OUT in Focus

Jessica Bellamy is an international speaker, Adobe Creative Residency alumna, and award-winning infographic designer. Founder of the social enterprise GRIDS: The Grassroots Information Design Studio, Jessica created the award-winning Infographic Wheel and the workshop series Infographics for Social Change: A Graphic Ally Hackathon.

Tré has been named one of the top changemakers shaping the future of design and culture by The Dots UK, an Ascender by the Type Directors Club, and has been interviewed by the likes of Adobe and Hoefler & Co. Beyond accolades, Seals opened a studio practice and founded Vocal Type Co., the second black-owned font foundry in America with the mission of diversifying design, preserving culture, and, naturally, crafting typefaces.

Kristin Rogers Brown is a creative director and problem-solver and was formerly Bitch Media’s Art Director (2010-2018), and served as vice president of AIGA Portland (American Institute of Graphic Arts). Kristin has worked with a range of sustainable design and community initiatives and is currently the Graphic Design department head at PNCA.

Ovidio is a design student currently attending PSU, and winner of the 2018 Visible Design Equity Tournament for Right To Health. Ovidio's interest in graphic design was inspired by a trip to his parent's home country of Guatemala, where he observed the important roles color and symbolism play in the language of daily life in Akateko culture.

Ridan is a Portland-based designer/illustrator/plant parent currently building brands and having fun at OMFGCO. His design practice involves a playful and immersive process to create thoughtful design solutions. He has experience in designing brand identities, campaigns, packaging, motion graphics, illustrations, websites, as well as brand and social media strategy. Ridan just finished up a Visible branding project for We Carry Oceans.