Duane Michals emphatically defines himself by what he is not, saying first and foremost that he is not a photographer. I am an expressionist and by that I mean Im not a photographer or a writer or a painter or a tap dancer, but rather someone who expresses himself according to his needs. Michals repeatedly…

Diane is the Founding Director of Virginia Commonwealth University’s grad school, the Brandcenter. Launched in 1995, the goal was to educate the next generation of communications leaders. With help from esteemed professionals including a number of the One Club’s Hall Of Fame leaders, that goal has become a reality. Today, the VCU Brandcenter boasts a…

You can’t talk about Diane Rothschild without mentioning Doyle Dane Bernbach, and vice versa. Such was the creative environment that has become legendary an environment that inspired people to think big, by thinking small. It not only cultivated great advertising, it cultivated great talents. And as each generation had its stars, none shown brighter than…

Deborah Sussman pioneered the field called Environmental Graphic Design. Her contributions to urban branding have been internationally applauded, and influenced generations of designers. Her education and training began with scholarships to Bard College and the Institute of Design (ID) in Chicago. At 22, she was invited to join the office of Charles and Ray Eames.…

Growing up in an Australian ski resort, David couldnt imagine anything better than touring the world as a ski instructor. Ironically, it was his imagination that took him abroad, not his skis. David launched his career by winning top student honors at the Australian Writers & Art Directors School. At 22, he became a partner…

He mustve wanted the hell out of Chicago is all I can figure. Because he was standing there in my office doorway wearing a three-piece pin-striped suit. It was the was the first time I ever laid eyes on David Kennedy and the last time I ever saw him in that suit. After he got…

David Lubars is Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide and Chairman of BBDO North America.  In the 13-years since David joined BBDO in 2004 as its creative lead, the agency has been named Agency of the Year by various industry publications more than 15 times and has become not only the dominant creative force in New…

For more info on David Berlow, see the official announcement of his TDC Medal.     Type Directors Club recorded David Berlow as part of its Type Legends video series, which can be viewed here.     In 2019, David Berlow spoke at Google HQ in New York. Watch his video here.  

When I think of David Abbott, I think of mince beef or potatoes or some other rather prosaic foodstuff. This is not a reference to his visual appearance, which, as it happens, is dapper to the point of perfection. No, it is the produce featured in ads written by David for Sainsbury’s, a brand that…

David Kennedy and Dan Wieden A foreigner who has the great good fortune to spend quality time inside the Bedlam known as Wieden & Kennedy gradually comes to three conclusions regarding its eponymous founders: They are outsiders; they are teachers; and they are kids. From April Fools’ Day, 1982, when David Kennedy and Dan Wieden…