Michael Bierut, partner, Pentagram

Steven Heller, New York Times Book Review and co-chair, MFA Design as Author and co-founder, MFA in Design Criticism programs, School of Visual Arts

Bonnie Siegler, founder, Number Seventeen

Khoi Vinh, design director, NYTimes.com

Armin Vit, founder, SpeakUp

Alissa Walker, design writer and editor, UnBeige.com