Category: People to Watch 2018

From a very young age, Debbie Barnett has had a passion for design led to the creation of her highly acclaimed, full-service studio.

After 10 years at one of the top London branding and packaging agencies, Danielle Beal founded The Creative Pack based in Los Angeles.

Scott Buschkuhl is a designer, educator, and the principal of Hinterland, a multidisciplinary studio that specializes in branding and identity.

Rick Caballo is equally at home on stage performing before thousands, or working up designs for cutting-edge brands.

Maurice Cherry recently joined Fog Creek Software in marketing after years as principal and creative director at Lunch an Atlanta studio.

Daniel Doernemann grew up in a creative environment and took his love of design to Art Center College in California and then to loyalkaspar in New York City.

Hans Dorsinville leads Select World’s creative division for North America, building on its 25-year foundation as a global beauty, fragrance and fashion agency.

Tina Essmaker is a coach, writer, speaker, and advocate for the creative community.

Stephanie Gelabert’s title is Design Director but, actually, she’s Humunaut’s unicorn.

AJ Goehle was a key member of the team that launched full-service museum master planning and design firm Luci Creative.

Paula Hansanugrum is a Los Angeles native whose interests are as diverse as the city in which she was raised.

Chris Harrold is the Vice President & Creative Director at Mohawk Fine Papers.

Smrita Jainis an award-winning designer at The Aquario Group and a renowned artist at Surmrit Gallery of Art and Design.

Courtney Jernigan leads Knoxville Graphic House, a 360 Creative Branding Agency specializing in marketing to millennials.

Theresa Koenig is an award-winning multimedia design leader with more than 20 years of experience helping brands become icons.

After years as an in-house designer and then solo designer, Holly Kowalski launched her own design studio, Kay James Design, in 2011.

Meghan Labot has focused on fostering connections between brands and their consumers through the cultural context influencing relationships.

Jonathan Lee is a native Noo Yawka and Senior Designer at Etsy HQ, helping champion small businesses and keep commerce human.

After a decade of experience as a Creative Director, Kendra Lively joined Phase 3 with its acquisition of Brand Fever in 2015.

Richard Ljoenes started his career as a sketch-artist with DMB&B/Clarion Advertising in his native Oslo, Norway.

Chris Martinie has been the force behind L+R’s designs for the past two years.

Brenda Milis leads a group at Adobe Stock that services the visual needs of top enterprise clients and identifies visual trends to see where consumer interest is growing.

Trish Olives is the Creative Studio Manager at YETI, manufacturer of premium outdoor lifestyle products.

Bailey Parkerson is a Senior Graphic Designer at 70kft, an agency in Dallas and serves on the board of the Dallas Society of Visual Communications.

Tsilli Pines has been designing digital experiences since the dawn of the web browser with award-winning projects for clients large and small.

Julie Ruiz is an award-winning creative director and storyteller with more than fifteen years of leadership, branding, design and advertising experience.

DeAnn opened her design studio after honing her skills as Production Manager and Art Director, working for New Mexico colleges.

Jason Severs heads the design department at leading ad agency Droga5.

Leta Sobierajski is an independent designer and art director combining graphic design elements with art to create unique visuals.

Jeff Strahl is a Creative Director, storyteller, facilitator and friend at Cactus.

Elliot is a designer, business owner and entrepreneur.

Jenn is a practicing designer at SiSU Design and Division Chair of Graphic Design at BGSU.

Haraldur Thorleifsson is the founder and CEO of Ueno, a full-service digital agency.

Laura thrives on helping companies tell their story, connect with people, and grow their client base.

Kelly’s priority is to ensure that big ideas come to life.

Hugh is a researcher, network theorist, story discoverer, civic rider, design advocate, and small town kid from Milbank SD.

Stuart joined Flood Creative in 2008 after working in London, NYC and Philadelphia, and made a big impact with his courageous design style.