Talk:Bruce Mau

Birth place
The infobox says that Mau's birth place is Sudbury, while the text of the article states it is Pembroke. This discrepancy needs to be resolved. 15:49, 20 January 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dan scott (talk • contribs)

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It's interesting how folks keep editing out the fact that Massive Change, which is about socially progressive design, was funded by Altria aka Phillip Morris, a company that profits off death. badfeng 13:35, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

I've removed the sentence connecting Altria to the Republican Party. It's not particularly relevant to the controversy at hand, and seems to be non-NPOV.

pentagram link to the geometrical figure, not the design group


 * Taken care of. :) It was at Pentagram (design studio). Piped link explains how to have a link say X and lead to Y. Samaritan 23:33, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Is Bruce Mau Asian? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.147.41.78 (talk) 23:45, 27 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Bruce Mau is not an Architect, his occupation labeled under his picture needs to be edited famous graphic designers Narchietcture (talk) 14:32, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Edit Requests: Information Box, Introduction & Life and career
I am submitting a request for edits on behalf of Bruce Mau as part of my work with Freeman for Golin (formerly GolinHarris). The requested edits, enclosed in the collapsible box below, propose several changes and updates to the information box, introduction and Life and career sections of the article. Please let me know if there are any edits or issues with the requested edits below. I am happy to make updates to the requests, find additional sources, and whatever else may be needed to help make the process as simple as possible for an editor willing to assist me. If the edits are approved, I am happy to make changes under the supervision and guidance of a Wikipedia editor who does not have a COI, if this is what the editor would prefer. Thanks in advance for the help!


 * 1. Information box: Mau's occupation information is outdated.


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 * Source 1: http://www.pcmaconvene.org/design/design-thinking-on-exhibit/


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 * Source 2: https://skift.com/2016/06/08/cmos-are-investing-more-in-live-events-to-engage-distracted-audiences/


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 * 2. Information Box: The Global Creative Leadership Award is not the correct name of the award.


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 * Source: http://www.creativeleadershipsummit.org/previous-blouin-foundation-award-honorees


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 * 3. Information Box: Bruce Mau has been awarded more awards than those listed. Add the two additional awards, listed below.


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 * Source 1 (Philadelphia Museum of Art Award): http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/arts-culture/88439-philly-art-museum-recognizes-bruce-mau-visionary-designer-of-ideas


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 * Source 2 (Philadelphia Museum of Art Award): http://www.philamuseum.org/collab/


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 * Source 3 (Cooper Hewitt Award): http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/style/national-design-awards-2016.html?_r=2


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 * Source 4 (Cooper Hewitt Award): http://www.cooperhewitt.org/national-design-awards/2016-national-design-awards-winners/


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 * 4. Information Box: The Practice section is outdated. Bruce now works with Freeman as well.


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 * Source 1: http://www.pcmaconvene.org/design/design-thinking-on-exhibit/


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 * Source 2: https://skift.com/2016/06/08/cmos-are-investing-more-in-live-events-to-engage-distracted-audiences/


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 * 5. Information Box: The projects section does not include many of the projects Bruce has worked on. I understand if this is too many to include in this section, as I'm not sure what the appropriate number to include is. However, listed below are several other projects Mau has been a part of.


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 * Source 1 (Mentions Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Herman Miller, Guatemala): http://www.exhibitionworld.co.uk/2016/01/17/freeman-appoints-coca-cola-mcdonalds-designer/


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 * Source 2 (Walt Disney Concert Hall, Arizona State University and New Meadowlands Stadium): https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219487


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 * Source 3 (Walt Disney Concert Hall, Getty Research Institute, Gagosian Gallery): http://bombmagazine.org/article/2732/bruce-mau


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 * Source 4 (Indigo Books, Walt Disney Concert Hall): http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/04/business/media-business-advertising-acquisitive-mdc-partners-expands-again-this-time.html


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 * 6. Introduction: The introductory paragraph reads a little confusing. We suggest reworking it, so that the general information comes first, followed by paragraphs that highlight his major accomplishments. Additionally, this edit adds a sentence about his work with Freeman, which began in 2015.


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 * Source 1 (Institute Without Boundaries founding date and collaboration with School of Design at George Brown College): http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-managing/bruce-mau-uses-design-to-create-positive-change/article4315015/


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 * Source 2 (Co-founding Massive Change Network with Bisi Williams): https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219487


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 * Source 3 (Co-founding Massive Change Network with Bisi Williams): http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-bruce-mau-design-innovation-bsi-story.html


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 * Source 4 (Work with Freeman): http://www.pcmaconvene.org/design/design-thinking-on-exhibit/


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 * Source 5 (work with Freeman): https://skift.com/2016/06/08/cmos-are-investing-more-in-live-events-to-engage-distracted-audiences/


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 * 7. Life and career: The paragraph about his work with Freeman does not expand upon what he does for the company.


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 * Source 1 (Work with Freeman): http://www.pcmaconvene.org/design/design-thinking-on-exhibit/


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 * Source 2: https://skift.com/2016/06/08/cmos-are-investing-more-in-live-events-to-engage-distracted-audiences/


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 * 8. Life and career: The section does not include anything about how Bruce was recognized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art with the Design Excellence Award.


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 * Source: https://www.design.upenn.edu/pennpraxis/work/designing-future-bruce-mau


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 * 9. Life and career: The date Massive Change Network was founded is incorrect. It was founded in 2010, not 2009.


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 * Source: http://gdusa.com/news/bruce-mau-exhibited-and-honored-by-philadelphia-museum-of-art


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 * 10. Life and career: There is information available about the clients and projects Bruce Mau has worked on that is not included here.


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 * Source 1 (Mentions Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Herman Miller, MoMA, Guatemala, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas): http://www.exhibitionworld.co.uk/2016/01/17/freeman-appoints-coca-cola-mcdonalds-designer/


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 * Source 2 (Walt Disney Concert Hall, Arizona State University and New Meadowlands Stadium): https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219487


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 * Source 3 (Walt Disney Concert Hall, Gagosian Gallery, Seattle Public Library): http://bombmagazine.org/article/2732/bruce-mau


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 * Source 4 (Indigo Books, Walt Disney Concert Hall): http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/04/business/media-business-advertising-acquisitive-mdc-partners-expands-again-this-time.html


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 * 11. Life and career: There is information available about Bruce Mau's various speaking engagements that is not included here.


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 * Source 1 (Ohio State lecture): http://knowlton.osu.edu/event/bruce-mau-1


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 * Source 2 (Harvard): http://harvardmagazine.com/2012/05/bruce-mau-design-school-class-day


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 * Source 3 (Rhode Island School of Design speech): http://www.risd.edu/press-releases/2014/Bruce-Mau-to-Deliver-Keynote-Address-at-Rhode-Island-School-of-Design%E2%80%99s-2014-Commencement/


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JessicaWinski (talk) 19:35, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Assessment of suggestions
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Approved without changes: 1, 4, 6, 9 – Thanks for providing the in-line citations, be sure to include them in your edit.
 * Symbol possible vote.svg Needs modifications/discussion: 2,3 – my concern is that the infobox is supposed to be a concise summary of the individual, not a exhaustive list of all the awards Mau has received. 7 – the existing sentence was too promotional and I cut it down. "Driving innovation" is a very vague description. Can you go into specific detail about Mau's role at Freeman? It sounds like one of his main duties is crafting long-term plans for each design project. 8 – I substituted this sentence: "At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Mau exhibited his designs for books, graphics, and social projects. He received the Museum's Design Excellence Award in 2015." There are too many one sentence paragraphs in this article, and ones that share similar ideas should be combined.
 * Symbol delete vote.svg Declined: 5, 10, 11. As it stands, the article doesn't need more listings of projects Mau worked on or places he lectured. What it really needs is a solid section explaining his style, his principles, what sets his work apart from other designers. The article needs paragraphs that synthesize what elements are common to his work. For example, in this article from The Globe and the Mail, Mau believes in incorporating nature into urban landscapes. In this Q&A by Maclean, Mau talks about using design to promote sustainability and environmentalism, by making the ecologically-friendly choice visually and logistically attractive. Research details about the aesthetics and purpose of his design. Then, you can use his projects as examples, incorporated into this framework to illustrate his work. The more I'm reading about Bruce Mau, the more fascinated I am with this designer's vision. I salute you for your chance to work with this article. You have the opportunity to transform this article from the typical PR-generated listing of accomplishments and awards into a biography where every casual reader, not just those in the industry, can understand Mau's work. That's my suggestion for the direction you should take this article, and I hope it helps. Altamel (talk) 22:21, 21 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Hi, - Thank you so much for your help with this. I went ahead and made changes 4, 6 and 9, which you had approved above. I'm not sure how to address Edit #1, because it deals with formatting the template for the information box and this isn't something I've had experience with. A quick question - if I have an updated image of Mau, what's the best way to go about having it updated on his page? I'm reviewing the rest of your comments and edits to help improve this page. I'll update here when I have additional information and edits ready to go. Thanks again for your help! JessicaWinski (talk) 17:42, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

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