GEL conference recap

This past week I had the chance to attend Mark Hurst’s GEL conference. GEL stands for Good Experience Live, and the idea is to invite a bunch of interesting people from varied fields to talk about what they think is a good experience. In practice, I’ve heard it described as a sort of mini-TED.

The conference spans two days, and is thorougly enjoyable. The first day is split up in various activities — I learnt how to make new words and took a typography tour of New York City (expect some pictures of letters). The second day consists of a series of short presentations and live experiences. I’ll be posting summaries of the most notable talks throughout the week. To start you off, here is a picture of the cleverly designed conference pass:

Notice how the schedule is printed upside down, so that it’s easy to read when the pass hanging from your neck. Now there’s a good experience!