Duane King is a consultant and creative director based in Portland, Oregon who is focused on design, technology, and culture. Duane is an Executive Member of the IADAS, the Webby Awards judging body, and serves on the board of WorkOf and Designspeaks. In 2011, Fast Company selected him as one of the 50 Most Influential Designers in America.

Driven by curiosity, Duane’s work has been recognized by Cannes Lions, Fast Company, WIRED, The Guardian, Graphis, Industrial Designers Society of America, D&AD, The 100 Show, The Art Directors Club, TechCrunch, Engadget, The FWA, I.D. Magazine, Communication Arts, Creative Review, Computer Arts, IdN, Print and HOW Magazine.

An art director by trade, it is easy to believe Eric once studied architecture when you look at the precision and craftsmanship of his work. As the Executive Creative Director of the Dallas office of Publicis Worldwide, North America, Eric leads a creative department that is well versed at winning new business pitches and has crafted effective, award-winning, integrated campaigns for global brands including Bridgestone of North America, BMW, PowerBar, Lake Austin Spa Resort, Chevrolet, PowerBar, CiCis Pizza, Beam Suntory (Hornitos Tequla and El Tesoro Tequila), TruGreen/Scotts Lawncare, and Nestlé Pure Life. Prior to that, Eric was Co-Founder/Co-Chief Creative Director of Rathbone Moncaleano Desir and a key creative leader at top agencies including Hal Riney & Partners, Foote, Cone and Belding and Leo Burnett. Eric pioneered one of the first campaigns to use digital and social media at the core of a multi-discipline ad launch for video game Mortal Kombat during the early days of the internet and has continued to use digital and social as a cornerstone of his creativity. He has won numerous awards for creativity and his work has been featured in several industry publications. He has also judged several award shows during his illustrious career.

“The Johnny Cash of AIGA,” English studied design

at Massachusetts College of Art. He began his career

in Boston working for a number of studios on

projects in communication design for Fortune 500

clients, broadcast design for ABC-TV’s Boston affiliate,

and creating museum exhibits for national

and international clients, before opening his own

studio in 1993.

He is the author of Designing Identity: Graphic

Design as a Business Strategy, a series of

industry-specific case studies providing insight

into the role design plays as part of a strategy for

success. English has picked up a stack of awards

that are sitting in boxes in his garage for work in

any number of given areas, and has been recognized

by the AIGA, the American

Center for Design, American Advertising

Federation, American Corporate Identity, the New

York Art Directors Club, the Broadcast Design

Association, the Society of Publication Designers,

International Typographic Design, Print,

Communication Arts, Graphis, I.D., HOW, and a

few others that have thrown him a bone.

James Bland has been showcasing his award-winning craftsmanship as a photographer for over 25 years. His zeal for capturing the essence of the people in front of the lens is evident in each of his pieces of work. He has earned numerous design and photography awards, and his portrait photography work has been showcased in exhibits and shows in Dallas and Washington D.C. His clients include advertising agencies, national and regional magazines, record companies, and corporate leaders.