Milestones • Graphic Design USA https://gdusa.com The nation’s most popular news source for graphic design business, ideas, and opportunities. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:41:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://gdusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/icon-gdusa.svg Milestones • Graphic Design USA https://gdusa.com 32 32 Jeff Gilligan Upped to AVP, Creative Director at BMI https://gdusa.com/jeff-gilligan-upped-to-avp-creative-director-at-bmi/ Fri, 15 May 2026 22:47:11 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=85487 Jeff Gilligan leads design and advertising efforts, including branding, ad campaigns and events, company-wide.

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Multiple Proforma Distributor Owners Nominated For Inc. 5000 https://gdusa.com/proformainc5000/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:23:37 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=85312 Since 1982, the Inc. Magazine 5000 list has celebrated innovation, business growth, and entrepreneurship across the USA.

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São Paulo Studio Opens New York HQ https://gdusa.com/sao-paulo-studio-opens-new-york-hq/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:13:47 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=83986 Award-winning São Paulo studio Surreal Hotel Arts expands its global footprint, bringing acclaimed storytelling and production to the US market and beyond.

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THA Acquires Design-Driven Modern Logic https://gdusa.com/tha-acquires-creative-studio-modern-logic/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:57:54 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=83557 The move deepens the agency's full-service capabilities. Grant Nemirow is Chairman of THA, Erica Coates leads the studio as CEO, while Chief Growth Officer Michael Bennett and Chief Strategy Officer Allan Gungormez continue in key leadership roles.

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CF Napa: Cheers To 50 Years Of Brand Design https://gdusa.com/cf-napa-cheers-to-50-years-of-brand-design/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:43:34 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=83440 CF Napa is celebrating 50 years of strategic brand design and marketing. Founded as Colonna & Farrell in 1976 by Ralph Colonna and John Farrell, leadership changed in 2001 to David Schuemann and Lisa Schuemann who pivoted to focus exclusively on alcohol beverages.

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Chase Design Group Expands Western Europe Footprint https://gdusa.com/chase-design-group-expands-western-europe-footprint/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:15:21 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=83263 Chase Design Group is expanding its Western European presence with a move to a larger space in Bristol UK, and the promotion of key leaders including Shannon Osment and Pete Hawkins.

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Cindy Cooperman To Lead Pantone As VP and GM https://gdusa.com/83058-2/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:07:08 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=83058 Cooperman’s task: strengthen Pantone’s role in shaping connected color workflows, aligning physical color standards, digital color workflows, and visualization on the customer journey from inspiration to final product realization.

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DonerColle Partners Strikes Strategic Alliance Across Midwest https://gdusa.com/donercolle-partners-strikes-strategic-alliance-across-midwest/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:22:47 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=83045 DonerColle Partners is a newly combined entity formed by Colle & McVoy and Doner, each with 90 years of history. DonerColle has 500 employees in Detroit, Minneapolis and Chicago. “The Midwest isn’t just where we’re based; it’s who we are.”

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NMCO Studio And Wilson Binkley In New Mexico Merger https://gdusa.com/nmco-studio-and-wilson-binkley-merge-to-expand-new-mexico-footprint/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:58:44 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=82695 Two well-known New Mexico agencies unite to amplify creativity and expand opportunities for brands across the Southwest.

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AIGA Connecticut Honors Nancy Ruzow and Karl Heine https://gdusa.com/aiga-connecticut-honors-nancy-ruzow-and-karl-heine/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:24:03 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=82275 This year’s AIGA Connecticut Fellow Award Celebration honors two creative leaders whose contributions have shaped the state’s design community: Nancy Ruzow and Karl Heine.

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Redscout Promotes Brier Bienstock And Gill https://gdusa.com/redscout-promotes-brier-bienstock-and-gill/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:43:41 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=81502 Redscout announced two promotions that strengthen and expand its leadership team: Leah Brier Bienstock and Jasmeet Gill.

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Sarah Szekeresh Joins Ware Malcomb As Branding Studio Manager https://gdusa.com/sarah-szekersh-joins-ware-malcomb-as-studio-manager-branding/ https://gdusa.com/sarah-szekersh-joins-ware-malcomb-as-studio-manager-branding/#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:42:05 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=81253 CBRE U.S. Design Collective Moves To International Design Firm   Ware Malcomb has announced that eight new leaders, formerly with CBRE’s U.S. Design Collective division, have joined the international firm in its Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Miami and New York offices. The move follows a recent announcement that the entire domestic Design Collective has joined […]

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Esther Li Is New Creative Director at Beardwood&Co https://gdusa.com/esther-li-is-new-creative-director-at-beardwoodco/ https://gdusa.com/esther-li-is-new-creative-director-at-beardwoodco/#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:32:47 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=81191 With over fifteen years of experience specializing in branding identity design, Li will now spearhead creative for the agency and help guide its next chapter in unlocking market-shifting brand strategies.

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Carol Wahler, Driving Force Behind TDC, Moves To Emeritus Status https://gdusa.com/carol-wahler-driving-force-of-tdc-moves-to-executive-director-emeritus/ https://gdusa.com/carol-wahler-driving-force-of-tdc-moves-to-executive-director-emeritus/#respond Sun, 06 Jul 2025 14:28:53 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=80143 Joe Newton Is New Executive Director As part of the succession plan at the Type Directors Club, the organization today announced the transition of Carol Wahler, who for more than four decades served as the driving force behind the global club, to the role of Executive Director Emeritus.Artist, designer, and educator Joe Newton has been named to the […]

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One Club Opens 2026 Creative Hall of Fame Nominations https://gdusa.com/one-club-opens-nominations-for-2026-creative-hall/ https://gdusa.com/one-club-opens-nominations-for-2026-creative-hall/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:09:01 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=79990 Swanepoel: ‘The Ultimate Recognition’   The One Club for Creativity has opened the global call for nominations for the 2026 edition of its prestigious biannual Creative Hall of Fame induction. The Creative Hall of Fame has a rich heritage of honoring the lifetime achievements of creative luminaries in advertising, design, and education, starting with the induction of Leo Burnett in 1961.  In its […]

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Joseph Soto Is New Head of AIGA LA Board of Directors https://gdusa.com/joseph-soto-is-president-elect-of-aiga-la-board/ https://gdusa.com/joseph-soto-is-president-elect-of-aiga-la-board/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:38:21 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=79500 Joseph Soto has been appointed AIGA LA President, and Olivia Leese Programming Director. Through their roles at AIGA LA, Joseph is spearheading initiatives that support underrepresented creatives and elevate the visibility of LA’s unique design voices.

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JKR Names Ricardo Bezerra As ECD https://gdusa.com/jkr-appoints-ricardo-bezerra-as-ecd/ https://gdusa.com/jkr-appoints-ricardo-bezerra-as-ecd/#respond Sat, 10 May 2025 07:04:50 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=79109 Ricardo Bezerra, formerly of Tátil Design, has come on board as an ECD at leading creative agency JKR.

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A Tribute to Randy Fossano of Premier Communications Group https://gdusa.com/a-tribute-to-randy-fossano-who-founded-premier-communications-group/ https://gdusa.com/a-tribute-to-randy-fossano-who-founded-premier-communications-group/#respond Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:21:21 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=77736 Randy Fossano started Premier Communication Group over 43 years ago. Now his son, Mike, who worked alongside him, is carrying on Randy's legacy as President of the company.

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Stuart Radford Joins JKR’s Global Creative Leadership Team https://gdusa.com/jkr-adds-stuart-radford-to-its-global-creative-leadership-team/ https://gdusa.com/jkr-adds-stuart-radford-to-its-global-creative-leadership-team/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:30:11 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=78106 Stuart Radford, formerly at Design Bridge and Partners, joins JKR as Executive Creative Director. JKR is fresh off the agency being named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies and Radford says he is looking forward to helping shape the agency's next chapter.

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High Tide Adds Travis Barteaux To Leadership Team https://gdusa.com/high-tide-adds-travis-barteaux-to-leadership-team/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:57:51 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=65412 Creative Director Travis Barteaux is joining High Tide. He's spent more than a decade leading creative teams in both the brand and agency worlds and brings an extensive network and holistic approach to design that will enable the studio to strengthen its approach.

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Cooper Hewitt Honors Matt Willey https://gdusa.com/cooper-hewitt-honors-matt-willey/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:27:03 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=65428 The National Design Awards honor innovation and impact and recognize the power of design to change the world. Established in 2000 as a project of the White House Millennium Council, the National Design Awards bring National recognition to the ways in which design enriches everyday life.

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Poulin And Morris Archive Donated To Cary Collection https://gdusa.com/poulin-and-morris-archive-donated-to-cary-collection/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:46:09 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=65390 The Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT adds Poulin and Morris' papers to its Graphic Design Archive.

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Jared Kozel Launches Super Nice https://gdusa.com/jared-kozel-launches-super-nice/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:00:26 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=65275 Atlanta-based creative leader Jared Kozel is leaving behind VML to launch Super Nice, an independent agency. “Starting Super Nice is my chance to break free, have fun, and show what’s possible when creativity and empathy collide.” The mission: “Be nice. Be bold. Be better.”

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Marshall McKinney in Residence at Metaleap Creative https://gdusa.com/marshall-mckinney-joins-metaleap-creative/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:24:08 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=65315 Marshall McKinney, the award-winning creative director behind Garden & Gun's visual identity, has embarked on a new role with Atlanta-based Metaleap Creative as its first-ever creative director in residence.

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G&A Names James Wilkinson As First-Ever CCO https://gdusa.com/ga-ups-james-wilkinson-to-cco/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:29:10 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=65177 Signaling a continued commitment to expanding its creative horizons, has appointed James Wilkinson its first-ever CCO to ensure that creativity remains at the core of the company's strategy.

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Getty Images and Shutterstock To Merge https://gdusa.com/getty-images-and-shutterstock-to-merge/ Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:58:15 +0000 https://gdusa2024v2.agreatidea.studio/?p=65139 Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and Shutterstock have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine in a merger of equals transaction. The combined company will have an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion.

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Kate Aronowitz in Residence at SCAD https://gdusa.com/kate-aronowitz-in-residence-at-scad/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:26:10 +0000 https://gdusa2024v2.agreatidea.studio/?p=64907 Design executive Kate Aronowitz of Google Ventures will mentor students from the SCAD De Sole School of Business Innovation, School of Design, and School of Foundation Studies.

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Smigielski Heads ‘Brand Design At VML’ https://gdusa.com/smigielski-heads-brand-design-at-vml/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:36:31 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=64421 VML has launched Brand Design at VML, a studio specializing in powering brand growth through design. The move aggregates the agency’s capabilities in design positioning, visual and verbal identity systems, and brand governance. Leading the North America group will be Robb Smigielski, Chief Design Officer for North America.

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Robinhood Identity Reflects Maturity https://gdusa.com/robinhood-identity-reflects-maturity/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:34:45 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=64335 Robinhood has revealed a new visual identity with a new logo and elevated branding to symbolized the evolution from a scrappy startup to a full-services financial platform for the latest generation of investors.

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Denomination Expands To New York City https://gdusa.com/denomination-adds-leaders-and-nyc-office/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:41:20 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=64031 Global drinks branding specialists, Denomination is marking a new stage in its growth, adding a New York City office to its existing Sydney, London and San Francisco locations, and making two significant additions to its leadership team.

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StrawberryFrog Jumps To Sonderup https://gdusa.com/strawberryfrog-jumps-to-sonderup/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:52:29 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=63778 StrawberryFrog has promoted Nick Sonderup to Co-Chief Creative Officer alongside Tyler DeAngelo in order to inject diverse perspectives into their creative DNA.

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Proverb Founder Is AIGA Fellow https://gdusa.com/proverb-founder-named-2024-boston-aiga-fellow/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 23:53:01 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=63649 Awarded at the local chapter level, the AIGA Fellows program recognizes designers who have made a significant contribution to raising the standards of excellence in practice and conduct within their local or regional design community as well as in their local AIGA chapter.

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Robin McLoughlin Pens Leadership Book https://gdusa.com/robin-mcloughlin-pens-leadership-book/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:37:54 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=63559 Accomplished brand and creative strategist Robin McLoughlin has published “Creatives in Leadership.” The new book, available now on Amazon, offers insightful guidance into unlocking problem-solving strategies by hearing from a collective of creative leaders and their experiences.

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New Hire In NYT Digital News Design https://gdusa.com/new-hire-in-nyt-digital-news-design/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:19:30 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=63294 The team welcomes Laura Salaberry as a graphics multimedia editor focused on short-form vertical video.

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Justin Ahrens Heads O’N Creative https://gdusa.com/justin-ahrens-heads-on-creative/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:03:23 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=63097 O'Neil Printing has announced the launch of O'N Creative, a pioneering brand agency led by creative community leader and legend-in-the-making Justin Ahrens. The venture, whose tagline is ‘Made for Impact,’ intends to enhance brand marketing via ‘creativity, agility, and strategic use of AI.’

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Clever Creative Hires Aguayo and Palmer https://gdusa.com/clever-creative-hires-aguayo-and-palmer/ Fri, 31 May 2024 18:48:56 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=63058 The creative agency has hired Dania Aguayo as head of Strategy and Emily Palmer as group account director. Clever has been women-owned and led from day one.

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Berry Appointed Director at UIC Design https://gdusa.com/berry-is-director-at-uic-school-of-design/ Wed, 22 May 2024 16:27:56 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=62967 The School of Design (UIC Design) at the University of Illinois Chicago announced today the appointment of Anne H. Berry as its new Director. Berry has helped shape and propel important conversations through her research, which focuses on representation and diversity in design.

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Brittney McDonald Is Managing Director At High Tide https://gdusa.com/high-tide-names-brittney-mcdonald-as-managing-director/ Wed, 15 May 2024 21:01:39 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=62773 McDonald has spent more than a decade driving growth at businesses ranging from large creative agencies like Havas, Phenomenon, and mcgarrybowen to founder-led startups. She'll now help evolve the agency’s approach and offering.

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Lippincott Taps D’Esopo As President https://gdusa.com/lippincott-taps-michael-desopo-as-president/ Wed, 15 May 2024 20:47:19 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=62905 Lippincott, the global creative consultancy, announceds that Michael D'Esopo will become President of the company and has been designated as its future CEO. Rick Wise, current CEO, will transition into a new role as Chairman.

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Chip Kidd is Veep at Knopf https://gdusa.com/chip-kidd-to-vp-at-knopf/ Sun, 12 May 2024 20:07:32 +0000 https://gdusa.com/?p=62763 Chip Kidd is promoted to VP and Art Director at Knopf and graphic editor at Pantheon. An industry legend, he has designed covers for the likes of Michael Crichton, Jill Lapore, Cormac McCarthy, JD McClatchy, Gabriel García Marquez, Haruki Murakami, David Remnick, Donna Tartt, John Updike, and Elie Wiesel.

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