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David Gibson celebrated his fiftieth year as a designer in 2019. He began his design explorations as an undergraduate at the Cornell School of Architecture, going on to study visual communications at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and then earning his MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University, (where the department’s 212 York Street address sparked inspiration as he looked to name Two Twelve). It is David’s passionate belief that, as designers, we have an obligation to help people find their way in an increasingly complex world, be it locating a doctor in a large hospital, understanding the national census questionnaire, or navigating public transit. This dedication to public information design derives in part from David’s civil rights activism in the 1970s. It informs his work with clients who want to harness the power of design to better engage with their customers and stakeholders. David regularly leads workshops and lectures on the discipline and value of wayfinding design at educational institutions and industry associations around the world. He is a past President and Board Member of the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) and was named Fellow in 2009. He is also a former national board member of AIGA. David currently serves on the board of the Public Policy Lab, a design think tank that works to improve the delivery of public sector services, and as President of the Board of Trustees of Art House Productions, a visual and performing arts group that is at the centre of the creative community in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he currently lives.