Photo: Doug and his son, Owen. Doug has been in the creative sphere all his life, and has always had his greatest successes by incorporating a user-centric design approach. A Designation alum, he’s been a content creator, manager and change agent for some of the world’s largest creative organizations. Read More
Welcome to the first in a multi-part series we’ll be running over the next few months. The purpose of these articles will be to discuss how the program, and its staff, changed and grew over the first four years of running Designation. Read More
Yitong came to Designation from Toronto and graduated from the Sapphire Cohort in 2016. He now works as a product designer at O/M Studio in San Francisco and was featured in an interview earlier this year. He also launched Interrobang, a content platform on Medium offering advice to emerging designers about their careers. Read More
Carolyn McGuire is a graduate of the Topaz Cohort. Prior to joining Designation, she worked as a researcher at Georgia State University. Read More
Stephanie Sun is a graduate of the Viridian Cohort. Prior to joining Designation, she was a biology and art student at Williams College. Read More
Mike Joosse is Community Director and Partner at Designation. Since 2001, he has devoted his career to nurturing and leading design communities and championing the talents and dedication of its designers. Read More
Mike Jackson is a graduate of the Viridian Cohort. Prior to joining Designation he worked as a senior project manager for Fuze. Read More
Jason Elliot is a graduate of the Topaz Cohort. Prior to joining Designation he worked as an solutions architect and project manager at 4What Interactive. Read More
Kit French is a graduate of the Viridian Cohort. Prior to joining Designation she worked as a creative lead at Type E Design. Read More
Design is a problem-solving tool that allows us to imagine, ideate, and create meaningful experiences. An effective designer has a variety of unique skills and experiences that allow them to solve some of the most ambiguous problems. Read More
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