Chandni Poddar is a freelance designer and animator from India. She has worked at The Working Assembly, Mojo Supermarket, Pentagram and Sunday Afternoon in New York before moving back to India in 2022. Chandni designs, animates, and illustrates using a colorful and bold style with cultural influences from India. Some of her past clients include Bleacher Report, NPR, Adobe, The New York Times, Klarna and Mass Mutual. Her formal education includes a degree in Design from the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Hello! I'm Andrés Higueros, an independent graphic designer from Guatemala, now making my home in the vibrant city of Mexico City. My passion lies in editorial design, typography, art direction, and brand creation. With 9 exciting years in the branding industry, I love taking on projects that challenge the status quo and offer a fresh aesthetic in the market. In my mentorship sessions, I’ll show you how branding is the heart and soul of any successful venture. Together, we'll unlock the secrets of creating concepts that make your brand truly one-of-a-kind. I'll also teach you how to use essential design foundations like editorial layout, grid systems, and typography to make your branding journey even more remarkable. I'm here to support you in two languages: English and Spanish.

Richard Sancho is a design leader with ~20 years of experience working across disciplines to create innovative, award-winning products, storytelling experiences and social campaigns. He has led creative vision with collaborators like Apple, Nike, Medium, The New Yorker, The Obama Foundation, Joe Biden, MTV and VH-1 — among others. Currently, he leads as VP of Product Design at Forbes. His work has been recognized by The Webby Awards, ASME Awards and Awwwards among many other international organizations throughout the course of his career, and has been a Webby Awards jury member since 2018.

Hey! I'm Ed, a freelance Brand Designer and previously Senior Designer and Design Lead at London-based design studio OMSE, where I became captivated by brands with a story to tell and a good cause at their heart. Now freelancing directly with brands and agencies such as Koto Studio, with a focus on crafting brands that deliver purpose, challenge convention and ignite conversation. I'm now woking remotely, but have been based in London since I graduated from Winchester School of Art in 2016. I learnt my craft as a graphic designer at a few agencies, growing as a designer and storyteller one step at a time. "The most important thing I learnt was to let the ideas in your work do the talking. For me, great work balances a clear idea with a clever execution." 

Hi there! My name is Tayler Culligan and I am a designer, art director, and sometimes educator in Dallas, Texas. As the only kid I knew that had a favorite font when they were 9, I eventually channeled my love of design and the visual arts into a career. I studied advertising art direction and graphic design at Columbia College Chicago, where I graduated as class Valedictorian (so, yes also a nerd). I’ve had nearly a decade of experience working in an array of design environments as well as in a variety of fields. I have re-invented my career focus multiple times, working at large design agencies, as well as boutique branding agencies. I also spent many years freelancing both in-house and with my own clients. A lifetime believer of “don’t ask, don’t get,” I have landed my dream job multiple times, including at Peck Design Associates in Nashville and now at Matchbox Studio in Dallas. I worked very hard for my accomplishments, and believe anyone else can too. I am thankful for all the people I have learned from in my career, and am passionate about paying it forward through mentorship, teaching college courses, and community design groups. Now, I am a mom trying to juggle career and life goals, which is a topic that doesn’t get brought up a lot in design circles. At every stage of life, it has been a struggle trying to define what “balance” means, but it’s a conversation well worth having. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ahoj! I am a graphic designer, art director & design director with 18+ years of experience in various creative fields. Over the years I worked in various places and countries (Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Slovakia) at big corporate agencies (Saatchi & Saatchi or O2 in-house agency) and smaller studios – most notably Stockholm agency SNASK. I love to work with a certain playfulness and with a style that is easy to digest and nice to look at. Definitely, the pop culture and television aesthetics shaped my style and taste the most. I have more than 15 years of work experience in the fields of graphic design, advertising and art direction. Have been working for some smaller studios and also for super big agencies in 4 different countries. My main focus is on branding, visual communication and art direction. I really like when the design can communicate emotion and stand out, but at the same time still keeps its functional purpose. I love pop culture, music quizzes, good food and I never miss a chance of petting a dog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Formerly Brand Design Director at Spotify, now helping companies in reimagining their brand identities at Studio Herrström. Erik has spent the majority of his career in New York City working for Spotify, Stink Studios, R/GA and Hyper Island — with clients such as Spotify, Nike, Google, Discord, Airbnb, Sony Music, Samsung, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Beats by Dre. Erik has worked on projects recognized by Cannes Lions, Art Directors Club and One Show Awards and more. In total he has won over hundred industry awards. His work has been featured in global press such as Fast Company, The Verge, Creative Review, Billboard and Wired. Erik has served as a judge for the Webby Awards and FWA since 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Run by Alessia Sistori and Lilly Friedeberg Design Studio B.O.B. is an independent Design Studio based in Düsseldorf and Berlin, Germany. designstudio-bob.com B.O.B. was founded in 2018 and is run by the art & creative directors Alessia Sistori and Lilly Friedeberg and is mainly focused on branding, packaging and Illustration. We worked for international clients like Adobe, Klarna or Apple Music but also for smaller brands and start ups with a sustainable approach. Our goal is creating unique and personal design styles for every client we work with and thereby point out the strengths of each business. It is very important to us to be responsible with people and nature and to experiment with different materials and techniques to find the right solution for every project. We believe that we live in a time where it's important for every product, packaging or brand to stand out with a unique appearance; with a design that is made with love in every detail. We are offering meetings in different languages: According to your preference we can speak English or German; On Wednesdays we also offer meetings in Spanish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .