Hi, I’m Derek “DVG” Vander Griend, a creative & design director based in Los Angeles, CA, with in-house & agency experience across Netflix, Logitech, adidas, Anomaly, & 72andSunny.

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theywalkamongus® is fueled by a lifelong obsession with the visual gems hidden in everyday life: old signage, found graphics, bootleg tees, horror films, and the strange magic of forgotten things. It started as a gamer tag, but grew into a creative philosophy. Every day, inspiration is hiding in plain sight.

I turn that lens into vivid creative direction, design systems, and visual worlds that break into culture.

Agencies & Clients

Press

Netflix
Logitech
Anomaly
72&Sunny
adidas
Vans
Meta
Converse
United Airlines
& more.

It’s Nice That
Brand Identity
Vogue
Hypebeat
Tudum.com