Meet The Drum Awards for Design jury seeking out 2022's design industry game changers
The talent, studios and brands pushing the boundaries of the design industry will be celebrated at The Drum Awards for Design, which returns for 2022 with a stellar new international jury on a mission to honor those who stand apart from the status quo.
The Drum Awards for Design jury are seeking out the industry's gamechangers
Chaired by Natasha Chetiyawardana, co-founder of Accenture Interactive agency Bow & Arrow, the judging panel comprises design leaders from New York, London, Sao Paolo, Melbourne, Mumbai, Stockholm, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Auckland and beyond. They represent companies including Burberry, Droga5, Spotify, Wolff Olins and Pinterest. You can see the full list of judges below.
Meeting for the first time earlier this month, they shared their collective desire to shake up design for good and uncover the industry’s game changers. Composed of 68% women and 50% people of color, the jury itself has been designed to push the boundaries of the industry it represents.
Chetiyawardana said: “It’s a very bold group and unfortunately not a reflection of the design industry. Our young designers do not look up and usually see this much representation in design leadership. But our intention is to challenge established thinking and norms and help the industry to be better.
“There is a huge need for difference at the top of this industry; for honesty, intimacy and a new breed of modern leadership. This is what you see from this group of people. From geography to age, gender to neurodiversity…they do not have a homogenous point of view. But it is a real one. We are a group of people who are passionate about the future – and up for changing it.”
At a time when the design industry has begun to rethink ways of working, the make-up of teams and the nature of collaboration with clients, new awards have been added to recognize those leading this change. They include the Conscious Design and Ageing by Design awards, and a call for the industry’s Game Changers to step forward as part of the Design Reimagined 2022 category.
Accepting entries now, the global awards will highlight the best in design craft, strategic thinking, and execution, and are open to anyone using design thinking to make a difference. Last year the design Grand Prix was awarded to PlayStation and its agency partners for their takeover of the iconic London Underground roundels.
To find out more and enter your work visit The Drum Awards for Design website. Entries close on Wednesday 23 February and the winners will be revealed at a ceremony broadcast live from The Drum Labs in London on Thursday 26 May.
The Drum Awards for Design 2022 jury in full:
- Alex Jenkins, creative director, Nexus Studios
- Ashleigh Axios, chief experience officer, Coforma
- Cameron Worth, founder & chief exec, SharpEnd
- Charlene Chandrasekaran, creative director, Droga5
- Chloe Templeman, creative director, Design Bridge
- Daljit Singh, chief design officer, ANNA
- Eco Moliterno, chief creative officer LatAm, Accenture Interactive
- Emily Woollett, creative director, Paper Stone Scissors
- Emma Barratt, executive creative director, Wolff Olins
- Eve Lee, founder & managing director, The Digital Fairy
- Fani Morières, lead graphic designer, Burberry
- Gayatri Yadav, chief marketing officer, Sequoia Capital
- Heiko Winter, senior design manager, Spotify
- Helen Fuchs, exec director of design, ustwo
- Hiten Bhatt, head of design, Rapp
- Howard Pyle, founder, ExperienceFutures.org
- James Hurst, global creative director, Pinterest
- Jolene Delisle, founder & head of creative, The Working Assembly
- Kim Boutin, co-founder & digital creative director, DVTK
- Laura Cortes, creative director, Jam3
- Mira Malhotra, founder & creative director, Studio Kohl
- Natasha Chetiyawardana, creative partner & co-founder, Bow & Arrow
- Noni Braithwaite, creative strategist, Lovers
- Pali Palavathanan, founder & creative director, Templo
- Resh Sidhu, chief creative officer, Barbarian
- Ritesh Gupta, founder, Useful School & senior director, Gannett
- Rosanna Covacich, founder, The Place Bureau
- Shabnam Shiwan, creative director, Osborne Shiwan
- Shiloh Gray, VP of brand, Winc
- Sophie Maxwell, partner, futures & insight, Pearlfisher
- Srija Chatterjee, global marketing director, Dole Sunshine Company
- Stephanie Edwards, director & co-founder, Urban Symbiotics
- Sue Daun, executive creative director, Interbrand
- Susanna Foppoli, creative director, Susanna Foppoli Design