Corina Nika of Cocorrina is a graphic designer, hand letterer, and art director based on a small Island in the Mediterranean sea. Surrounded by blue skies and waters, she’s enjoying slow living and pure nature with her little family.

“A Jack of all Trades and a Master of Some” is how Tobias van Schneider describes himself‌. Adding a positive and powerful twist to this general figure of speech is exactly what this man is all about. As an award-winning, German multi disciplinary maker and creator of things, raised in Austria & currently living in New York City, Tobias inspires us to have many side-projects, useful ones or just plain fun.

Living on an island, surrounded by his garden and his family close by, Paul Jarvis managed to create a work/life balance, very suited to his personality traits. He went from being a freelancer to author, blogger and mentor creating popular online courses – like Creative Class and Chimp essentials – to getting over 30.000 email subscribers to his weekly newsletters and running his own successful company of one.

The very skilled graphic designer and brand identity expert David Airey, is also a brilliant blogger, writer and even a great mentor. With his newest book "Identity Designed” David answers any questions you have on how to successfully work with a client to create compelling identity, through case studies with the top notch design studios.

If you are an aspiring designer, wanting to become strategic partners with your clients, then Melinda Livsey is a woman to watch. We fired away 14 questions we’ve always wanted to ask Melinda, which she answered with wit and in all honesty.