TONIGHT 6pm: Jon Lax discusses insights from the design and use Readability
Kaleem
There is a free Innovate News design talk tonight at the Firkin on King tonight at 6pm.
Details & RSVP at Guestlist
This month, we're hosting an informal meetup featuring Jon Lax of Teehan+Lax talking about insights for news and journalism from the design and use of Readability, a popular cross-platform reading application for mobile phones, tablets and computers.
It's been almost a year since Teehan+Lax partnered with and invested in Readability. They subsequently released a version with new features and design. Jon will also discuss some background to the partnership and developments since then.
Jon will be referring to the application during his talk, so we recommend that you get Readability — it's free!
Afterward, stick around to meet, greet and plot to take over the world with your fellow innovation-minded colleagues over drinks and a nosh.
SPEAKER
Jon Lax has been working in digital media since 1994. He started at Shift Magazine in 1994 where he helped develop the first ad supported site in Canada. In 1995 he received a National Magazine Award Nomination for his writing in the magazine. Jon went on to Grey Interactive in 1996 and was made Creative Director of Modem Media Canada in 1998.
Since starting Teehan+Lax he has worked with clients guiding their digital marketing and experience efforts. In 2011, Jon became responsible for operational and strategic leadership for the company focussing more on management.
In 2002 Jon was named one of "30 to Watch: Marketing's Next Generation" by Marketing Magazine.
ABOUT THE INNOVATE NEWS INITIATIVE
The Innovate News initiative gathers news executives, managers and working journalists, designers, technologists, business professionals, academics and others to explore and overcome the challenges that confront journalism, and foster a culture of innovation and creative disruption. The first Innovate News conference was held at the MaRS Centre in Toronto in 2010.
RSVP http://j.mp/inv8nws12jlax
Kaleem