David Gibson is an internationally recognized and published pioneer in the field of public information design. As the co-founder and managing principal of Two Twelve Associates, Inc. in New York City, Mr. Gibson has always believed in the power of design to transform public space and people’s awareness. His leadership on projects for the Chicago Park District, the Partnership for Downtown Baltimore, and Sound Transit in Washington State, are just a few examples of his commitment to making the public his most important client. Whether he is working for a large corporation like General Motors, a major university like Yale, or a leading institution like Children’s Hospital Boston, Mr. Gibson and his team bring beauty, clarity, and inspiration to way finding and signage planning and design.
 

Mr. Gibson has an intimate understanding of how the public experiences design, and is sensitive to the longing we all have for sacred places. For this reason he was selected to design new signage systems to help reinvigorate some of New York City’s most beloved landmarks, including Radio City Music Hall, Central Synagogue, and the New Amsterdam Theatre.
 

Mr. Gibson studied architecture at Cornell University before earning a Masters of Fine Arts degree from Yale University. He believes design and architecture are always in dialogue. He was an early proponent of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He helped develop some of the first disability-aware design guidelines for the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD), and has served as both a past president and board member. He attended the American Institute of Graphic Arts’ (AIGA) Advanced Leadership Summer Program at Harvard Business School, and recently completed a three-year term on AIGA’s National Board.
 

Mr. Gibson keeps in touch with the next generation of design leaders through speaking engagements around the world, including the 2007 Logo Cities Conference in Montreal, and he was taught at the University of the Arts and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in Philadelphia. A passionate advocate for his field, he has also served as a consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Mr. Gibson is author of The Wayfinding Handbook:Information Design for Public Places, forthcoming from Princeton Architectural Press in early 2009.