Khoi Vinh, NYTimes.com

Tentatively scheduled for sometime in February to coordinate with AIGA Richmond's exhibition, Design and the American Vote.

Khoi Vinh is the design director for NYTimes.com, where he leads the design group in user experience innovation. He and his team are responsible for the creative design of new online features, functionality and content for the leading news site.

Vinh currently holds a seat on AIGA’s national board of directors. Since 2000, he has also been the author of Subtraction.com, a forum for his extensive writings on design, technology and user experience matters. And in the past year, Khoi co-founded A Brief Message.com, where he is both the publisher and creative director. Prior to joining the New York Times, Vinh was a founding partner at the New York City design studio Behavior LLC. He has an extensive history in consultative design services for clients in a wide range of industries, and he earned a BFA in communication design from Otis School of Art and Design.

Khoi is a recipient of the Gold Award for new media from the Society of Publication Designers.