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 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 Provisional 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 Provisional 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 Provisional 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 Provisional 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 Provisional 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 Provisional RGD, Principal Designer / Freelance Designer, Cambridge, ON
Helena Ng RGD, Creative director at helenangdesign, Toronto, ON
Paul Twa Provisional 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 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 Provisional 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 Award for Information Design

Athul Alexander Provisional 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 Provisional 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 Provisional RGD, Graphic Designer, Waterloo, ON
Phil Mondor RGD, Partner - Creative Director at Studio Locale, Kitchener, ON
Olivia Montagnese Provisional RGD, Designer at Q30 Inc. Toronto, ON
Andrea Rodriguez RGD, Muralist, Lettering Artist & Designer, Toronto, ON
Danielle Wong Provisional 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 Provisional RGD, Graphic Designer, Toronto, ON
David Taylor, Principal / Creative Director at Awake Studio, Toronto, ON