Aiden has worked as joint creative director of Image Now since 2000. A driving force behind the development of Image Now gallery, he curates regular design exhibitions, promoting exceptional work from international designers. Previously, he has worked with Brand Architecture International in Dublin and New York, was creative director of design group B'zerk for Holly, Dublin, as art director for Peter Owens in Dublin and for CDP in Dubai.

Clarke’s humourous, mysterious and fantastical imaginings have established him as one of Ireland’s most exciting and original young illustrators. He has won several awards and his work regularly appears in magazines newspapers and advertisements. His illustrations for children’s books have received particular attention and have been exhibited at the International children's book fair in Bologna.  

After getting her break at the Dubliner, Cooney has gone on to contribute to Dazed and Confused, L’Uomo Vogue, Paradia and The Last Magazine. She is currently fashion director of the bi-annual publication, Twin. Cooney has styled a host of celebrities, such as Jude Law, Santogold and M.I.A., and the recent Marina & The Diamonds video. Her client list includes, Topshop, Levis and H&M.

Since Graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1998, Eatock has flit between subversive, idiosyncratic and occasionally whimsical art projects, and commercial work for the likes of The New York Times and Channel 4. In collaboration with Jeffery Vaska, Eatock developed the ubiquitous website portfolio platform, indexibit. He works from London on largely self-initiated projects.

Creative Review called him the “Art Director of the Era” and Newsweek has said that he “changed the face of graphic design”. Particularly respected for his typographic work, Carson has also: designed both Ray Gun and Surfer magazines; developed branding and advertising campaigns for major corporations; won a small mountain of industry awards; and is a former professional surfer too.

O’Reilly is recognized as one of the most distinctive new talents working in animation, both by Hollywood (he recently lectured at Pixar), and by the public at large (his short film Octocat became an instant YouTube viral hit). His animation has been shown at Sundance and the London Intl. animation Festival, and he has provided stage visuals for M.I.A.

Emily’s playful and occasionally surreal work has earned her an international reputation as an original and innovative graphic artist. Based in London, Emily has worked with a host of high-profile clients providing illustration, retail displays and print design. She’s has been recognised in Creative Review, Vogue, ID and Grafik magazine as an exciting new talent.

A celebrated illustrator, Baseman has also worked in animation, toy design and most recently fine art and performance art. Since the 1980s, his instantly recognisable work has popped up in The New Yorker, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. His corporate clients include AT&T, Nike and Mercedes-Benz, and he provided artwork for the best selling board game, Cranium.

Lois has a reputation of being among the greatest innovators in advertising: he put MTV on the map with the ‘I want my MTV’ campaign; brought the Tommy Hilfigur brand to international attention; and renamed Stouffer's frozen foods products, Lean Cuisine. Despite these successes, his iconic covers for Esquire remain his best-loved works.

Based in London, Brownlee has done fashion shoots for Dazed and Confused, Dazed Japan and Vice Magazine, and has worked on a number of powerful personal projects often portraying outsiders or sub-cultures with subtly, sensitivity and sympathy. Producing photographs that are intimate, frank and very often beautiful, Brownlee is emerging as a rare talent.

In a distinguished career spanning four decades, Lance Wyman has received countless awards, runs a prominent design office and is credited with helping to define the field of environmental graphic design. He is a specialist in branding/wayfinding systems for public environments. Wyman’s logo for the Mexico 68 Olympics remains one of the most enduring icons of 20th century graphic design.

M&E are Matthew Bolger and Emelie Lidström. Running their graphic design studio out of Malmö in Sweden they frequently collaborate with musicians, designing imagery, packaging and shooting music videos. They have recently worked with Irish musician, Jape, on material for his award-winning album, Ritual, as well as directing the video for the single ‘I was a man’

Starting as a designer for Factory Records in the early 1980s, Farrow has a long association with the music industry. Although famous for his collaborations with the Pet Shop Boys and Spiritualised, he has also produced hugely influential work for architects, restaurateurs and museums. He was named “the most important graphic designer working today” by Creative Review in 2004.

Haake’s illustrations have scooped up several prestigious international awards including the yellow pencil of the British Art Director's Club D&AD and two silver awards from the German Art Director's Club. His work has been selected for American Illustration, Communication Arts, 3x3, Taschen's Illustration Now and Illusive. He is currently based in Berlin.

Williams has illustrated for magazines, corporate clients and newspapers, and worked on many more projects besides. His hand-drawn style appeals to both adults and children and has won him accolades from the Society of Illustrators, The Type Director’s Club, The ADDYs and SILA. As a side project, Williams runs the popular illustration community website, illustrationmundo.com.

Poke London offers creativity in communication to commercial clients. It has developed interactive projects for Skype and the Tate Modern, as well as innovative websites for Alexander McQueen, Lonely Planet, Charlotte Church and many more. Their long-standing collaboration with Orange has lead to a series of exciting digital products.

From graffiti on the streets of Philadelphia and New York in the 80s and 90s to galleries in the 2000s, Powers has exhibited all over the world.  He has often worked on cultural projects within urban communities – including in Belfast – and recently returned to Philly to develop on a series of murals entitled, A Love Letter For You.

With 130 books to his name as either author or editor and over 40 years experience as an art director, Steven Heller is recognised as one the most insightful critics of graphic design and popular culture. Heller contributes to many respected magazines, journals and other publications and is the recipient of the 1999 AIGA Medal for Lifetime Achievement.

During Dadich’s tenure at Condé Nast’s Wired the magazine has picked up over 100 national and international awards. He has overseen widely praised re-designs of the magazine and website and recently launched Wired’s new iPad app. Dadich is among the foremost speakers on contemporary publishing and technology, and one of the most dynamic creative directors in the industry.

Studio AKA produces remarkable, idiosyncratic and visually stunning animation for TV and advertisements. Working with clients as diverse as Guinness and Lloyds TSB and the BBC, it has picked up several awards along the way – including a BAFTA and a Cartoon D’Or. Representing Studio AKA is Creative Director, Philip Hunt whose recent credits include the adaptation of Oliver Jeffer’s book, Lost and Found.

Primarily an illustrator, Hanuka has also worked in the comics and film industries and currently lectures at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. He has won several illustration awards, including multiple gold medals from the Society of Illustrators and the Society of Publication designers, and contributed to the Golden Globe winning animated film, Waltz with Bashir.

Books about graphic design, for graphic designers by graphic designers: Unit Editions is an unconventional publishing house that produces beautiful, rich and affordable volumes on all facets of visual culture. UNIT Editions is a collaboration between Tony Brooks (Spin) and Adrian Shaughnessy (ShaughnessyWorks) and has gained a loyal following among the design community.

New York based street art aficionados Sara and Marc Schiller launched the Wooster Collective website in 2001 to showcase and promote ‘ephemeral art’. Now hugely influential, the Wooster Collective has offered walking tours of New York’s graffiti, hosted the largest street art exhibition ever held and has a book on street art in the works.

Noted for his pioneering work in photorealistic digital art, Gold has worked on advertising campaigns and shot video for huge brands, such as Nike and Mini Cooper, worked with innumerable celebrities and produced the cover art for 50 Cent’s hugely successful album, The Massacre. He has been named as one of the ten photographers who are changing photography.