Six talented young creatives based in APAC are among the finalists from 18 countries in The One Club for Creativity’s prestigious Young Guns 22 competition, celebrating global creative professionals age 30 or younger.
Young Guns is the industry’s only 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 jury of 101 creatives — many of whom are past YG winners — from 45 countries.
YG22 finalists based in APAC are listed below:
Jiaan Dai (pictured bottom left), art director, graphic designer, The End Design Guangzhou City
Puiham Chan and Kaytung Hun (pictured top right), creative team, studioTODO Shanghai
Poe Cheung (pictured bottom right), design director, graphic designer, Nous Hong Kong SAR China
Shaily Patel (pictured bottom middle), typeface designer, Valdodar India
Ritter Willy Putra (pictured top left), designer, art director, Thinking*Room Jakarta
The complete list of Young Guns 22 finalists can be viewed here.
This year’s winners will be announced on October 30, 2024, and celebrated at a in-person party on November 13, 2024 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 receive 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 Guns winner. This year’s YG22 branding was created by renowned New York-based designer, illustrator, muralist, and author Timothy Goodman (YG7).
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, presented annually at the YG celebration, goes 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.
