Bill Moggridge
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William Grant Moggridge, RDI (25 June 1943 ā 8 September 2012) was an English designer, author and educator who cofounded the design company IDEO[4] and was director of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York.[5] He was a pioneer in adopting a human-centred approach in design, and championed interaction design as a mainstream design discipline (he is given credit for coining the term). Among his achievements, he designed the first laptop computer, the GRiD Compass,[6] was honoured for Lifetime Achievement from the National Design Awards,[7] and given the Prince Philip Designers Prize.[8][3] He was quoted as saying, "If there is a simple, easy principle that binds everything I have done together, it is my interest in people and their relationship to things."[9]
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Born | William Grant Moggridge[1] (1943-06-25)25 June 1943[1] London, England |
Died | 8 September 2012(2012-09-08) (aged 69)[2] San Francisco, California, US |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design |
Occupation(s) | Director, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Cofounder and Fellow, IDEO |
Years active | 1965ā2012 |
Spouse | Karin Moggridge[3] |
Children | Alex Moggridge and Eric Moggridge[3] |
Relatives | Henry William Lawrence Moggridge (great nephew)[3] |