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Richard Baker

Art Director

Richard Baker has over 20 years' experience in publication design. Folio magazine named him one of the world's most influential designers in 1999. >
Brad Copeland

Creative Director

Design director for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Brad Copeland was a keynote speaker at the first Design Indaba in 1995 and returned in 1997. >
Patrick Coyne

Editor

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Stefan Sagmeister

Graphic Designer

Graphic designer and typographer Stefan Sagmeister is the founder of design firm Sagmeister & Walsh Inc. in New York City. >
David Doubilet

Photographer

David Doubilet is honoured to have his underwater imagery considered to be among the best by editors, peers and colleagues the world over. >
Simon Sankarayya

Creative Director

Simon Sankarayya is the founder of award-winning interactive design and user-experience agency AllofUs and the president of D&AD. >
Karim Rashid

Product Designer

Karim Rashid is a leading figure in the fields of product, interior, fashion, furniture, lighting design and art. >
John Heskett

Academic

Prof John Heskett (1937 – 2014) became possibly the most influential person ever within design education through his teaching and books. >
Bob Sabiston

Animator • Filmmaker

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David Carson

Art Director • Graphic Designer • Typographer

David Carson is the most Googled graphic designer in history and has been named the art director of the era by Creative Review, London. >
Alexander Gelman

Graphic Designer

Alexander Gelman is one of the "world's most famous modern and contemporary artists in all media". >
Ivana Kalafatic

Jewellery Designer • Editor

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Richard Rodriguez

Writer

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Constantin Boym

Product Designer

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Chip Kidd

Graphic Designer • Writer

"The history of book design can be split into two eras: before graphic designer Chip Kidd and after." – Time Out New York. >
Michael Bierut

Graphic Designer • Writer

Pentagram partner Michael Bierut is the winner of hundreds of design awards and has work in permanent collections including MOMA and the Met in New York City. >
Valerie Steele

Writer • Fashion Curator

Valerie Steele has a PhD from Yale University and is director and chief curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York. >
Yves Béhar

Industrial Designer

Yves Béhar is the founder of the San Francisco and New York integrated design agency, fuseproject. >
Ze Frank

Performance Artist

Ze Frank is an artist and humourist who is said to be a genius in creating online experiences. >
Ji Lee

Creative Director

Ji Lee is a Communication Designer at Facebook, and former designer and creative director at the Google Creative Lab. >
Birsel + Seck

Product Designer

Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck are product designers who solve problems and bring innovative solutions to market. >
Paul Sahre

Graphic Designer • Illustrator • Writer

Paul Sahre (born 1964) is an American graphic designer perhaps best known for his book cover designs and illustrations for the New York Times. >
Christoph Niemann

Graphic Designer • Illustrator • Animator

Christoph Niemann is an illustrator, graphic designer and author. He has been a speaker at Design Indaba Conference, in 2006 and 2013. >
Nicholas Blechman

Art Director

Nicholas Blechman is the art director of the “Week in Review” section of the New York Times. >

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