Creators and Guests

Creator, web designer & developer, teacher, consultant, speaker, writer, musician, & artist. Author of Atomic Design. Enthusiasm enthusiast.

Graphic Designer. He’s been fiercely independent since 2004, and isn’t going back anytime soon.

Co-host of Design Better and Reconsider podcasts. Author of Designing for Emotion.

Meta alumni, Authentic Jobs (acquired), Pendo, Buzzsprout, Desquared. I love to see the temple. Teller of fine dad jokes.

I edit podcasts so you don't have to.

Founder + Chief Creativity Evangelist of The Creative Dose

Ava’s dad. OG blogger/web designer. Automattician. Author, “Designing With Web Standards” and “Taking Your Talent to the Web.” Publisher, A LIST APART and A BOOK APART. Emeritus: Happy Cog™, An Event Apart, School of Visual Arts MFA IXD faculty, and The Web Standards Project.

Lettering Artist, Professional Logo Zhuzher, & NYT Best-selling Author. Co-founder of Studioworks—shaping the future of creative business!

Founder/organiser of beyond tellerrand (@beyondtellerrand.com). Co-Founder of Smashing Conference.

Seth Casana is a musician and event organizer in Central Virginia.