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The Glimmerati are the professional design thinkers, bent on changing the world, featured in Glimmer. Click on a name for photos, updated bios, and website, TED Talk, and Twitter links (if available).

  • Deborah Adler designed the ClearRx prescription medicine packaging system.
  • Shigeru Ban is an architect and designer known for his use of eco-friendly materials.
  • Yves Behar is an industrial designer and founder of fuseproject.
  • Janine Benyus is a pioneer in the field of biomimicry.
  • John Bielenberg is a designer, educator, and founder of C2 Design and the Bielenberg Institute
  • Michael Bierut is a graphic designer, design critic, and a partner at Pentagram.
  • Alex Bogusky is a partner and creative director at Crispin Porter + Bogusky.
  • Kathleen Brandenburg is director of design strategy and cofounder of IA Collaborative.
  • Tim Brown is the CEO and president of the design firm IDEO.
  • Valerie Casey heads a global practice at IDEO and created The Designers Accord.
  • Lee Clow is chief creative officer at TBWA.
  • Brian Collins heads the experiential branding firm, COLLINS:.
  • Hilary Cottam is a founding partner of the London-based firm Participle.
  • Marianne Cusato runs a design firm that bears her name and is the designer of the Katrina Cottage.
  • Martin Fisher is the cofounder of KickStart.
  • Heather Fraser is director of Designworks at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
  • Milton Glaser opened his design firm, Milton Glaser, Inc., in 1974.
  • Bob Greenberg is founder of R/GA, an interactive marketing design firm.
  • Fritz Haeg divides his time between his architecture and design practice Fritz Haeg Studio.
  • Alexander Isley runs a design studio bearing his name, specializing in brand development.
  • Dean Kamen is an inventor and designer and founder of DEKA.
  • George Kembel is cofounder and executive director of Stanford University’s d.school.
  • George Lois is an award-winning art director and designer.
  • John Maeda is president of the Rhode Island School of Design.
  • Roger Martin is dean of the Rotman School of Management in Toronto.
  • Bruce Mau heads Bruce Mau Design, Inc.
  • Steve McCallion is creative director of Ziba Design.
  • William McDonough is the founding principal of William McDonough + Partners.
  • Clement Mok is a designer, digital pioneer, and former creative director at Apple.
  • Donald Norman is a professor of design and pre-eminent author on the subject.
  • Van Phillips designed the Flex-Foot, a high-performance carbon composite prosthetic foot.
  • Emily Pilloton is founder and executive director of Project H Design.
  • Stefan Sagmeister launched his design firm, Sagmeister Inc., in 1993.
  • Paula Scher is a graphic designer and a partner in Pentagram.
  • Edwin Schlossberg is the founder of ESI Design, a leader in experiential design.
  • Cameron Sinclair is the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity.
  • Davin Stowell is the co-founder of Smart Design.
  • Jane Fulton Suri is partner and creative director at IDEO.
  • John Thackara founded the international design conference Doors of Perception.
  • Greg Van Alstyne heads the Strategic Innovation Lab at the Ontario College of Art & Design.
  • Massimo Vignelli runs a New York–based firm, Vignelli Associates.
  • Patrick Whitney is director of the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology.
  • Richard Saul Wurman is an architect, graphic designer, and author, and creator of the TED conferences.
  • Gianfranco Zaccai is cofounder and president/CEO of Continuum.

 

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