Complex sentence: During the course of his time at IBM, Hardy crossed paths with Eliot Noyes, Edward Tufte, Ivan Chermayeff, Saul Bass, Henry Wolf, George Nelson and Niels Diffrient, among others, who would have an influence on his approach to design.
Split into simpler sentences: During the course of his time at IBM, Hardy crossed paths with Eliot Noyes, Edward Tufte, Ivan Chermayeff, Saul Bass, Henry Wolf, George Nelson and Niels Diffrient. Interaction with these prominent designers, and others, would have an influence on his approach to design.