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November 8+9, 2012, MTCC, Toronto – Register today!
We invite visual communicators everywhere to assemble in Toronto this fall for the Association of Registered Graphic Designers' 13th annual DesignThinkers Conference, as we discussed the unique insight and problem-solving processes of the designer.
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Deborah Adler, 2011Motivated by a desire to make lives easier and safer, Deborah Adler delivers new directions in products, packaging, identity and information systems.
David C. Baker, 2011David C. Baker, author of Managing (Right) for the First Time and Financial Management of a Marketing Firm, is a leading management consultant for the creative services field..jpeg)
Jason Bruges, 2011Jason Bruges is the founder of Jason Bruges Studio, which creates surfaces, spaces and large-scale interventions that exist between the worlds of architecture, installation art and interaction design.
Ivan Chermayeff, Tom Geismar and Sagi Haviv, 2011Ivan Chermayeff, a prolific designer, illustrator and artist, has created memorable, iconic images for hundreds of clients. As a founding partner of Chermayeff & Geismar, he has played a significant role in establishing the firm’s worldwide reputation.
Brian Collins and Leland Maschmeyer, 2011Brian Collins is Chief Creative Officer of COLLINS, a design company dedicated to inventing brand experiences and communications that shape companies and people for the better.
Steve Edge, 2011As a result of his severe dyslexia, Steve Edge’s love of the arts grew to become his life's main focus from a young age. In particular, he contracted a raging case of advertising and brand fever.
Rob Giampietro, 2011Rob Giampietro is a principal at Project Projects, a design studio in New York focusing on identity, print, interactive, and environmental work...
Stanley Hainsworth, 2011Stanley Hainsworth is Chairman, Chief Creative Officer of Tether, a group of friends who are passionate about one thing: telling stories that matter.
Allan Haley, 2011Allan Haley is Director of Words & Letters at Monotype Imaging where he is responsible for strategic planning and creative implementation of just about everything related to typeface designs.
Jessica Hische, 2011Jessica Hische is a typographer and illustrator. While working at Louise Fili Ltd, she freelanced for such clients as Tiffany & Co., Chronicle Books and The New York Times.
Rei Inamoto, 2011Named in Creativity Magazine's annual “Creativity 50,” Rei Inamoto is one of the most influential individuals in the marketing and creative industry today.
Chip Kidd, 2011Chip Kidd is a graphic designer and writer whose book jacket designs have helped spawn a revolution in the art of American book packaging.
George Lois, 2011Website / Twitter
George Lois is renowned for dozens of marketing miracles that triggered innovative and populist changes in American culture..gif)
David MacKay, 2011Website / Twitter
An expert in the Web analytics, David MacKay, country manager, Omniture, Adobe Systems has 15 years of experience in agencies and enterprises helping clients deliver measurable results and deploy resources strategically to meet their business objectives and to demonstrate ROI..gif)
Bobby Martin & Jennifer Kinon, 2011Bobby C. Martin Jr. and Jennifer Kinon are founding partners of The Original Champions of Design (OCD), a branding and design agency based in New York.
Craig Mod, 2011Craig Mod is a writer, designer, publisher, and developer concerned with the future of publishing and storytelling. He is co-author and designer of Art Space Tokyo, an intimate guide to the Tokyo art world.
Richard Morrison, 2011In a career spanning 30 years, Richard Morrison has created over 150 feature film title sequences for the industry’s most respected film directors and producers.
Christoph Niemann, 2011Christoph Niemann’s illustrations have appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, Newsweek, Wired, The New York Times Magazine and American Illustration.
Eddie Opara, 2011Eddie Opara joined Pentagram’s New York office as a partner in 2010. His projects have included the design of brand identity, publications, packaging, environments, exhibitions, interactive installations, websites, user interfaces and software.
William Poundstone, 2011William Poundstone is the author of 12 books, including Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (And How to Take Advantage of It)..png)
Robert Priest & Grace Lee, 2011Robert Priest and Grace Lee are founding partners of Priest+Grace, a design company in New York. Their clients have included O, The Oprah Magazine, Bloomberg Markets, The Fiscal Times, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, and The Ladders..png)
Eric Ryan, 2011Website / Twitter
At age 27, Eric Ryan founded method, a San Francisco based consumer goods company that has reinvented homecare products with an innovative branding and product design approach.
Christian Schwartz, 2011Christian Schwartz is a partner in the type foundry Commercial Type. Christian first worked at MetaDesign Berlin, where he developed typefaces for Volkswagen.
Aaris Sherin, 2011Website / Twitter
Aaris Sherin is an educator, writer and designer. She is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at St. John’s University and is author of SustainAble: A handbook of materials and applications for graphic designers and their clients.
Todd Simmons, 2011Based in New York, Todd heads up all creative for Wolff Olins, bringing years of broad, multidisciplinary experience to his team..png)
Robert Wong, 2011Website / Twitter
Robert was born Chinese, grew up Dutch, was Canadian, and is now American. While practicing accounting in Toronto, Robert woke up one day, flew to New York, and became a graphic designer instead.
Marian Bantjes, 2010Marian has been variously described as a typographer, designer, artist and writer. Working from her base on a small island off the west coast of Canada, her personal, obsessive and sometimes strange graphic work has brought her international recognition.
Jonathan Barnbrook, 2010Jonathan, renowned graphic and type designer, is one of the most well-known graphic designers in Britain. Since 1990 he has chosen to work with a mixture of cultural institutions, activist groups and charities as well as completing a steady stream of personal posters.
John Bielenberg, 2010John helps organizations find the courage to consider new "wrong" ways of thinking.
Andrew Blauvelt, 2010After a decade teaching design internationally, Andrew gave up tenure and moved to Minnesota to become director of the design studio at the Walker Art Center.
Chris Chapman, 2010Website / Twitter
In his role with Disney Design Group, Christopher has designed toys, logos, print, clothing, packaging, brands, games, accessories, candy and more. His work can be found at Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Hong Kong Disneyland and World of Disney Stores.
Tony Davidson, 2010Website / Twitter
Tony has been the Executive Creative Director of Wieden + Kennedy London since 2000. Today it is one of the most admired ad agencies in the world, having created projects like Nike's Run London and 'Aiwaworld' online.
Angus Hyland, 2010After running a successful studio for 10 years, Angus became a partner in Pentagram's London offices in 1998. His clients have included BBC, Citibank, Getty Images, Nokia...
Paul Lavoie, 2010Website / Twitter
In 1992, Paul co-founded TAXI, successfully combining the disciplines of advertising and design. Growing into seven offices in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, TAXI is recognized for creating consistently strong brands for companies such as BMW/MINI, WestJet, Canadian Tire, VIAGRA and TELUS..gif)
Don Lindsay, 2010Website / Twitter
Don Lindsay is Vice President of User Experience for Research in Motion. Over the past twenty-five years, Don has held design management roles in Microsoft, Apple and Bell-Northern Research, and has shipped a broad range of enterprise and consumer products..gif)
Darrel Rhea, 2010Darrel Rhea, CEO of Cheskin Added Value has worked for more than 30 years at the front lines of innovation with the world’s top corporations.
Helen Walters, 2010From 2006 until July 2010, Helen was editor of innovation and design at Bloomberg Businessweek, where she covered the intersection of business and design.
Dana Arnett, 2009Website / Twitter
Dana Arnett is a principal of VSA Partners, leading a team in the creation of design programs, film projects, interactive initiatives and brand communication solutions for clients that include Harley-Davidson, Bell Canada, IBM and Coca-Cola.
Michael Bierut, 2009Michael Bierut is partner in the New York office of the international consultancy Pentagram. His work has been collected by major museums around the world.
Warren Berger, 2009Warren Berger, has written on many subjects, including design, in his work for publications such as Wired, The New York Times and Communication Arts.
Ben Blumenfeld, 2009Ben Blumenfeld is the Communication Design manager at Facebook. With over 200 million active users, Facebook is fundamentally changing the way people share and communicate with each other. Ben’s team communicates Facebook’s brand and mission through product experience, web properties and offline channels.
John H. Bredenfoerder, 2009John H. Bredenfoerder CMG, is design director for Landor Associates, specializing in colour strategy, trends and forecasting. When colour becomes a critical issue, John offers his colour expertise across the “One Landor Branding Network.”
Robert Brunner, 2009Robert Brunner’s career as an industrial designer is iconic in the high technology arena. He became director of industrial design at Apple Computer in 1989, where he provided design direction for product lines that include Apple II, Macintosh and the Macintosh PowerBook.
Matthew Carter, 2009Website / Twitter
Matthew Carter is a type designer with 50 years’ experience in typographic technologies ranging from hand-cut punches to computer fonts.
Valerie Casey, 2009Valerie Casey is Founder of Designers Accord and is a leading thinker in the areas of innovation and design thinking. Designers Accord is a coalition of designers, corporate leaders and educational institutions focused on creating positive impact.
Emily Cohen, 2009Website / Twitter
Emily Cohen has consulted with design firms and in-house corporate creative departments for over 20 years. She helps companies improve operational effectiveness, organize their team to maximize their strength and manage accounts and staff for long-term success.
Kyle Cooper, 2009Website / Twitter
Kyle Cooper has directed over 100 main title sequences. Details magazine credits Kyle Cooper with “Almost single-handedly revitalizing the main title sequence as an art form,” Fast Company named Kyle one of the “100 most creative people in business.”.gif)
Gael Towey & Stephen Doyle, 2009Website / Twitter
Gael Towey is Chief Creative Officer of award-winning Martha Stewart Living Omni, Inc. She is Acting Editor-in-Chief of Martha Stewart Living and is responsible for the magazine’s distinct and iconic visual style and plays a key role in developing design for all magazines and merchandising programs.
Vanessa Eckstein R.G.D., 2009Website / Twitter
Throughout her career, Vanessa Eckstein R.G.D. has been drawn to thinking and creating across genres and across real and conceptual borders. Her award-winning design studio, BLOK, is headquartered in Mexico City.
Jacqueline Evans, 2009Jacqueline Evans is an Account Executive with InterfaceFLOR Canada, with a focus on Federal and Provincial Government accounts in and around Toronto. In her 15 years there, she’s been recognized for her commitment to environmental sustainability, both within and outside the company.
Monique Gamache, 2009Monique Gamache is partner/design director at WAX in Calgary. Monique brings a quiet, understated and strategic sensibility to her design work, through which she’s made a substantial contribution to her clients’ success.
Steven Heller, 2009Website / Twitter
Steven Heller is co-chair and co-founder of the MFA Designer As Author as well as co-founder of the MFA in Design Criticism (DCrit) and MFA Interaction Design programs at the School of Visual Arts.
David Labistour, 2009Website / Twitter
David Labistour is Chief Executive Officer at Mountain Equipment Co-op. He started his career in apparel design before moving to product management, then merchandise management and on to general management, working globally in manufacturing and retail.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, 2009Jean-Pierre (JP) Lacroix R.G.D. is the founder and President of Shikatani Lacroix. Over time, he has developed a reputation as a true innovator and first-rate problem-solver, with expertise in providing clients with results-driven solutions.
Marty Neumeier, 2009Marty Neumeier, president of Neutron LLC, writes books, conducts workshops and speaks internationally about the power of brand, innovation and design.
Terry O'Reilly, 2009Terry is the award-winning co-founder of Pirate Radio and Television in Toronto and New York. As the voice of CBC Radio’s The Age of Persuasion, Terry combines lively social history and years of industry experience to show how the art of persuasion shapes our culture.
Sanky, 2009Website / Twitter
Sanky is a founding partner and art director of UK interactive agency AllofUs. The studio focuses on how technology can be used alongside traditional practices such as interior design, architecture, exhibition design and identity, working on online projects and application design.
Daniel Schutzsmith, 2009Daniel Schutzsmith is Vice President of Core Industries, a digital agency consisting of a naturally engineered hybrid of high-end design and smart technology that focuses on the bottom line: people, planet and profit.
Pam Scott, 2009Website / Twitter
Pam Scott is a marketing professional with 25 years of experience. Her degree in industrial design, work as an independent filmmaker and her global travel influence her creative approach to life and work. Most of her career has been spent at the world’s top ad agencies.
Nathan Shedroff, 2009Experience design pioneer Nathan Shedroff is chair of the Design Strategy MBA at the California College of the Arts. In addition to speaking, teaching, consulting, and entrepreneurial ventures, Nathan has written extensively on design and business issues, including Experience Design 1 and Making Meaning, along with his website.
V. Sunil, 2009Website / Twitter
V. Sunil has held key positions in India’s foremost advertising agencies, including Contract and McCann Erickson. In 2004, Sunil founded ‘A’, which went on to become India’s most successful independent agency before merging operations with Wieden+ Kennedy in 2007..png)
Luke Williamson, 2009Luke Williamson is joint creative director at WCRS in London, UK. He worked as an Art Director at start-up agency, Mother, for eight years under the watchful eyes of Yan Elliott.
Marc Alt, 2008Marc Alt is president and creative director of Marc Alt + Partners, a design and brand strategy firm specializing in environmental strategy, innovation and sustainability. Marc speaks frequently about green design, sustainability and creating value by aligning corporate strategy with environmental and social benefit.
Ilise Benun, 2008Website / Twitter
Ilise Benun is an author, consultant, national speaker and co-founder of Marketing Mentor. Her books include The Art of Self-Promotion, Stop Pushing Me Around!: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy, And Less Assertive, and, most recently, The Designer's Guide To Marketing And Pricing: How To Win Clients And What To Charge Them.png)
Lauren Connolly, 2008Website / Twitter
Lauren Connolly’s first job title at BBDO New York was Junior Copywriter (not a lie). Over the past 8 years, she helped launch Cingular with the “Raising the Bar” campaign and re-launch it a few years later as the new at&t.
Nancy Duarte, 2008Principal of Duarte Design since 1990, Nancy Duarte passionately pursues the niche of presentation development and design. One of the largest design firms in Silicon Valley and listed as a top woman-owned business in the area, Duarte Design is one of the few agencies in the world focused solely on presentations.
Louise Fili, 2008Louise Fili was senior designer for Herb Lubalin from 1976-1978. As art director for Pantheon Books from 1978-1989, she designed over 2000 book jackets and reinvented book jacket design. She has received Gold and Silver medals from the Society of Illustrators and the New York Art Directors Club and three James Beard award nominations.
Steff Geissbuhler, 2008Website / Twitter
Steff Geissbuhler is among America’s most celebrated designers of integrated brand and corporate identity programs. As a principal of C&G Partners, he has created identity systems for Merck, Time Warner cable, Telemundo, NBC, Voice of America, Toledo Museum of Art, National Parks of New York Harbor, Crane & Co., and May Department Stores.
Chris Hacker, 2008Website / Twitter
Chris Hacker is a sustainability guru and Chief Design Officer at Johnson & Johnson.
Jeannette Hanna, 2008Jeannette Hanna is the co-writer of the new book Ikonica: A Field Guide to Canada’s Brandscape, featuring case studies of Canada’s most successful brands.
Luke Hayman, 2008In 2006 Luke became a partner in Pentagram’s New York office where his wide-ranging expertise encompasses the design of magazines, books, identities and exhibitions. His recent editorial work includes magazine redesigns for TIME, The Advocate and Radar and he is currently working on Consumer Reports and a newspaper in the Middle East.
Maira Kalman, 2008Website / Twitter
An illustrator and author, Maira Kalman is best known for one of her many New Yorker magazine covers, entitled New Yorkistan. The 2001 illustration was placed 14th on the American Society of Magazine Editors list of the top 40 magazine covers of the past 40 years.
Kris Kiger, 2008Kris Kiger is Senior VP and Managing Director for R/GA’s Visual Design team, where she delivers successful online customer experiences for some of the most prestigious companies in the world.
Tali Krakowsky, 2008As Director of Experience Design for Imaginary Forces, Tali Krakowsky has been extensively involved in concept development, management and development of the division and its projects in both the New York and Los Angeles offices.
Lee Jacobson, 2008Website / Twitter
Lee Jacobson is a brand, marketing and communications strategist with over 20 years experience developing projects that helped clients achieve their most significant opportunities.
Ji Lee, 2008Ji Lee is Creative Director for Google Creative Lab in New York. Previously he served as Branding Director for Droga5 and Senior Art Director for Saatchi & Saatchi.
Daniel Libeskind, 2008An international figure in architectural practice and urban design, Daniel Libeskind is known for introducing a new critical discourse in architecture and for his multidisciplinary approach. His practice extends from major cultural and commercial institutions – including museums and concert halls – to housing, hotels and shopping centres.
Jenn + Ken Visocky O’Grady, 2008Website / Twitter
Jenn + Ken Visocky O’Grady are partners in business and life. The couple co-founded Enspace, a creative think tank where designers, writers, marketers and even the occasional historian collaborate to enhance communication.
Rick Poynor, 2008Website / Twitter
Rick Poynor is a British writer on design and visual culture. He was the founding editor of Eye magazine, which he edited from 1990 to 1997. He has been a contributing editor and columnist for Print magazine in New York since 2000, and he has written for I.D., Metropolis, Blueprint, Icon, Frieze, Adbusters, Creative Review, Harvard Design Magazine, The Guardian, Financial Times, and many other publications.
Scott Stowell, 2008Scott Stowell is the proprietor of New York design studio Open, whose work includes includes identity systems, print design, motion graphics and web design. Clients include the PBS documentary series Art:21, Bravo, Good magazine, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The New York Times, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Planet Green and WNYC Radio.
Masamichi Udagawa, 2008A co-founder of Antenna Design, Masamichi explores the relationship between new technology and its meaning in society, where new technology alters our environment and perception.
Tucker Viemeister, 2008Website / Twitter
Tucker Viemeister is President of Springtime-USA, a global strategic consultancy delivering conceptual industrial design, 3D engineering, prototyping and production supervision. Springtime’s clients include Heineken, Nike, Toyota and PTTPost (the Dutch postal service) and also Coca-Cola with the Rockwellgroup.
Véronique Vienne, 2008Website / Twitter
Véronique Vienne has written extensively on lifestyle trends, design ethics, and business practices and has edited, art-directed and written essays for a number of design publications.
Massimo Vignelli, 2008A celebrated designer, Massimo Vignelli is responsible for such icons as the 1966 Stendig Calendar, the1972 New York City subway map and signage, and the corporate identity program for American Airlines.
Bettina Von Stamm, 2008Website / Twitter
Bettina Von Stamm has developed an expertise in innovation, new product development and design. Her work, which spans research, teaching, consulting and speaking, has resulted in two books, The Innovation Wave and Managing Innovation, Design & Creativity.
Brett Wickens, 2008Website / Twitter
Brett’s expertise in design technology led him to LA in 1993 to pursue his interest in the convergence of entertainment, information and technology for clients including Nike, and interactive products such as the United Nations CD-ROM, the SpokenWorld channel for Microsoft Network, and entertainment and music marketing initiatives for Apple..png)
Tom Brown, 2007Website / Twitter
Tom Brown Art+Design (TBA+D) specializes in the design, art direction, prototype creation and redesign of magazines and books. The studio is located in a small town outside Vancouver where the firm successfully works remotely with clients..jpeg)
James Victore, 2007James Victore is a self-taught independent artist and designer. His clients include Moet & Chandon, Aveda, Apple, The New York Times and The School of Visual Arts.
Hillman Curtis, 2007Hillman Curtis is a designer and filmmaker, whose company hillmancurtis, inc. has designed sites for Yahoo, Adobe, Aquent, the American Institute of Graphic Design, Paramount and Fox Searchlight Pictures among others..png)
Jorge Calleja, 2007Jorge Calleja is a Senior Art Director at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam. He was born in Mexico and holds a degree in Film from Universidad del Nuevo Mundo. In 2001 he founded L3che The Mexperimental Project where he became the Creative Director and Partner.
Colin Drummond, 2007Colin Drummond is Group Director, Cognitive & Cultural Studies, at Crispin Porter + Bogusky. One of the world’s hottest brand-building agencies, CP+B has been recognized as US Agency of The Year the last 2 years running.
Tony Fish, 2007Tony Fish has been building hi-tech companies since his first IPO (OFEX) in 1994. He has an excellent grasp of strategic and economic issues relating to businesses, their growth and survival.
Grant Gordon, 2007Grant Gordon is Creative Director of Key Gordon Communications. Copywriter by trade, Grant worked at several Toronto and Montreal ad agencies before realizing that selling processed food, rapacious investments and SUVs was a lousy way to earn a living.
Louis Gagnon, 2007Louis Gagnon a fondé la firme de design Paprika avec Joanne Lefebvre en 1991, à Montréal. Son travail de directeur de création suit depuis toujours la même voie : celle de la sobriété, de l’intelligence, de l’équilibre et de l’élégance.
Marc Gobé, 2007Marc is President, CEO and Executive Creative Director for Desgrippes Gobé. A graduate from the Ecole Professionelle de Dessin Industriel in Paris, Marc’s broad experience in packaging, structural design and architecture has attracted a multi-faceted mix of apparel, beauty and consumer brand clients.
Dale Hart, 2007Website / Twitter
Dale is Partner and Creative Director at Methodologie. For more than two decades, he has turned business strategies into design solutions for companies like Kraft Foods, The Coca-Cola Company, Jim Beam, Boeing, Washington Mutual and Xbox..png)
Greg Hoffman, 2007Website / Twitter
Greg Hoffman was named Vice President of Nike’s Global Brand Design in 2006. He is responsible for maintaining the strong focus on design that is a cornerstone of the Nike brand.
John Hlinko, 2007An innovator in grassroots engagement, John Hlinko is VP of Marketing and Creative Engagement with Grassroots Enterprise, a public affairs consulting firm in Washington, DC.
Garrick Hamm, 2007Garrick Hamm is Creative Partner at UK design consultancy Williams Murray Hamm. The ten-year business has been named ‘Design Agency of the Year’ twice, and is currently ranked Number 1 in the UK Design Week Creative Survey and the DBA Design Effectiveness Table..png)
Janine James, 2007Website / Twitter
A pioneer in the field of experiential branding and culture-building, Janine James founded The Moderns in 1992 to provide clients with a better framework for solving their challenges through foreword-thinking innovation.
Grant McCracken, 2007Grant McCracken holds a PhD from the University of Chicago in cultural anthropology. He is the author of Culture and Consumption I, Plenitude, Big Hair, Culture and Consumption II: Markets, Meaning, and Brand Management, The Long Interview, Flock and Flow and the soon to be published Transforming selves.
Chaz Maviyane-Davies, 2007Chaz Maviyane-Davies has been described by the UK’s Design magazine as “the guerrilla of graphic design”.
Zoa Martinez, 2007Zoa Martinez is an Emmy-award-winning designer/director and pop artist recognized as one of the leading Latino designers shaping the world of art, fashion and design.
Debbie Millman, 2007Debbie Millman is a partner at the international brand consultancy Sterling Brands, where she has designed, as she states in her bio, “some things she is really proud of and lots of products that you have likely purchased in a big supermarket.”
Abbott Miller, 2007In 1989 Abbott Miller founded the multidisciplinary studio Design/Writing/Research where, in collaboration with Ellen Lupton, he pioneered the concept of “designer as author” undertaking projects in which content and form are developed in a symbiotic relationship.
Jenn + Ken Visocky O’Grady, 2007Jenn + Ken Visocky O’Grady cofounded Enspace, a creative thinktank where designers, writers, marketers and even the occasional historian collaborate to enhance communication.
Karim Rashid, 2007Karim Rashid is best known for bringing his democratic design sensibility to the masses. Designing for an impressive array of clients including Nambe, Prada, Miyake and Method, Karim is radically changing the aesthetics of product design and the nature of consumer culture.
Andrea Siodmok, 2007Dr. Andrea Siodmok heads up the Design Council knowledge team, which is responsible for developing and disseminating knowledge about design for business managers, educators and designers.
Stefan Sagmeister, 2007Sagmeister, a native of Austria, received his MFA in graphic design from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and, as a Fulbright Scholar, a master’s degree from Pratt Institute in New York. He formed the New York based Sagmeister Inc.
Don Watt, 2007Website / Twitter
Don Watt is chairman and CEO of DW+Partners, a Toronto-based firm dedicated to helping companies improve their brands and performance. Don is recognized as a master of retail strategy with a track record to prove it.
Alexander W. White, 2007Alexander W. White, managing director of The Alexander W. White Consultancy, works with advertising and editorial art directors as well as editors and advertisers to guide them to more effective design for their targets.
Patrick Whitney, 2007Patrick Whitney is Director of the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology and a Professor of Design. He has published and lectured throughout the world about how to make technological innovations more humane, the link between design and business strategy and methods of designing interactive communications and products.
Neville Brody, 2006British designer Neville has been at the forefront of graphic design for over two decades. Initially designing record covers, he made his name largely through his revolutionary work as Art Director for The Face magazine.
Bill Cahan, 2006Website / Twitter
Bill Cahan, Founder, Creative Director, possesses a unique ability for honing in on a singular, emotional truth that makes people care. His passion for fresh thinking is reflected in his team’s commitment to doing hours and hours of research before a single design layout is attempted.
Brian Collins, 2006Brian is the Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, the ad agency behind Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty which has become an international media phenomenon challenging the feminine cliches perpetuated by advertising.
Alan Dye, 2006Website / Twitter
Alan dreamed of being a pro basketball player, but his love of type and lack of jumpshot led to his becoming a designer. After a few years working in creative agencies, Alan went in-house and became Design Director of kate spade in 2004.
Adam Greenfield, 2006Adam is a critical futurist and author of Everyware: The dawning age of ubiquitous computing. He was lead information architect for the Tokyo office of web consultancy Razorfish.
Sam Harrison, 2006Sam knows the challenges communications professionals face each day because he has been on all sides of the business – the agency and freelance side, the client and corporate side and, most recently, the academic and consulting side.
Kit Hinrichs, 2006Website / Twitter
Kit is a Partner in the international design firm Pentagram. He has been an influential force in graphic design for more than two decades.
Charles Hively, 2006Website / Twitter
The designer’s role is to figure out a fresh approach for a visual solution that will stun the viewer. Publisher and design director of 3x3 magazine, Charles Hively suggests how to introduce illustration into the creative dialogue.
Jane Hope, 2006Her pragmatic pursuit of the true essence of a problem is matched only by her artful ability to rally everyone behind a distinctive solution. Jane’s vision has been at the heart of many brand launches for TAXI’s clients and is a guiding force as TAXI’s own brand grows.
Erik Kessels, 2006Erik is co-founder and President of Dutch advertising agency KesselsKramer. Following the principle that any medium, as long as it is relevant to an idea, is a potential for communication for a brand and its products or services, KesselsKramer’s portfolio ranges from ‘classical’ advertising to documentary film.
Antony Marcil, 2006Website / Twitter
Are you baffled by the options: FSC-certified, preconsumer, post-consumer, ancient forest friendly, wind power? Learn how to navigate the world of environmental papers and what FSC certification means to you and your clients.
Eero Miettinen, 2006Website / Twitter
Eero is Group Design Director of Nokia Design. Prior to joining Nokia in 1998, he worked as a designer with the Sisu and Saab automobile companies. He has taught at the University of Art and Design Helsinki and the Helsinki University of Technology.
Adams Morioka, 2006Website / Twitter
Sean and Noreen are the founders and Creative Directors of Adams/Morioka.
Peter L. Phillips, 2006Website / Twitter
Peter is an internationally recognized expert in developing corporate design management strategies with more than 30 years experience as a senior corporate design manager, consultant, author and lecturer.
Rich Roat, 2006Website / Twitter
Rich Roat shows how House Industries has developed products and marketed them effectively to the creative and technologically-advanced community while maintaining an aesthetic integrity that seems absent in much of our visual landscape.
Paul Rowan, 2006Paul manages the Umbra design team and translates developing design trends into practical and useful products. He graduated from George Brown’s graphic design program in 1974. A few years later, while shopping for a window covering, Paul designed his own window treatment, a printed paper shade.
Dan Saffer, 2006Website / Twitter
Dan Saffer has worked in interactive media since 1995.
Ronald Shakespear, 2006Website / Twitter
Ronald Shakespear is Founder and Principal of Argentinian environmental graphic design firm Diseno Shakespear. Diseno Shakespear's projects in urban public spaces include the Buenos Aires Underground, the City Hall Public Hospitals, Temaiken Zoo and Buenos Aires Signage and Transportation wayfinding.
Ellen Shapiro, 2006Ellen is founder and Principal of Shapiro Design. She has taught at Parsons, Pratt and the School of Visual Arts and is the author of The Graphic Designer’s Guide to Clients and Clients and Designers. A contributing editor of PRINT, she writes for Communication Arts, Step-by-Step Graphics and the AIGA Journal.
Ilene Strizver, 2006Noted type authority Ilene Strizver explains and demystifies many of the expert-level typographic skills and aesthetics that are rarely taught in school or fully understood by professionals. Topics include tracking, kerning, word spacing, hyphens, enand em-dashes and more.
Jakob Trollbäck, 2006Jakob is President & Creative Director of Trollbäck + Company. Trollbäck + Company was born when Jakob, a former DJ, transferred his aural pursuits to the visual medium, aiming to create emotive pieces that take audiences to purely sensorial planes. Jakob’s ambitions quickly moved his company to the forefront of motion design..png)
Jan White, 2006Website / Twitter
Jan has given more than 1,800 seminars in 27 countries. His goal is to persuade word-people to think visually and picture-people to think verbally. An architect by training, he was an art director with Time before opening his own studio.
Margaret Youngblood, 2006Website / Twitter
Margaret partners with the world’s largest brands to drive change through design. Margaret has led identity programs for BP, HP, FedEx, Microsoft, Ford, Intel, H&R Block, Gap and Warner Brothers. She has also helped numerous non-profits increase their presence in the marketplace, including the American Red Cross, YWCA and the US Olympic Team.
Gail Anderson, 2005Website / Twitter
Gail Anderson is a senior art director at SpotCo, a design and ad agency specializing in work for Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. From 1987 to 2002 she was Senior Art Director at Rolling Stone.
David Baker, 2005What does business want? What do designers want? Can the existing relationship move beyond reluctant acceptance, or will both continue to only see the other as a necessary evil? David Baker is a management consultant who advises the advertising, design and public relations community.
Marcel Danesi, 2005Website / Twitter
Join Prof. Marcel Danesi of the Semiotics and Anthropology Department at the University of Toronto for this lively, interactive discussion. Danesi is Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory.
Joe Duffy, 2005Chair of Duffy & Partners, Joe Duffy is a much-admired creative director and an expert in branding and design. When he started Duffy Design in 1984, in association with ad agency Fallon Worldwide, he broke new ground for the collaborative integration of branding and design with advertising.
Peter Girardi, 2005Peter Girardi is a pioneer in both web design and CD-ROM production. Among the CD-ROM titles he has designed are Body Voyage, Maus, Painters Painting, The Beat Experience and People.
Minda Gralnek, 2005Website / Twitter
Minda Gralnek is Vice President, Creative Director, at Target, a leader in trend merchandising and innovation. A key element of this leadership is Target's exclusive design partnerships.
Chris Hacker, 2005Website / Twitter
Chris Hacker has recently joined Johnson & Johnson as Vice President Design and Design Strategy. He will be responsible for bringing strong brand identity and sustainable design practices to the company. Chris was Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Design for Aveda until recently.
Dimitri Jeurissen, 2005Dimitri Jeurissen is a partner at Base, a design studio with offices in Brussels, Barcelona, New York and Madrid. The studio specializes in creative direction and brand development.
Anita Kunz, 2005Website / Twitter
Illustrator Anita Kunz’ clients include Rolling Stone, GQ, The New York Times, Sony Music and Random House. She has produced cover illustrations for The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, Time and Newsweek.
Chip Kidd, 2005Chip Kidd is a writer and graphic designer. His book designs for Alfred A. Knopf (where he has worked since 1986) have spawned a revolution in the art of book packaging.
Jason McCann, 2005Jason McCann is the Associate Creative Director of Design and Interactive at TAXI. Whether through pixels or print ads, Jason engages audiences by always finding a way to weave key insights into an entertaining message.
Bruce Mau, 2005Bruce Mau is the creative director and founder of Bruce Mau Design Inc. His award-winning, multi-disciplinary design firm is world-renowned for its expertise and innovation across a wide range of projects and collaborations with some of the world’s leading architects, artists, writers, curators, academics, entrepreneurs, businesses and institutions.
Paul Matthaeus, 2005Paul Matthaeus founded Digital Kitchen with a band of talented artists, filmmakers, musicians and animators. DK is an experimental branding think tank blending the best of a movie studio with the focus of a branding firm.
Dave Norton, 2005Website / Twitter
In our experience-based economy, companies that understand how to develop meaningful experiences will succeed. Designers are uniquely qualified to find and design such encounters for customers, but to do so they must first think differently about the purpose of design.
Harry Rich, 2005Harry Rich is Deputy Chief Executive on the Executive Team of the British Design Council. The Executive is responsible for the strategic direction of the Design Council.
Andrew Stawicki, 2005Andrew Stawicki is a founder of PhotoSensitive, a non-profit collective that explores how photography can contribute to social justice. Born in Poland, Andrew joined the staff of The Toronto Star in 1983.
Lisa Strausfeld, 2005Lisa Strausfeld is a partner in the New York office of the international design firm Pentagram. Her work lies at the intersection of physical and virtual space: where information structures and physical structures meet, and where navigation of information and navigation of buildings are joined in a single experience.
Massimo Vignelli, 2005Website / Twitter
Massimo Vignelli studied architecture in Milan and Venice. In 1960 he and his wife Leila opened a professional office for architecture and design in Milan. In 1965 they moved to New York to work on identity programs for Ford, American Airlines and Knoll..png)
Ken Wong, 2005Website / Twitter
In an era where mergers are creating scale-advantaged giants in almost every industry, some smaller firms have found a way to prosper..png)
David Baker, 2004Website / Twitter
You were drawn to this industry because of the work, not the business side. In fact, if you could figure out a way to do this without clients...or even employees...you'd be thrilled.
Robert Bringhurst, 2004Website / Twitter
For at least 3,000 years, the visual representation of human language has shifted back and forth between the graphic and the glyphic, the written and the carved. Graphic forms may flex or bend, but in principle they are confined to two dimensions..png)
Edward Burtynsky, 2004Website / Twitter
Dan Falk in the The Globe and Mail called, Edward Burtynsky, “one of Canada’s most respected photographers.” Burtynsky presents his awe-inspiring industrial landscapes, which are explorations of unfamiliar places where human activity has reshaped the surface of the land.
Kyle Cooper, 2004In his title sequences for more than 150 features, Kyle Cooper evokes the strongest emotions - from delighted amazement to stark horror..png)
Marcel Danesi, 2004Website / Twitter
It’s amazing how much meaning a single letter can have in today’s image-conscious culture. Everything - from movies to sports names – is marketed with the same 24th letter of the English alphabet – the letter “X.”
Jeannette Hanna, 2004Website / Twitter
As a species, we are hard-wired to connect dots. Neuroscientists tell us that human brains search for meaning and narrative in everything – even when there is none.
Billie Harber, 2004Website / Twitter
Harmony vs. Controversy. Competition vs. Collaboration. Pleasure vs. Pain. Valid sources of inspiration lie at each end of the spectrum, depending on the individual. This session, “Living on the Edges,” will examine dualities that can open new paths to creative discovery.
Jessica Helfand + William Drenttel, 2004Website / Twitter
A decade into both a marriage and a practice, Bill Drenttel and Jessica Helfand not only have each other, they have a library. Their presentation will explore books as a source of ongoing inspiration in their practice and in their lives..png)
Tracey Lee, 2004Website / Twitter
Tracey Lee was an eccentric child growing up in New Zealand, wanting nothing but an Oxford dictionary for her 8th birthday.
Luba Lukova, 2004Website / Twitter
Luba Lukova is an artist and designer working in New York. She has won numerous awards, including: Grand Prix Savignac /World's Most Memorable Poster at the International Poster Salon, Paris; Honor Laureate at the International Poster Exhibition, Fort Collins, Colorado; Golden Pencil Award at the One Club Show, New York; and the ICOGRADA Excellence Award at the International Poster Festival, Chaumont, France.
Steve Mykolyn, 2004Steve Mykolyn coined the phrase, "media agnostic." Now all he has to do is sit back and wait for everyone to start using it..png)
David MacDonald, 2004Website / Twitter
David MacDonald is a Vice President of Environics responsible for the 3SC Social Values team. His specific areas of expertise are the application of social values analysis and the execution of multi-country consumer segmentation strategies.
Sabaa Quao, 2004Creativity is the most valuable human resource on the planet. Creative people enable infinite returns on investment but many clients do not value or appreciate their contribution..png)
Stephan Sagmeister, 2004In the design world, Sagmeister is as close to the equivalent of a rock star as anyone. In this presentation, however, there won't be any chickens with their heads cut off or any of that scratched-into-skin typography..png)
Colin Smith, 2004Website / Twitter
The days of shipping hard copies are becoming few and far between. Colin Smith presents new and exciting ways to work within a digital review and markup workflow in a manner that guarantees every single person can voice an opinion.
Jeff Swystun, 2004Jeff Swystun examines the historic and current use of brands and projects their role in society and business in the future. He covers how the practice of branding is evolving and what firms need to do to ensure relevancy and differentiation.
Petrula Vrontikis, 2004Website / Twitter
The session explores how graphic designers find inspiration and how that inspiration finds its way into the work we do. Petrula Vrontikis presents work by some of the best designers in the world to illustrate the process..png)
Nancy Bernard, 2003Website / Twitter
Design is personal and intuitive but talking about design solutions doesn't have to be. Bernard presents a strong aesthetic vocabulary that rationalizes the discussion and decision process.
Bill Buxton, 2003Website / Twitter
Buxton closes the conference by discussing the technological changes and innovations that will be changing our world in the future, not from a technical perspective, but from a cultural viewpoint.
James P. Cramer, 2003Website / Twitter
Cramer is editor of DesignIntelligence, a repository of timely articles, original research and industry news. Cramer offers ground-breaking revelations on trends and manage-ment practices..png)
Dr. John Kao, 2003Website / Twitter
Kao is an authority on the intersecting subjects of corporate innovation and transformation, digital media's impact on the enterprise and the future of business..png)
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, 2003Website / Twitter
Discover the key elements of the designer/client relationship. Find out when to negotiate and when to give in. Learn how to present your ideas, how to protect them and how to get paid.
Fred Langan, 2003Website / Twitter
Gain an in-depth look at trends in business reporting. Understand what journalists are looking for and how they work as we explore what a good business story is, how editors make their choices in business coverage and feature stories.
Elsie Maio, 2003Maio is a corporate branding visionary. Her SoulBranding technique is an innovative approach to merging corporate responsibility and branding.
Roger L. Martin, 2003Website / Twitter
Martin is the Dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. His research interests lie in the areas of global competitiveness, integrative thinking and organizational learning..png)
Prof. Ian Noble, 2003Website / Twitter
Prof. Ian Noble Noble is the director of the MA program in Typographic Studies in the School of Graphic Design at the London College of Printing, UK.
Paula Scher, 2003Website / Twitter
As a founding partner at Pentagram, Scher has developed branding systems, promo materials, environmental graphics, packaging and publications for a range of clients..png)
Colin Smith, 2003Website / Twitter
As the Technical Resource Manager at Adobe Systems in Canada, Smith is responsible for managing a team of Application Specialists that travels across Canada evangelizing Adobe software.
Simon Waterfall, 2003Website / Twitter
Waterfall self-described: "I did my Masters at the Royal College of Art in London, wore a dress for two years. Started a company in my dining room which exploded to employ 300 people in eight countries.
Dana Arnett, 2002Website / Twitter
As principal of Chicago-based VSA Partners, Dana Arnett is known for his ability to tell the stories of brands such as Harley Davidson and Coca Cola in fresh and engaging ways.
Gerald Cupchik, 2002Website / Twitter
Noted Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Gerald Cupchik studies the psychology of emotion and aesthetics. His work in cognitive and psychodynamic responses to perfume and liquor advertising tells us something about the creator and the viewer..png)
Hillman Curtis, 2002Recognized as a preeminent figure in web-based flash design, Hillman Curtis and his eponymous firm are now venturing into cross media design. Hillman will share some of the thoughts, inspirations and influences that have brought him recognition and shaped his work.
John Furneaux, 2002Website / Twitter
John Furneaux R.G.D. provides an executive-level overview for Ove's projects, ensuring that the branding and creative solutions provided meet or exceed client expectations.
Bob Hambly, 2002Website / Twitter
Bob Hambly began his career as a freelancer illustrating for both editorial and corporate clients, including American Express, Atlantic Monthly, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Nike and Toronto Dominion Bank..png)
Claire Hassid, 2002Website / Twitter
As Executive Vice President and Director of Strategic Planning at Saatchi & Saatchi New York, Claire Hassid works to transform brands with what matters most: passion and emotion.
Michael Johnson, 2002Known for powerful poster designs as well as his work for the British Government, Michael Johnson has “a knack for being able to distil the complex, diffuse or workaday down to simple, intelligent, witty messages.”.png)
Sabaa Quao, 2002Website / Twitter
Sabaa Quao R.G.D. is the President and Creative Director of
X Corporation. He is responsible for strategic and creative direction, consulting on brand and new enterprise development, design and advertising..png)
Lee Shupp, 2002Website / Twitter
Cheskin partner and resident futurist Lee Shupp takes a look at powerful ways to understanding consumers of the future. He discusses how futurists work with scenarios and probe beneath the surface of events to detect underlying forces of change.
Eric Swetzky, 2002Website / Twitter
Eric Swetzky is a well known lawyer in Toronto who practices exclusively in the advertising and intellectual property law fields, areas such as copyright and trade mark law and the legal structuring of innovative marketing campaigns.
Dan Boyarski, 2001Website / Twitter
We are in the midst of a transition from book culture to digital culture. We are beginning to explore what digital media affords us, with some intriguing results..png)
Bill Cahan, 2001Website / Twitter
Bill Cahan, Founder, Creative Director, possesses a unique ability for honing in on a singular, emotional truth that makes people care. His passion for fresh thinking is reflected in his team’s commitment to doing hours and hours of research before a single design layout is attempted..png)
Peter Gorb, 2001Website / Twitter
Of all the professions, designers have the potential to make the most valuable contribution to business ssuccess. Yet before they can do so designers must learn the management language and understand some controversial management views of design.
Pam Scott, 2001Website / Twitter
Savvy marketers know that in order to connect with consumers on an emotional level, one must first know the people who make up the target audience.
Jeffrey Veen, 2001Join Jeffrey Veen on a tour of what the web could be. We'll examine some of the largest sites on the web and pick apart their architectural strategies..png)
James Woudhuysen, 2001Website / Twitter
Woudhuysen helps clients to master new trends among consumers, retailers and competitors, so as to implement major shifts in corporate strategy, marketing, branding and design.
Bruce Brown, 2000Website / Twitter
Educated at the Royal College of Art in London, Professor Brown is presently Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Architecture at the University of Brighton. He has worked as an art director and graphic designer for many years, undertaking commissions for important clients..png)
Collin Cole, 2000Website / Twitter
President of Digital Media, frogdesign, Collin Cole has been a leader in the digital media industry since the early 1990s. Working in nearly every facet of creative new media development, Collin has led teams that have been recognized for their unique creative and strategic solutions, while maintaining a model of efficiency, service and profitability.
Chris Conley, 2000Website / Twitter
With demonstrated expertise in developing design and research methodologies, Chris Conley has led client management teams, secured new intellectual property, conducted workshops, created hardware and software prototypes and has educated a generation of design strategists and researchers..png)
Peter Dixon, 2000Website / Twitter
A Senior Partner with Lippincott & Margulies, Peter Dixon is an architect with more than 10 years experience in corporate identity design. With expertise in the translation of business strategies into retail concepts, facility architecture, interior design and exhibitions, he has had extensive involvement in the development of all areas of the retail environment..png)
Kevin E. Dunal, 2000Website / Twitter
In his current role as North American Regional Director, Canada, & Acting Vice President of Sales for the Americas, Kevin Dunal manages the Canadian operations for Adobe Systems Inc. and handles the company's sales strategy throughout North and South America.
Rolf Jensen, 2000Website / Twitter
Since 1983, Rolf Jensen has been a futurist at The Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies (CIFS) and, since 1988, its director. CIFS is one of the world's largest future-oriented thinktanks, providing strategic advice to over 100 international companies and government agencies.
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- Juniper Park Featured in May/June 2012 Issue of Communication ArtsThink back to the 2010 DesignThinkers campaign and you will likely remember a simple, strong, bold aesthetic. The campaign was inspired by the very process it represents: design. Capturing the early-stages of the design process, it featured raw backgrounds, bright colours and thought-provoking statements including, ‘Design is Thinking’ and ‘Design Should Have a Voice’.
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