Tom Hardy (designer)
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Tom Hardy (born 1946) is an American design strategist and Professor of Design Management at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).[1][2] As corporate design advisor to Samsung Electronics (1996-2003) Hardy was instrumental in transforming their brand image from follower to innovation leader by creating a new brand-design ethos: "Balance of Reason & Feeling", and building significant global brand equity through judicious use of design strategy and management.[3][4][5] While at IBM (1970-1992), he was an award-winning industrial designer [6][7][8][9][10][11] and later served as corporate head of the IBM Design Program responsible for worldwide brand-design identity.[12][13] His leadership contributed to the revitalization of IBM's brand image via differentiated design such as the iconic ThinkPad.[14][15]
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