United Colors of Design strives to inspire young creative professionals to be unapologetically creative.
United Colors of Design (UCoD) is a compassionate nonprofit creative studio that embodies colorful, modern, minimalistic, and aesthetic design. We work across various fields, including graphic, digital, visual, industrial, and architectural design, bringing creativity and vibrancy to each project.
We aim to support and inspire young creative professionals to be unapologetically creative through design, aesthetics and artistic storytelling. Founded in 2023 as a for-profit agency, founder Mustafa Horton converted the studio to a nonprofit in 2024.
We are building a vibrant, multidisciplinary design collaboration ecosystem where creatives learn, grow, and share freely.
UCoD periodically hosts a speaking series titled ‘Leadership in Design’ that invites some of the world’s most talented and influential creatives from different design disciplines. We hope that our event encourages new ways to collaborate and share best practices, inspires creatives and artists to become better design leaders, and brings positive change to society through visual art.
United Colors of Design’s identity was featured in LogoLounge's "Master Library Series, 3000 Shapes & Symbols Logos”, Rockport Publishers, in 2011.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President & CCO
Mustafa Horton
Founder of United Colors of Design
Bilal Shukri
Suhail Nazir
Director
Founder at RUYA | CEO at FUTUREAL
Shabbar Sagarwala
Director
Chief Design Officer at FUTUREAL
Valentina Ferrari
Director
Head of Business Operations at POLAR Ltda
Felix Tarantik
Marketing at Energy Infrastructure Partners
Director
Ya Li Toh
Director
Founder & CEO at Light Collab
Greg Horton
Founder & CEO at Marraij
Treasurer
Chief Design Officer at CALX Consulting
Danielle Giroux
Director
Creative Director at CILO
Director