Team

Ioan is a digital designer focused on building compelling online experiences and flexible design systems.

He is originally from Romania and holds a Bachelor of Design from the University of Washington.

Hua (they/them) is a designer who works with systems for clients big and small. Before joining Team, they worked at a variety of institutions, including Droga5, Base Design, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy.

They hold a BFA from Pratt Institute in Communications Design with a concentration in Graphic Design.

John is known for creating strong, impact-oriented design with an emphasis on clarity and defined purpose. He believes that a pragmatic and highly iterative approach to the design process allows Team’s clients to see how thoughtful design can have an immediate effect on an organization’s motivations, message and culture.

John specializes in identity design and brand systems, digital experiences, and design for built environments. He’s led teams around the world while developing award-winning identities and creative work for a range of clients including Google, YouTube, and Absolut.

He received a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City with an emphasis on brand identity design.

Amy brings an emphasis on emotion, connection and meaning to Team’s work, where she excels at building depth and cohesion into a brand’s identity. She believes that prioritizing these sensibilities allows clients to unlock unforeseen opportunities, generating brand value while developing rich and durable relationships with their consumers and customers.

Amy is also a successful visual artist whose practice focuses on immersive, multimedia installations that explore the gap between the human experience and the natural world. Amy has exhibited her work at the Whitney Museum of American Art, The New Museum and the MIT List Visual Arts Center.

Prior to co-founding Team, she developed award-winning brand identities and interactive work for Lexus, Vodafone, and Red Bull.

Amy holds BFA degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University and an MFA from Columbia University.

Samantha thrives on working with ambitious clients aiming to do something new and different. She’s an accomplished manager with a proven track record of guiding the development and delivery of exceptional creative work.

Before joining Team, Samantha was a producer at Walt Disney Imagineering, where she managed the design and production of themed attractions for Tokyo Disneyland.

She received her BA in Art History from Barnard College.

Derek is a multidisciplinary designer with expertise in developing identities, experiences, and publications that inform, inspire, and empower individuals and their audiences.

Prior to joining Team, he worked at Poulin + Morris and Herter Design Group, where he specialized in design for built environments. He received his BFA from Rowan University in New Jersey with a specialization in Graphic Design.

A former touring musician, Sam excels at helping both clients and colleagues find smart solutions to complicated problems. Prior to joining Team, he worked as a freelance designer and at Sage and Coombe Architects, where he managed the firm’s marketing, communications, and new business development.

He received his BA in Art with a concentration in Graphic Design from Yale University.

Jiayue Li is a graphic designer and illustrator from Chengdu, China, based in New York. Her passions lie in creating narratives and solutions using graphic design, illustration, and art direction with a great variety of style. She has a knack of transforming complex information into effective and impactful visual communication and currently works as a Designer for Apple.

She is a graduate of the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University in Shanghai, and the MFA Design Entrepreneurship program of the School of Visual Arts in New York. She created illustrations for renowned magazines globally, and her work has been recognized by prominent publications.

Yixuan is a multidisciplinary designer with a focus on visual design and interactive experiences. She holds an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design, along with a BA in Visual Communication Design from Tsinghua University.

Laney is a designer with a focus on brand and art direction. She’s interested in crafting strong concepts that bolster dynamic visuals.

Prior to joining Team she worked at Nike where she developed digital brand creative, campaigns, and photo and video content. She has also spent time working at Mother Design and Koto Studio.

She received her BFA in Design from the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Georgie joins Team with a unique blend of expertise and passion, bringing with her a wide breadth of experience in project management and a background in curatorial studies and arts administration. She has worked for a diverse range of non-profit arts organizations, galleries, and national philanthropic institutions, and earned her BA in Art History from Tyler School of Art and an MA from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. Currently, she serves on the board of NoMüNoMü, leveraging her expertise in arts organizing to support artists and organizers working at the intersection of art and activism.

Isis is a writer and cultural producer born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Her work focuses on communication and performance in relation to identity and community. Isis holds a BA in Literature and Africana Studies from Bard College and in 2021 was awarded the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.

Stewart specializes in helping Team’s clients develop new content and communications strategies.

His previous work includes executive roles with Vice and Red Bull, and he continues to consult for culture-driven brands and media companies. Stewart has a BA in Anthropology and Linguistics from Reed College.

As a Strategist, Chelsea uncovers thoughtful solutions for clients. With an eye for content and emerging trends, she helps translate business goals into actionable, compelling creative work. 

Before Team, she held an executive role at a global Marketing & PR agency, where she led creative storytelling projects and digital campaigns. She holds a BA from the University of California, San Diego in International Business with a minor in Communications.

Mark is a motion graphic specialist focusing on how expert storytelling can be used to solve a wide range of design problems.

Prior to Team, his freelance work included stints at Virtue Worldwide and the creative technologist studio, DE-YAN.

Mark has a degree in Graphic Design from Shillington School of Graphic Design, New York.