Barrington 220 and MobileMakersEdu Present Ken Kocienda

Barrington 220 staff and students are invited to attend an upcoming guest speaker presentation at Barrington High School. Ken Kocienda wrote the book Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs. He was a software engineer and designer at Apple where he worked on the software teams that created the Safari web browser, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Among other contributions, Ken created the onscreen keyboard for iPhone and iPad. I am pleased to announce that he will be visiting Barrington High School in April.

I found Ken’s story a testament to the 4 Cs of Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, and Communication. If possible, I highly recommend reading or listening to his book before attending his presentation. I hope you will be able to join us! Here is the detailed information about Ken’s presentation:

Barrington 220 and MobileMakersEdu present

Ken Kocienda

Author of Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs

The Path Isn’t Straight

Wednesday, April 10, 7:00 PM

Barrington High School Auditorium

616 West Main Street, Barrington, IL

Free Admission

Please RSVP at bit.ly/220speaker

Presentation Description

Hey, students! Your life is yours to figure out. Your parents, friends, and teachers can help, but it’s up to you make the decisions about who you want to be in your life and the kind of work you want to do. Getting there probably won’t be a straight path. My own path wasn’t straight, so I can share some ideas, and hopefully inspire you to find a path that will work for you, and maybe lead you toward a career in technology and creativity.

The presentation will end with a Q&A session, and a book signing will follow the presentation.

Speaker Bio

Ken Kocienda was a software engineer and designer at Apple for over fifteen years, but he didn’t start out in high technology. After graduating from Yale with a degree in history, he fixed motorcycles, worked in the editorial library of a newspaper, taught English in Japan, and made fine art photographs. Eventually, he discovered the internet, taught himself computer programming, and made his way through a succession of dot-com-era startups, before joining Apple in 2001, where he worked on the software teams that created the Safari web browser, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. After leaving Apple in 2017, he wrote the Wall Street Journal bestselling book, Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs.

Free Admission

Please RSVP at bit.ly/220speaker

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