Bruce Mau

Bruce Mau
Born (1959-10-25) October 25, 1959 (age 64)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
OccupationDesigner
Known forMassive Change Network
Bruce Mau Design
Massive Change
Institute Without Boundaries
Freeman Company
Notable workThe Incomplete Manifesto for Growth
MC24
The Nexus
Massive Change
Life Style
S,M,L,XL
Seattle Public Library
Zone Books
PartnerAiyemobisi “Bisi” Williams
AwardsAIGA Gold Medal (2007)
Global Creative Leadership Award (2009)
Cooper Hewitt National Design Award (2016)
Websitehttps://www.massivechangenetwork.com/

Bruce Mau RCA (born October 25, 1959) is a Canadian designer and educator. He began his career a graphic designer and has since applied his design methodology to architecture, art, museums, film, eco-environmental design, education, and conceptual philosophy.[1][2] Mau is the chief executive officer of Massive Change Network, a Chicago-based design consultancy he co-founded with his wife, Bisi Williams.[2] In 2015, he became the Chief Design Officer at Freeman, a global provider of brand experiences.[3][4] Mau is also a professor and has taught at multiple institutions in the United States and Canada.[5][6]

From 1985 to 2010, Mau was the creative director of Bruce Mau Design (BMD). In 2003, while still at BMD, he founded the Institute Without Boundaries in collaboration with the School of Design at George Brown College, Toronto.[7] In 2010, Mau left the company and went on to co-found Massive Change Network in Chicago with his wife, Bisi Williams.[8][9] Mau founded Bruce Mau Studio in 2020.[10]

  1. ^ Froelke Coburn, Marcia (July 6, 2010). "Bruce Mau: From Innovative Graphic Designer to World-Class Conceptualist". Chicago Magazine. Chicago Tribune Media Group. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "BRUCE MAU'S MASSIVE CHANGE NETWORK". MASSIVE CHANGE NETWORK. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. ^ Palmer, Barbara (20 January 2016). "Design Thinking on Exhibit". PCMA Convene. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. ^ Oates, Greg (8 June 2016). "CMOs Are Investing More in Live Events to Engage Distracted Audiences". Skift.com. Skift. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Campus Directory". Pratt Institute. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. ^ "Bruce Mau: DESIGN INNOVATION - Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University". design.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  7. ^ Jermyn, Diane (15 April 2010). "Bruce Mau uses design to create positive change". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  8. ^ Robinson, Joe (26 April 2011). "Innovation Gurus: Bruce Mau and John Kao". Entrepreneur. Entrepreneur Media. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  9. ^ Sisson, Patrick (22 April 2015). "Bruce Mau leads design brainstorm by encouraging leaps in thought". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Timeline". Bruce Mau Studio. Retrieved 2020-08-31.