What is it? Devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), Pecha Kucha Night was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Yeah yeah, I already hear you say "been there, done that, ..." but here's what makes this initiative stand out. Every presenter (designer, architect, ...) can present 20 images (designs). Each image is shown for 20 seconds. This way every presenter gets exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds in the spotlight. Why this approach? Because this keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.
Have a look at the Pecha Kucha Night homepage and check for events near you, there's plenty of them all over the world. Also have a look at the Klein Dytham website for cool images of previous Pecha Kucha Night editions as well as more detailed infroamtion.
Although I think this is a cool concept, I haven't been to one of these local Pecha Kucha Nights myself, but maybe some of you have? If so, pls feel free to share your feedback and comments via this Blog post. I'm eager to find out what you guys think about this initiative.
Very neat. Sort of a Gestalt take on the presentation of material.