We are thrilled to announce that Veronika Goldberg, design director for The Onion Inc. and Brett Michael, sr. web designer for The Onion Inc. will join us as speakers this October in Cleveland.

Name: Veronika Goldberg
Title/where you work: Design Director, The Onion Inc.
Favorite storytelling tool: Pencil and paper.
Bio (in 140 characters or less): A classically trained print designer gone web, I combine craft and strategy to fully immerse users with the content.
What/who inspires you? Human interaction.
What is design? Invisible. Great design lets the content shine.
- Find Larry Buchanan’s February snd.org interview with Goldberg here

Name: Brett Michael
Title/where you work: Sr. Web Designer, The Onion Inc.
Favorite storytelling tool: I like working with constraints, and the unexpected results that manifest. Twitter is my favorite digital storytelling tool simply because of its ability to push people into unexpected realms.
Bio (in 140 characters or less): I enjoy clean design, microbrews and cycling every off-chance that I get.
What/who inspires you? I am inspired by the work of Charles and Ray Eames. Their philosophy of bringing design to the masses is something that resonates well with how web design should be approached. Good design must be practical, functional and easy to live with.
What is design? Design can either be the villain or the hero. Being conscious of your contribution is half the battle.
- Start planning your trip to Cleveland here.