Speakers

Born Cleveland, Ohio, 1946.  read more »

Alma Hoffmann is an Adjunct Professor at the Communication Department at Harrington College of Design, Chicago, IL and at the Art and Design Department at Judson University, Elgin, IL.  read more »

Andrea Marks is an associate professor in the graphic design program at
Oregon State University.  read more »

Ann McDonald is an assistant professor in design and multimedia studies at Northeastern University in Boston.  read more »

Anne Galperin is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the State University of New York at New Paltz.  read more »

Anuja Dharkar is the Senior Manager for Education Curriculum Solutions worldwide at Adobe Systems Incorporated.  read more »

Ben Fry received his doctoral degree from the Aesthetics + Computation Group at the MIT Media Laboratory, where his research focused on combining fields such as Computer Science, Statistics, Graphic Design, and Data Visualization as a means for understanding complex data,  read more »

Beth E. Koch is currently an Assistant Professor of Design at The University of Minnesota Duluth where she teaches typography, graphic design, and interactive design.  read more »

Brian Lucid is a designer, educator, and consultant whose personal and professional work spans from traditional communications in static and temporal media to computational design and physical/digital interfaces.  read more »

chad reichert received his undergraduate degree in graphic design from valparaiso university, attended graduate school at the california institute of arts and completed his mfa in graphic design from  read more »

Christopher Palacios was born in Los Angeles and currently splits his time between San Francisco, California and Athens, Ohio.  read more »

WW Education, Sr. Community Manager. Adobe Systems Inc.  read more »

Colin Owens is a Lecturer in Design at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.  read more »

Dan Boyarski is Professor and Head of the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University, where he has been for twenty-five years.  read more »

Darcey Merriam, as Strategic Research Manager, engages with current and potential customers to identify and define new opportunities for Adobe.  read more »

Dave Richardson is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design in the Department of Art and Design at Southern Utah University.  read more »

David Begley is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Florida in the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Art and Design.  read more »

David Cundy (MFA, Yale, 1982) teaches Mass Communications at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York.  read more »

De Angela L. Duff is an assistant professor within the Multimedia Department of the College of Media and Communication at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  read more »

Deborah Littlejohn was a Design Fellow at the University of Minnesota Design Institute where she directed, designed and managed the Institute's design projects, including Metro Letters: A Typeface for  read more »

Ellen Lupton is a writer, curator, and graphic designer. She is director of
the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, where she also serves as director of the Center for Design Thinking.  read more »

Frank Armstrong is a Senior Lecturer in the Communication Design department at California State University, Chico.  read more »

Glenn Platt received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics (with departmental honors) from University of Florida and his MS and PhD in Economics and in Political Economy from Carnegie Mellon University, g  read more »

Heather Shaw is a full-time lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, teaching design for motion and dynamic media.  read more »

Hugh is a design planner and teacher. At Apple Computer in the late 80s and early 90s, Hugh managed cross-functional design teams and later managed creative services for the entire company.  read more »

Isabel Meirelles is Assistant Professor in Graphic Design at Northeastern University, Boston, MA.  read more »

James Pannafino is an Assistant Professor at Mercy College within their Computer Arts and Design program. He teaches courses in graphic design, interactive design, animation and game design.  read more »

Jamie Gray is currently graphic design faculty at the Kansas City Art Institute. She earned her BFA degree at Arizona State University and worked as a designer in Seatlle.  read more »

Jan Conradi is currently a Professor of Graphic Design at State University of New York at Fredonia.  read more »

Jan Kubasiewicz is Professor of Communication Design and Coordinator of Graduate Design Program, the Dynamic Media Institute (dmiboston.org) at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design(massart.edu)  read more »

Jason Tselentis is a designer, writer, and educator living in North Carolina.  read more »

Jeff Bleitz is a full time faculty memeber at Ringling College of Art and Design where he teaches classes in print and web design, as well as the PreCollege Graphic Design Workshop.  read more »

Joan Bodensteiner, as Director of Product Marketing in Adobe’s Creative Solutions Business Unit, leads a team that is responsible for bringing products and services to market for design, print, and  read more »

Joe Quackenbush is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at The Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, Massachusetts USA.  read more »

John Francis is Associate Professor of graphic design in the Department of Art at Boise State University.  read more »

Jonathan Pfeiffer attends the State University of New York at New Paltz and will graduate this spring with a BFA in graphic design.  read more »

Juan Pablo Manterola has worked as a Director/Producer, Creative Director, Advertising and Public relations director and as manager of his various projects.  read more »

Kacey Morrow is a full-time lecturer at Ringling College of Art and Design, teaching in the Graphic and Interactive Communications Department, with a focus on motion graphics, digital video, and new m  read more »

Kelly Salchow is Assistant Professor of graphic design, in the Department
of Art and Art History at Michigan State University. Previously, she served  read more »

Kermit Bailey is an associate professor teaching graphic design at the College of Design at North Carolina State University.  read more »

Kimberly Elam is a writer, educator, and graphic designer. She is currently the Chair of the Graphic & Interactive Communication Department at the Ringling College of Art + Design in Sarasota, Florida.  read more »

Kyle Buza is a programmer and technology artist. He received bachelors degrees in Chemistry and Biology from Cornell University in 1998, and Masters of Engineering in Computer Science in 2000.  read more »

Laura Franz is Associate Professor of Design and Chair of the Design Department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  read more »

Professor Vander Kooi was appointed to the Visual Communication faculty at the Herron School of Art and Design in 2006. Previously, he was a design educator at the University of Hawaii.  read more »

Meredith Davis is Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the Department of Graphic Design, and Director of the interdisciplinary PhD in Design program in the College of Design at NC State Univ  read more »

Michael R. Gibson is an Associate Professor of Communication Design at the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design.  read more »

Mike Stott is professor of Interaction Design at the Institute of Design, UmeÃ¥ University.  read more »

Nancy Skolos is a Professor of graphic design at Rhode Island School of Design and Partner with her husband Thomas Wedell in Skolos/Wedell, an interdisciplinary design and photography studio located n  read more »

Nathan Felde is Chair of the Design Department at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.  read more »

Paul J. Nini is Professor and Coordinator of the Undergraduate Visual Communication Design Program in the Department of Design at the Ohio State University,  read more »

Paul Young has been a graphic designer for over 20 years, designing everything from logos to web sites to advertising and more.  read more »

Peg Faimon received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Indiana University and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University, finishing her studies in 1989.  read more »

Peter Kirn is a composer, media artist/VJ, and writer, and the creator and editor of Create Digital Music and Create Digital Motion.  read more »

Rafael Fajardo is the founder of SWEAT, a loose collaborative that makes socially conscious video games.  read more »

Randall Eugene Hoyt currently teaches Communication Design at the University of Connecticut. Randall teaches a range of courses from entry-level design methodology to advanced web design.  read more »

Reneé Seward recently graduated with a Master's in Graphic Design from North Carolina State University.  read more »

Rick Webb is a co-founder and the COO of The Barbarian Group LLC, an interactive marketing and technology firm.  read more »

Rosanne Gibel currently teaches at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, and is the in-house graphic designer for the Jewish Cultural Arts Theatre in Miami as well as other freelance clients.  read more »

Sarah Joy Verville holds a MFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art where she specialized in Motion Graphics and taught Motion Typography and Flash workshops.  read more »

Stacie Rohrbach is an assistant professor in the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University.  read more »

Steven McCarthy is Professor of graphic design at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus.  read more »

Suguru Ishizaki is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Design in the Department of English at Carnegie Mellon.  read more »

Takashi Okamoto is a graphic designer, programmer and technology artist.  read more »

Tony Brock has taught undergraduate courses in serial and sequential imaging, introductory and experimental typography, motion design, and design fundamentals.  read more »

Triesta Hall is an award-winning designer and Department Chair of the Digital Publishing department at Full Sail Real World Education in Winter Park, Florida, one of the premier media arts colleges in  read more »

Tyler Galloway is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Kansas City Art Institute.  read more »

Viviana Cordova was born in La Paz, Bolivia and as a teenager moved to Virginia, she is now a candidate in the master of fine arts graphic design program 2008 at the Maryland Institute College of Art  read more »

Yanling Wang is an Assistant Professor of Digital Design in the School of Design, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati.  read more »

Yeohyun Ahn works as interactive visual designer, research, and faculty in
pursuit of visual innovation throughout the collaboration between art, design  read more »