This year, we shine the spotlight on three very different individuals with one common thread. Designers Ahn Sang-Soo, Harry Pearce and Stefan Sagmeister use Design to connect on a very personal level with a worldwide audience. Motivated in turn by environmental, economic and political instability, human rights atrocities, and personal life lessons, these men call attention to issues and ideas that affect us all. Their work makes us stop, hopefully think, andpossibly even act. We are proud to honor them here.