About the Author

Marc Gobe is President, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Creative Director of d/g* worldwide (www.dga.com), one of the world's top ten brand image creation firms specializing in award winning identity, product, packaging, retail, and Web design. Over the past twenty-five years, he has created breakthrough, emotion-driven brand design strategies for clients such as Coca-Cola, IBM, Victoria's Secret, Ann Taylor, Sears, Godiva, Saks, Reebok, Versace, Lancome, Starbucks, and Gillette. He serves on the board of the Brand Design Association, has taught at the prestigious Ecole Superieure de Dessin Industriel, in Paris, and regularly speaks at Columbia University and at conferences worldwide on marketing and design. He lives in New York City.