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Category: People To Watch 2016
Megan Flood
Marine Lane is an award-winning NYC graphic design studio opened by Megan Flood in 2013, which has continued to build on its reputation of helping position America’s political narrative.
Andres Nicholls
Andres Nicholls leads the Global Design Practice at Prophet, and brings over 15 years of experience and his passion for designing engaging brand experiences.
Mackey Saturday
Mackey Saturday, a new principal designer at Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv, is responsible for some of today’s most talked-about identities.
Rodrigo Corral
Rodrigo Corral creates conceptual design and art for print, brands, interior spaces and film.
Dian Holton
Dian Holton is deputy art director at AARP and her creative passion continues to be fueled by random jaunts globally to discover new social initiatives, artists and inspiration.
Stewart Devlin
Throughout his career, Stewart Devlin has demonstrated that the thoughtful application of design principles, executed well, can have a massive impact.
Lisa Smith
isa Smith is an award-winning Creative Director with expertise across a variety of design disciplines, from branding, print and advertising to exhibition design.
John Clifford
John Clifford loves to create something out of nothing. He also loves transforming the average into something exceptional, making the complex clear, and turning the ugly into something beautiful.
Martin Schott
Martin Schott is Director, Creative Services at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts where he is responsible for developing creative visual strategies.
Sharyn Belkin Locke
Sharyn Belkin Locke has spent the past 20 years leading creative teams to help transform businesses and motivate consumers.
Seth Sirbaugh
Seth Sirbaugh is a designer, creative director and the principal of Tribe branding and design based in Frederick MD.
Kung Pik Liu
Kung Pik Liu’s interest in design goes back to her childhood in Hong Kong.
Susan Chun
Susan Chun is a cultural heritage professional whose work focuses on publishing, cultural data analysis and visualization, intellectual property policy and open content initiatives, and advanced search strategies.
Paul Stechmesser
Paul Stechmesser has 15 years experience in global brand strategy and development, creative direction, strategic design and motion graphics.
Michael Lemme
MIchael Lemme is a Designer turned Chief Creative Officer, whose background is equal parts brand strategy, brand identity systems, UX design and marketing.
Theresa Mershon
As Creative Director of Hearst Magazines Digital Media, Theresa Mershon is responsible for the visual and interaction design of some of publishing’s most well-known titles.
Luis M. Gonzalez, Jr.
Luis M. Gonzalez Jr. is a Designer on the Brand Design team at Squarespace in New York City.
Jason B. Cohen
Jason B. Cohen is a team leader, luxury branding expert, creative director and design advocate who turns big thinking into tangible assets.
Ross Patrick
Ross Patrick grew up on the prairies of Canada, studied painting and printmaking at Gonzaga University and graduated from Art Center College of Design with a degree in graphics/packaging.
Kirsten Modestow
Kirsten Modestow is in her ninth year as Creative Director at BRIGADE, helping her creative team navigate national and international assignments and produce award-winning work.
Jason Alley
Jason Alley’s marketing and communications firm, Jackalope, draws inspiration from the most unlikely of places: a dusty record, South Dakota back road, or a flea market’s hidden gem.
Moonsub Shin
MoonSub Shin graduated from Keimyung University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Advertising and Publicity, and then graduated from the School of Visual Arts, MFA Illustration as Visual Essay in 2014.
Chad Thompson
Chad Thompson is an Art Director for tech giant EMC and leads a team of designers that help shape the digital face of the EMC brand.
Jim Bull
Jim Bull co-founded Moving Brands in 1998, and was instrumental in developing the firm’s innovative Moving Brands approach to branding, storytelling and experience design.
Tanja Pohl
Tanja Pohl is a Creative Director for Angie’s List, a review site with more than 10 million online reviews and more than three million consumers nationwide.
Kanan F. Whited IV
Kanan F. Whited IV is the Art Director of the internal advertising agency at City Furniture in sunny South Florida.
Lisa Cain
Lisa has led the design and development of branding, identity, publications, interactive media, and promotion for a variety of healthcare, wellness, and research organizations.
Matthew Schwartz
Matt Schwartz is the Founder and Director of Strategy of Constructive, helping nonprofits and educational organizations achieve greater social impact.
Tobias Van Schneider
Tobias van Schneider is a German multi-disciplinary maker of useful, curious and beautiful things and helped Spotify emerge as the leading music streaming service in the world.
Charlotte Strick and Claire Williams Martinez
Charlotte Strick and Claire Williams Martinez formed Strick&Williams, bringing to the studio fifteen years of experience working for publishers and design agencies.