Speakers

Stanley Hainsworth
Stanley Hainsworth is the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of the creative company called Tether, working with brands to create memorable design solutions. Previous to founding Tether, Stanley was VP Global Creative of Starbucks where he oversaw all creative aspects of Starbucks and associated brands, including Hear Music, Tazo Tea, and Ethos Water.

Earlier in his career he spent several years at Nike as a Creative Director working on everything from hang tags to annual reports to the Olympics before moving to Denmark to join the Lego Company as their Global Creative Director.

Stanley is a national board member of AIGA, a featured speaker on Creativity worldwide and the recipient of awards from ID Magazine, Communication Arts, The Library of Congress, PRINT, Graphis, Type Directors Club, HOW, and AIGA amongst many, many others.
tetherinc.com

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Drifting Creatives
@martinhooper & @gavinbraman just graduated from Texas A&M University. We are creative problem solvers, aka designers.

One problem we are trying to solve is joblessness. What are we doing about it? We are taking our design skillz to the road. Too many small towns don’t have access to smart design. We know we aren’t a huge design firm, but we think we can help out.
driftingcreatives.com

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Project M
You do not want to know about Project M. Your professors and future employers don’t want you to know about Project M. It will change the way you think about design and how it can impact the world we live in. It will motivate you to do things instead of just talking about them. It will have you asking “why not?” It will inspire you to move to unconventional places and do work that matters and your parents will never understand it. Project M is more than just design. It’s pie, bikes, parks, water meters, pizza farms, horse shoes, road trips, and people. Project M is Thinking Wrong. The group of young designers presenting are currently based in Greensboro, AL, where they’re challenging the conventions through their latest venture, PieLab-a pie shop + design studio committed to developing a community space where design and people interact. projectmlab.com

Project M is:
Amanda Buck: Ohio State University, PieLab Designer
Brian W. Jones: Virginia Commonwealth University, Project M Advisor
Megan Deal: The College for Creative Studies, Americorps Vista for Project M Lab
Robin Mooty: Auburn University, PieLab Designer
Ryan LeCluyse: Maryland Institute College of Art, Americorps Vista for Project M Lab
Dan Gavin: Pratt Institute, PieLab Designer/Baker
Breanne Kostyk: Pratt Institute, PieLab Baker/Designer