David Kendall

Adjunct Instructor

DKendall@Cornish.edu

David is principal and creative director of Kendall Ross Brand Development and Design. He specializes in the development and re-positioning of retail brands ranging from consumer goods and packaging to retail shopping centers. He has directed design projects and played a key role in retail design programs for Bellevue Square, Victoria Gardens, Precept Brands and Tully’s Coffee. He also has extensive experience developing programs for Microsoft, Nintendo, PACCAR, Milliman, Kemper Developments and Japan Airlines.

David began his career as an art director in Tokyo specializing in editorial design for luxury hospitality and airline industries. He then worked in various design management capacities at Landor Associates prior to establishing Kendall Ross. He is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Design Management Institute, Seattle Ad Club and the International Council of Shopping Centers. He regularly lectures on design and brand issues around the country and serves as an adjunct professor in the Visual Communication Design program at the University of Washington. David sits on the board for The Climb for Breast Cancer for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center as well as the Pacific Northwest Food Industries Executive Committee for The City of Hope. David has a BFA in graphic design and a BA in Japanese language and literature from the University of Washington and an MFA in design from the Rhode Island School of Design, where he graduated summa cum laude.