The theme of the 2009 AIGA design conference—Make/Think—focused on the designer’s role both in making artifacts and solving problems with creative (design) thinking. It was a great experience that was fun and inspiring, and lived up to my expectations.

In the weeks since the conference, I’ve been thinking about how different viewpoints can help shape our own. And I’ve set new goals to push myself as a designer.

Am I a Maker? Or a Thinker? Or both? Still thinking about that one, but in the meantime I made this chart depicting my impressions of the conference and the highlights of our three days in Memphis.