Creativity International Design Awards Judges

Meet the Creativity Awards Judges

Creativity International Awards makes a special effort to obtain judges representing the demographics of our competitors – judges from U.S. East Coast / West Coast, international agencies, freelancers, educators and creative directors, copywriters, photographers, illustrators have all taken part in our panels over the years. Each year at least 20 jurors volunteer their considerable time and knowledge to judging the Creativity International Design Awards. Some judge one or the other competition – some judge both. They are not paid or compensated for their time and travel is not reimbursed. Being on an award jury is a labor of love and we are truly appreciative of these individuals that give so much.

Judges 2012-present are listed here.
Judges from 1970-2011 are acknowledged in their respective Creativity Awards Annual available on Amazon.

Jason
Lee

Vimarc
(Louisville, KY, USA)

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Zach
Stewart

Doe Anderson
(Louisville, KY)

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Frank
Walters

Empathy London
(London, United Kingdom)

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Shadi
Al
Hroub

Creative Consultant
(Jordan)

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Mario
Natarelli

MBLM
(New York, NY)

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Mario Natarelli is managing partner at MBLM and author of new Amazon #1 bestseller Brand Intimacy, A New Paradigm in Marketing. Mario is a trusted advisor to executives and their companies as he looks to leverage their most important asset—their brands. By first being able to uniquely understand a brand’s true challenges and untapped potential, then through deliberate and extensive analysis he’s helped major Fortune 500 companies—and even entire countries—tangibly transform while helping to align their cultures and deliver unprecedented growth and value. With early career training as an architect, Mario uses these fundamentals to balance the art and science of brand building. He understands that a brand’s essence and culture emanate from its strategic core outward. In addition to building a successful digital marketing business that was acquired by Interpublic and later became part of the formation of FutureBrand, Mario is keenly aware of the role that digital plays, and he has pioneered software as a digital operating system for optimizing and managing brands. Over the past 17 years, he has led teams across three continents, working for clients of varying sizes and industry focuses, mostly in the areas of technology, real estate, travel, sports, and hospitality. Along the way, he has developed a proprietary set of frameworks, processes, and tools that deliver proven results. As important as the brands he has helped create or enhance, Mario is proudest to lead a multidisciplinary, multicultural, multigenerational team looking to expertly solve problems. His love of architecture has inspired his work in destination, real estate, and luxury categories where he has helped shape a quarter-trillion dollars of value. He lives and plays in New York City.

Kira
Sea

Siegel+Gale
(New York, NY)

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Sergio
Spaccavento

Conversion
(Milano, Lombardy, Italy)

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John
Howells

Situation
(New York, NY, USA)

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Christopher
Powers

Situation
(New York, NY, USA)

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Stella
Guan

J.P. Morgan
(New York, NY, USA)

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Giulia
Magali

Droga5
(New York, NY, USA)

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Frank
Garcia

Droga5
(New York, NY, USA)

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David
Vawter

Doe-Anderson
(Louisville, KY, USA)

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Kara
DeLost

Power Agency
(Louisville, KY, USA)

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Simon
Dawson

(Australia)

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Charlie
Van
Vechten

Buchanan Brand + Design
(San Diego, CA, USA)

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ZHOU
Wenjun

524 Studio
(Beijing, China)

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Matt
Gill

Healthy Thinking Group
(St Leonards, NSW, Australia)

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Peter
Von
Klueger

Von Klueger Creative Studio inc.
(New York, NY, USA)

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Creative director & photographer Peter von Klueger develops integrated brand stories for top tier consumer and lifestyle brands with a keen eye for visual aesthetics.

Trained and deeply influenced by the multi-discipline Bauhaus movement, VK's approach of building brands and products is always a multi- discipline, cross pollination of art, design and technology, VK applies this timeless and highly usable design philosophy to all the facets of his work, from photography to graphic design.

Before the birth of Von Klueger Creative Studio in spring 2011, VK served as executive Creative Director at EmpathyLab, leading the creative digital teams for eCommerce clients like Clarins cosmetic international, Thierry Mugler & GameStop to media & entertainment clients like Comcast, Sony, UPC, UltraViolet, Liberty and NBC TV network. The work also continued for Robert Redford to create the brand identity and the interactive elements of their venture “The Redford Center”.

Previously, as creative partner at 1919 Brand Agency in NYC, VK clients included The Ritz Carlton, Lilly Pulitzer, Victoria’s Secret, and Robert Redford’s Sundance. For the European chocolate company, Ritter Sport, VK created a comprehensive cross platform movement campaign that included social media and viral elements. Before joining 1919, VK served with global creative direction at the digital agency KPE, creating digital campaigns for a wide range of media/ entertainment/ lifestyle brands including Sony, Polo Ralph Lauren & Ralph Lauren and Discovery Network. Developing digital experiences for celebrities like Alicia Keys and make-up artist Kevyn Aucoin.

At Ogilvy & Mather in New York, VK art-directed global cross platform campaigns for American Express and Motorola.

Matteo
Rostagno

AKQA
(London, United Kingdom)

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Elana
Rudick

Design Is Yummy
(Montreal, QC, Canada)

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Yanwen
Hu

Moda Operandi
(New York, NY, USA)

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Maggie
Meade

Sibling Rivalry Studios
(New York, NY, USA)

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Joe
Wright

Sibling Rivalry Studios
(New York, NY, USA)

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Nisa
Mujjalintrakool

Dentsu Thailand
(Bangkok, Thailand)

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Nick
Walden

Elasticity
(St. Louis, MO, USA)

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Robert
Mitchell

Driving Growth
(Dubai, UAE)

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Candace
Jaworski

Rockit Solutions
(Louisville, KY, USA)

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Viktor
Konovalov

XCLV
(Kyiv, Ukraine)

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Istvan
Bracsok

White Rabbit
(Budapest, Hungary)

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Ferju
Cuevas

Inbrax
(Santiago, Chile)

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Denys
Brustello

JACK Marketing
(Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

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Josh
Levine

Alexander Interactive
(New York, NY, USA)

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As Chief Experience Officer, Josh leads Ai’s multidisciplinary design program and is responsible for company strategy, creative vision and user experience. He works directly with clients to leverage design and technology in order to create meaningful experiences designed around real human needs that inspire and improve peoples’ lives. Under his creative leadership, Ai has grown from a 3 person boutique to a 50 person full-service, digital agency. Additionally, Ai has been named a Best Place to Work in New York by both Crain’s and Ad Age. As a leader and design craftsman, Josh has created successful initiatives for companies such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Citigroup, Pepperidge Farm, Schwinn, MetLife, Lowe’s and Virgin Mobile. He has received awards from Cannes Cyber Lions, Communication Arts, IMA, Davey Awards and Adobe. He’s been featured in publications such as Crain’s, Internet Retailer, Multichannel Merchant and DM News. Josh speaks regularly at Design and UX events all over the country, focusing on topics such as visual design, branding, usability, ecommerce and mobile strategy. Josh brings his passion for design to Ai’s office by creating a work environment that fosters collaboration and personal growth, and a culture that celebrates a healthy work/play balance. He has spearheaded many of Ai’s internal programs, including the agency's successful mentoring program, which introduced teenagers to the world of technology and business. Josh also established the company’s internal educational program, AiU. Josh is a graduate of University of Michigan and loves pigs. (Speaking of pigs, Josh once owned a precious piglet named Vincent–may he rest in peace.) Josh lives in New York with his wife, daughter, son, and French Bulldog: Big Joey Carmichael. He is actively involved in charity work, primarily with the March of Dimes. Josh and his wife Paulina were recently named National Family Team Chairs for the 2016 March for Babies by the March of Dimes.

Meng
Chih
Chiang

HUSH
(New York, NY, USA)

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Meng Chih Chiang is an award-winning digital designer currently living and working in New York City, specializing in data visualization, UI/ UX and interactive media. Meng was born in Pingtung, Taiwan. It was due to the poverty of her family that she has self-studied art since she’s a child. In 2005, she graduated in the honor of the first place from art talented class of National Pingtung Senior High School where she received 3-years full scholarship. Meng was later accepted to a BFA in Visual Communication Design from National Taiwan Normal University, as the recipient of Merit Scholarship. She actively explored to a great diversity of design and developed a new perspective on creative expression. In 2011, Meng won Government Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Taiwan to study School of Visual Arts, MFA Computer Art in New York, concentrating on interactive art of interface, infographics, programming and internet. Other Scholarships include Matching Outside Scholarships, Lab Assistantship Scholarship and Academic Excellence Scholarship at SVA. During the studying abroad period, she is financially independent that she never spent a penny from parents and was responsible for school tuition and living expense in New York totally by herself. She graduated from School of Visual Arts in 2013 with Paula Rhodes Memorial Award for exceptional achievement in Computer Art. She has worked as a digital designer for Medialand in Taiwan, a creative/interactive designer for American Express and Hi-Res! respectively in New York City. Clients included League of Legends, The Glenlivet, Shiseido, KFC, AXE, EVA AIR, Ballantine’s, and Taiwanese Ministry of Culture. The highlights of her awards include: 2015 Red Dot Design Award: Communication Design, French Design Index Award Winner, Best CSS Award Winner, Adobe Design Achievement Awards, The Lumen Prize, The 10th Macao Design Biennial Award, The IEEE Visualization Arts Program, Google Chrome Experiments site, etc.

Shannon
Carrus

WHOISCARRUS
(Orlando, FL, USA)

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Jeremy
Carrus

WHOISCARRUS
(Orlando, FL, USA)

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Melody
Adhami

Plastic Mobile
(Toronto, ON, Canada)

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Lotus
Child

Arson
(Oakland, CA, USA)

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Sophia
Latto

Blackbaud
(Charleston, SC, USA)

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Randi
Wolf

Randi Wolf Design
(Glassboro, NJ, USA)

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Michael
Mrakovcic

DNA Communications Group
(Sydney, NSW, Australia)

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Ryn
Bruce

Coloryn Studio
(Richmond, VA, USA)

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Rodrigo
Cordova

FactorTres
(Mexico City, Mexico)

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Diana
Dragomir

Mind Treat Studios
(Bucharest, Romania)

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Andreas
Kioroglou

Matadog Design
(Athens, Greece)

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Wendy
Wetherbee

Wetherbee Creative
(Derry, NH, USA)

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Tero
Hollo

Victory Arts
(Ottawa, ON, Canada)

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Wallace
Long

C2M Health Communications
(Stepney, SA, Australia)

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Sakol
Mongkolkasetarin

ACME advertising
(Culver City, CA, USA)

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Pancho
Gonzalez

Inbrax
(Santiago, Chile)

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Pancho González Chief Creative Officer & Co Founder Inbrax Chile Pancho González studied advertising at the Universidad de Santiago in Chile and coursed an EMBA at the Berlin School in Steinbeis University, Germany. He has worked in the best Chilean advertising agencies and currently is Chief Creative Officer at Inbrax Chile and Director at Achap (Chilean Advertising Association). He has been judge at major worldwide advertising festivals, including Cannes, Clio Awards, The New York Festivals, Art Director's Club, LIAA, Mobius, Webbys Awards, Ad Stars, Grand Jury at Cresta, FIAP, Effie Awards, Golden Awards of Montreaux, Cristal Festival, Eagle Awards, El Ojo de Iberoamerica and Achap (Chile), among “many many” others and was the first Chilean to chair the jury of the AME Awards in New York and teaching at Miami Ad School. He has been speaker in Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, Germany, United States, Japan, Korea, Czech Republic and Chile. With more than 100 national and international recognitions (Cannes, ADC's, The New York Festivals, FIAP, Ojo de Iberoamerica, Young Creatives One Show, Effie, Grand Effie, Young Guns, Epica Awards, Cristal Festival, Creativity Awards, Cresta Awards, Fepi, Eagle Awards, AdStar, IAB, WINA Awards, Achap) is one of the most influent creative in his market. Recently nominated in the Top 25 Worldwide Chief Creative Officers and Worldwide Top 100 Influencer by Creativepool, London; Adlatina ranked his agency Chilean Top Ten at Crema Ranking 2014 and his agency was located at 7th place in WINA Festival 2016 overall. Throughout his career he had worked for local and global brands and is happily married with Carolina whom he has a son called Caetano. What happened this year? He had the honor to judge at PIAF Awards (Czech Republic), Webby Awards (USA), Cresta Awards Grand Jury (USA), Lisbon International Awards (Portugal), Web Awards (USA), Effie Latam (Argentina), Effie College & Effie Awards (Chile) and speaker at Marketing & Sales Congress at Seminarium (Chile), PIAF Awards (Czech Republic) and Academia Digital Achap (Chile).

Christine
Walker

Verse Brand Strategy
(Atlanta, GA, USA)

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Dan
Dry

Price Weber
(Louisville, KY, USA)

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Fabian
Geyrhalter

FINIEN
(Long Beach, CA, USA)

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Fabian Geyrhalter is the Founder and Principal of FINIEN, a consultancy specialized in turning ventures into brands. For 12 years he has been running the highly successful branding and graphic design agency Geyrhalter & Co, working for clients such as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Goodwill, Brandman University, W Hotels, CO-OP Financial Services, USC, Evolution Juice, The City Of Los Angeles and John Varvatos. Geyrhalter has been published internationally by the likes of The Washington Post, Graphis and Communication Arts. He frequently writes about branding and is a columnist for Inc. An active jury member of the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts and winner of numerous design awards, including 23 American Graphic Design Awards, Geyrhalter is often invited to judge international design competitions. He served as an adjunct professor at USC and Art Center College of Design and is an Advisory Board Member of the Santa Monica College. Geyrhalter is a frequent speaker and mentor to entrepreneurs worldwide, a “Global 100″ mentor at the Founder Institute and co-author of the #1 best selling book “How to Launch a Brand.” He is further serving as consulting Executive Creative Strategist at Urban Insight, a leading technology consulting firm, managing the intersection of brand vision and creative digital strategy. At the age of 21, he became Creative Director at Insyght, developing corporate identity and collateral projects for pharmaceutical industry giants like Pfizer and Lilly. He later served as Creative Lead at Genex, an Adweek Top 50 Interactive Agency, overseeing the emerging online media account for the luxury automotive brand Acura. Geyrhalter was born in Vienna, Austria and is a graduate of Art Center College of Design.

Beverly
Krumm

Iowa State University
(Iowa, USA)

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Angelina
Sereno

Skybox Creative
(San Diego, CA, USA)

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Amy
Hecht

Brown Stone Studio
(New York, NY, USA)

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Marcelo
Lopes

Merchan-design
(Sao Paulo, Brazil)

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Jonathan
Butts

Blackwing Creative
(Alameda, CA, USA)

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Gaston
Legorburu

SapientNitro
(Miami Beach, FL, USA)

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Gaston Legorburu sets the strategic and creative vision for SapientNitro and its integrated marketing and commerce services. He has a passion for bringing organizing ideas and connected thinking to the table and has been instrumental in expanding SapientNitro’s capabilities beyond digital and landing several AOR relationships in the process, including Bertucci's and Visit Florida. Recognized by Adweek 50 and TED as a game-changer who is modeling the agency of the future, Legorburu has constantly challenged the advertising industry since co-founding Planning Group International (PGI), now the core of Sapient's Miami presence. Three years later, he turned industry heads when Sapient became the first interactive agency to acquire an above-the-line shop, Nitro Group, best known for its “Best Job in the World” campaign. Legorburu has been a driving force in the constant evolution of SapientNitro into a new breed of storyteller for an always-on world. His unique storyscaping approach and Idea Engineering framework mixes multi-disciplinary teams of strategists, creatives, and technologists to shape brand storytelling through experiences that interweave physical and virtual spaces, and deepen consumer connections. In the company's constant quest to find new ways for brands and consumers to connect, SapientNitro has grown into the largest independent agency worldwide and racked up thirteen Cannes Lions for its signature look of "advertising as experiences." Throughout his career, Legorburu has helped clients gain unparalleled insights into effectively marketing their products and services in today’s increasingly complex marketplace. He continues to provide clients like Citi, Coca-Cola and ESPN with innovative solutions to critical business challenges. Widely recognized as a thought leader, Legorburu is frequently quoted in publications such as Advertising Age, Bloomberg, Fast Company, and The Wall Street Journal, and is a member of TED. He is a sought after speaker who has presented at notable industry conferences including Ad:Tech, OMMA Global, and SHOOT. He works in SapientNitro’s Miami office and can frequently be spotted on his boat on weekends.

Clark
Most

RedPoint Design Direction
(Midland, MI, USA)

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John
Carstens

SapientNitro
(Chicago, IL, USA)

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John
Nunziato

Little Big Brands
(White Plains, NY, USA)

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Solana
Crawford

DESIGNaboutTOWN
(San Francisco, CA, USA)

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Ben
Williams

R/GA
(Portland, OR, USA)

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Les
Kollegian

Jacob Tyler
(San Diego, CA, USA)

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Les Kollegian has one main goal as CEO of Jacob Tyler: to create an experience internally to foster award-winning campaigns and externally to leave his client partners wanting more. Les has been responsible for the growth and development of the company since 2000. He holds a Masters in Communications Design from the University of Baltimore and has more than 20 years of experience designing marketing campaigns with an eye for innovation, strategy, and out of the box thinking that makes people nervous. He is honest to a fault and sometimes undiplomatic, but he focuses on building great relationships to ensure delivering on Jacob Tyler’s core values of honesty and integrity. If he doesn’t feel the job will bring value to his clients, he simply won’t take the work. Les was born in Cambridge, Mass and later moved to Maryland at age 11. He worked his way through high school, paying for private school as a warehouse employee in Washington DC and then through college at the University of Maryland as a waiter and bartender. After graduation in 1991, he was accepted to grad school and started working as a production artist working his way up the corporate ladder in multiple different agencies. It was a visit to San Diego in 1995 that inspired him to save up some funds and move to Southern California. He landed the Creative Director position for Echolink Interactive, a 150 person, San Diego based interactive media agency. There, he created interactive and traditional campaigns for Intel, Qualcomm, Gateway, America Online, Fox Television, and Chili’s Restaurants. In late 1999, he set out to work on his own and start his own agency. Jacob Tyler now has two offices, over 90 awards, over 30 employees, and Les has way more grey hair. Les speaks regularly at design conferences and Universities on the topics of Web Design, Omnichannel Marketing, Creative Strategy, Branding, and Usability. His current clients range from start-up companies to Fortune 500 firms, that include Four Seasons Hotels, Ritz-Carlton, Nuvasive, Sony, Bridgepoint Education, Websense, and TED. Affiliations