Drew Davies is the founder of Oxide, a civic-minded brand and design consultancy established in 2001. Under his leadership, Oxide has designed internationally award-winning brands, logos, print materials, and packaging.

Drew is a national president emeritus of AIGA, the professional association for design, and has been honored as an AIGA Fellow. He is the only Nebraskan to have served as a judge for the Communication Arts Design Annual, the most exclusive major design competition in the world,
and was named to Graphic Design: USA magazine’s prestigious list of “People to Watch”.

Drew has designed ballots, voter registration forms, and voter information materials for states across the U.S., from California to New York. He contributed to the national ballot design standards for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and collaborated with the Federal Voting
Assistance Program to enhance the registration and voting process for U.S. citizens abroad.

In partnership with the Center for Civic Design, Drew designed the Field Guides to Ensuring Voter Intent, which were featured in the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. He also testified before President Obama’s Presidential Commission on Election Administration, and remains actively involved in implementing best practices for election and ballot design nationwide.

Drew recently designed and co-authored Creative Genius: The Art of the Nebraska Capitol, a coffee table book showcasing 100 years of art contained within the State’s grandest building, revealing the themes driving the art, and chronicling the stories behind artists and their creations.

Drew lives the good life in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife Elisa and two ever-growing boys. He’s currently in the process of amassing the world’s largest collection of classic Aquaman memorabilia. Given the choice, he’d spend every day scuba diving. Preferably in the Caribbean.