Visual Arts Design Speakers of 2026

Christine Vallaure

Design systems educator | Founder of moonlearning.io, bridging design and development

Refik Anadol

Media artist exploring machine intelligence | Creator of machine hallucination art

Debbie Millman

Design Matters Podcast Host | Acclaimed Designer

Stefan Sagmeister

Award-winning Graphic Designer | Expert on Happiness and Creative Time Off

Nadieh Bremer

Data Visualization | Hacking visual norms and connection visualization

Christoph Niemann

Illustrator & Author | Exploring Visual Storytelling

Gemma O'Brien

Designer and illustrator | Elevating lettering to art

James Barnard

Logo & Visual Identity Designer at Barnard Co.

Martina Flor

Lettering Artist & Graphic Designer | Connecting Creativity and Craft

Spoke at TEDx

Sougwen Chung

Multidisciplinary Artist | Human-Machine Collaboration

Alain de Botton

Philosopher & Bestselling Author | Architecture & Design Storyteller

David Mccandless

Founder of Information is Beautiful | Data Visualization Designer | Exhibited at Tate Modern & MoMA

Hans Ulrich Obrist

Curator & Art Critic | Exploring the Future of Design

Alberto Cairo

Visual Design Educator | Humanizing Data Through Information Graphics

Spoke at TEDx

Nad Chishtie

Founding Designer, Head of Design | Lovable

Libby Sellers

Design Historian and Curator | Women in Design and Design History

Misan Harriman

Photographer, Social Activist and Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker | Choose Love

Lee Bofkin

CEO & Co-founder | Global Street Art

Janet Echelman

Sculptor | Weaving Extraordinary Architectural Sculptures

Daniel Lismore

Fashion Innovator | Transforming Self-Expression Through Art & Design

Florian Koenigsberger

Technologist, photographer

Olaolu Slawn

Artist | Saatchi Yates

Alice Mourou

Designer & Studio Founder at .Oddity Studio

Rogie King

Designer & Illustrator at Figma