Alan Dye

Alan Dye is a designer who worked for various advertising and design agencies, including a four-year stint at Ogilvy’s Brand Integration Group, before becoming design director of kate spade in 2004. Dye’s group was responsible for the overall...aesthetic of the brand, from the advertising campaign and the website to the paper line and the home collection. Recently, Dye moved to San Francisco where he currently works as a creative director at Cupertino. Dye’s clients have included Simon and Schuster and the National Basketball Association and he is a regular contributor to the New York Times and New York magazine. Dye’s work has been recognized by a number of design shows and publications, and he is a regular speaker at design and advertising events. Before his recent move, Dye was vice president of the AIGA’s New York Chapter and served chairman of the “Young Guns” committee for the Art Director’s Club.