The 2017 Citizen Designer Pledge

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AIGA NY

16 min readJan 17, 2017

Note: Since launching, the CDN effort now has it’s own website where you can pledge and stay connected. Find it here.

Soon after the 2016 presidential election, AIGA/NY convened an emergency town hall titled Citizen Designer Now! In the wake of an election that has sown distrust, anger, and fear, we felt a deep responsibility to ask what role design has to play in society. We saw a need for the creative community to uphold its shared beliefs.

Designers are entering a tense new era in which values they hold as universal have become politicized: Greater transparency, inclusion, and fairness, to name a few. These are principles built into the design practice, whether you are a graphic designer or digital product designer, liberal or conservative.

We must hold fast to those ideals. We believe the design community can bring about a better country, by designing better ways for Americans to effect change. That point was put forth by Blue State Digital creative director, Laura Kunkel, at the Citizen Designer Now! town hall. She pressed on: “Can you be the designer in your group that comes up with the next thing to do?”

Our mission is to turn talk into action. To push the community forward, the board of AIGA/NY is turning Citizen Designer Now! into an ongoing initiative. We’re starting with a pledge to act.

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No matter your politics, now is a time that demands renewed civic engagement. None of us can afford to wait for the government to act in areas ranging from climate change to immigration reform. We must take direct action to improve our communities and our country.

Solving the problems we share demands that we break the confines of today’s political debates. To effect change, we should be willing to step out of our comfort zones. Or, as Christine Gaspar, another panelist and the executive director of the Center for Urban Pedagogy, said, “If what you’re doing is comfortable, then you’re not doing enough.”

The individuals below commit to:

Voting in every local election open to us, not just once every four years—while encouraging our friends and family to do the same
Choosing at least one cause to focus on for learning, knowledge sharing, and volunteering
Meeting with fellow Citizen Designers to share stories, tools, learnings, and new action items at least once a quarter
Attending a local governance session once a quarter

The companies below commit to:

Allowing staff time-off to vote in local elections as well as national ones
Dedicating resources to at least two civic causes per year
Donating time or resources to support the broader community of citizen designers—whether by serving as host, organizer, or sponsor
Encouraging employees to either donate one working day a quarter to civic causes — more if possible — or participate in internally led civic projects

Citizen Designer Now! commits to:

Creating a resource, whether by email or web, to link worthy organizations in need of services with individual designers who want to help
Organizing social events that link the design community with worthy civic groups
Organizing meet-ups that:
- Showcase inspiring work being done to improve our social fabric
- Allow organizations in need to share the problems they’re tackling

In 2017, we will dedicate ourselves to solving problems larger than the ones we already know. We will be heard through the things we do. Sign the pledge now

Company Signees (92 as of 2/16/17)

Personal Signees (505 as of 2/16/17)

Mollie Ableman: Senior designer
Rachel Abrams: Turnstone Consulting
Jason Ackley: Design Director, Marketing & Brand, Morningstar
Nick Adam: RISD
Roanne Adams: RoAndCo Studio
Charles Adler Foundet: CEO, Lost Arts
Ernie Agtarap: Creative, Agtarap Designs
Drew Albinson: Designer & Illustrator, Curfew Studio
Shawn Allen: Web Designer
Michelle Alvarez: Contract Designer, Google Material Design
Jorge Amador: Designer
Mariana Amatullo: Co-Founder and Vice President, Designmatters at ArtCenter College of Design
Lisa Amowitz: Bronx Community College
Corina Angheloiu: Designer and Project Manager, Forum for the Future
Julie Anixter: Executive Director, AIGA
Kimberly Arias: Visual Design Manager, Voto Latino
Ashley Armitage: Graphic Designer, Ashley A Designs
Pnina Armour: Designer, PJA Design
Alice Arnodl: Adjunct Assistant Professor, CUNY
Jessi Arrington: WORKSHOP
Colleen Arturi: Founder, The Story Shoppe
Stacey Ascher: Art Director, Child Mind Institute
Amanda Assadi: Creative Director, AT&T
Ashleigh Axios: Design Exponent, Automattic
Mehtap Aydin: Product Designer, The New School
Joelle Azoulay: WaterAid
Alice Bacon: Owner, Designer, Bloomsday Design
Alysha Balog: Designer, Equator Design
Matthew Bambach: Visual Designer, Pandora Media
James Bamford: Brand Designer, Uber
Jessica Barness: Design Educator, Kent State University
Lindsay Barnett: Owner, LB Design Studio
Kristen Barry: Junior User Experience Designer, BORN Group
Anne Bartoc: Assistant Adjunct Professor, Pratt Institute
Jake Barton: Founder, Local Projects
Saije Bashaw: Co-Founder, COO Good Thinking Co.
Rodrigo Bautista: Principal Designer, Forum for the Future
Chris Beach: Designer Wilderness Agency/ Wright State University
Daniel Beauchamp: Graphic Designer
Michael Bierut: Partner, Pentagram
Katie Jo Benjamin
Jacob Bennett: Founder & CEO, The Growth Innovation Group Collab
Shari Berman: Owner, Evidence
Design Lee Berresford: Art Director
Acacia Betancourt: Senior Creative + UX Designer, GlobalGiving
Roe Bianculli: Creative Director, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundatio
Johanna Björk: Creative Principal, J.Björk
Bonnie Blake: Professor, Design and Interactive Media, Ramapo College
Klara Blazek: Junior Designer, Halstead Property Development Marketing
Renee Blostein: Product Designer
Vinli Asya Blue: Art Director Asya Blue Design
Pia Blumenthal: Product Designer, DigitalOcean
Nicole Boettcher: Designer, JW Player
Lauren Bowman: Designer/Developer, REI
Stephany Bradford: CEO, Designy
Raquel Breternitz: Visual Design + UX-Research, IBM Design
Sarah Brooks: Former White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Chief Design Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Gord Brown: Art Director, Poorboy Creative
Isabella Bruno: Designer, BRUNO
Amanda Buck: Senior Designer/Adjunct Professor, Ashton Design/Maryland Institute College of Art
Cindy Buckley Koren: Professor, Communications Design, Pratt/MWP College of Art and Design
Anna Bauer Carr: Senior Designer, Penguin Random House
John Caserta: Assoc. Professor, Rhode Island School of Design
Jonathan Cashero: Creative Director, Workshop Branding
Laila Cassim: Graphic Designer/Researcher, Tokyo University RCAST
Juliette Cezzar: The New School
Jason Chan: Director of Design, Twitch.tv
Melissa Faustine Chang: Designer
Melissa Faustine
Justin Charles Web Developer/Part Time Lecturer, Fast Company/Parsons School of Design
Carrie Chatterson: Principal and Creative Director, Carrie Chatterson Studio
Qian Chen: UX Designer
Athens Chen: Senior Graphic Designer, Bounce Exchange
Alicia Cheng: MGMT. design
Jennifer Cherrington: Designer & Teacher, Jennifer Rae Design
Ana Cintora: Designer, mtca.co
Beatriz Coias: Creative Director, Studio Pyramid
Denise Coke: CEO/Design Manager, $NP Designs/The Madison Square Garden Company
Lynn Cole: Principal/Adjunct Professor, Lynn Cole Design/City Tech
Christine Collister: Founder, Better Pitchbooks
Jan Conradi: Professor of Graphic Design, Rowan University
Jonathan Conway: Sr Digital Designer, Equinox
Shannon Copfer Brace: JW Player
Scott Corey: Designer, Rue Chartreux
Kathleen Corgan: Graphic Designer, 8 Point Studio
Mari Crookshanks: Graphic Designer, Steer Davies Gleave
Chris Crosby :SVP Design & Marketing, Avenu
Maria Darron: Visual Designer
James Davidson: Visual Designer, California Academy of Sciences
Andrew Davies Creative Director/Adjunct Faculty, Paragon Design Group/VCU
Drew Davies: Oxide Design Co.
Hilary Davis: Designer/Art Director, Hilary Davis Design
Lauren Davis: Marketing Assistant, HB Lighting
Olivia de Salve Villedieu: Designer, MGMT. design
Mae Decena: Graphic Designer
Chris Decker: Graphic Designer, San Jose State University
Margie Deeb: Visual Designer/Writer
Cynthia DeKay: Graphic Designer/Media Artist, University of Minnesota
Balthazar Delepierre: Owner/ Art Director, Balthazar Delepierre Studio
Gisela Delgado: Director of Creative Services, Equinox
Oliver Dettler: Designer, Pratt
Brandon DeWeese: Principal/Creative Director, Iris Creative
Brooke Dexter: Designer, SITU Studio
Ritik Dholakia: Partner Studio Rodrigo
Lisa di Liberto: Designer/Artist, di Liberto Designs
Nicholas Di Stefano: VP, Partnership & Outreach, AIGA
Boston Thana: Dickens Forever Collectibles
Michael DiGiacomo: Art Director, BerlinRosen
Martha DiMeo: Owner/Photo Retoucher, ChromaQueen.com
Keetra Dean Dixon: Designer, RISD
Neil Donnelly: Designer, Neil Donnelly Studio
Ojus Doshi: Graphic Designer, Ojus Drawing/RISD
Megan Doty: Print/Web Designer
Sebastian Dragne: CEO, IM Republic
CJ Draper: Designer, Jones, Knowles, Ritchie
Shana Dressler: Board Member, AIGA/NY
Perrin Drumm, Editorial director, AIGA Eye on Design
Keir DuBois: Senior Designer, Oniracom
Tracey Dunham: Product Designer, Hearst Digital Media
Olivia DuVal, Visual Designer, Deloitte Digital
Mad Dworschak: Designer, Mad Dworschak Design + Creative Thinking
Kerrianne Eames: Senior Designer, New Visions for Public Schools
Sebastian Ebarb: Head Designer, City of Boston
Erica Ellis: Pivotal
Eddie Edwards: Hello Eddie
Nora Elmarzouky, Co-Founder, in.site collaborative
Ayano Elson: Product Designer, Viacom
Logan Emser: Hyperakt
Taylor Engel: Design Intern, Imprint Projects
Lissi Erwin: Art Director/Proprietor, Splendid Corp
Jasmine Eskandari: UI/UX Designer, Eskan Designs
Nan Faessle
Jan Fairbairn: Educator/Designer, RISD/UMASSD/Fairbairn & Company
Gregory Falconi: Designer, Situation Interactive
Zoe Fedeles: Owner, Zoe Fedeles Graphic Design
Lela Feldmeier: Creative Strategist, Worn Brayan
Daniel Feliz: Owner/Co-Founder, Wanderdot
Lisa Feng: Visual UI Designer, Hearst
Joshie Fishbein: Creative Technologist, Wondersauce
Kevin Fitzgerald: Designer/Illustrator
Matthew Flick: Graphic Designer,The Great Northeastern Design Company
Neil Francisco: Graphic Designer
Abbie Freestone: Founder/Editor, Affix Magazine
Dinah Fried, Co-founder, Small Stuff
David Frisco: Founding partner, IntraCollaborative; Citizen Designer Now! steering group; vice president, AIGA/NY
Terri Fuller: Red Berry
Elizabeth Fullerton: Boldfaced Design
Greg Fullum: Graphic Designer, Perkins Coie
Allison Gaffney: Product Designer, Dataminr
Albian Gagica: Creative Director
Adriana Gallo: Graphic Designer, Atelier Ace
Mary Gallowat: Graphic Designer, Red Antler
Brittany Gardner: Art Director, Wax On Paper
Anne Garland: Anne Garland Design
George Garrastegui: Asst Professor, NYC College of Technology
Rosie Garschina: Associate Creative Director, Trollbäck+ Company; Board Member, AIGA/NY
Agnieszka Gasparska: Owner, Kiss Me I’m Plish
Christine Gaspar: Executive Director, Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)
Genevieve Gaudet: Product Lead, Bureau Blank
Olivia Gelard
Denise Gershbein
Holly Gibbs: Senior Web Designer, Self
Jenn Giesler: Designer, DMI
Karima Gil: Office Assistant/Graphic Designer, CUNY-York College
Rebecca Gladstone: Contracted Junior Designer, Revlon
Barbara Glauber: Graphic Designer, Heavy Meta
Alexander Glazier: Design and Production, 360 Graphics
Lisa Glover: Designer, Architrep
Meher Goel: Product Designer, Zola Registry
Morgan Goldberg: Designer/Digital Lead, Thornberg and Forester
Abby Goldstein: Fordham University
Nadia Gomez: Graphic Designer, CUNY
Dom Goodrum: VP of Design, Percolate
Runi Goswami: Designer, Floored
Skye Gould: Senior Designer, Business Insider
Cybele Grandjean: Partner, Area of Practice
Hilary Greenbaum: Director of Graphic Design, Whitney Museum of American Art
Ric Grefé: Visiting Professor, Wesleyan University
Simon Griffee: Graphic Designe, Columbia University
Monica Griffin: Senior Designer, Quotable
Keggen Griffith: Graphic Designer
Bill Grover: Creative Marketing Leader/Design Thinker, B.Grover Designs
Aleks Gryczon: Associate Design Director, Work & Co
Gonzalo Guerrero: Designer
Jessica Haas: UX Designer, DDB
April Hansen
Sarah Hardison: Graphic Designer, North Carolina State University
Billy Harkcom: Designer, HarkDesign
Kemeya Harper: Visual Communicator
Eric Hartman: Designer, The Atlantic
Tori Hauser
Mary Hawkins: Animator/Designer
Melissa Haworth: Senior UX Designer, 1stdibs
Ashley Heafy: Graphic Designer, Ashley Heafy Creative
David Heasty: Partner, Triboro
Anna Heatwole: Sr Designer, 8ninths Inc
Nadine Heidinger: Senior Designer, The National Arts Club
Jessica Helfand: Yale University School of Art
Steven Heller: School of Visual Arts
Andrew Hempfling: UX Designer, USAA
Jacob Herandez: Communication Designer & Strategist, Thicket Labs
Ashley Herbertson: Art Director, The Climate Reality Project
Eleazar Hernandez: Creative Director, Hernandez Design Studio
Alejandra Hernandez: Graphic Designer
Luis Herrera: Owner, LD Studios
Bernadette Herrera: Graphic Designer/Illustrator
Tess Herrmann: Creative Director, DocuSign
Matthew Hilley: Design Lead, Sana UK
Lucinda Hitchcock: Department Head/Designer, RISD/L_H Design
Kelli Ho: Product designer, IBM
Scott Hobbs: Creative Director, Hobbsdesign
Gordon Hochhalter: Art Of It
John Holtgrew: PowerBand Graphics
Kelly Howe: Art Director, Fyber
Johnny Hsu: Associate Creative Director, Vital Strategies
Jennifer Hsu: Designer, 1185 Design
Lucas Huh: Designer, Studio Rodrigo
Randy Hunt: VP Design, Etsy
Jennifer Ilett: Art director, Supermilk
Ben Irwin: Digital Designer, E*TRADE Financial
Obinna Izeogu: UX Designer, Investopedia
Brian Jackson: UX Product Designer, Human Inc.
Bea Jackson: Owner, Bea Jackson Design
Danielle Jackson: Senior Designer, mktg
Mirek Janczur: Sr UX/Art Director, Creative Communication Associates
Mike Jandora: Designer, Normal Folk Design
McNisky Jeantus: Architect/Designer, Rockwell Group
Stacey Jenkins: Digital Art & Design Instructor, Dillard Tech Magnet
Jenee Jernigan: Product Designer
Tiffany Jiang: Product Designer, Carnegie Mellon University
Cristobal Jimenez: Materiales & Monturas
Alicia Johnson: Partner, Johnson + Wolverton
Ning Juang: Designer, Elmwood
Karl Kane: Senior Lecturer, Design+Democracy Project
Sukari Keetin: Graphic Designer, RRADISH Design
Christopher Kelly: Graphic designer, Cornell university
Lisa Kelsey: Design Director, Family Circle/Meredith Corporation
Justin Kemerling: Design Director, JKDC
Ariel Kenna: NYC
Navit Keren: Senior Designer, Designit
Alana Kerr: Designer/Illustrator
Kris Kiger: EVP/managing director of visual design, R/GA
Pat King: Designer/Animator, Trollback + Co
Isaiah King: Owner, Isaiah King Design
Duane King: Partner & Creative Director, Fuzzco
Jennifer Kinon: OCD | The Original Champions of Design
Agnes Kiss: Owner, Design for Learning
Craig Konyk: Assistant Professor of Architecture, Michael Graves College Kean University
Julie Kremkus: Creative Director, StudioJAS
Barbara Kristaponis
Cliff Kuang: Head of product, Fast Company; Citizen Designer Now! steering member; AIGA/NY board member
John Kudos Principal: KUDOS Design Collaboratory
Philipp Kuecuekyan: Software Developer/Designer, Phi & Co.
Ben Kuyper: Designer, Ben Kuyper Design
Justin Kwong: Student & Freelance Designer, Brigham Young University
Julie Lang: Principal, Julie Lang Design
George Larkins: Assistant Professor, New York City Technical College
Jamie Larson: Creative Services Manager, Point B Solutions
Leslie Laskin Reese: Owner/Principal designer, Leslie Laskin Reese Interior Design
Vicki Lasky: Freelance Senior Art Director/Senior Designer, VRL Design
Nathan Lavertue: IBM
Thomas Le Bas
Jordan Lee: Creative Director/Art Director/Designer
Jenny Lee: Creative Director, OMRF
Jonathan Lee: Creative director, Google; President, AIGA/NY
Warren Lehrer: Artistic Director, EarSay
John Lepak: Associate Art Director, The New School
Aaron Lewis: Associate Designer, Uber
Lucy Li: Graphic Designer, Lucy Li Design
Ashleigh Liggett: Lead Designer, Siteworx
Julia Lindpaintner: Designer, School of Visual Arts
Dan Lindsey: Interactive Designer, YARD NYC
Kellyn Loehr: UX Designer, Eero
Melanie Loff-Bird, Interaction Designer, Elephant
Ana Lopez: Senior Designer, Flightpath
Adam Lucas: Senior Designer, SYPartners
Ashley Ludlow: Graphic Designer, Downtown Decorations
Eileen MacAvery Kane: Artist/Designer/Educator, Rockland Community College
Woody MacDuffie: Designer, Sage Bionetworks
Jessica Mackta: Founder/CEO, MacktaWorks
Melanie Magdalena: Digital Experience Designer, Origins Scientific Research Society
Giona Maiarelli: Creative director, Maiarelli Studio
Hendrika Makilya
Yasmin Malki: Designer, R/GA
Hollis Maloney: Designer, Hollis M. M. Design
Cheryl Mann: New Venture
Raven Manocchio
Sean Marcano: Freelance Graphic Designer, SUNY Buffalo State
Diego Marini, Co-Founder/Creative Director, YummyColours
Esteban Marquez: Art Director, Tilted Chair Creative
Elfe Marschall: Junior Graphic Designer, Bombas/School of Visual Arts
Simon Martin: Design Editor, Ceros
Miles Martin: NYU McSilver Institute
Sophie Mascatello: Co-Founder & Creative Director, George & Elaine
Julia Matschukat: Graphic Designer, JSM Creative Design
Katie Mazikins: Graphic Designer, IA Collaborative
Marie McCann: Designer, McCann Art & Design For Ideas That Matter
Morgan McDonnell: Designer, North Carolina State University
Camille McMorrow: Interaction Designer, Google
Kelly McMurray: Creative Director, 2communique
Mario Mejia: Associate Art Director, Hotwire PR
Erika Mendez: Graphic Designer, Erika Mendez Designs
Kelli Miller: Co-Founder, And/Or
Gabriela Mirensky: Director, Awards and Design, The One Club
Melissa Mish: Senior Director, Applied Design Works
Autumn Mishler: Graphic Designer, Julien Farel Products International
Drew Mitchell: President and CEO, Fathom Creative
Rami Moghadam: Art Director, ESPN The Magazine
Miguel Molina: Founder & Designer, Rita Digital
Gregory Mollica: Art Director, Spiegel and Grau, One World Random House
Shea Molloy: Design Content Outreach, Adobe
Tyler Moody: Senior Product, Designer This Also
Ben Morales: Graphic Designer, Ben Morales Studios
Susan Morales: Owner, United Zoo Studios
Gina Moreno Valle: Art Director & Designer
Toni Morgan: Creative Design, Brooks & Belle
Michelle Morico: Communications Director, Radish Lab
Geremy Mumenthaler: Senior Design Engineer, Noun Project
Kerry Murdoch: Dir. Of Creative Media, LSSNY
Allison Murphy
Kezia Museth: Designer, Operate A/S
Frank Myles: Illustrator
Joe Natoli: UX Consultant/Author/Speaker, Give Good U
Rachel Needle: Product Designer, Apple
Leigh Nelson: Owner, LMNOPa
Andrew Nelson: Civic Technologist/Design Researcher
Alici Ness: CEO, Heptagon Productions
Amber Newman: Junior Graphic Designer, The MET
Robin Newman: Interaction Designer, Huge
Sarah Newman: Director of Marketing, Trustifi
Katherine Nidermaier: Owner, KND
Meaghan Nishiyama: Lead Designer, Moment
Mary Nugent: Senior Interactive and Visual Designer, Gap International
Shannon O’Brien: Managing Director, Moment
Genevieve O’Keefe: Designer, Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
Erin ODonnell: Designer, Eodon Design
Joy Ohler: Senior Art Director, JWT
Ines Oliveira: Freelance Digital Designer
Ben Ostrower: Founder/Creative Director, Wide Eye Creative
Teddy Ouwerkerk: Creative Director, The Butter Group
Jennifer Over: VP, Experience Design, Siteworx
Donna Pallotta: Environmental and Interactive Designer, Rockwell Group
Stacey Panousopoulos: AIGA/NY
Rebecca Pariser: Designer, Big Tomorrow
Pamela Parker Principal Undercurrent Design
Ty Paulhus: Owner, Ty Paulhus Design
Silvia Pease: Professor, Florida International University
Georg Pedersen: Visual Storyteller, Drawn Stories
Michelle Perez: Senior Designer, Paper Tiger
Josh Peter: Designer/Studio Manager, O Street
Benjamin Peterson: Director of Practice Instruction, Gateway | Huxtable Fellowship Boston Architectural College
Lachie Philipson: Service Designer, New Zealand Police
Craig Phillips: User Experience Designer, Celerity
Cara Phillips: Creative Director
Jess Phoa: User Experience Designer, Mastercard
Aaron Picart: Creative Director, formalcorp
Aaron Picart: Head of Design, GoldenKey
Jesse Pickard: CEO, Elevate
Jeanette Pidi: Art Director/Owner, Jeanette Pidi Design
Estefania Pilatti: Architectural Designer/Project Manager, Rockwell Group
M. Joane Pillard: Creative director, M. Joane Pillard Design
Stephanie Poppe: UX Designer
Kari Porter
Keela Potter: Designer, SYPartners
Matthew Potter: Art Director
Joshua Pretorius: Service Designer, Praekelt Consulting
Sabine Probst: Principal, Sabine Probst Design
Sandy Prudencio: Motion Graphic Designer
Jacqueline Quach: UX Designer, UCLA
Rachel Quast: Senior Designer, C+C
Tiphaine Rabaux: Owner, UX + Product Design/Strategy, pinkPopSoda
Alexis Rachel: UX Researcher/Designer, Alexis Rachel UX
Maria Ramos: Lead UX Designer, Defined Creative
Christine Rasey Stevens: Creative Director, Stevens Design
Claudia Rebola: Associate Professor, Rhode Island School of Design
David Reddy: CEO, R&D architects
Colleen Redmond: Lead Designer, Studio Rodrigo
Jesse Reed: Partner, Order
Julie Regina: Interaction Designer, IDEO
Judy Renacia: Judyrenacia
Laura Renga: Senior Art Director, Manifest
Michelle Rhee: Student, School of Visual Arts
Erin Rhodes: Visual Designer, Guild Education
Anne Richardson: Creative Director, Design Retreat
Manu Ridocci: Art Director/Designer, Ridocci Studio
Mike Rigby: VP, Executive Creative Director, R/GA
Lynne Risk: Director, Risk Creative
Matt Roberson: Designer
Tyler Robison: Student, General Assembly
Ana Rodrigues: Owner, Helium Creative Services
Natalie Rogers: Public Relations Specialist, New Mexico EPSCoR
Rica Rosario: Senior Product Manager, Deloitte Digital; President, AIGA DC
Benjamin Ross: BR-D
Carla Rozman: Principal, Carla Rozman Graphic Design
Alexander Ryan: Partner, Distill
Paul Sahre: Head Honcho, Office of Paul Sahre
Richard Salcer: Creative Director, Salcer Design; Associate Professor, Parsons School of Design
Katie Samour: Senior Interactive Designer, Brooklyn Academy of Music
Raven Sanders: Product Designer, IBM
Todd Sanders: Director, locusgraphic
Eduardo Santana: Graphic Designer, Axcess Worldwide
Stephanie Sauer: Owner, Gutes Design Studio
Tuuli Sauren: Art Director & Creative Director, INSPIRIT International Communication
Sarita Schaffer: Sr. Interaction Designer, Amazon Device Experience
Paula Scher: Partner, Pentagram
Sam Schick: Principal, Neversink
Todd Schilling: Todd M Schilling Creative
Elana Schlenker: Owner, Studio Elana Schlenker / Gratuitous Type
Christian Marc Schmidt: Schema
Michelle Schoening: Sr Art Director, MDG
Joseph Schwartz: Trustee, DESIGN-ED
Kirsten Schwenzer: Graphic Designer, PUSH22
Christopher Scott: Founder, Designers of Tomorrow
Jessica Sedeno: Graphic Designer, Verb Products
Robert Sens: Senior Interaction, Designer frog
Benjamin Shaykin: Graphic Designer, Benjamin Shaykin; Critic, Rhode Island School of Design
Valerie Sheets: Senior Art Director, Boyden & Youngblutt
Aaris Sherin: St. John’s University
Brenda Shih: Senior Designer, Fidelity/Parsons New School for Design
Laura Shore: Farm Share Studio
Radhika Shroff: Product Designer, Etsy
Jonny Sikov: Studio Sikov
Natalie Sims: Design Director, Imprint Projects
Dean Skibinski: Skibinski Design Office
Lauren Slowik: Design Evangelist, Shapeways
Jonathan Smith: Marketing & Communications Director, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Bethany Sonefeld: UX Designer, IBM
Allen Specto: Sr. designer, Con Edison; Pratt
Jacob Spence: Architectural Assistant, Rick Mather Architects
Jessica Spencer: Assoc. Director of Design, Mostly Serious
Evan Raymond Spitzer: Visual Anthropologist, Aarhus University
Bronson Stamp: #1 stampinventory
Ashford Stamper: Designer, TOKY
Jaime Steiger: Graphic Designer, MerchantCantos
Jacob Stein: Associate Designer, Carry Gear Solutions
Laura Stephenson: Designer, Brooklyn United
Holly Stevenson
Anke Stohlmann: Founder, Li’l Robin
Michael Stout: Owner, Department of Everyday
Scott Stowell: Proprietor, Open
Peter Stumpp: Owner, Kontakt design
Heejin Suh: Senior Designer, Chipotle
Wayne Suiter: Senior Principal, Fjord
Ryumi Sung: Designer/Creative Director
Sarah Szeflinski: Global HR Lead, Smart Design
Marcela Szwarc: Graphic Designer, Steve Madden
Norah Tahiri: Graphic Designer, Wheels Up
Anna Talley: Graphic Designer, The Pratt Institute
Jerry Tamburro: Freelance, Creative Group SJR
Joyce Thomas: Assistant Designer, Hospital for Special Surgery
Stephen Thomas: UX and Product Designer
Owen Thomas: Wolff Olins
Ville Tikka: Strategy Director, Wevolve
Elsa Tirado: Technical/Design Magician, Elsa Veronica Designs
Shaun Tollerton: Product Designer, ustwo
Beth Tondreau: Principal, BTDnyc
Janine Toro: Associate Director of User Experience, Code & Theory
Hieu Tran: Graphic Designer, Maryland Institute College of Art
Tommy Treadway: Design Lead, Fourfootfive
Maxine Tsang: Associate Interactive Designer, Patagonia
Katie Tully: Senior Designer, Bespoke Post
Susan Uedelhofen: President, S Uedelhofen Design
Lynn Ullman: Creative Director/VP, UPBrand Collaborative
Edouard Urcadez: Product Designer, Tumblr
Vanessa Valenzuela: Designer, Happy Menocal
Alex Valich: Creative Director, The Fawn Conspiracy
Dave Van de Water: Partner/Creative Director, Artifact
Annalisa van den Bergh: Graphic Designer
Daniela Vegas
Papinotas Amanda Velez-Cortes: Student & Designer, Maryland Institute College of Art
Diane Velletri: Creative Director, Design Diseno New York
Cheryll Victuelles: Graphic Designer, Brandmuscle
Khoi Vinh: Principal, Subtraction.com
Jen Vitello: Designer, Two Twelve
Ninja von Oertzen: Design Director
Amanda Voss: Creative Director/Graphic Designer
Emily Vriesman: EmKateDesigns
Emily Waggoner: UI/UX Designer, MIT Technology Review
Taylor Walker: Graphic Designer, Navitus Health Solutions
Jay Wall: Creative Director, Studio Jaywall
Morgan Walsh: Director of Operations, AIGA Chicago
Emma Warren: Ziba Design
Michele Washington: UX Researcher/Service Designer, OMW
Taft Weber-Kilpack: Student, Georgia Tech
Dara Weinberg: Graphic Desiger, Ludlow Kingsley
Eden Weingart: Wieden + Kennedy
Ursula Weissmueller: Owner; A4 Studio
Robin Weisz: Owner Robin, Weisz Design
Davey Whitcraft: Educator
Josh Wilder: Design Editor, Adams Publishing Group
Jennifer Wilkerson: Designer/Owner, Aurora Design
Meghan Williams: Agent, B&A Reps
Kersten Williams: Student, Savannah College of Art and Design
Marshall Williams: Visual Creative, Seven 9 Designs
Robert Windauer: Designer, Bobby Windauer Design
Kristi Wisner: Senior Designer, Enhancements
Blair Woerfel: Interior Designer, Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Rob Wooten: Creative, RobDesign
Gail Wozniak: Designer, SCB
Amanda Wray: Wrayco Design
Michael Wuertz: Student, LIU Post
Kristen Yagley: Product Designer, Groupon
Alyssa Yeager: Art Director, Global Strategy Group, Robert Young Architects
Forest Young: Wolff Olins
Seth Yount: Senior UX Designer, Amazon
Melissa Yu: Designer, OXO
Desiree Zamora: Garcia Product Designer, IBM Watson
Liyan Zhao: Graphic designer, Yale School of Art
Anthony Zukofsky: Designer, Google

*This is an effort with many authors. The board of AIGA/NY would like to thank all those who led this initiative, including David Frisco, Cliff Kuang, and Joe Marianek. We’d also like to thank those who helped, including Shannon Copfer Brace, whose first draft of a designer pledge inspired our own; Jennifer Kinon; and Lindsey Liu, who helped draft the pledge. And finally, we would like to give special thanks to Stacey Panousopoulos for her invaluable management of the process.

**If your name/company does not appear on this list or has been added incorrectly, please contact Stacey.

The 2017 Citizen Designer Pledge

In 2017, we will dedicate ourselves to solving problems larger than the ones we already know. We will be heard through the things we do. Sign the pledge now

Written by Cliff Kuang