The One Club for Creativity’s global Young Guns 17 has chosen its finalists and Aussie ex-pat, Adam Ridgeway is on the list. Ridgeway, a designer and art director who now lives in New York, is one of 81 finalists from 22 countries,

Hoping to be recognised as a Young Guns winner on November 20 at the presentation in New York.

Young Guns is the industry’s only international, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies today’s top young creatives. Submissions were received from more than 45 countries and judged by 61 top creatives from around the world, about half of whom are past Young Guns winners.

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.

Program branding and design of the Cube award itself is recreated each year by a past Young Gun winner. This year’s YG17 branding and award were designed by Hey Studio, Barcelona, founded by Verònica Fuerte (YG7).

Past Young Guns include rising stars who went on to become leaders in their chosen fields, including graphic designers, James Victore (YG1), Stefan Sagmeister (YG1) and Jessica Walsh (YG8); advertising creatives, Rei Inamoto (YG4) and Menno Kluin (YG6); 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 and animation artist, Todd St. John (YG1).

This year’s official sponsors are Hey, Levine/Leavitt and Shutterstock. Supporting sponsors are BBDO, Media Monks, Publicis Health, OUTFRONT and Workbook.

View all of this year’s Young finalists here.