Dan is a co-founder and principal at Apogee and co-founder of Make Meaningful Work, as well as the co-founder of UX Hong Kong. He has been involved in the UX field for over 20 years, and has been based in Hong Kong for over 20 years. He is the author of 3 books. Jo is a co-founder and principal at Apogee and co-founder of Make Meaningful Work, as well as the co-founder of UX Hong Kong. Jo grew up in multicultural Hong Kong, with a Chinese-Burmese father and Chinese-Indonesian mother.
I'm a designer, founder, coach/advisor to early-stage startups, husband to the most extraordinary Dana Brewer, and father to two amazing kids. Previously, I was Principal Designer at Twitter, co-founder, CEO, and Executive Chairman at Abstract, and the co-creator of 52 Weeks Of UX.
I'm a designer from Cambridge, UK. I started creating 3D typography sometime in 2012. I'm fascinated by semantics, visual cues and symbolism. I'm fascinated by cognitive biases and the readiness of the human brain to be fooled by optical illusion.
Sarah Boris is an artist and designer based in London. She is a regular speaker at festivals around the world and in universities and was a guest lecturer at LCC, University of the Arts London, London Metropolitan University and University Hertfordshire. She was judge president for D&AD Professional Awards and has been a judge for D&AD New Blood, Design Week Awards, Latin American Design Awards to name a few.
With over 18 years of experience in the design industry, I strongly believe that being in the work defines creative leadership. My passion for craft remains as strong as ever, and I actively contribute to the creative process, infusing projects with hands-on expertise. As a seasoned design leader, I find joy in both guiding my team and rolling up my sleeves to create.
Stephen Coles is an editor and typographer living in Oakland. He is Associate Curator at Letterform Archive and co-publishes Fonts In Use and Typographica.
ART COMMITTEE MEMBER Working on Art and Healing in the Hospital environment.
Madrid-based and Mexican-born, Paloma shoots imaginative still life that dazzles and provokes. Her art emerges at the intersection of photography with sculpture, design, installation and illustration. Paloma has a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Bill Buxton has had a 50+ year romance with human aspects of technology, interaction design, telepresence, multi-modal adaptive designs, access, and the nature of innovation. Morphing from musician to designer/researcher he has practiced his craft at the University of Toronto, Xerox PARC, Alias Research, SGI and Microsoft Research. Awards include four honourary doctorates, co-recipient of an Academy Award for scientific and technical achievement, ACM/SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award, and Fellow of the ACM. In Dec. 2023 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. Writer, speaker and consultant, he is also an Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto, and Distinguished Professor of Industrial Design, TU/Eindhoven. He is currently largely occupied curating his collection of over 900 artifacts documenting the history of interactive technologies. Outside of work, he has a passion for his family, books and the outdoors.
I'm a curious human who helps other curious humans connect their creative right brains, technical left brains and entrepreneurial hearts
Cheryl Miller is an American graphic designer, Christian minister, writer, artist, theologian, and decolonizing historian. She is known for her contributions to racial and gender equality in the graphic design field, and establishing one of the first black-women-owned design firms in New York City.
olio.studio is an independent design practice specializing in branding, typography and digital content. We deliver effective solutions driven by creativity, imagination and humanity.
Strausfeld became a partner in the New York office of Pentagram,[11] the distinguished international design consultancy in 2002. At Pentagram, Strausfeld and her team specialized in digital information projects, including the design of large-scale media installations, software prototypes and user interfaces, signage and websites for a broad range of civic, cultural and corporate clients.
Jonathan Barnbrook (born 1966) is a British graphic designer, film maker and typographer.[1] He trained at Saint Martin's School of Art and at the Royal College of Art, both in London.[2]
Grant Gibson is a UK-based design, craft and architecture writer and podcaster whose work has been published in The Observer, New Statesman, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, FRAME, Dwell, House & Garden and quite a few others.
His book Type Matters! was published by Merrell Publishers and has been translated into German and Dutch editions.
With over 25 years of experience in design and creative fields, is a Managing Director and Chief Creative Officer at Accenture Song, a leading global provider of digital transformation services.
Kevin Hawkins is a UX Research & Design leader with 17 years of experience based in Barcelona, Spain. He loves to solve complex problems, delight users, and amplify business value. Currently designing the future of hospitality at Amenitiz.
Peruvian graphic designer based in Costa Rica. After almost 5 years working as art director for the internationally awarded advertising agency JWT Costa Rica, I decided to start my own design firm, Pupila Estudio.
Nigel Holmes (born 15 June 1942, Swanland, England) is a British/American graphic designer, author, and theorist, who focuses on information graphics and information design. Graduating from Royal College of Art in London in 1966, Holmes ran his own successful graphic design practice in England