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The program is set for the upcoming Intersections Design Conference in Newcastle, UK. The theme is Intersections: Design know-how for a new era, and promises "a two-day conference exploring what designers need to know for the future." Headliners include Tim Brown, Peter Saville, Deyan Sudjic, John Thackara, Gillian Crampton-Smith, and a ton more. Here's the pitch:

Design is transforming as it adapts to a world in transition. Design has expanded into new terrain and the boundaries between disciplines are breaking down. As it changes so do the skill-sets needed to practice it; to stay competitive designers are adapting to the new landscape, by acquiring new know-how.

Many developments in the nineties were driven by the integration of computer skills into the designer's toolbox. Now the emphasis is on acquiring more multi-disciplinary and contextual skills.

Groundbreaking designers from different disciplines will tell stories at Intersections about what they have learned lately, what they expect to learn next, and why. The conference will also feature lively debate between path-finding designers and thinkers with different views on how designers should prepare for the future.

The conference director is Riding the Flux writer Kevin McCullagh.

All info and registration at www.intersections07.com