David Edwin MeyersDavid Edwin Meyers (Ovädeus) is a creative polymath whose career spans fine art, digital innovation, filmmaking, and academic leadership. With graduate degrees in Illustration (MFA) and Design for Sustainability (MA), his professional journey began a age 20 as a staff illustrator for Gannett News (Publisher of the first national newspaper, USA Today), establishing early expertise in visual storytelling.As a fine artist, Meyers corresponded with renowned American painter Andrew Wyeth while later pioneering digital illustration as one of the first digital illustrators published in MacWorld magazine-demonstrating his lifelong commitment to bridging traditional artistry with emerging technologies. His boutique design studio produced creative work for prestigious clients, including Paul McCartney, the Grand Ole Opry, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.Meyers' award-winning independent short film garnered over 50 juried screenings at international film festivals. His adventurous spirit led him to try rodeo bull riding at age 50 while creating "American Cowboy" for a Kentucky Educational Television pilot, a program promoting cultural exchange that took him throughout East Asia.For over two decades, Meyers has been a distinguished professor. His current research explores quantum cognition, developing frameworks to measure belief systems and address complex challenges in transitional design and "Long Now" thinking. He is also the author of the Humachinae(TM) AI creative framework and the founder of Humachinae.org.Beyond academia, Meyers owned an Asian-fusion restaurant and food truck with his wife, a Hong Kong native. He maintains an active lifestyle, swimming daily and regularly appears as a pitchman for his wife's 1981 Bakery House at local farmers markets. Read More Read Less