"Ever since I started in this field I've been a buyer, fan and admirer of illustration and illustrators. They've kept me afloat, and made me look good."

— Steven Heller, Art Director, The New York Times Book Review. Heller was recently honored by the Society of Illustrators with the 2006 Richard Gangel Art Direction Award.

MIMI JUNG
COMPANY Green Team
LOCATION New York NY
TITLE Designer
EDUCATION The Cooper Union

ERIC STEINHAUSER
COMPANY ML Rogers
LOCATION New York NY
TITLE Executive Creative Director
EMPLOYMENT J. Walter Thompson, Y&R, Backer & Spielvogel
FACT Steinhauser is the son of Hall of Fame Doyle Dane Bernbach art director Bert Steinhauser.

ROSS SUTHERLAND
COMPANY Corbis
LOCATION Seattle WA
TITLE Chief Creative Officer
EMPLOYMENT Young & Rubicam, Ogilvy & Mather

HYUN-SOO KO
COMPANY IridiumGroup
LOCATION New York NY
TITLE Senior Designer
EDUCATION Parsons The New School For Design
FACT Ko's favorite designer is Joshua Davis, one of the innovators at Kioken Design.

JENNIFER MATTHEWS-PATE
COMPANY Radius Communication
LOCATION Independence OH
TITLE Creative Director
EMPLOYMENT Ashby Dillon Advertising, Letternine Media
EDUCATION Bowling Green State University Responsibilities Oversees all creative
FACT Jen was lead designer for B'laster Chemical for the past nine years.

DEAN KOJIMA
COMPANY Jensen Design Associates
LOCATION Long Beach CA
TITLE Designer
EDUCATION California State University at Chino
EMPLOYMENT The Outdoor Recreation Group

MIKE BYRNE
COMPANY Anomaly
LOCATION New York NY
TITLE Partner, Creative Chief
EMPLOYMENT Wieden + Kennedy
FACT Bryne was a creative director on Nike's "What if?" effort, which depicted athletes competing in alternative sports

KATHLEEN CANALES
COMPANY Radius Images
LOCATION Jacksonville FL
TITLE Channel Manager
EMPLOYMENT Former Channel Director for SuperStock RESPONSIBILITIES Radius Images is the new RF stock collection of Masterfile. Canales is developing a worldwide distribution network for the collection.