Aaron Draplin
Maker, Draplin Design Co.

Located in the mighty Pacific Northwest, the Draplin Design Co. proudly rolls up its sleeves on a number of projects related to the Print, Identity, Web Development, Illustration and Gocco Muscle categories. We make stuff for Coal Headwear, Union Binding Co., Richmond Fontaine, Field Notes, Esquire, Nike, Wired, Timberline, Chunklet, Incase, Giro, Cobra Dogs, Burton Snowboards, Hughes Entertainment, Chuck Prophet and even the Obama Administration, if you can believe that. We pride ourselves on a high level of craftsmanship and quality that keeps us up late into the wet Portland night.

Our Proud List of Services: Graphic Design, Illustration, Friendship, Clipping Pathery, Garying, Jokes/Laughter, Campfire Strummin’, Gocco Dynamics, Road Trip Navigation, Trust, Guitar Tuning, Gen’l Conversation, Culture Critique, Color Correcting, Existential Wondering, Bounty Hunting, Heavy Lifting, Advice, A Warm Meal, Simple Ideas and Occasional Usage of Big Words.

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Raphael Grignani
Director of User Experience, Method

Raphael Grignani co-leads Method's User Experience team in San Francisco. He has experience in all aspects of the design process - from running international field research studies and ideation, to managing multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural teams, to working with clients and partners all around the world. Raphael has a deep understanding and passion for design research and cross-cultural design with a social impact. He has been personally contributing to the creation of implementable, relevant, and desirable experiences centered around people for over a decade.

Prior to joining Method, Raphael founded Nokia's Bay-Area design studio in 2008, devised long-term strategic concepts, and designed products that have gone on to be used by hundreds of millions of people. In the late 90's, he was admittedly part of the dot-com boom in Europe. Raphael also participates actively in the design community through mentoring students, writing for design publications and speaking at international conferences on the role of design in addressing environmental and social issues.

For more information on this speaker, please visit: Method.com

Bridgid McCarren
Art Director, HOW Magazine

In her role as Art Director of HOW, Bridgid McCarren does everything from designing covers and layouts, directing photography and illustration and developing the brand across multiple platforms, such as HOW's websites, competitions and conferences. Bridgid is an active contributor to the design industry by participating on judging panels, student portfolio reviews, guest lectures, and intern programs, as well as speaking at various marketing and design events. She enjoys the opportunity to view global work, spot innovative design among a mass of entries, discuss current design trends and industry topics. 

Bridgid graduated with honors from the University of Dayton where she earned a BFA in Visual Communication Design and a degree in Marketing. She is currently earning her MFA at Savannah College of Art and Design. 

Even when she is not designing, Bridgid is always on the move, whether traveling, volunteering, playing the occasional prank or exercising her title as the HOW staff running-addict. It's no wonder that the way type can inspire motion and emotion is a driving force behind her passion for design.

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Lab Partners
Illustration Duo

Lab Partners is a design and illustration duo featuring the collaborative efforts of Sarah Labieniec and Ryan Meis. They originally met in art school before making the trek out to San Francisco to set up shop. Inspired by nature, travel, and their animal companions, they work together as a means to share and explore what they love. 

Prior to founding and working on Lab Partners as a full time gig, Sarah worked as an illustrator at San Francisco based stationer Hello!Lucky and at design studio Tomorrow Partners. Ryan has worked as a senior designer at Hatch Design in San Francisco and is currently an art director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.

They've had the pleasure of working with clients such as Penguin Books, Wired Magazine, NPR, Monocle Magazine, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Superfad, and the NYTimes. Their work has been featured in Print Magazine, HOW and Design*Sponge.

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Frank Chimero
Graphic Designer

Frank Chimero is a graphic designer, teacher, writer, and creative person in Portland, Oregon. His fascination with the creative process, curiosity, and visual experience informs all of his work. Each piece is part of an exploration in finding wit, surprise, honesty, and joy in the world around us, then, trying to document those things with all deliberate speed.

His clients include The New York Times, Nike, Wired, Microsoft, Bloomberg/BusinessWeek, Newsweek, The Atlantic, Starbucks, GOOD Magazine, and others. He has been featured by Print Magazine, the Art Directors Club of New York, Vanity Fair, Monocle, and The Society of Illustrators. Frank’s work has appeared on both The Colbert Report and The Suite Life with Zach and Cody, spanning the full quality-spectrum of television.

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Peter Kragh
Underwater Time-Lapse Videographer

Let’s just say a day at the office is more exciting for Peter than for most people. A recent trip took him to South Australia where he dove with great white sharks to get the perfect shot for the IMAX 3D film Under the Sea. His time-lapse videography can also capture the subtle poetry of coral growing or the graceful dances of starfish along the sea floor. From diving with giant manta rays in Yap to exploring the frigid beauty of the Artic seas, Peter is on the road almost 100 days a year for productions with the BBC, National Geographic, Nova, Discover and IMAX films.

For more information on this speaker, please visit: PeterKragh.com

Chris Dooley
Co-Founder & Creative Director, National Television

As co-founder and Creative Director of National Television, Dooley’s versatility and experience has earned him a number of friends and associates worldwide, including top London agencies BBH, Mother, and Wieden+Kennedy. Having built his reputation as a motion graphics director, he leads National's visionary team on international productions, including American Express, British Airways and Barclays, as well as domestic campaigns for ABC, Nike and Toyota.

As numerous awards and publications celebrated his design work, this Art Center grad expanded his creative reach by writing and directing animated spots for ABC, Coke, Orange UK, and Volvo. After receiving an award for Outstanding Typography (British Airways, Attractive Prices‚) from Britain’s prestigious D&AD organization, he was invited to London and served on their 2009 jury for TV and Cinema Advertising.

An experienced live action director, Chris has helmed commercials for clients including Honda, Britney Spears for Candie’s, Showtime and Cartoon Network, as well as music videos for Jewel, Scissor Sisters, Marie Digby and Allstar Weekend. Most recently he has directed three #1 videos for Disney artist Selena Gomez, including the platinum selling Naturally and the title track for her sophomore album, Year Without Rain.

Chris has also taught an Advanced Motion Graphics Workshop at CalArts as well as Typography 4: Type in Motion in Art Center's Motion Department.

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Brian Boyl
Director of Interactive Design, Art Center College of Design

Brian Boyl, MFA UCLA '92, BA Physics Reed College, '85, is currently the Director of Interactive Design at Art Center College of Design. In this capacity he's currently building an undergraduate digital media design education focused on tackling the problem of how we prepare creatives to prosper in a professional future that's re-inventing itself every day. He previously worked as the Director of Motion Design at Art Center where in five years he built that area from a few scattered classes into an award winning program largely considered as being one of the top in the World.

Prof. Boyl, with decades of experience in digital media as a creative director, designer, producer, and developer, currently has his own consultancy in digital design and strategic communication. He has worked with clients such as Toyota, NASA, Disney, Nokia, Philips, Nintendo, Marvel Comics, Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM.

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Petrula Vrontikis
Vrontikis Design Office

Petrula Vrontikis will be the moderator for Y16 and has been a leading voice in graphic design and design education communities for over 20 years. Her work has appeared in over 100 books and publications, and is part of the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. She is the author of the book inspiration=ideas: A Creativity Sourcebook for Graphic Designers and is an editorial contributor to design publications including the AIGA.org, STEP, CMYK, HOW and Graphis.

She lectures at conferences, universities, and to professional organizations worldwide about her work with Vrontikis Design Office (35k.com), about graphic design education, and on the subject of inspiration. In 2003 she was selected by Graphic Design: USA as one of 100 People to Watch, in 2005 Vrontikis Design Office was featured in Graphic Design America 3 and in 2008 she was included in the book Women of Design.

She has taught the senior graphic design studies course at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California since 1989, and was as a national advisory board member of the AIGA from 1999 to 2001. She has served on numerous local, national, and international design juries. In 2007 Petrula received an AIGA Los Angeles Fellows Award honoring her as an essential voice raising the understanding of design within the industry and among the business and cultural communities of Los Angeles.

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