The One Club for Creativity has unveiled the talented young creatives in 18 countries and regions who have been selected as finalists for the Young Guns 21 competition, celebrating international creative professionals age 30 or younger.
Young Guns is a global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today’s vanguard of young creatives. This year’s entries were judged by a diverse jury of 100 top creatives–many of whom are past YG winners–from 47 countries.
Here’s a rundown of Young Guns 21 finalists:
AARMAN ROY
Graphic Designer &
Visual Artist
Sunday Afternoon
AARON FERNANDEZ
Illustrator
Independent
ADRIANA MORA
Designer
ByElectra
AIDAN ZAMIRI
Director & Photographer
Object & Animal
AISHA AMIN
Filmmaker & Visual Artist
Independent
ALEX COOK
Director
Independent
ALI KURR
Director
Partizan Entertainment LLC
ALICE KONG
Director
Partizan Entertainment LLC
ALISTAIR NICHOLLS
Director & Animator
Smile at the moon studios
AMIR HAMJA
Photographer
The New York Times
ANA MIMINOSHVILI
Illustrator
Independent
ANDREW DE ZEN
Director
Independent
ANDREW LITTEN
Director
Curfew
ARIEL DAVIS
Illustrator & Designer
Independent
BRINDHA KUMAR
Illustrator
Independent
C.T. ROBERT
Director
Partizan Entertainment LLC
CARA MIA CECCHINI
Multidisciplinary Creative
Droga5
CARAZ
Film Director
Independent
CARLOS BOCAI
Graphic Designer
Base
CAROLINE BAGLEY
Designer
Apple
CHEN WU
Illustrator & Graphic Designer
Independent
CHRIS ALLEN
Graphic Designer
Chris Allen Design
CLÉMENCE GOUY
Illustrator & Designer
Independent
DANTE PASQUINELLI
Colorist
Ethos Studio
DARIUS OU
Graphic Designer
Studio Darius Ou
DAVID DELAFUENTE
Animator
DD-DE
DIEGO ABAD
Senior Animator
BUCK
DOUG ALBERTS
Creative Director, Designer, & Animator
Noodle
DYLAN DUCLOS
Director
Collider
DYLAN EDWARDS
Editor
Cabin Editing Company
DYLAN MARANDA
Director
Independent
ELENI DEBO
Illustrator
Independent
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ELI POWERS
Writer & Director
Horsegod Productions
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EMMA SØGAARD & CHRISTOFFER VEJLØ
Creatives
NORD DDB
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ENEA COLOMBI
Film Director
Independent
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ETIENNE MURPHY
Graphic Designer
GRETEL NY
EVAN SHEEHAN
Photographer & Art Director
Breakfast For Dinner
FAIRE TYPE
Type Designers
Sabrina Nacmias & Maxime Gau
GABRIELA ORTEGA
Filmmaker
Jevita Films
GIADA BOSSI
Film Director
Independent
HANNAH HANQING SUN
Animator & Designer
BUCK
IGOR PONTES
Copywriter
VMLY&R
ILLIMITÉWORLD
Director
Barking Owl Sound
JACK COLLINS
Graphic Designer & Art Director
Pentagram
JAMIE EDLER
Illustrator
Jamie Edler Illustration
JIAQI WANG
illustrator & Animator
Independent
JOEL FEAR
Graphic Designer, Art Director & Creative Director
Independent
JORDAN FINDLAY
Director
Boldly
JORDAN PORIES + ESTEBAN CARDONA JIMÉNEZ
Creatives, Directors & Designers
Coinbase
JOSEPH TAYLOR
Editor
The Den Editorial
JULIÁN AMARILLO & HAROLDO MOREIRA “AMOGUS”
Creative Art Director & Creative Copywriter
GUT
JUN KI HONG
Graphic Designer
Wolff Olins
JUSTIN AU
Designer, Animator & Art Director
Independent
KAHO YOSHIDA
Animation Director
Jelly
KAJAL
Director, Photographer & Writer
RazPR
KAMILLA DAURENOVA
Editor
Cut+Run
LAURA JAYNE HODKIN
Director
Passion Pictures
LYAM BEWRY
Graphic Designer
Mucho
MARIE CHÉNIER
Graphic Designer
Caserne
MARLEEN VALIEN
Director
Anonymous Content
MARTE
Graphic Artist
Independent
MATTHEW KAM
Illustrator & Designer
BUCK
MATTHIJS HERZBERG
Type & Brand Designer
Herzberg Design Co
MATVEY FIKS
Director
ArtClass
MAX AMATO
Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Artist & Author
Max Amato LLC
MEREDITH SCHOMBURG
Illustrator
Jelly
MISCHELLE MOY
Digital Artist & Photographer
Independent
PEITAO CHEN
Graphic Designer
Tencent
PHIL GIBSON
Art & Design Director
Independent
RITTER WILLY PUTRA
Art Director
Thinking*Room
RODRIGO INADA
Director
Partizan Entertainment LLC
RYAN BUGDEN
Type & Graphic Designer
Independent
SAVANNAH O’LEARY
Director
Independent
SAYMON MEDEIROS & JONATHAN CRUZ
Creative Directors
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SHIVANI PARASNIS
Designer & Art Director
Independent
SINAN SEVINÇ
Director
Stink Films
SUZANNE SAROFF
Photographer & Director
HiSuzanne
TESS AYANO
Photographer & Director
Tess Ayano LLC
TROY CHARBONNET
Filmmaker
Independent
TURNER BROTHERS
Directors
Invisible Collective
YAN GRALLER
Graphic Designer & Art Director
LOLA MULLENLOWE
ZACHARY BAUTISTA & GEOFF BAILLIE
Creative Team (Art Director & Copywriter)
Rethink
ZHANG + KNIGHT
Directors
Serial Pictures
ZIN NAGAO
Type Designer
Independent
ZUHENG YIN
Visual Artist & Art Director
Independent
Awards celebration
This year’s winners will be announced on November 1, 2023, and celebrated at a special in-person party hosted by designer, author, educator, and “Design Matters” podcaster Debbie Millman on November 15, 2023 at Sony Hall in New York.
All Young Guns winners receive a unique version of the iconic Young Guns Cube, designed exclusively for this year’s incoming class, and have their permanent profile page added to the Young Guns website. Winners also get a complimentary one-year One Club for Creativity membership, permanent membership in the Young Guns network, a chance to be featured in Young Guns events and an assortment of career-boosting opportunities from Young Guns sponsors.
Program branding and design of the YG Cube award itself is reimagined each year by a past Young Gun winner. This year’s YG21 branding was created by Zuzanna Rogatty (YG18), senior designer at COLLINS New York.
Levine/Leavitt Artist In Residence Award
For the 10th consecutive year, international artists management agency and Young Guns sponsor Levine/Leavitt will bestow one talented winner with the Artist In Residence Award.
The honor is presented annually to a newly crowned Young Gun whose body of work truly stands out, as judged by an advisory board of industry professionals across a range of disciplines. The winner receives a full year of professional development, guidance and mentorship from Levine/Leavitt to help advance their career.
