2020 Student Awards Judges

 .design Award for Self-Promotional/Personal Website

• Summer Fang, Partnership Manager at Top Level Design, Portland
• Andrew Terwissen RGD, Creative Director at Epigram Design, Toronto
• Maggie Wang CGD, Senior Product Designer at Starling Minds, Vancouver

52 Pick-up Award for Typography (Print)

• Nik Firka RGD, Art Director & Senior Graphic Designer at Ryerson University, Toronto
• Andrea Husky, Senior Designer at Herschel Supply Co, Vancouver
• Nick Monteleone, Principal at 52 Pick-up, Toronto

Bell Media Award for Typography (Digital)

• Grace Cho, Associate Creative Director at Cossette, Vancouver
• Geoff Lee, Director, Design and Brand at Bell Media, Toronto
• Elyssa Schmid RGD, Freelance Creative Lead, Schmid Design + Brand Creative, Toronto
• Hans Thiessen RGD, Partner, Creative Director of Design at Rethink, Vancouver

BOLD Award for Accessible Design

• Scott Gillam, Manager, Digital Platforms at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg
• Michael Ortelli, Founder of BOLD, Toronto
• Simone St. Aimée, Art Director at TANK Worldwide, Toronto

Domtar Award for Print Design

• Stephane Dagenais, Regional Manager - Canada, Printing & Publishing Papers at Domtar, Toronto
• John Godfrey RGD, Creative Director at Chargefield, Hamilton
• Donna Graffi-Smith RGD, Art Director at Deloitte, Vancouver
• Megan Oldfield RGD, Creative Director & Founder at Field Design Office, Toronto

Entro Award for Placemaking Design

• John DeWolf RGD, Director of Interpretive Planning & Graphic Design at Fathom Studio, Halifax
• Denny Kurien RGD, Creative Director & Co-Founder at Rayvn Design, Toronto
• Michelle Parrish, Associate/Design Director at Entro, Toronto
• Kathleen Scott RGD, Creative Strategy Team Lead at Bruce Power, Tiverton

Forge Media Award for Story-telling

• Brian Dodo RGD, Principal & Strategic Designer at BmDodo Strategic Design, Kingston
• Gillian Goldie RGD, Creative Director at Bonfire Communications, Saint John
• Meg Lynch RGD, Design Director at Forge Media + Design, Toronto

Goods & Services Award for Editorial Design

• Giulia Bonforte, Senior Graphic Designer at Burrard, Vancouver
• Carey George, Partner & Creative Director at Goods & Services, Toronto
• Stefanie Sosiak, Art Director at Air Canada enRoute Magazine, Montreal
• Nicole Vallée RGD, Managing & Creative Director at Domino Creative, Ottawa

Gravity Inc Award for Social Good Design 

• Kevin Broome, Principal of Wall On The Fly, Vancouver
• Wendy Gray RGD, Owner & Creative Director at Gravity Inc, Toronto

Greenmelon Award for Packaging Design (Single)

• Jenn Hicks, Associate Creative Director at Will Creative, Vancouver
• Shenelle Pankratz RGD, Graphic Designer at Sivantis Group, Cambridge
• Robert Smith RGD, Owner + Creative Director at Greenmelon, Ottawa

Haft2 Award for Colour

• April Callow, Manager, Graphic Design Services at Pursuit Collection, Canmore
• Élise Cropsal, Creative Director, Design, at lg2, Montreal
• Mike Kwan, Design Director at Haft2, Toronto
• Kari Silver RGD, Assistant Art Director at Azure Magazine, Toronto;

Milestone Integrated Award for Digital Marketing Design

• Lucas Carmona, Executive Creative Director at Brainrider, Toronto
• Christine Kwan, Creative Lead at Harry Rosen, Toronto
• Anne On, Creative Director at Milestone Integrated, Kitchener
• Lindsay Smail RGD, Owner & Creative Director at Lindsay Smail graphic design, Toronto

Pivot Award for Information Design

• Mélissa Deschênes RGD, Principal Designer at Design de Plume, Sudbury
• Brenda Little, Senior Designer at Pivot Design Group, Toronto
• Dianne Semark, Creative Director at Hootsuite, Vancouver
• Julie Vander Herberg, Founder & Creative Director at Vanderbrand, Toronto

Polyester Studio Award for Motion Design

• Munro Cullen, Senior Creative Director at CBC, Toronto
• Nathalie Cusson, Creative Director, Design at Juniper Park/TBWA, Montreal
• Jeremy Dimmock, Partner at Polyester Studio, Toronto
• Jessica Hay, Creative Director at Canopy Growth Corporation, Ottawa

Premise Award for Strategic Design

• Yen Chu RGD, Creative Director of Design at Rogers Sports & Media, Toronto
• Kevin Hoch RGD, Principal & Creative Director at Premise Design Communications, Toronto
• Wendy Millard RGD, Director of Creative Services at Empire Life, Kingston
• Dave Watson, VP, Executive Creative Director, Design at Mosaic North America, Toronto

q30 design Award for Brand Design

• Don Cleland, Brand Director & Co-Founder at Pendo, Vancouver
• Petra Cushieri, Design Director at Leo Burnett, Toronto
• Branden Douglas, Principal & Creative Director at Relish, Winnipeg
• Natalia Reis, Brand Consultant/Graphic Designer at q30 design, Toronto

Quake Award for Creative Innovation

• Claude Charron, Senior Graphic Designer at Innovation, Science & Economic Development Canada, Ottawa
• Barry Quinn, Founder, Chief Creative at Quake Creative & Design, Toronto
• Chrystale Thompson, Principal & Creative Director at Ecstatic, Vancouver

Quarry Award for UX Design

• Audree Lapierre, Head of Design at Officevibe, Montreal
• Michael Palmer, Executive Creative Director at Quarry, St. Jacobs
• James Wilson, Founder, Principal & Designer at Overdrive Design, Hamilton

SLD Award for Packaging Design (Series)

• Richard Dirstein, Executive VP of Design & Innovation at SLD, Toronto
• Ali DuHart, Graphic Designer at Benefit Cosmetics, Toronto
• Colin Turner, Designer, Brand Team at The National Lottery Community Fund in London, UK

The Works Design Award for Web Design

• Sabrina Chan, Senior Interactive Designer at Unbounce, Vancouver
• Jason Pearl, Visual Design Lead, Design System at Scotiabank Digital Factory, Toronto
• Nelson Silva, Creative Director at The Works Design, Toronto

Tony Jurgilas Award for Logo Design

• Tony Jurgilas RGD, Principal & Design Strategist at 50 Carleton, Sudbury
• Monica Martinez, Owner & Creative Director at Monolab, Ottawa
• Joshua Speers, Creative Lead at Speers Creative, Schomberg
• Barbara Woolley, Partner at Hambly & Woolley, Toronto

Zulu Alpha Kilo Award for Advertising Design

• Brock Ellis, Senior Art Director / Design Team Manager at MEC, Vancouver
• Nadine Kuhlkamp RGD, AVP, Creative Director, Global Brand Marketing, at Foresters Financial, Toronto
• Susie Lee, Creative Director at Zulu Alpha Kilo, Toronto
• Leigh McGlone RGD, Owner/Operator at Left Meets Right Creative Co., Halifax

Zync Award for Concept Development

• Nicole Duncan RGD, Nicole Duncan Design, Kingston
• Craig Medwyduk RGD, Art Director at Creative Fire, Saskatoon
• Pia Nummi, Design Director at Canada Goose, Toronto
• Marko Zonta RGD, Principal & Creative Director at Zync, Toronto