On October 9th, AIGA Boston advisory board member Denise Korn convened with a distinguished panel of designers and creative leaders at the AIGA National Design Conference, MAKE/THINK, in Memphis. Korn moderated the panel discussion “Looking Back/Looking Forward: Mentoring and the Economic Future of Design”, engaging the group to share their experiences on how they got their start and how it molded them into the vibrant creative professionals they are today. Sponsoring the session was Sappi Fine Paper, who awarded Youth Design their coveted “Ideas That Matter” grant in 2008 and 2009.

The panel: Denise Korn/Korn Design, Greg Selkoe/Karamloop, Petrula Vrontikis/Vrontikis Design Office, Mark Randall/World Studio