Questions, Answered—Four Years of SEGD Interviews

Read Time: 7.5 minutes

SEGD and SEGD Members ask a lot of questions—and—we get the answers! Over the past four years, we've published a lot of interviews—interviews with fellows, friends of the community, with designers young and old, the famous and the unknown. For your summer reading pleasure, we've compiled 20 interviews that cover a broad range of topics and interviewees.

Have a few minutes (or several hours) to spare? Happy reading!

The Fellows

Extra Special Sauce—McDonald's HQ Reimagined

Extra Special Sauce—McDonald's Corporation Headquarters Reimagined

Read Time: 7.5 minutes

When McDonald's Corporation chose a new location for their headquarters in Chicago's West Loop, they assembled a team that included IA Interior Architects, Studio O+A and Leviathan to create a physical space and digital interactives that send a powerful message about the company's future direction.

Creative Expansion for Leviathan—Cody Tilson, Kyle Shoup and More

Read Time: 2.5 minutes

Recently, Leviathan's Chief Executive Officer Chad Hutson and Chief Creative Officer Jason White were honored to announce the addition of Creative Director Cody Tilson, and the promotion of Executive Creative Director Kyle Shoup. Both appointments are effective immediately.

Art and Science at Dolby Gallery

Read Time: 4.5 minutes

Audio technology and compression specialists, Dolby Laboratories (San Francisco) commissioned specialized creative agency Leviathan (Chicago), to create digital artwork for their newly renovated public gallery space.

Young Designers Ask Questions—Erin Delahunty and Jason White

Young Designers Ask Questions—An SEGD Interview Series

In this series, SEGD connects young designers with the design leaders they admire so they can ask their burning questions and find answers to help guide them on their career path. In this article, current North Carolina State University design studies major, Erin Delahunty, interviews Jason White, executive creative director at conceptual design studio Leviathan.

150 Media Stream

Merit Award 2018

A stunning new media installation illuminates Chicago’s West Loop. 150 Media Stream is a multi-faceted achievement in art, architecture and technology that celebrates the transformative power of art as a collective experience. This digital art installation explores the interplay of art, space and viewership in both public and private contexts.

Hitting the Road—How “Numbers in Nature” Became a Traveling Exhibit

The original “Numbers in Nature” exhibit opened in Autumn 2014 to acclaim for its entertaining, innovative and interactive approach to introducing mathematical concepts. In 2017, the design teams recreated the exhibit for life on the road.

150 North Riverside Media Stream

Riverside Investment & Development enlisted the help of McCann Systems, Digital Kitchen and Leviathan to bring a vibrant, generative video art installation, "150 Media Stream," to life in Chicago.

Leviathan Demos High Performance with Nike Test Stride

Nike was seeking a team to design and deliver an event bringing influencers and athletes together to test their latest batch of performance winter gear—and deliver Leviathan did—with an interactive motion-triggered urban test course.

U-505 Dive Trainer Interactive at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

A German U-boat on exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago has thrilled generations of visitors with its massive scale and epic story of wartime capture. Now, a new interactive is helping visitors explore part of that story at the U-505 Dive Trainer experience.

Program Director Angela Serravo	Executive Producer-Creative Director Chick Russell	Design Manager \| Global Practice Area Design Resilience Leader - Brand Peter Muller
Design Director Ben Jett	Principal Jen Bressler	Director, Brand & Digital Strategy Robert Grevey

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Jason White