The things he learned as a CJFL quarterback, while working in a women's prison, a forensic psychiatric hospital and a subatomic physics laboratory and while coaching high school football naturally prepared him to start a design firm immediately after graduating from college in the late 20th century. He subsequently co-founded internationally recognized Chicago/Vancouver-based SamataMason in 1995, which was renamed smbolic in 2010, and is currently Principal and Strategy Director at Multiple Inc.

Honored for excellence in virtually every significant design publication and competition, Dave's work has also been exhibited at The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Germany. He's served as a juror for numerous international design competitions including Communication Arts Design Annual, The Mead Annual Report Show, AR 100 Annual Report Show, Taiwan International Poster Competition and Applied Arts, and as a guest speaker at design and business schools, conferences and events throughout Canada, the United States and Asia. In 2010 he was named a Fellow by the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada.

Dave has also co-founded of a number of additional ventures including OpinionLab Inc., the leader in web and mobile voice of customer feedback software, and Cusp Conference LLC, the annual Chicago-based conference about 'the design of everything.'

TALK TOPIC

Brand Old. A quick look at the second oldest profession.

3 NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS

Ringling College of Art + Design logo and identity

Sesame Workshop materials

Avizent identity