David Albertson

Designer, Idea generator, Project manager, Startup

David brings 20 years of experience as the director of an award-winning creative agency serving a range of clients in media, social networking, and design for positive change. He has led teams of strategists, designers, artists, and writers on a variety of successful brand launches including MAKE Magazine, Greylock Partners, Zest Finance, Chez Panisse Restaurant, and Slow Food Nation. Since 2009, David has served as TED's go-to design consultant, providing overall visual identity and art direction for the annual conference, plus other divisions of the organization. In addition to other recognitions, his work is included in the Smithsonian National Design Museum. He received a BFA in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design.

Creative connections, The poetry of images, The beauty of letterforms

Who is to say that pleasure is not useful? --Charles Eames

Faking the trombone