David Allen Moss has been on the forefront of rich media and content development for both the private and public sector for over a decade. Making a career of the leading edge, from early adoption of web technologies, to shaping the emergent field of narrowcasting and digital signage — Moss continues to identify opportunities to develop breakthrough interactive, produce rich-media applications, and champion new design categories.

Currently, David serves as Director of FUTURE: Center for Design and Technology Transfer at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Devoted to breakthrough research and collaboration that drives the design agenda of the 21st century, FUTURE houses a state of the art conference facility, virtual reality lab, MFA studios, business incubator and gallery space. Moss overseas all facets of the initiative, including production projects, professional partnerships, research grants and international collaborations between outside organizations, students and faculty.

In 2000, Moss became Art Director for EDR/Beachwood Studios, heading the design team of the companies growing interactive division. Later named Creative Director for the reorganized EDR Media, LLC, he developed award-winning multimedia, digital media networks, and video applications for Wynn Las Vegas, Best Buy, Summit Racing, Gateway, Costco and National City, to name a few. Moss also has created interactive kiosks for organizations such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Norton Museum of Art, and General Electric.

Moss returned to native Northeast Ohio in 1999, where American Greetings soon recruited him for a lead Web Designer role. While with AG.com, he helped carve out the number one web presence for the social expressions industry, managing the production of all American Greetings corporate sites. Meanwhile, he continued to solidify his independent design practice, creating new media and packaging solutions distributed worldwide in retailers like Wal-Mart, Kroger, Lowes, Target, and Home Depot. Moss continues to produce brand identity packages and digital installations for retailers, corporations, and new ventures.

In 1995 David joined Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center, a premier career and education initiative. As Multimedia/Graphics Director he co-authored and designed a series of award-winning future planners, information series publications, and newsletters. Each served ICPAC’s core mission to empower the people of Indiana and increase postsecondary participation statewide. In the years that followed, Indiana would move from the lower 3rd to the top 3rd in postsecondary involvement.

Later appointed Assistant Director of Web Services for the Indiana Career Information System, Moss was instrumental in the creation of the world’s first web-based career information clearinghouse. At the time, making use of state of the art technology — HTML, SGML, Cold Fusion, RealMedia and PDF — Moss architected the production of interactive interest inventories, streaming career videos, and an advanced web publishing architecture.