Zak Zide

Zide tells stories in three dimensions. He’s created successful branded environments that mimic the web’s fluidity for Nike, Coke, Levi’s, Anthropologie, and The United Nations. An award-winning designer, ecologist and brand strategist, Zide is dedicated to crafting story-rich environments that generate conversations and relationships between people, brands and planet. Creative Director of Ministers of the Environment (http://ministersoftheenvironment.com/), Zide brings a global perspective to the agency's focus on capturing your customer's imagination and loyalty. By turning your brand's unique material and manufacturing stories into one-of-a-kind branded environments, M.o.t.E creates new marketing and PR opportunities for your sustainably leaning company. Regardless of client size or sector, M.o.t.E seeks to collaborate with forward thinking teams that want to move their brand needle and connect with their customers in honest and inventive ways. Zide has facilitated hundreds of workshops and is frequently called upon to address audiences about the market advantages of bridging the physical and digital worlds. He holds a BA in Human Ecology from Tufts University and an MA in Interaction Design from The California College of the Arts.