Award for Information Design
Award Sponsor: Pivot Design
Winner: Nicole Nguyen Associate RGD
Winning Project: Pixels to Pollutants
School: York University, Toronto, ON; Educator Support: Angela Norwood RGD
Pixels to Pollutants aims to reveal the hidden environmental impact of online activities. It transforms invisible data pollution into a physical form—black spheres representing the Carbon Dioxide produced by ten participants over ten days—and highlights the connection between data storage and environmental harm. It also encourages individuals to reduce their digital carbon footprint and acknowledges the broader systemic issues within the digital ecosystem.
Honourable Mentions
- Endangered Coral Reefs — Infographic by Sydney Clermont Student RGD, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC
- Societal Dependency on Trauma Narratives for the Production of Knowledge, Empathy and Action by Corrie Godoy-Contois Student RGD, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB
- Population Aging & Economic Growth by Minjoo Kim Student RGD, York University, Toronto, ON
- Define Natural: A Natural Wine Encyclopedia by Jennifer Stewart, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
- Safely; Start Safe, Stay Safe by Jan Mari Tabligan Student RGD, Minju Lee and Peter Allan Neneria Centennial College, Toronto, ON
Judges
- Athul Alexander Associate RGD, Infographic Designer at Visual Capitalist, Surrey BC
- Dave Brennan, Senior Experience Designer & Researcher at Pivot Design, Toronto, 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
