AIGA has named seven new members to its 2021 National Board of Directors. “Bringing in new Board members is our chance to renew and extend our expertise and reach for the profession,” says Bennie F. Johnson, executive director of AIGA.
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Cole Chairs The One Club Board
Glenn Cole, co-founder and creative chairman at 72andSunny, was elected chairman of The One Club Board of Directors. He takes over from FCB Global CCO Susan Credle and his vice president is Pum Lefebure.
Redmond Receives Inaugural Irish Echo Arts & Culture Award
Patrick Michael Redmond, longtime designer, artist, author, art director, and retired educator, has been honored as one of the “arts and culture heroes of the pandemic from across Irish America…”
Former Under Armour Creative Lead Gravitates To Planit
Industry veteran and former Under Armour creative lead Jed Jecelin lands in the role of executive creative director at Baltimore agency Planit.
Matthew McNerney Is Named Creative Director, Experience
Landor & Fitch has appointed Matthew McNerney as Creative Director, Experience for the New York studio.
HUSH Ups Kristen DiCamillo To Partner
For the first time since the launch of the company nearly 15 years ago, HUSH is welcoming a brand new Partner by the name of Kristen DiCamillo.
Conran Design Group Adds Ankur Naik
Conran Design Group has brought on brand storyteller Ankur Naik as Senior Strategist. Naik has worked with leading brands including Burton, Target, BarkBox, Google, Spotify, Showtime and AES.
Little Big Brands Expands Strategy Team
Brand design agency Little Big Brands is bolstering its strategy team with the addition of two industry experts: Robin Lauffer and Katherine Richardson.
Integrating A ‘PHD’ Strategy Across Brand Channels
Ryan Schmidt of Landor & Fitch contends that now is the time for brand leaders to reconsider how brand experiences truly integrate the physical, human, and digital to deliver authenticity and truth.
Karl Stewart Heads To HUSH
Reflecting its renewed commitment to fostering a strong, values-driven company culture, experience design firm HUSH welcomes veteran human resources professional Karl Stewart as their new Talent and People Manager.
Clarke Returns To Siegel+Gale As Digital CD
Clinton Clarke has joined Siegel+Gale as Digital Creative Director. In this role, he focuses on the intersection of brand and digital, creating digital engagements to bring brands and experiences to life for global businesses.
HUSH Welcomes Michael Burkin
Experiential design firm HUSH is strengthening its leadership team with the addition of Michael Burkin as Director of Growth. He believes there are areas for the design firm to open up the conversation and talk about experience in a broader way.
Annie Yang: Branding For Me, By Me
Annie Yang of Conran Design Group says that young audiences want a real connection with a brand, one that has ‘an authentic integration into our lives.’
Pandemic Leads To Journey of Gratitude
JinJa Birkenbeuel, CEO, Birk Creative, came up with an idea to help small businesses survive during the pandemic that includes giving them a marketing tool subsidized by her agency.
Thoughts On Branding In A Pandemic
Though it may seem difficult, this pandemic may be the right time to establish or pivot to re-establish a distinctive position in a potential customer’s mind.
Cybelle Jones Heads SEGD At Critical Juncture
The Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) Board of Directors has unanimously selected Cybelle Jones as the new CEO of the organization.
TerDawn DeBoe: My Son, My Client
Graphic designer TerDawn DeBoe executed a project for her son and re-learned some valuable lessons.
Alysha Smith to CEO of Utah’s modern8
Alysha Smith is now CEO of strategic brand design consultancy modern8 She was Managing Director of the agency, has been inhouse at Banana Republic and Gap, was recently director of Salt Lake Design Week.
Lancaster Is CD at HOK’s Experience Design Group
Jeff Lancaster is the new creative director for HOK’s Experience Design group based in Los Angeles .
BBB’s Bennie Johnson Heads AIGA
AIGA has named a new Executive Director: Bennie F. Johnson. He comes over from the Better Business Bureau. The search process was led by the Board of Directors and executive search firm Nonprofit HR.
HUSH Welcomes Creative Technologist Nicole Messier
As Lead Creative Technologist at HUSH, Nicole Messier works closely with the design teams.
Trollbäck+Company Adds Bishop and Roberts
Trollbäck+Company appoints Bo Bishop as Executive Director, Creative Strategy and Fran Roberts as Creative Director.
Women Design Directors Expand ThoughtMatter Leadership Team
New York-based brand design studio ThoughtMatter has named Wednesday Krus and newcomer Samantha Barbagiovanni as Design Directors to help lead an already predominantly female team.
In Memoriam: Lifelong Bostonian Gill Fishman
Gill Fishman, a talented, successful, smart and empathetic graphic designer, fought a valiant, three-year battle with cancer that ended peacefully this week.
Johnston Is Creative Director At HUSH
Experience design agency HUSH adds multidisciplinary visual storyteller Garrett Johnston as a Creative Director.
Tobias Frere-Jones Is MICA Designer-In-Residence
Tobias Frere-Jones has been named this year’s Wm. O. Steinmetz ’50 Designer-in-Residence at MICA. It features a public lecture October 29 at 7 pm on campus.
Tonian Irving: Advantages Of An Unconventional Career Path
Tonian Irving, a Senior Producer at experience design agency HUSH, on why a life lived outside design can make you a better designer.
Karolak Is Gender Equality Manager At One Club
The One Club has named Kasia Karolak the Gender Equality Program Manager, a new role at the non-profit.
Johansen To Head Of Strategy At Pearlfisher NYC
Pearlfisher appoints Emily Johansen as the Head of Strategy at Pearlfisher New York.
Jessica Walsh Founds New Agency
Jessica Walsh, of Sagmeister & Walsh fame, has launched her own creative agency &Walsh. She joins a handful of female agency heads and hopes to help open the door for others.
Women in Business Hall of Fame Inducts Sonia Greteman
Sonia Greteman has been named to the 2019 Women in Business Hall of Fame by the Wichita Business Journal.
INPHANTRY Promotes Regi Jacob To Creative Director
Digital experience agency INPHANTRY has promoted Regi Jacob to Creative Director. He previously held the position of Associate Creative Director since 2017.
Rob Jackson Wins Top Outdoor Honor
The out of home advertising industry presented its top marketing award to Rob Jackson, principal and creative director at Extra Credit Projects.
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.
Third Partner Joins Peopledesign
Peopledesign, a strategic design consultancy located in downtown Grand Rapids MI, has recently made Jake Himmelspach a partner.