Eleven young creatives originally from seven countries in the Asia Pacific region have become finalists for the global Young Guns 16 competition, celebrating international creative professionals age 30 or younger.
Two of them are from Australia.
This year’s finalists from APAC are:
- Luke Chard, originally from Australia (working in New York), Advertising
- Melina Fiolitakis, Auckland, New Zealand, Advertising
- Esther Goh, Singapore, Illustration
- Au Chon Hin and Si Nga Ian, team from Macau, China, Graphic Design
- Joyce N. Ho, originally from Australia (now in Brooklyn), Film & Animation
- Jiaxi & Zhe, team originally from China (now in Brooklyn), Photography
- Satoshi Kohno, Tokyo, Japan, Advertising
- Victo Ngai, originally from Hong Kong (now in Los Angeles), Illustration
- Woshibai, Shanghai, Illustration
For the first time, the finalists were announced via live social video. View the complete list of Young Guns 16 finalists here.
The One Club for Creativity ‘s Young Guns is the industry’s only international, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that searches for today’s top young creatives.
This year’s 82 finalists consist of creatives who come originally from 24 countries, two-thirds from outside the US. Submissions were judged by 61 top creatives from around the world, about half of whom are past Young Guns winners. View the full jury list here.
This year’s winners will be announced at the Young Guns 16 awards ceremony and party on November 15, 2018 in New York. The evening will be hosted by Gemma O’Brien (Young Guns 13 winner), acclaimed Australian artist and designer specialising in lettering, typography and illustration. Tickets are available here.
Young Guns 16 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. They also receive a complimentary one-year membership to The One Club for Creativity, permanent membership in Young Guns network, a chance to be featured in Young Guns events and an assortment of career-boosting opportunities from Young Guns sponsors.
“Young Guns is special because it’s incredibly difficult to make the cut as finalists,” stated Michael O’Rourke, executive director, ADC. “Many of the best young creatives from around the world entered really strong portfolios across multiple disciplines, so it’s badge of honour to make it even this far.”
Past Young Guns include rising stars who went on to become leaders in their chosen fields, including advertising creatives, Rei Inamoto(YG4) and Menno Kluin (YG6); graphic designers, James Victore (YG1), Stefan Sagmeister (YG1) and Jessica Walsh (YG8); illustrators, Christoph Niemann (YG2) and Deanne Cheuk (YG4); photographers, Ryan McGuinness (YG2) and Jeremy Floto/Cassandra Warner (aka floto+warner, YG5); typographers, Alex Trochut (YG6) and Gemma O’Brien (YG13); film and video director, Mike Mills (YG1), animation artist and Todd St. John (YG1).
Program branding is developed each year by a past Young Gun winner. Branding for Young Guns 16 was designed by creative studio and artist representation agency, Sunday Afternoon, led by Young Guns 11 winner, Juan Carlos Pagan, the agency’s co-founder and executive creative director.
