TFI Envision’s Vice President, Mary Ellen Butkus, represented the woman-owned strategic design and marketing agency at the recent Women in Auto Care Leadership Conference
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Bulletproof Bolsters New York Senior Creative Team
Bulletproof has added three new creatives to its New York office: Tony Connor, Dan Gladden and James Thompson.
Retail Voodoo Names Kelly Frazier To New Creative Position
Retail Voodoo has expanded its team with Frazier’s new position. She will focus on uncovering opportunities for client growth in the food and beverage categories.
Britnell Anderson Joins Cogs & Marvel as Design Director
Former Landor creative Brittnell Anderson brings design and technology mastery to the San Francisco office of Cogs & Marvel.
Gradient Merger Creates Bi-Coastal Experiential Agency
NY-based creative agency Gradient has expanded, merging with LA-based social and digital agency Little Arrows and adding Jennifer de Fouchier as Executive Creative Director & Partner.
Third Partner Joins Peopledesign
Peopledesign, a strategic design consultancy located in downtown Grand Rapids MI, has recently made Jake Himmelspach a partner.
Bicoastal Chase Design Appoints Dunphy As NYC ECD
Chase Design Group has tapped industry veteran Steven Dunphy as Executive Creative Director for the New York office.
Toth+Co Looks To Expand With New Creative Director
Boston-based Toth+Co has appointed Kimberlee Eten as Creative Director to lead its teams in Boston and in New York, where she is based.
Moving Brands Creative Director Has AI Expertise
San Francisco-based global creative company Moving Brands appoints David Cameron as Creative Director. He is working with AI and mixed reality to enhance media engagement.
Substantial CEO Sends Message to Women in Tech
Carey Jenkins is the first female CEO at Seattle-based Substantial digital agency and she hopes it sends a message.
Rizco Adds Designer To Team
Branding agency Rizco adds a new designer, Alexa Saltzman, to their team.
Character Opens NY Office Led By Former R/GA Creative Directors
San Francisco-based branding and design agency Character adds new partners and ECDs for East Coast launch that includes a next generation office space in (where else?) Brooklyn.
Ford Foundation Head to Receive 2018 Director’s Award
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, is the Director’s Award recipient of the 2018 National Design Awards.
Educators to Watch
Design education and educators have more influence than ever on the fast-changing shape of design, media and culture. This is certainly true of the 2018 group…
Superunion Welcomes Ross Clugston
Superunion brand consultancy reinforces its leadership team with the appointment of Ross Clugston as U.S. Executive Creative Director.
Vox Media Names New Design Veep
Vox Media has named Phil Delbourgo the new VP of Design to bring a renewed design vision to the entire company.
Ex-IDEO and frog Executive Heads Superunion NA
Having spent over 15 years in senior management roles at creative firms, Sabah Ashraf brings experience and insight to her new CEO role at Superunion.
Reebok Creative Leader Jumps To Character
Following six years as Head of Global Brand Creative at Reebok, Chris Bruyere has joined creative agency Character as Managing Director in the new Portland OR office.
GDUSA People to Watch 2018
GDUSA starts each year by choosing a group of People To Watch who embody the spirit of the creative community.
Morioka & Jacek Head W+K Studio
Noreen Morioka and Nicole Jacek have been named co-heads of Wieden + Kennedy’s design studio located at the agency’s Portland OR headquarters.
Nick Law Leads Publicis Creative and Digital ‘Reboot’
Publicis kickstarts its digital transformation with the appointment of Nick Law to chief creative officer of the holding company.
Redmond Shares Branding Insights With Business Students
Veteran designer Patrick Redmond, who coined the term “designer as entrepreneur“ 40 years ago, recently spoke on branding to students at the University of Minnesota’s Labovitz School of Business and Economics
AIGA Seeks To Double Women in Leadership Roles
Lynda Decker and Heather Stern are co-chairs of AIGA’s Women Lead Initiative (WLI) and hope to double the number of female designers in leadership positions over the next two years.
Peopledesign Celebrates 20 Years
Peopledesign is celebrating its 20th anniversary; co-founders and owners are Yang Kim and Kevin Budelmann
Jonathan Pite Receives Legacy Award From ONE Club
Jonathan Pite receives Legacy Award from the ONE Club for Creativity – Denver.
Two New Pentagram Associates Named in New York
Pentagram has named two new associates in the New York office, both of whom work under the direction of Paula Scher.
Jane Geraghty Is Next CEO At Landor
Landor has named Jane Geraghty CEO effective January 1. The firm was founded in 1941 by Walter Landor and now has 29 offices. Geraghty has held posts at Saatchi, McCann-Erickson and Ogilvy.
Severs Fills New Chief Design Officer Role At Droga5
Jason Severs has joined Droga5’s New York headquarters as Chief Design Officer, a new role at the award-winning agency.
Jessica Wexler Heads Pratt’s Undergrad Design Department
Design educator and graphic designer Jessica Wexler is the new chair of the Undergraduate Communications Design Department within the School of Design at Pratt Institute.
Wolff Olins Appoints First Female CEO
Wolff Olins has appointed Sairah Ashman as the first female CEO of the global creative consultancy.
Designer Rebeca Mendez Is First Latina in One Club Hall of Fame
Designer and artist Rebeca Méndez, professor at UCLA, Design Media Arts, was one of five legends recently inducted into The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Hall of Fame.
Expressive Type Legend Alan Peckolick … 1940-2017
Legendary graphic designer Alan Peckolick has died of a fall. He built a reputation using letterforms to solve design problems and was well known for his passion for type.
Pioneer Graphic Designer Margo Chase Dies In Plane Crash
Award-winning and influential graphic designer Margo Chase died in a plane crash on July 22.
2017 GDUSA Educators to Watch
Design education and educators have more influence than ever on the fast-changing shape of design, media and culture. In this spirit, GDUSA presents its “2017 Educators To Watch.”
GDUSA Students to Watch in 2017
With the help of leading design schools, we once again identify top students ready to burst on the scene. It is sponsored by The Creative Group.
GDUSA Selects Our ‘People to Watch’ for 2017
GDUSA starts every year by spotlighting talented and newsworthy professionals who influence, inspire and are involved in the creative community. Our 2017 selections do not disappoint. You can also see the 2016 profiles-in-talent right here.