Chris Calori
Chris Calori
principal, Calori & Vanden-Eynden/Design Consultants, New York
Chris Calori is a founding principal of Calori & Vanden-
Eynden/Design Consultants, an internationally recognized, award-wining design firm specializing in the planning and design of signage and environmental graphic design programs. In 2007, she was elected a Fellow of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, and she is also a Professional Affiliate of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Calori also recently authored the book, "Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems." Her work has been honored by the SEGD and other design organizations, including the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and has been widely published and exhibited.
She holds an MA and BSID from The Ohio State University, and has been a design educator at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology and at The Ohio State University.
Peter Dixon
Peter Dixon
senior partner, creative director, Lippincott Mercer, New York
Peter Dixon is an architect and consultant with more than 15 years of experience in corporate identity, branding, and design. He has developed an expertise in architectural and store design, interior design, exhibitions, and the translation of positioning and business strategy into award-winning retail concepts. Dixon has specialized in the design and implementation of multi-unit retail facilities and has been involved in the development of retail environments, including building design, prototyping, trade dress, store-in-store concepts, merchandising, and furniture programs.
His experience includes work for clients such as BMW, Citibank, DaimlerChrysler AG, Microsoft Corp., RadioShack Corp., Sprint, and TimeWarner Cable. Dixon directed the design and development of the Sprint Communications Store at RadioShack that has been introduced into more than 5,000 U.S. locations.
He is a sought-after speaker and has been frequently quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Brandweek, Newsweek, ISP/VM+SD, Convenience Store News, and Advertising Age. A registered architect in the state of New York, Dixon is a member of the American Institute of Architects. He is on the national board of directors of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, and is currently serving as the group's president.
Michael Donovan
Michael Donovan
founder, Donovan/Green, New York
Michael Donovan is the founder of Donovan/Green, whose partners advise on brand strategy, identify opportunity, and develop processes to achieve business objectives for clients in media, real-estate development, financial services, technology, consumer products, entertainment, and design.
Donovan has served on the national boards of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Society of Environmental Graphic Design, and the National Design Center. He was an advisor to the board of the Aspen Design Conference, and is currently on the Board of Governors of Parsons School of Design, the Art Directors Club, and the Municipal Arts Society.
Through his creative career, he has received recognition and numerous awards for branding solutions, information design, and environmental design. He was recognized in Richard Saul Wurman's 1,000 Most Creative People in America. He is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow and received the Christian Petersen Award for Creativity from Iowa State University, where he has served as an advisor to the Design College. He has taught at Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute.
Graham Hanson
Graham Hanson
principal, Graham Hanson Design, New York
Bio coming soon!