About

I’m a NYC-based designer and writer with a big love for museums, playlists, natural wine, and Phil Collins. (Hey, nobody’s perfect.) For the past 15 years, I’ve worked as a designer making brands, books, interfaces, and illustrations.

My work has been recognized by the Art Directors Club, Print Magazine, and Commercial Arts, and select projects have been featured by The Atlantic, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Time, Slate, Monocle, and adopted by The New Yorker. (It’s a long story.) I’ve been fortunate to speak around the world about my work and design practice. You can see a list of lectures below.

In 2012, I wrote, designed, and illustrated The Shape of Design, a little philosophical handbook about design and making things for other people. Since its launch, the book has become a staple text in design education and found an enthusiastic audience beyond the design community. Chefs and woodworkers seem to like it a lot, based on the emails I get. A pleasant surprise!

In 2015, I co-founded Abstract, a software company focused on supporting a modern, collaborative, and open design process.

It’s pronounced key-mare-oh. :)

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Talks
  • AIGA National Conference Phoenix, Arizona
  • AIGA Regional Events Several chapters
  • An Interesting Day Oslo, Norway
  • Awwwards Conference Berlin, Germany
  • Build Conference Belfast, N. Ireland
  • Creative Works Memphis, Tennessee
  • Cusp Conference Chicago, Illinois
  • dConstruct Brighton, United Kingdom
  • DesignSpeaks Portland, Oregon
  • Design Thinkers Toronto, Canada
  • Do Lectures Wales, United Kingdom
  • Etsy New York City, New York
  • Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • How Design Live Chicago, Illinois
  • Interlink Conference Vancouver, Canada
  • Kerning Conference Faenza, Italy
  • MailChimp Atlanta, Georgia
  • Mirror Conference Braga, Portugal
  • New Adventures Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Portable Series Sydney & Melbourne, Australia
  • School of Visual Arts New York City, New York
  • Shopify Ontario, Canada
  • South by Southwest Austin, Texas
  • Substans Bergan, Norway
  • Webstock Wellington, New Zealand
  • XOXO Festival Portland, Oregon