As the Chief Creative Officer of Squarespace, David leads the company’s award-winning creative team, whose work encapsulates all brand creative, web design and product design efforts for the company. His personal mission is to build great products and a great brand, while telling compelling stories at the intersection of product, design and marketing. Since joining Squarespace in 2013, David has masterminded four Super Bowl campaigns and won an Emmy award for most Outstanding Commercial of 2017. He has also led the successful launches of Squarespace Logo and Squarespace 7. Prior to Squarespace, David served as Worldwide Digital Executive Creative Director of TBWA Worldwide and led the creation and launch of the Digital Arts Network. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Creative Director at Wieden+Kennedy and AKQA, and as an Art Director at Sid Lee. His work has been recognized by almost every industry award, including the Cannes Lions, ADC, Clios, One Show, D&AD, Webby Awards and SXSW Interactive. David has recently been named as one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company in 2017. He currently serves as an Executive Member of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and is on the advisory board at D&AD. He is a frequent judge and gives talks for the ADC, One Show, D&AD, AICP, Webby Awards, SXSW and Fast Company. He graduated from RISD with a BFA in graphic design. A native of Quebec, Canada, David now resides in Tribeca with his wife and daughter.

Brooklyn based illustrator  @luyiwangart

Xinyi Shao is a visual designer based in Brooklyn, NY, specializing in brand identity, editorial design and research. Her work has been recognized and awarded by Core77 Awards, TDC, Graphis Awards, Communication Arts Awards, Creative Communication Awards, IDA Design Awards. Influenced by her former finance background, her emphasis on reasoning and precision has made her value research and process, which brings originality and depth to her work. Within a root in typography and interests in technology, she explores new ways of making according to the rapidly changing world and media environment. She holds an MFA in graphic design from ArtCenter College of Design and a BS from Southern University of Science and Technology.

New Yorker Cartoonist, graphic novelist 

A Design Strategist with a focus on qualitative research, I have extensive global experience gathering and translating consumer insights that improve design on both emotional and functional levels. I champion users within the innovation process to create better experiences at home, work and play, while helping key stakeholders align on successful business strategies. Lately I've partnered with designers from every discipline to create a series of visual brand languages for a world-leading surgical robotics company. The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum published my book, "Design for Repair: Things Can Be Fixed," under the DesignFile imprint in May 2015. Metropolis, Fast Company, and Core77 have published my writing recently.