Meet the
Conference
Chairs
Zelda Harrison
Principal
ZHarrison & Associates (ZELDESIGN)
Jonathan Key
Partner
Morcos Key
Zelda Harrison runs ZELDESIGN, a branding and communication consultancy that caters largely to government agencies and community groups.
Zelda has been active in a global network of communication professionals, with organizations such as AIGA, the Pan-Afrikan Design Institute (PADI) and the International Council of Design (ico-D). She is the past president of the AIGA Center for Cross Cultural Design, and launched the AIGA Los Angeles BusinessMatters series.
Zelda has served on the juries of global design competitions, including the SEGD Global Design Awards, and the Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA), and is an Adobe Emerging Creative Professionals Mentor. She is fluent in English and French, with a working knowledge of German and Spanish.
Jon(athan) Key is an artist, designer, and writer originally from Seale, Alabama. After receiving his BFA from RISD, Jon began his design career at Grey Advertising in NYC before moving on to work with HBO, Nickelodeon, and The Public Theater. Now he is co-founder of the Brooklyn–based design studio Morcos Key with Wael Morcos. As an educator, Jon has taught at MICA, Parsons, and currently teaches at Cooper Union. Jon is also a Co-Founder and Design Director of Codify Art, a multidisciplinary collective dedicated to creating, producing, supporting, and showcasing work by artists of color, particularly women, queer, and trans artists of color. Jon was selected for Forbes 30 under 30 Art and Style list for 2020 and was the Frank Staton Chair in Graphic Design at Cooper Union 2018-2019. His work has been featured in Jeffery Deitch Gallery NYC, the Armory Show, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Atlantic.
Zelda Harrison
Principal
ZHarrison & Associates (ZELDESIGN)
Zelda Harrison runs ZELDESIGN, a branding and communication consultancy that caters largely to government agencies and community groups.
Zelda has been active in a global network of communication professionals, with organizations such as AIGA, the Pan-Afrikan Design Institute (PADI) and the International Council of Design (ico-D). She is the past president of the AIGA Center for Cross Cultural Design, and launched the AIGA Los Angeles BusinessMatters series.
Zelda has served on the juries of global design competitions, including the SEGD Global Design Awards, and the Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA), and is an Adobe Emerging Creative Professionals Mentor. She is fluent in English and French, with a working knowledge of German and Spanish.
Jonathan Key
Partner
Morcos Key
Jon(athan) Key is an artist, designer, and writer originally from Seale, Alabama. After receiving his BFA from RISD, Jon began his design career at Grey Advertising in NYC before moving on to work with HBO, Nickelodeon, and The Public Theater. Now he is co-founder of the Brooklyn–based design studio Morcos Key with Wael Morcos. As an educator, Jon has taught at MICA, Parsons, and currently teaches at Cooper Union. Jon is also a Co-Founder and Design Director of Codify Art, a multidisciplinary collective dedicated to creating, producing, supporting, and showcasing work by artists of color, particularly women, queer, and trans artists of color. Jon was selected for Forbes 30 under 30 Art and Style list for 2020 and was the Frank Staton Chair in Graphic Design at Cooper Union 2018-2019. His work has been featured in Jeffery Deitch Gallery NYC, the Armory Show, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Atlantic.
