Two nationally known graphic design experts will be on the UNF campus this month as part of a regional conference sponsored by the Jacksonville chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) in cooperation with UNF.

The conference, titled "re:charge:2002" will feature Roger Black, chairman and co-founder of Danilo Black, a leading international consulting firm and Clement Mok, a digital pioneer and software developer.

The conference will be March 15-16 at various locations on campus including the Fine Arts Center. In addition to Black and Mok, the conference will include a variety of hands-on workshops and design competitions. Through scholarships offered by Institutional Advancement and the Office of Faculty Enhancement a number of UNF staff and faculty will be able to attend the conference.

A celebrated designer, Black has been referred to as a "media design innovator" and "Internet pioneer" by the New York Times. One of the earliest adopters of Web publishing, he made a successful transition from print to web even as he expanded his work of 30 years as a leading publication designer.

Black and his partners have rebuilt some of the most prestigious magazines and newspapers in the world, including Reader's Digest, Red Herring, The Baltimore Sun, Esquire, Premiere, The Toronto Star, Foreign Affairs and The New Republic. They have participated in the launches of Fast Company, Smart Money and Reforma (Mexico City). Their web design work includes MSNBC.com, Schlumberger.com and Aeromexico.com. Black has built a media design practice with affiliates around the world. His companies included Roger Black Consulting, which focused on print design and Interactive Bureau LLC which handled creative and strategic consulting for Internet properties. In 1999, these companies were merged into Euro RSCG Circle. Black left Circle last year to concentrate on Danilo Black and The Font Bureau, a digital type foundry.

Mok has founded multiple design-related businesses including Studio Archetype, CMCD and Net Objects, one of Fortune's 1996 Top 25 "coolest technology companies." Most recently he was the chief creative officer of Sapient, an S&P 500 business and technology-consulting firm, a position he occupied since 1998 when his business was acquired.

In a career of more than 20 years, he has been involved with the launch of numerous new technologies and companies, including Apple's Macintosh, the Aeron chair, the Microsoft Network and interactive television. He has also been involved in major identity programs for clients like Apple, Adobe, E-Trade, Herman Miller, IBM, Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, Sony, UPS and Wells Fargo Bank.

Currently Mok is president of AIGA and is a trustee at the Art Center, College of Design in Los Angeles, California. More information about the conference schedule and fees can be obtained at www.recharge2002.com.