Neville Brody is an internationally renowned designer, typographer, art director, brand strategist and consultant. Neville is also the founder of the Research Studios network and partner in each of their operations, his insight, methodology and appetite for excellence inform every aspect of their work. Today, in addition to lecturing and contributing to a variety of cultural and educational initiatives, Brody works both independently on private commissions and alongside Research Studios on commercial projects for a diverse range of clients.
Research Studios

Tina Roth Eisenberg grew up in mountainous Switzerland, influenced by renowned Swiss design and a lot of fresh air. In 1999 she followed her dream and crossed the Atlantic to design in New York. Since then, Tina has worked at several prominent NYC design firms, including Thinkmap, Inc., where she served as Design Director and designed the award-winning Visual Thesaurus. She now runs her own design studio, swissmiss, with recent clients including the Museum of Modern Art and the Food Network. Tina’s aesthetics reveal her Swiss roots – she is a firm believer in white space-driven, clean, elegant design solutions. Tina is often referred to as swissmiss, her popular design blog.
swissmiss

Oliver Reichenstein studied Philosophy in Basel and Paris. He worked as brand consultant for Interbrand Zintzmeyer & Lux for four years. In 2003, he moved to Tokyo where he founded his design agency, Information Architects (iA). Today, iA has offices in Tokyo, Zurich and Berlin. iA’s client list includes, among others, Zeit Online, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Krone, Internazionale, Freitag, Tages-Anzeiger, Pro7Sat1, and SBS.
iA

Jessica Hische is a letterer and illustrator best known for her personal projects Daily Drop Cap and the Should I Work for Free? flowchart. Just five years out of college, she’s been named one of Print Magazine’s New Visual Artists and an ADC Young Gun, one of Forbes 30 under 30 in Art and Design, and currently serves on the TDC board of Directors. She has been profiled in many publications, has traveled the world speaking about lettering and illustration, and has probably consumed enough coffee to power a small nation.
jessicahische.is

Morag Myerscough has produced an eclectic — and sometimes eccentric — body of work that is frequently unclassifiable but always engaging. She combines formal graphic design methodologies (typography, image making, colour theory) with highly individualist craft skills. She recently collaborated with Zynga on the spacial design of their new headquarters in San Francisco. She believes in creating a narrative in the built environment and enhancing the physical experience of being in a space. To Morag, how people feel in a space is important. Making people smile and feel happy is one of the best outcomes.
Supergroup

Erik Spiekermann is information architect, type designer and author of books and articles on type and typography. Two of his typefaces, FF Meta and ITC Officina, are considered to be modern classics. In 1979 he founded MetaDesign and in 1989 FontShop. Today he is managing partner and creative director of Edenspiekermann. Erik is Honorary Professor at the University of the Arts in Bremen and in 2003 received the Gerrit Noordzij Award from the Royal Academy in The Hague. In 2006 he was awarded an honorary doctorship from Pasadena Art Center. He was made an Honorary Royal Designer for Industry by the RSA in Britain in 2007 and Ambassador for the European Year of Creativity and Innovation by the European Union for 2009. He just received the 2011 German Design Award for Lifetime Achievement as well as the 2011 TDC Medal in New York and the SOTA Award.
Edenspiekermann

Kali Nikitas is principal of Graphic Design for Love (+$) based in Los Angeles. She is Chair of the Communication Arts Department and founding Chair of the MFA Graphic Design program at Otis College of Art and Design. Kali has formerly been faculty and/or worked in administration at The Minneapolis College of Art and Design and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has lectured and given workshops throughout the United States and in Europe.
OTIS College of Art and Design