Co-Directors

Pascal Glissmann
Co-Director, Jury Member

Pascal is Associate Professor of Communication Design at Parsons School of Design New York, co-director of the Observational Practices Lab Parsons, and founder of the design studio subcologne.

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Olivier Arcioli
Co-Director, Jury Member

Olivier is founder of ateliergruen, Program Director and Associate Professor of Graphic and Informationsdesign at New Design University in Austria.

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Andreas Henrich
Co-Director, Jury Member

Andreas is Professor Emeritus of the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and founder of henrich design studio.

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Founding Collaborators

Randa Abdel Baki
Founding Collaborator
Jury Member

Randa is Associate Professor of Communication Design
Lebanese American University Beirut.

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Annelie Franke
Founding Collaborator
Jury Member

Annelie is Associate Professor of MediaDesign at International University Campus Mainz and founder of AF Photography.

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Mariko Takagi
Founding Collaborator
Jury Member

Mariko is Associate Professor at Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Department of Information and Media, Kyoto, Japan and founder of
mikan design studio.

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Researchers

Brianna Corley
2023: Editor and Special Features Contributor

Brianna Corley is a writer and editor from the Deep South currently reading and creating in Jersey City.

Nicole D’alessio
2020: Editor and Special Features Contributor

Nicole D’Alessio currently teaches at Parsons School of Design. She is a writer and researcher at The New School’s MFA Creative Writing Program. Her work can be found at nmdalessio.com.

Eric Lish
2019: Communication Designer

Eric Lish is New York City based communication designer exploring expression through type design and print media.
www.ericlish.com.

Pune Dracker
2019: Editor and Special Features Contributor

Pune writes, edits, runs and dances in New York City.
@psychedelicate923

Thomas Nghia Nguyen
2017/18: Communication Designer

Thomas Nghia Nguyen, New York City based communication designer, straddles the line between branding, interaction design, and media art.
www.nugenthomas.com

Paula Volchok
2016/17: Communication Designer

Paula Volchok is a New York based Experiential Graphic Designer working on events at Refinery29.
www.paulavolchok.com

Sachi Chandiramani
2016/17: Communication Designer

Sachi Chandiramani is a New York-based graphic designer working at Pentagram.
www.sachichandiramani.com

Evelyn Zhang
2015/16: Communication Designer

Evelyn spends her days designing and animating @ Refinery29, and nights looking at cat pics.
www.evelynzhang.com

Daniel Bogre Udell
2014/15: Communication Designer

Daniel Bogre Udell is a co-founder at Wikitongues, a non-profit platform for every language in the world.
www.wikitongues.org