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Jane Kott

Creative Director at goodloan.ai, California

#2 ranked Design Director

Hi, I'm Jane, a Creative Director who turns chaos into clarity and makes it look good in the process. I've been doing this for 10+ years, moving from design into direction, with a focus on work that feels precise, intentional, and easy to understand. Not into decoration. Very into results.

Design Director, Graphic Designer, Creative
Los Angeles

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Shingo Sato

Design Director at Design Bridge and Partners, São Paulo

Shingo is a creative designer focused on branding. He strongly believes that a structured and meaningful thinking leads a better result for design, specially on branding scenario. Create a design with meaning touch people's heart, making even the simple be special. He has been creating, leading...

Design Director, Branding Designer, Packaging Designer
São Paulo, New York

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Yolanda Lam

Design Director at Huge Inc, New York

I'm a design leader who brings clarity, curiosity, and vision to complex challenges. With deep experience in digital product design, agentic tools, and generative UI, I help teams and clients imagine what's next, then build toward it with purpose. My goal is often to elevate user experiences, while...

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New York

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Ivaylo Gogov

Product Design Expert | BTP ADAIX at SAP, Sofia

#17 ranked Design Director

With over 15 years of experience in design leadership, Ivaylo Gogov has developed a deep expertise in product design, interaction design, automotive HMI, and 3D design and animation. Throughout his career, he has focused on creating user-centered solutions that have made an impact across industries,...

Design Director, 3D Artist, User Experience (UX) Designer
London, Tokyo, New York

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Victoria Rushton

Creative Director at RushtonSmith, Oxfordshire

#20 ranked Design Director

Bottle the magic that keeps customers coming back. As a branding studio for hospitality, culture, the arts, food and drink brands, I take what makes you unique and express it across every aspect of your brand - from your site to your signage. Helping you achieve lasting growth and unforgettable...

Design Director, Creative, Art Director
London, Reno, Shanghai

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Emlyn Davies

Executive Creative Director at Bomper Studio, Caerphilly

Executive Creative Director and Owner of Bomper Studio. 15 Years within FMCG and advertising creating 3d animations and stills for global clients.

Design Director, Creative, 3D Artist
London, Cardiff, New York

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beth wheatley

Design director at 1HQ Brand Agency, London

After a trip to Vault49's NYC studio with her fellow Falmouth University students, Beth joined the team as an Intern in New York in 2017. Now based in London, Beth has worked her way up the ranks to Design Director, specialising in packaging design and 360 branding. Beth counts Baileys and Guinness...

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brooklyn

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Thadd Fiala

Senior Designer at Grey, OH

Hello. My name is Thadd. I'm a designer, illustrator, photographer and blogger originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan currently residing in Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood. I graduated with a BFA in Visual Communications and an almost minor in Illustration from Columbus College of Art &...

Design Director, Graphic Designer, Illustrator
Cincinnati, Outer Banks

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Kevin Davis

Design Director at Tavern Agency, New York

Design Director at TAVERN, a Brooklyn-based creative agency with a focus on food, beverage, cannabis & hospitality brands. Curiosity always gets the best of me, pushing me to constantly throw my hands into the fire of various creative arenas. After a few years of freelancing as an illustrator, I...

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New York

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Ique Zaidan

Senior Graphic Designer at Ique Zaidan Design, Madrid

#64 ranked Design Director

With over 20 years of experience as a Graphic Designer and Art Director, I bring a multidisciplinary perspective honed through my work at diverse studios and agencies, combined with a deep passion for branding and creative problem-solving. Throughout my career, I have led branding projects that...

Design Director, Branding Designer, Graphic Designer
New York, São Paulo, Madrid

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Marco Magro

Freelancer | UX/UI Designer & UX at mmarcodesign.com, Coimbra

I'm a Freelancer Product Designer // UX/UI designer // UX Specialist - based in Portugal (GMT Lisbon/UK). I've been working as a designer since 2008 and freelancing/working remotely since 2015 with various agencies and methodologies (Scrum & Hyper Agile). Over the last 5 years I've been...

Design Director, App Designer, User Experience (UX) Designer
Coimbra

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Ian Conklin

Design Director at Turner Duckworth, San Francisco

Ian is a California native and Design Director at Turner Duckworth San Francisco. He has worked on award winning projects for clients such as Samsung, Metallica, Dollar Shave Club, and Little Caesars. Most recently he led the global redesign for Hornitos Tequila. Previously, Ian has worked for...

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San Francisco

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James Taylor

Design Director, New York

I'm an art/design/creative director and graphic designer with over a decade of design and marketing experience in New York. I've held positions at small design studios, large creative agencies, as part of in-house marketing teams, and as a freelancer. I've worked across many sectors, from hospitality...

Design Director, Art Director, Creative Director
New York, Greenport, London

Rebecca Williams

Design Director at BrandOpus, New York

Cool, calm and collected, but with a bit of a wild rawness, a little refined, a bit rock and roll. I am driven by the desire to make the world look better by drawing inspiration from food and beverage, to music and art, both hi and lo. Whether through smart design on pack, tending my gigantic...

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New York

Mark Sloan

Head of Design at Mother Design, Los Angeles

Designer. Head of Mother Design in the US. Father of four. Amphibious.

Design Director
Los Angeles

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Marcio Steffen

Head of User Experience Design at Oracle, Santo André

#105 ranked Design Director

For over two decades, I have been using design to build the future. As a passionate and innovative designer, I believe that the best way to predict the future is to create it. My expertise in art direction, user experience, customer experience, user interface, interaction design, prototyping, and...

Design Director, User Experience (UX) Designer, Design Manager
São Paulo, Miami, Vancouver

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Ana Nicolau

Director of Experience & Product Design at Vocabulary

Ana is a multidisciplinary Director of Experience & Product Design with 15+ years proven track record of designing seamless products and experiences. A passionate design leader who excels at managing stakeholders high expectations with business ROI, by combining strategic thinking with a deep...

Design Director, Product Designer, Creative Director
London, Berlin, San Francisco

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clark sabbat

Fashion Designer, New York

I am an intuitive creative that brings many years of experience developing lines from ideas to completed collections. I am not only a designer but I am also an entrepreneur who is accustomed to working smart and meeting deadlines and budgets. I have recently been fashion consulting for various...

Design Director, Fashion Creative Director, Fashion Designer
New York, Paris

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Mere Montgomery

Art Director & Design at Self Employed, Chicago

Designer | Art Director | Strategist | Web Thoughtfulness, intentionality, and creative problem-solving; that's where I find the good stuff, in design and in life. As an experienced brand designer and strategist, I have created solution-based design approaches for years to help my clients solve...

Design Director, Branding Designer, Graphic Designer
Chicago, Bay Area

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Gregor Johnstone

Creative Director at Bulletproof, New York

Scottish Kilt Wearer, based in New York. Passionate about bringing big ideas to life through powerful storytelling & meticulous craft. Happiest when obsessing over a new hobby or making things by hand.

Design Director
New York

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Annie Chen

Creative Director & Designer, Los Angeles

Annie is a multidisciplinary award winning Creative Director and Designer working in Los Angeles. She creates beautiful and emotive experiences through sets, spaces, and live events. She believes experiences have the power to inspire and bring joy. Bridging storytelling and spatial design, she...

Design Director, Environmental Designer, Set Designer
Los Angeles

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Stephanie Adams

Creative Director at Full Spin Studio, LLC, Kentucky

I have over 15 years of experience working in advertising, broadcast media, web media, and film. This includes Creative, Animation, 3D design, Visual Effects and Video Editing.

Design Director, Creative Director, Motion Graphics Designer
Louisville

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Simeon Tennant

Freelance, London

Art Director/ Motion Graphics - Lonson

Design Director, Motion Graphics Designer, Art Director
London, New York

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Pat Casey

Digital Design Director at TDA Consultancy, Cambridgeshire

We have been given a chance to shape our world by applying design as part of the experience loop. Design isn't just an execution; it's a process that balances form and functionality in equal measures. I am passionate, I think a lot (often too much) its part of my dna. I care deeply about the work...

Design Director, Digital Creative Director, User Experience (UX) Designer
London, New York

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Karen Schmidt

Design Director, Designer, Art Director, Chicago

Portfolio Site: karenschmidtdesign (com)

Design Director, Art Director, Creative Director
Chicago

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