Dan Mall

DAN MALL is an award-winning interactive art director, designer, and developer. Working for a range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to mom-n-pop shops, he has a passion for playing matchmaker between engaging art direction and intuitive interaction design.

In addition to Dan’s work, communicating and articulating ideas is very important to him. He has written for notable publications like A List Apart and .NET Magazine. Right at home in front of a number of audiences, Dan has led small client meetings, training sessions and workshops, and presentations to large groups. Most recently, he has taught web design and graphic design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Dan is the Interactive Director at Happy Cog, a user-centered design agency based out of New York City and Philadelphia. When not at work, he enjoys married life, being a technical editor for A List Apart, singing/playing keyboards for contemporary-Christian band Four24, and writing about design and other issues on his industry-recognized site, danielmall.com.

Photo: Doug Logan. Used with permission.