcase. Pecha Kucha Night started in Japan in 2003 and now occurs in over 110 locations globally. Pecha Kucha Toronto was the first in Canada.
Apr 25
“ The dullest topics can be enhanced by this method. For instance, I watched a presentation on signage, and not only was it NOT boring, I actually learned how to create signage that will make people stand up and listen.
“ And its appeal is spreading. Some Georgia Tech professors are already beginning to require students to deliver their lectures in the six-minute, 40-second Pecha Kucha format.
“ What is meant by “urban design”? Why is it important? And what the hell is Pecha Kucha? Edmonton will get the answers at an upcoming night at the Winspear Centre, in what is billed as Western Canada’s first Pecha Kucha.
Apr 23
“ Great to see so many people out from behind their computer screens and mixing in the world with one another. Over all it was one of the best design events i’ve been to, certainly the best d&ad event i’ve been to. Loads of really passionate people with lot’s of funny and heart warming revelations.
Feb 01
“ Pecha Kucha is Japanese for chit-chat and is a new way to present using PowerPoint. Presenters are allowed to use 20 slides, which are shown on screen for 20 seconds each. It equals a 6 minute, 40 second presentation. It was great! If you’ve ever sat through a boring presentation with the presenter rambling on and on and on or reading to you EXACTLY what is already on the screen, this is definitely for you.
“ From Amsterdam to Washington, architects are holding official Pecha Kucha nights. Autodesk adopted Pecha Kucha at its annual sales meeting in March and CEO Carl Bass is a fan.
“ Few things—except, perhaps, Apple computer products and Moleskine notebooks—have been embraced by designers of all stripes so quickly and universally as Pecha Kucha Night has.
