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Terry Marks Keynote Speaker

URL: www.tmarksdesign.com

Terry Marks is principal of tmarksdesign, a multi-disciplinary design firm in Seattle, WA. He was found deficient in forward rolls in the first grade, was separated from the rest of the class in the third, and was sixth grade class president (quite possibly the best three years of his life.)... Read full bio »

Phil Bienert Keynote Speaker

As head of Customer Experience for the credit card business of Citigroup, Mr. Bienert oversees the company’s Internet activities, including e-Business strategy, interactive communications, and web design and implementation for hundreds of Citi online properties...Read full bio »

Sean Adams

URL: www.adamsmorioka.com

Sean Adams is a partner at the internationally recognized firm, AdamsMorioka. The firm has been globally honored by every major competition and publication including a retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Adams and Morioka have been named to the ID40, the 40 most important people shaping design internationally.

Sean has served on the AIGA National Board, and chairs the AIGA Creative Leadership Campaign. He currently teaches at California Institute of the Arts.

AdamsMorioka is the author of Logo Design Workbook, and Color Workbook. AdamsMorioka's clients include Adobe, Gap, Nickelodeon, USC, Sundance and The Walt Disney Company.

Roger Black

URL: www.daniloblackusa.com

Roger Black is an American media designer who has worked on newspapers, magazines and web sites around the world. Currently he is leading the redesign of Bloomberg.com in New York.

At the same time, Roger is part of a the team starting up Rove, a high-end car magazine/web site in London; he is spear-heading the re-launch of Key West magazine, the first issue of which appeared this month; he is working on a new Hollywood publication (both print and online); he's helping the new magazine for grandparents, Grand; and he's rethinking the classified business of a major Western U.S. daily, both on-line and off-line....Read full bio »

David Carson

URL: www.davidcarsondesign.com

David Carson is principal and chief designer of David Carson Design, Inc. with offices in New York City and Charleston, SC.

Carson graduated with "honors and distinction" from San Diego state university, where he received a BFA degree in sociology. A former professional surfer, he was ranked #9 in the world during his college days. Numerous groups including the New York Type Directors Club, American Center for Design and I.D. magazine have recognized his studio's work with a wide range of clients in both the business and arts worlds. Carson and his work have been featured in over 180 magazine and newspaper articles around the world, including a feature in Newsweek magazine, and a front page article in the new york times . London-based Creative Review magazine dubbed Carson "Art Director of the Era." The American Center for Design (Chicago) called his work on Ray Gun magazine "the most important work coming out of America." His work on Beach Culture magazine won "Best Overall Design" and "Cover of the Year" from the Society of Publication Designers in New York...Read full bio »

Ze Frank

URL: www.zefrank.com

As a designer, performer, and consultant, Ze Frank explores the ways that technology shapes the human experience. He has worked as a consultant on issues surrounding online community building in a number of large and intimidating offices, most of which are painted white and have more walls than doors. Ze frequently lectures about things that make him anxious, such as the creative process and airplane safety. As a designer he has won a number of awards that are written on heavy-weight paper and feature hand-written calligraphy. Ze continues to spend far too much time on his hobby: www.zefrank.com.

Bill Grant

URL: www.grantcollaborative.com

Bill Grant is President and Creative Director of Grant Design Collaborative in Atlanta and national president of AIGA. Grant Design Collaborative's cross-discipline work includes communication design, brand strategy, advertising, product development, branded interiors and experience design. Grant served on the National Board of the American Institute of Graphics Arts (AIGA) from 2001-2004. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Atlanta chapter of AIGA from 1993-1999 and served as the chapter's president from 1997-1999... Read full bio »

Doug Grimmett

URL: www.primalscreen.com

Doug Grimmett is founder and creative director of Primal Screen, a broadcast design firm in Atlanta, Georgia, and leads a full-time staff of 30. Started in 1995, Primal Screen creates broadcast design, animation, and sound design as well as directs and shoots live action film and video...Read full bio »

Josh Hallett

URL: hyku.com/blog/

Josh Hallett is an expert in the utilization of web and internet based technologies for business communications. For more than ten years, Josh has been working with emerging internet communication technologies and is recognized as an early adopter who works closely with public relations practitioners and corporate communicators to integrate these tools into an organization's public and media relations strategies... Read full bio »

Florence Haridan

URL: www.gathernow.com

Florence Haridan has led and supported branding, design, advertising and ecommerce initiatives for some of the largest companies in the world including, Citibank, Home Depot, Sears, Lands End, American Express, Fidelity, Johnson and Johnson, and AT&T. Florence's experience ranges from product development and launch, to realignment and revitalization... Read full bio »

Klaus Heesch

URL: www.juicytemples.com

Klaus is principal and creative director of Juicy Temples — a design firm he founded in 1999 , which specializes in image and interactive design for arts and entertainment brands. With a staff of 7, the studio currently employs 5 incredibly-talented and well-awarded designers who thrive on the collaborative atmosphere, continued national recognition in the industry, and a host of creative-minded clients that just keep on getting better...Read full bio »

Don Toursdell

Don was educated at Music and Art High School and the Pratt Institute of Design in Brooklyn, where he majored in graphic design. For 40 years he was a noted designer, winning over 500 national and international awards, including 45 awards from CA Magazine  and four New York Art Director's gold medals. Herb Lubalin mentioned Don Trousdell in the lead article in Print¹s 40th Anniversary magazine, The Graphic Revolution in America² as one of the leading designers in the American graphic revolution.

He started his design career in Cleveland heading up the Pitt Group, was asked to judge ShowSouth in Atlanta; eventually moved to Atlanta and started Maybe Trousdell, One-up Studios and Trousdell Design. He has designed projects  for major clients such as Coca-Cola, IBM, Marriott, Kimberly-Clark Fine Papers, the U.S. Army, Busch Gardens, Biltmore Estate, CNN , Turner Broadcasting, Turner Programming, Headline News , The Atlanta Olympics, and the Atlanta Braves to name a few...Read full bio »

Larry Wilson, IIDA, ASID

URL: www.rinkdesign.com

Larry Wilson received his Bachelor of Design Degree in Interior Design from the College of Architecture, University of Florida in 1976. After practicing in Houston, Washington, DC and New York City, Wilson relocated to Jacksonville, Florida and opened Larry Wilson Design Associates with his wife, Laurie Hitzig in 1987...Read full bio »

nGen Works

URL: www.ngenworks.com

nGen Works - Fun. Seriously. Passion, collaboration, flexibility, creativity, energy and fun. These are the ingredients to nGen's formula for success for both its clients and its employees...Read full bio »