2024 Student Awards Judges
52 Pick-up Award for Typography
- Andrew Boardman RGD, Creative Director at Mangrove Web, Winnipeg, MB
- Ross Chandler RGD, Partner, Creative Director at Becoming Design Office Ltd., Victoria, BC
- Tracy Choi, Senior Graphic Designer at EY, Vancouver, BC
- Don Laurie, Senior Art Director at Works Design, Toronto, ON
- Jason Lau, Managing Editor at Tusaayaksat Magazine, Inuvialuit Communications Society, Inuvik, NT
- Nick Monteleone, Principal at 52 Pick-up, Toronto, ON
- Frances Motta, Designer/Art Director/Principal at Frances Motta Design, Vancouver, BC
- Kelly Small RGD, Founder and Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at Intents & Purposes Inc, Toronto, ON
- Kostas Zaphiropoulos, Founder & Creative Director at KZC&D, Markham, ON
Context Creative Award for Accessible Design
- Dave Hurds RGD, Design Manager, Context Creative, Toronto, ON
- Tejashri Kapure RGD, VP, Executive Creative Director at Q30 Design Inc, Toronto, ON
- Michelle Santos RGD, Accessibility Specialist, Sr. Gr. Designer at BT/A, Tecumseh, ON
- Susan Yang RGD, Principal & Creative Director at Padometric Studio, Toronto, ON
Creative Currency for Storytelling
- Patrice Boudreault, Creative Director, Freelance, Montreal, QC
- Catherine Charbonneau RGD, Designer Graphique at Catherine Charbonneau, Sainte-Sophie, QC
- Jen Gagnon Associate RGD, Associate Art Director, Illustration + Design at Creative Currency, Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Cecilia Mok RGD, Senior Graphic Design at Sinai Health Foundation, Milton, ON
- Jean-Philippe Dugal, Creative Director Art + DGA of SDGQ, Montreal, QC
- Carlos Potes Associate RGD, Graphic Designer at Hard Line
- Maria Passarelli RGD, Specialist, Creative and Communications at Sun Life, Toronto, ON
- Mustaali Raj, Senior Art Director & Graphic Designer, Vancouver, BC
- Zia Somjee, Director at ZAK, Vancouver, BC
Entro Award for Placemaking Design
- Jessica Acevedo Castaneda Associate RGD, Experiential Design Technologist at Lost & Found Design, Vancouver, BC
- Karl Chen RGD, Owner/Creative Director at Key Vision Design, Oakville, ON
- Stefan Canuel RGD, Designer / Scenographer at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
- Monika Meyer, Creative Director at Entro, Toronto, ON
- Robin Miller RGD, Senior Designer at Robin & Crow Design, Squamish, BC
- Candace Pawson, Graphic Designer at Ion Brand Design, Vancouver, BC
Forge Media Award for UX Design
- Patryk Adamczyk RGD, Product Design Leader at McAfee, Toronto, ON
- Jessica Chiu, Senior UX Designer, Human-Centered Design Practice at TD, Toronto, ON
- Jonathan Collie Associate RGD, Product Designer at DOZR, Waterloo, ON
- Diana Campbell RGD, Senior Manager, Digital Strategy and Governance at Alberta Blue Cross, Edmonton, AB
- Nick Caswell, Senior Designer, Forge Media + Design, Toronto, Ontario
- Anya Hamman, UI Design Lead at Nurun, Toronto, ON
- Magued Hanna RGD UX & Design Consultant, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Ellie Jeon, Product Design Manager, Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology, Toronto, ON
- Grace Lee, UX Manager at Questrade Financial Group, Toronto, ON
- Katrina Lovrick, UX/UI Lead at Context Creative, Toronto, ON
- Stephanie Ng Associate RGD, UX Designer at Alberta Blue Cross, Edmonton, AB
- Steph Phillips, Director of Product Design at Scotiabank, Toronto, ON
- Josh Skinner RGD, Senior Product Designer at Loop, Toronto, ON
Gravity Award for Social Good Design
- Mary Binsted RGD, Principal at Mary Binsted Designs, Whitehorse, Yukon
- Mariana Fernandez, Affiliate Member, Visual Design Lead at Pinnguaq, Lindsay, ON
- Marin Hudson RGD, Owner + Creative Director at Kitestring, Hamilton, ON
- Emerald Lee RGD, Art director at Gravity Inc, Toronto, ON
- Rupsha Mutsuddi Associate RGD, Principal Designer / Freelance Designer, Cambridge, ON
- Helena Ng RGD, Creative director at helenangdesign, Toronto, ON
- Paul Twa Associate RGD, Designer + Illustrator at Paul Twa: Design + Illustration, Toronto, ON
- Jay Wall RGD, Creative Director at Jaywall, Guelph, ON
- Trevor Wall RGD, Principal at Trevor Wall Design, Moncton, NB
Issues Magazine Shop Editorial Design
- Seowon Bang RGD, Senior Designer at eBay, Toronto, ON
- Melanie Carter RGD, Graphic Designer at Arcadis, Marketing & Communications, Vancouver, BC
- Crystal Carter RGD, Lead Brand Designer at Western University, London, ON
- Lianne Cawley, Creative Director / Owner at Lianne Charlene Creative, Edmonton, AB
- Giovanni Ferretti Prov. RGD, Lead Designer, Onefluent Inc., Calgary, AB
- Nicola Hamilton RGD, Founder & Creative Director at Issues Magazine Shop, Toronto, ON
- Minal Kharkar RGD, Creative Director, Graphic Designer at mkbd.ca, Markham, ON
- Sophie Lacerte RGD, Art Director at ATB Financial, Calgary, AB
- Edmund Lam, Creative Director at Reitmans Canada Ltée/Ltd, Montreal, QC
- Henry Slaughter RGD, Designer / AD, Vancouver, BC
- Fernando Vargas, Creative Director at Avenue Living Asset Management, Calgary, AB
- Jess White RGD, Owner/Creative Director at Green Monkey Creative, Baxters Corner, NB
Modern Design Academy Award for Motion Design
- Josh Awesome, Art & Creative Director at josh awesome
- Nelson Ho, Co-Founder and Creative Director of York & Chapel, Vancouver, BC
- Aidan Searle Associate RGD, Founder/Creative Director at Hood+Searle, Halifax, NS
- Ashlea Spitz RGD, Creative Director at Pixsoul Media Inc., Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, BC
- Eduardo Trejos RGD, Senior multidisciplinary designer, Ove Brand | Design, Toronto, ON
- Lisa Wilder RGD, Communications Coordinator at OHCOW, Toronto, ON
OneMethod for Augmented Creativity
- Daniela Buitrago RGD, Product Designer at Microsoft, Vancouver, BC
- John Hotts, Design Director, OneMethod, Greater Toronto Area, ON
- Maggie Ostler RGD, Creative Director - Art Direction, Senior Designer WS | Marketing With Soul Toronto, ON
- Maria Sinisterra RGD, Co-founder of Tardigrada Design Studio, Vancouver, BC
Pivot Design Award for Information Design
- Athul Alexander Associate RGD, Infographic Designer at Visual Capitalist, Surrey BC
- Dave Brennan, Senior Experience Designer & Researcher at Pivot Design, Greater Toronto Area, ON
- Bianca Jozwiak RGD, Graphic Designer at CPAO, Toronto, ON
- Tara Kerner, Director, Graphic Communications, Government of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
- Yang Li RGD, Senior Art Director at Alphabet®, Ottawa, ON
- Stephanie Strawbridge RGD, Communication Designer at Government of Nova Scotia Halifax, NS
Q30 design Award for Brand Design
- Erin Adamson RGD, Designer at KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, ON
- Brian Dodo RGD, Principal & Creative Director at BmDodo Strategic Design, Kingston, ON
- Alan Joson RGD, Creative Advisor (Graphic Designer) at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN, Toronto, ON
- Vida Jurcic RGD, Partner at Hangar 18 Creative Group Inc., Vancouver, BC
- Kathleen Scott RGD, Creative Strategy Team Lead at Bruce Power, Kincardine, ON
- Nancy Mullin, National Senior Manager, Graphic Design at BDO, Montreal, QC
- Natalia Reis RGD, Vice President at Q30 Design Inc. Toronto, Ontario,
- Natasha Rutledge RGD, Senior Designer at Fusion Design Group, Markham, ON
- Lisa Cheung, Creative Director, Marketing, at Enchant, Vancouver, BC
- Logan Chapman, Creative Director at Brooks Creative House, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
- Monique Gamache, Design Director at C&B Advertising, Calgary, AB
- Adnan Huseinovic RGD, Design Director at DDB Canada, Edmonton, AB
- Fe Wyma RGD, Senior Consutant for Creative Services at NVision Insight Group, Windsor, ON
- Lin Oosteroff RGD, Co-Founder & Design Lead at Twin Studio, Calgary, AB
- Hazel Tenefrancia, Strategic Design Lead at Klick Health, Toronto, ON
SLD Award for Packaging Design
- Ellen Evered, Senior Graphic Designer at SLD, Greater Toronto Area, On
- Ashe Green RGD, Founder of Hijinks Design Agency, Charlottewon PEI
- Maninder Singh RGD, Design Lead & Photographer at House of Singh Toronto, ON
- April San Juan RGD, Creative Director at CT Studio, Vancouver, BC
- Brent Roth RGD, Chief Creative at Creativesphere, Waterloo, ON
- Chryssi Tsoupanarias, Creative Director at IRIS The Visual Group, Montreal, QC
SLD Award for Retail Design
- Camille Clores Associate RGD, Freelance Graphic Designer, Vancouver, BC
- Richard Dirstein, Principal; EVP, Creative & Innovation at SLD, Toronto, ON
- Denis Leclerc RGD, Principal and Creative Director à la création et associé principal
- Rebecca So RGD, Creative Lead at Colliers, Toronto, Ontario
Studio Locale Award for Colour
- Mark Buchner, Design Director at Intent, Toronto, ON
- Kevin Farrugie Associate RGD, Graphic Designer, Waterloo, ON
- Phil Mondor RGD, Partner - Creative Director at Studio Locale, Kitchener, ON
- Olivia Montagnese Associate RGD, Designer at Q30 Inc. Toronto, ON
- Andrea Rodriguez RGD, Muralist, Lettering Artist & Designer, Toronto, ON
- Danielle Wong Associate RGD, Graphic Designer at KEEN Creative, Edmonton, AB
Weaymouth Creative Award for Packaging (Series)
- Evan Kuz RGD, Business Owner at Sly Bird Creative, Winnipeg, MB
- Hilary McHale, Senior Creative Lead at NorQuest College, Edmonton, AB
- Gary Oakley, Creative Director at SLD, Mississauga, ON
- Laura Prpich, Graphic Designer at Caribou Creative, Courtenay, BC
- Jennifer Shadbolt RGD, Senior Designer at Piccadilly Communications, Toronto, ON
- Jennifer Weaymouth RGD, Creative Director at Weaymouth Creative, Toronto, ON
- Ronald Tau RGD, Founder and Creative Director at Meat Studio, Toronto, ON
- Ashley Tomlinson Associate RGD, Graphic Designer, Toronto, ON
- David Taylor, Principal / Creative Director at Awake Studio, Toronto, ON
Works Design Award for Web Design
- Oscar Aldana, Graphic Designer at TMU, Toronto, ON
- Michelle Buchner, Art director at Works Design, Toronto, ON
- Shane Collier RGD Associate Digital Art Director at Evolving Web, Montreal, QC
- Gracelle Mesina, Senior Designer at Critical Mass, Vancouver, BC
Zulu Alpha Kilo Award for Advertising Design
- Allison Charles Prov. RGD, Design Lead at Navacord, Toronto, ON
- Tony Hird, creative director and partner at Here Be Monsters, Vancouver, BC
- Adrian Jean RGD, Partner, Chief Creative Officer at spark*advocacy, Ottawa, ON
- Ana-Marija Matic, Senior Designer at Zulu Alpha Kilo, Toronto, ON
- Armando Ascorve Morales RGD, Visual Experience Designer at Paybilt Hamilton, ON
- Thiago Santarem Prov. RGD, Senior Designer at McCann, Toronto, ON
- Roxann Shapwaykeesic RGD, ISETS Manager at K.K.E.T.S, Thunder Bay, ON
Artista for First Year Students
- Eugene Artista RGD, Owner, Artista Design and Print Inc
- Jack Henry Associate RGD, Head of Design, OmniWorx Design
- Emma Hodgson Associate RGD, Teaching Assistant, York University
- Tomomi Lo RGD, Art Director & Interactive Specialist, McOuat Partnership
- Carl Shura, Professor, School of Design, George Brown College
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