United Colors of Design strives to inspire emerging creative professionals to be unapologetically creative.

United Colors of Design is an international nonprofit creative studio, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It was established in 2023 by Mustafa Horton, who serves as the organization’s Founder & Chief Creative Officer.

Our Mission

To empower emerging creatives through knowledge, mentorship, meaningful connections, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, while inspiring unapologetic creativity through design, aesthetics, and artistic storytelling.

Our Vision

To build a thriving, multidisciplinary creative ecosystem where creatives learn, grow, collaborate, and share without barriers.


Mustafa Horton delivers a captivating spoken-word performance that embodies United Colors of Design's aspirational mission and vision in the short film “Ninety Two Colors.” Check it out below

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President & CCO

Mustafa Horton

Founder of United Colors of Design

Suhail Nazir

Director

Founder at RUYA | CEO at FUTUREAL

Shabbar Sagarwala

Director

Chief Design Officer at FUTUREAL

Bilal Shukri

Director

Executive Director at Ribal Health

Valentina Ferrari

Marketing at Energy Infrastructure Partners

Director

Head of Business Operations at POLAR Ltda

Felix Tarantik

Director

Greg Horton

Founder & CEO at Marraij

Treasurer

Ya Li Toh

Director

Founder & CEO at Light Collab