Amy Baxter is a Senior UX Manager at Google on the UX Community and Culture team. Her group looks after the almost 6,000 person Google UX Community, providing avenues for education, career growth and moments of belonging. Prior to Google, she spent almost 10 years at Amazon, working in the retail space (Cart & Checkout, Identity, Homepage, Navigation), writing the design system for Amazon Search, and running Amazon User Interface (AUI), the design system that Amazon.com is built on. Most recently, she spent 3 years working on Amazon Scout, the autonomous driving robot delivery vehicle. In a tech world of transplants, she is a rare Washington native growing up in the Seattle area, going to college at both WSU and UW earning a degree from each, one in Architecture and one in Interaction Design.
Outside of work, you’ll find her gardening with her husband and 2 kids — ages 13 and 9 years old. She's a big plant nerd, and earned her Master Gardener certification, while also attempting to turn her property into her family’s primary food source (although not there yet).

Andy Sir is a Creative Director for the Global Prime brand at Amazon. His 15+ years of experience in the design industry include Brand development and strategy, Packaging Design, Art Direction, Content Creation and Advertising.

Anna Lathen is a Seattle-based Art Director with a focus on design for Digital Marketing, e-Commerce, and social media. In her 10+ years experience, she has been fortunate to work at various agencies and in-house creative departments with top brands such as Microsoft Surface, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, TGI Friday’s, Amazon Devices, and Clarisonic to name a few.  As a creative, she strives to do great work for each client. Great work that also benefits their bottom line.  By analyzing their needs, she selects and combines the best in photography and other design elements to tell their unique brand story.  

Brian Rauschenbach is currently President/Chief Media Officer of Add3, a digital marketing agency. He is also co-founder and curator of the Seattle Interactive Conference, an annual event bringing thousands of creatives, entrepreneurs, and digital thought leaders from across the US together in downtown Seattle. Brian has been working in the online advertising industry since April 1996.

Cory Côté is the owner-operator of Mystery Made, a West Seattle agency / Men's Boutique with years of experience in action sports and brand design. Born in Canada and a Seattle local for much of his life, Cory started Mystery Made in 2011. Previously, he had worked at K2 as the creative lead for snowboards. Over the years, Mystery Made has teamed up with numerous outdoor brands including Hyperlite, DC, K2, Outdoor Research, Filson, Zumiez, Billabong, XBOX, Seattle Seahawks, just to name a few.

Ed Martin is an independent brand designer and art director focused on constructing reliable bridges between people, ideas, and movements. With a decade of experience, his work centers on crafting imaginative narratives, strategic design systems, and provoking experiences that elevate businesses beyond the conformity of commercial culture. Prior to founding Public Fantasy®, Ed served in design roles at OMFGCO, One Hundred, Owen Jones, and more.

I have worked with companies like Holland America Line, Amazon, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.  My own design company is Pineapple Tako. I am also a long-time tactile artist whose mediums include painting, printing, photography, ceramics, video, and assemblages. My current pet projects include an illustrative design of Madonna's song catalog. I have also been creating illustrations for t-shirts and other collateral.

I'm a designer currently working to improve accessibility for public services, using branding and identity, design thinking workshops and UX. My day job allows me to work in both technical and conceptual capacities as I try to streamline, distill, and design solutions for the needs of a given audience. By night, I have a small art and design studio where I use my background in UX, Culinary arts, and Product Design to dream up new experiences for other creative and creative-curious people. Despite always having a lot of projects on my plate, I always try to carve out time to offer design mentorship, which was one of the most important aspects of my own success in previous roles.

A design generalist with a focus on design for the built environment, experiential marketing, print, illustration and immersive experiences. Jules came to design as a second career and loves to share what she’s learned with those new(ish) to the field.

Jessika is a senior graphic designer based in Seattle with a strong focus on brand work, visual identity, and design systems. With more than eight years of experience, Jessika has worked with many clients to develop logos and brand identities to create compelling narratives and campaigns. She currently works at a communications firm where she takes the lead on multidisciplinary advertising campaigns, digital marketing, long-form editorial pieces, and annual reports for Alaska Native Corporations. Prior to that, she developed the brand for Mr. Moxey’s CBD mints and helped launch the product line at national and international levels. Jessika has a natural curiosity and thoughtfulness that inspires her to continually learn and stay resourceful.

Larissa is an accomplished art and creative director with a decade of advertising experience ranging from robust, comprehensive campaigns, brand creation and illustration to digital design and design systems. From small mom & pop shops to Fortune 500 companies, she knows how to contextualize and lead creative strategy all while delivering smart design and direction.

Lisa Anderson is an artist, illustrator and designer who was greatly inspired by her time living in Milan, Italy. Her portfolio thrives on a global clientele, prioritizing the realms of food and beverage, sustainable practice, and artisanal producers. Noteworthy among her clients are Four Seasons Resorts & Hotels, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Saké One, Seattle Urban Wineries, Washington Distilleries, and Slow Foods International. Lisa's schedule is divided between her design work, instructing experimental typography at Cornish College, and fulfilling art commissions.

Mark Notermann is an independent graphic designer and art director. With over 13 years of experience both at agencies and in-house teams, he’s worked to solve communication problems in healthcare and technology industries, consumer product marketing, and non-profits. His versatility extends to the solutions he offers, ranging from retail display and packaging to interactive media and award-winning motion graphics. His passion is in understanding the needs of the audience for any message or medium.

I got my start in design at Western Washington University by doing posters for the sketch comedy and improv teams I was on. Since graduating from WWU in 2019, I have been working as a graphic designer and illustrator for theaters, musicians, authors and podcasters. In my free time that I don't spend drawing, I like to go hiking, running, and climbing with my cattle dog Fig!

My interest in graphic design was sparked through music. As a musician first, I became obsessed with avant-garde and ambient music during high school. I noticed unique correlations between the packaging of many of my favorite albums and their musical contents. I enrolled in the graphic design department at ArtCenter College of Design in 2018. I became interested in creating immersive contexts for information through graphic design during my time at ArtCenter. I explored this interest through experiments in book design, generative design and identity design. I graduated ArtCenter with distinction in 2023 and began working at EQTY Lab as a graphic designer soon after.

Xerxes is a third-generation creative professional.

His career path has included time spent as an international ad agency Creative Director, and the founding partner of two successful design studios. He's worked as a professor at both the University of Washington Master’s Degree Graduate Program, and the Alberta University of the Arts for ten plus years. He was previously the Creative Director for Bill Gates' media licensing company, Corbis (and Veer), where he led a network of creative teams across the globe, producing all marketing and advertising assets for the corporation's four global brands. After working at Amazon for seven years as Principal Creative Director on the Amazon homepage, in the Concept Lab (where he earned two patents) and on the Amazon Music team, he is now the Global Director UX Community and Culture at Google. In 2021 The Savannah College of Art and Design chose him as the recipient of the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Degree. He is also a husband of one and father of two incredible humans living just outside Seattle on Bainbridge Island.

Who I am: associate creative director, art director, graphic designer, visual problem solver, hard working, idea person, collaborator, screen printer, photographer.

What I love: visual and graphic design, ideation, research and concepting, typography, advertising, direct marketing, UI, email development and design, responsive design, identity and branding, collateral material design, live action and motion graphic video, digital retouching, photography, storytelling, consumer experience.

Who I've worked for: Alaska Airlines, AT&T, Amazon, AAA, Delta Dental, Netflix, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Dignity Memorial, Carnival Cruiselines, Holland America, Windstar, CBT Nuggets, 23 and Me, Essence Healthcare, Optum, Shaw Communications, One Medical Group, Hyatt, Ad Council, Casa Family Court Advocates, Verizon, Hard Rock Cafe and MGM Grand to name a few.

Multi-disciplinary design leader with two decades of excellence in product design, web, and branding. I  lead an interaction/visual design team at Teague that solves complex problems beautifully.

While at Microsoft, I was at the forefront of trailblazing software initiatives for Windows and Surface. Notable highlights include the Surface Hub—a revolutionary large-screen collaboration device, and creating an innovation roadmap for screen-free productivity with audio devices. My expertise encompasses shell, DLS, crafting intuitive experiences through pen, touch, voice, and AI integration. My commitment to innovation is underscored by 13 patent filings under my belt.

Prior to my journey with Microsoft, I honed my craft at prestigious, award-winning agencies (Tether, Hornall Anderson, Turnstyle) mastering typography, visual narratives, and storytelling across web, brand, print, and packaging.

A multi-disciplinary designer & artist with 20 years of creative experience, Madeleine has worked both independently and for award-winning design studios in Seattle & London. Focusing on printed matter, packaging, typography, & illustration, her work distinguishes itself with bold, unexpected materials & color combinations as well as various mediums. Through collaboration with a diverse range of industries & clients, Madeleine explores function, encourages interaction, and successfully differentiates narratives through the visualization of her designwork.

Zoshua leads design at Zesty.io — an enterprise-level headless content management system trusted by leading brands, including Sony, Rocket League, Arizona Phoenix Suns, Wattpad, and Singlife Insurance. During his time here he has led the revamp of critical customer features such as content editing, media management, database modelling, search, navigation, activity log monitoring, and more.

Prior to this he designed for Pathrise — an online mentorship program for job seekers in tech where he led the design of their learning management system and growth initiatives. During his time there he also mentored 50+ designers entering the field who went on to work at companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Salesforce, Deloitte, Key Bank, Warner Media, and more.

Outside of that, he spends his time volunteering for DubsTech, a UW community and building UX Library — a one step website I made for people to explore UX design that now receives 100k annual visitors!