John Thackara

Tuesday, August 2, 2005

Chronology
1951	Born Newcastle Upon Tyne
1951-1969	Educated in Newcastle and Marlborough
1970-1974	University of Kent at Canterbury (Philosophy)
1974-1975	Centre for Journalism Studies, (Cardiff)
1975-1978	Granada Publishing (Commissioning Editor Architecture)
1979-1980	New South Wales University Press, Sydney (Senior Editor)
1980 -1985	Editor, Design, London
1985 -1986	Modern Culture Editor, Harpers & Queen
	Design Correspondent, The Guardian
	Design Correspondent, The Spectator
	Correspondent, The Late Show (BBC)
1985 - 1992	Managing Director, Design Analysis International Limited (London and Tokyo)
1989-1992	Director of Research, Royal College of Art (London)
1993-1999	Director, Netherlands Design Institute (Amsterdam)
2000-	Director, Doors of Perception (Amsterdam)
	Member Virtual Platform (The Netherlands)
	Steering Committee, Interaction Design Institute Ivrea
	Scientific Committee, Interactive Institute (Sweden)
	Advisor, Hong Kong Design Task Force
	European Commission Expert (Information Society Technologies)
	Coordinating Group Convivio (EU network for social computing)
	Advisor, High Speed Train network (on “quality time”)
	+ see Work In Progress document