Cennydd Bowles
London-based designer and futurist. @cennydd.
I used to play chess to a good standard: I once drew with an International Master (one down from a Grandmaster).
Relly Annett-Baker
Lead volunteer, content wrangler. @RellyAB.
I’m studying a Masters in crime fiction at Cambridge University and I write children’s crime fiction in my spare time. And I love to recommend books.
Helen Joy
UX & UR consultant and diversity and inclusion champion. @LittleHelli.
In my first job working for Future Publishing, I ended up randomly modelling biker leathers for Fast Bike Magazine. It didn’t inspire to me be a biker, though. 13 years later and I’ve still never been on a motorbike.
Akil Benjamin
Biologist turned design thinker. @akilbenjamin.
Bring me pineapples, I will forgive almost anything.
Laura Kalbag
British designer and author living in Ireland. @laurakalbag.
I’m the oldest of five children and it explains all of my personality.
Bastian Allgeier
Creator of Kirby CMS. @bastianallgeier.
I’ve been a guitarist in a SKA band for more than 20 years. My first gig was when we opened for Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. I was scared as hell. I had only one guitar solo during that gig, and that’s when my amp broke down. Good times!
Tatiana Mac
Independent American designer. @TatianaTMac.
I studied piano for 15 years.
Geri Coady
Designer, illustrator, NA organiser. @hellogeri.
I designed The Cure’s official MySpace page in 2008. Now, if only it was acceptable to have MySpace profiles in your portfolio...
Simon Collison
Designer, writer, NA organiser. @colly.
I went to art school and after graduating I began to find success as a conceptual artist — before all this web business distrated me. My first proper residency was in Iceland, a whole glorious Summer back in 1998 when it was mercifully free of tourists. I made lots of friends and totally fell for the place, returning so many times I’d feel homesick when not there.