About David Sleight

I’m a veteran design director with over two decades of experience at the crossroads of design, publishing, and technology. My expertise spans user experience, product design, and editorial presentation.

I’ve had the honor of leading projects recognized by the Pulitzer Prizes, the Online News Association, the Society for News Design, Malofiej, PDN, the Society of Illustrators, AI-AP, and have served as a judge for both American Illustration and American Photography. I’ve also been a Pulitzer finalist and the recipient of a National Academies Communication Award. My work has been cited in several industry publications, including Sue Apfelbaum and Juliette Cezzar’s Designing the Editorial Experience and Andy Clarke’s Art Direction for the Web.

From 2014 to 2024, I led the design and product practice at ProPublica, a non-profit investigative newsroom, driving the design and presentation of their award-winning journalism. Before that, I led the interactive design team at BusinessWeek and helped build some of the first web-based textbooks at Pearson Education.

I’ve also consulted for brands like Birchbox, Novartis, Thomson Reuters, and Qualcomm, and been a regular columnist for A List Apart magazine.

Oh, and it’s pronounced “slate.”