Stillborn ideas. Grotesque briefs. Terrifying timelines. These are the monsters that terrorise the creative realm with a single mission — to destroy great work. Instead of cowering in fear, brave creatives face these threats daily and overcome them one campaign at a time.

This year, the Creative Circle Awards will honour the battle-scarred and hardened combatants who have fought and prevailed. Think you're worthy?

Strategic Partners

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THE HIGH COMMAND

Name:

Nicolas Courant

Title:

A.k.a. the JURY PRESIDENT

Profession:

Executive Creative Director

Current Residence:

Ogilvy & Mather Singapore

Nicolas Courant began his career as a copywriter at Lowe Paris, where he devised campaigns for Air France, France Telecom, Nestlé, La Société Générale and Unilever. Later, ------------------- he joined Bates France where he worked for Seat, Georgia Pacific and Pfizer, before setting up an Ogilvy office in Tunisia – establishing OgilvyPR, OgilvyOne and OgilvyAction.


Nic’s work has swept awards in every major creative and effectiveness show, from Cannes Lions and Clio Awards to the Effies and D&AD. ---------------------- Today, he resides in Asia with Ogilvy & Mather, producing award-winning work for Unilever, Allianz, Coca-Cola and Philips.

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THE HIGH COMMAND

Name:

MELVYN LIM

Title:

A.k.a. the JURY PRESIDENT

Profession:

Executive Creative Director

Current Residence:

Ogilvy & Mather Singapore

As Ogilvy & Mather Singapore’s Executive Creative Director, Melvyn's a steadfast Combat Commander who has launched formidable campaigns against monsters from all walks (even those that walk on all fours). ---------------- His list of clients includes Singtel, LTA and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. 


Best known for his laser-focused ability to identify great ideas, Melvyn’s works have won accolades at numerous award shows, including Cannes, Spikes, One Show, D&AD, the Effie – and so on. The capstone of his conquest? Winning the FWA People’s Choice Award.

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Innovation, Integrated, Media & CSR

Name:

Ang Sheng Jin

Title:

A.K.A. The Head of Jury

Profession:

Creative Director

Current Residence:

MullenLowe Singapore

Since joining the industry in 2003, Sheng Jin has honed his skills as an art director in agencies such as 10AM Communications, JWT, McCann, Grey, and now MullenLowe,---------- where he is Creative Director.

Perseverance is a principles Sheng Jin adheres to. When faced with opportunities to succeed, giving up is never an option. He was named the Best New Art Director in 2005 Singapore Creative Circle Awards.---------- In the same award, he also won multiple Best of Categories, including Print in 2016 & 2012, Outdoor in 2015 and Radio in 2013.---------------- Apart from this, he has won multiple prestigious industry awards.

Innovation, Integrated, Media & CSR

Name:

Aaron Koh

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Executive Creative Director

Current Residence:

GOVT Singapore

Aaron Koh is the Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director of GOVT Singapore, an independent agency that managed to convince the likes of Chang Beer, National Gallery, Airbnb, History Channel, Nestle, OCBC Bank and Häagen-Dazs --------------- to believe in him and his motley crew.


In 2016, Aaron was one of 19 Singaporean creative leaders to be a judge at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. ---------- In 2017, he was selected for jury duties for Ad Stars and SPH’s iink Awards. Prior to his entrepreneurial stint, ---------------- Aaron spent time in BBH Shanghai and DDB Singapore where he garnered multiple awards.

Innovation, Integrated, Media & CSR

Name:

Francis Tan

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Creative Partner

Current Residence:

Germs Digital

Francis Tan believes in creating ‘self-intriguing’ interactive pieces. Less than a year after working in Germs Digital as a certified Google Analytics expert, ---------- the interactive craftsman pulled off one of the greatest local campaigns of 2014: See The Big Picture by Singapore Press Holdings – a success that showed the world how a single activation could capture nationwide interest and result in millions of impressions.


Today, he focuses on bringing integrated marketing to the next level. ----------His work with brands such as NTUC Income and United Overseas Bank have won multiple awards at local and international news and marketing effectiveness award shows.


Innovation, Integrated, Media & CSR

Name:

Michael Chin

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Writer

Current Residence:

BLK J

Michael has been a copywriter for 3+ years. In that time, he has learnt one thing. ---------- You won't run into brick walls if you bother enough to run through them. ---------- This lesson has helped him win a few prizes. He counts being on this jury as one of them.


Innovation, Integrated, Media & CSR

Name:

Sudhir Pasumarty

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Associate Creative Director

Current Residence:

BBH Singapore

In 2011, Sudhir joined Grey Group Singapore where he won Singapore’s first Cannes Innovation Lion and Product Design Lion. ---------- In 2015, Sudhir helped Grey Group Singapore become the most awarded agency in Singapore at Cannes and Spikes Asia.


His work has been highly recognized at the world’s most prestigious shows including Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, Clio, Adfest, Spikes Asia, the Effie Awards to name a few. He is living with a beautiful wife who is pursuing a doctorate, ---------- doing research on infectious diseases. His biggest achievement is his 13 month old son - his true Grand Prix.


Innovation, Integrated, Media & CSR

Name:

Theophilues Tan

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Associate Creative Director

Current Residence:

BBDO Singapore

Theophilues (or Theo as most people would prefer to call him) has found himself in a few multinational ---------- advertising agencies throughout his career, working on and taking the lead for regional and national level campaigns.


He has done work for a wide range of products ranging from diapers to motorbikes, as well as playing the role of brand guardian for multiple regional accounts. He has been fortunate ---------- enough to find himself awarded at both local and international shows, including Cannes, D&AD, Clio, One Show, LIA, and the Effies, amongst others.


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Print, Radio & Outdoor

Name:

Erick Rosa

Title:

A.K.A. The Head of Jury

Profession:

Executive Creative Director

Current Residence:

MullenLowe Singapore

Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, -------------- Erick has been lucky enough to call Boston, New York, Lisbon, São Paulo and now Singapore, his home. -------------------------- His creative career has spanned 17 years and includes roles at Leo Burnett in Portugal, and FCB, Euro RSCG and J.Walter Thompson in Latin America.


At MullenLowe he oversees all creative output from Singapore, as well as plays global lead for the Unilever brand, Close-up. -------------------------- He has been part of teams that have won prestigious awards such as Cannes Lions, D&AD and The One Show, to name a few.

Print, Radio & Outdoor

Name:

Erick Yeo

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Executive Creative Director

Current Residence:

Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore

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Print, Radio & Outdoor

Name:

Hagan de Villiers

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Executive Creative Director

Current Residence:

TBWA Singapore

After years hiding in tertiary education institutions, Hagan finally emerged with some really lovely wax-embossed, --------- calligraphied paper stock. And very little knowledge of anything. However, that didn’t stop him from pursuing his career.


A decade and half later, Hagan plied his trade in five different continents, working on brands of all shapes and sizes. Having won numerous advertising accolades, --------- Hagan currently lives in Singapore with his gorgeous wife and their two young daughters; who are quite certain their dad still has very little knowledge of anything.


Print, Radio & Outdoor

Name:

Lizi Hamer

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Regional Creative Director

Current Residence:

Octagon

As Octagon’s Creative Director in the APAC region, Lizi Hamer is tasked with earning the right kind of attention for brands across the globe. --------------- She’s answered this ask by pursuing authentic stories and leveraging the power of generous ideas. This year Lizi was recognized by Campaign Asia’s Women Leading Change Awards in Asia as one of four Creative Leaders in Asia.


Lizi leads SheSays Singapore, a community built to encourage more women to pursue opportunity in the creative and digital industry. ----- She also co-founded SisuGirls to build grit in young girls through sport and adventure.


Print, Radio & Outdoor

Name:

Marco Versolato

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Chief Creative Officer

Current Residence:

J. Walter Thompson Singapore

Marco Versolato works on global brands such as Lux, ------------------- Lux Hair and Sunsilk whilstperforming his role as CCO of JWT Singapore. ------------------- He previously worked for 5 years at the iconic DM9DDB Brasil. He champions creativity through innovation and believes in creating a conducive environment where team work and creativity thrives.


Print, Radio & Outdoor

Name:

Pann Lim

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Co Founder/ Creative Director

Current Residence:

Kinetic Singapore

Pann Lim is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Kinetic Singapore, K+, Holycrap.sg --------------- and Rubbish Famzine. He strongly believes that creating work without an idea is a sin.


Pann’s dedication to creating works that break the mould has also earned him countless awards locally and abroad. This includes Singapore’s highest design accolade — the President’s Design Award, which he won twice in 2013 and 2015 — -------------- as well as coveted industry honours such as IAS Singapore’s Most Influential Creative Director in 2012, Gold Pencils at the New York One Show, Cannes Lions and the esteemed Yellow Pencil at the British D&AD.


Print, Radio & Outdoor

Name:

Primus Nair

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Executive Creative Director

Current Residence:

BBDO Singapore

Within 5 years of getting a creative internship, Primus had won 5 Cannes Lions and a host of other awards at D&AD, ----------------- Adfest, Clio and Spikes.


More recently, his work for Diageo at BBDO was accepted into the Guinness Book of Records while his Guinness GDIB campaign was the most awarded print campaign globally, ------------------- bagging a Gold, Silver and Bronze Cannes Lion alongside a host of other awards from D&AD, Clio, Adfest, One Show and Spikes. In his 3 years as ECD of BBDO he has landed CCAs Agency of the Year two years in a row and the Grand Prix the year following.


Print, Radio & Outdoor

Name:

Thomas Yang

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Deputy Executive Creative Director/ Head Of Art & Design

Current Residence:

DDB Singapore

Since winning Best New Art Director at the Singapore Creative Circle Awards in 1998, Thomas Yang has gone on to bag over 400 regional and international awards. --------- In 2011, he was named Creative Director of the Year at the Hall Of Fame Awards, and one of the top 10 creative directors at Cannes.


Outside advertising, Thomas is a hardcore cyclist. ------------------- To blur the lines between the two, he combined his love for the sport and his passion for design into a collection of limited edition cycling-related prints and tees. But beyond his accomplishments, Thomas is proudest of two Grand Prix—his lovely daughters.


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Cyber & Mobile

Name:

Aste Gutiérrez

Title:

A.K.A. The Head of Jury

Profession:

Creative Director

Current Residence:

BBH Singapore

As Creative Director for Regional Nike at BBH, Aste counts Nike Unlimited Stadium and Smart TXTBKS as his ‘Signature Work’. ---------------- Both campaigns have garnered numerous awards including a Cannes Grand Prix, ---------------- Titanium Shortlist, 2 Grand Clio’s and so on.


He owes everything to his mentors, Droga protégé Andrew Petch, Eric Cruz of W+K and AKQA, and Fred of Fred & Farid. ------------------------- Aste is a self-professed advocate for the humane treatment of immigrant candidates by recruits. Today, he’s married to the best account director he's ever worked with and together, they've created their amazing prematurely born daughter, Ari, who is a true fighter.

Cyber & Mobile

Name:

Chris Chiu

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Chief Creative Officer

Current Residence:

DDB Group Singapore

Prior to joining DDB in January 2017, Chris Chiu has ---------------- had successful agency stints for over two decades across the region.


Through the years, he’s managed to create work that’s picked up Gold at Cannes, One Show, Golden Drum and Spikes Asia to name a few key festivals. As well as the Grand Prix for Film at both AdFest and the Singapore Gongs. In 2009, Chris was named Creative Director of the Year at the Singapore Hall of Fame Awards and in 2011, ---------------- was listed amongst the Top 30 Creative Directors in Asia-Pacific by Campaign Asia.

Cyber & Mobile

Name:

Emir Shafri

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Executive Creative Director

Current Residence:

Y&R Malaysia

Formerly the Head of Digital at Y&R Singapore, Emir has clinched Singapore’s 1st Chimera Lion win and Titanium Lions nomination, ---------------- an Asian agency’s 1st SXSW Interactive Innovation Award, and led the agency to become Asia’s top agency in Mobile at Spikes and Singapore’s Agency of the Year, before assuming the role of Y&R Malaysia’s Executive Creative Director.


Emir was recently named one of Asia’s 6 most exciting up-and-coming creative technologists, and has been ------------ invited to judge at New York Festivals, Spikes Innovation, Young Guns, CCAs, and more.

Cyber & Mobile

Name:

Jack Tan

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Founder/Creative Director

Current Residence:

Fetish Lab

Jack is a creative who wants to create work that is audacious and purposeful. ---------------- To create experiences that are worth telling stories can liberate a brand - this has always been his approach in all his work and thinking. ---------------- He is the founder of Fetish Lab, an experimental studio focusing on creating digital products and interactive experiences.


Prior to Fetish, Jack has worked in various agencies including Wieden+Kennedy and Kinetic. ---------------- His accolades include Cannes Lions, Creative Circle Awards, D&AD, One Show, Webby, Young Guns and the FWA. He enjoys consuming popular culture and running.

Cyber & Mobile

Name:

Joji Jacob

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Co-Founder/Creative Partner

Current Residence:

BLK J

Joji is a founding partner of BLK J, ---------------- one of the fastest growing independent advertising agencies in Asia.


Prior to this, Joji was the Group Executive Creative Director of DDB Group Singapore, and has over 23 years of experience at Ogilvy, JWT, ---------------- Lowe, BBDO and DDB across India and Singapore.


He has been named Singapore’s Most Influential Creative Director by the Institute of Advertising Singapore and Southeast Asia’s Creative Person of the Year by Campaign twice in a row.

Cyber & Mobile

Name:

Marcus Rebeschine

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Chief Creative Officer

Current Residence:

Y&R Asia

Y&R Asia won The Republic of Singapore Navy account after being with Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore for 28 years. ---------------- Y&R was the first ever agency from Asia to win an Innovation Award at South X South West and the only network in Asia to win the Bill Gates Cannes Chimera global brief twice in a row. ---------------- The Y&R team also won a Cannes Lions Mobile Grand Prix, Glass Lion which is helping change gender stereotypes in Japan and two Guinness World Records together with Y&R Asia’s clients. Marcus Rebeschini continues as Chief Creative Officer of Asia for Y&R.

Cyber & Mobile

Name:

Polina Zabrodskaya

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Creative Director

Current Residence:

Publicis London

Polina has spent enough time in advertising to learn that people don’t want to read bios – they care about whether their work is getting awards. For Polina, an award-winning ad is a new ad. ---------------- Because if you can spot a dozen references shining through – you should probably award them all.


And, if you are reading this, then yes - Polina has won Gold Lions and Pencils, ---------------- judged at Cannes Lions and Ad Fest, and appeared on all kinds of random lists and ratings – probably why she’s judging The Gong. Or maybe she’s hacked The Gong - that’s what Russians do.

Cyber & Mobile

Name:

Valerie Madon

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Chief Creative Officer

Current Residence:

Havas Southeast Asia

At 5, Valerie was happiest when she could paint. Her love for art led her to an amazing 20 years in advertising, ---------------- where she built brands such as Hewlett-Packard, Procter & Gamble, Singapore Airlines, amongst others.


In 2010, Valerie was the first female chairperson of Singapore’s Creative Circle Awards. ---------------- She’s judged several major advertising shows, and has been nominated IAS Singapore's Most Influential CD yearly from 2011 – 2015. In 2016, she was appointed Head of Creative Shop for Facebook, Southeast Asia, and started her own artisan ice cream shop, Licktionary, which she runs with her husband, advertising veteran Farrokh Madon.

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Direct & Promo

Name:

Troy Lim

Title:

A.K.A. The Head of Jury

Profession:

Executive Creative Director

Current Residence:

Y&R Singapore

Troy first made his mark when he was voted Best New Copywriter as a young lad at Singapore’s Creative Circle Awards. ---------------- He has since hit Gold at Cannes, One Show and at the IPA and Effies.


As Creative Director at Ogilvy, ----------------- Troy picked up Effies and IPA Gold for HPB – the highest marketing effectiveness accolade ever awarded to a Singapore brand. ---------------- At Publicis, he led the agency to sweep effectiveness and marketing awards for Scoot, Audi and AXA, capping 2016 with Campaign Asia’s Creative Agency of the Year. Troy is also a passionate believer in coaching local talent, having judged at D&AD and Spikes.


Direct & Promo

Name:

Alvin Chin

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Regional Head of Creative Services

Current Residence:

Ogilvy & Mather

Alvin started his career in 1986 and has worked at DNC, Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO and Ogilvy and Mather. He has collaborated with ----------- international top photographers, film directors, illustrators and various types of vendors to produce hundreds of award-winning campaigns for Cannes, D&AD, One Show, Spikes, and more.


He had the honour to work with David Droga for a few years, as well as help Saatchi Singapore become AdAge’s international agency of the year. ----------- Recently, he’s been helping the Ogilvy offices in Asia and EAME produce more award-winning Innovation and Promo & Activation content films.


Direct & Promo

Name:

Arh Chun Ngai

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Creative Director

Current Residence:

We Are Social

When Arh Chun left Hong Kong for Singapore, little did he realise that his love for art would play a --------- significant role in his life. In his early years, his failure to grasp the intricate use of “lah” and “leh” alienated him from his peers, but he drew his way around the problem and made more friends with his sketches.


It is this same creative gift that took him to BBH, DDB, JWT, TBWA and now We Are Social. -------------- He has worked on brands such as Intel, Nikon, Singapore Airline, Singapore Tourism Board, Chupa Chups, Intel, StarHub and McDonald’s, winning numerous awards.


Direct & Promo

Name:

Maurice Wee

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Creative Director

Current Residence:

Grey Group Singapore

Maurice is known for work like the IKEA Bookbook, Get Cheras To IKEA Cheras, --------- Mentos National Night and UOB’s Private Bank spots.


He wants to make many more.-------------


Direct & Promo

Name:

Jon Loke

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Creative Director

Current Residence:

Independent

In the last 17 years, -------- Jon has consistently won all major awards for both Creative & Effectiveness across all categories including Press, Outdoor, Promo & Activation, Direct, Digital, Mobile, Media, PR & Design for global brands including Philips, McDonald’s, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Coke, GlaxoSmithKline, Kimberly-Clark, Singtel & The Economist.


With more than 15 Cannes Lions and 2 D&AD Yellow Pencils, Jon was also part of Singapore's most successful anti-smoking campaign "I QUIT", ------- which was awarded Effies and IPA Gold for Health Promotion Board – the highest marketing effectiveness accolade ever awarded to a brand in Singapore.


Direct & Promo

Name:

Jonathan Ng

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Creative Partner

Current Residence:

Nurun Singapore

Jon is an integrated creative who thrives at the intersection of art and technology. Prior to co-founding Nurun Singapore, ---------------- Jon worked in major agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather and TBWA\TEQUILA across various cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, and London.


on’s work has been recognized at major creative award shows including Cannes, D&AD, Spikes Asia, One Show, FWA, Webbys and Effies. ------- In 2015, he played a pivotal role in helping Publicis, Nurun's sister company, bag Campaign Asia's Creative Agency of the Year Award.


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Film & Branded Content

Name:

Roslee Yusof

Title:

A.K.A. The Head of Jury

Profession:

Founder, Director

Current Residence:

Freeflow / The Prosecution Film Company

With a creative flair for moving stories, Ros is the award-winning director of many short films, content pieces, social experiment videos and TV commercials. -------------------- His body of work includes Singtel Data ExStream, MCCY The Real Social Network and Starhub Home by Homes, to name a few.


His passion shines the brightest in spots that shed light on authentic Singapore culture and life. ------------------------- As the Founding Director of Freeflow Productions, Ros has also played a pivotal role in mentoring young local talents.

Film & Branded Content

Name:

Daphne NG

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Head of Film

Current Residence:

BBH Singapore

What does it take to last over 15 years in the ad industry and still keep going and going? ------------------- For Daphne, it's first about having the luck of the draw to have worked with inspiring Creatives and amazing Producers when she started out.


Daphne has won numerous recognitions including the IAS Hall of Fame Young Professional of the Year award. But more than anything else, it has always been the work that has fuelled her. She's learnt that the best creative opportunities do not necessarily come with the best budgets, ------------ and that the hands-on experience to craft as a team, has always been the best pay-off.

Film & Branded Content

Name:

Desmond Tan

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Founder/Film Director

Current Residence:

atypicalfilms

A broken hand and David Lynch led to Desmond becoming a Film Director -------------- at the ripe old age of 30. From shooting a Navy fleet in the middle of the South China Sea to screaming tea bags parachuting into a cup; a half-naked Vietnamese selling a HDB flat to running after the 2nd fastest man in the world, Desmond refuses to be pigeonholed into a style or genre.


Desmond is -------------- mostly random and loves long walks on the beach and pina coladas.

Film & Branded Content

Name:

Gary Steele

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Executive Creative Director

Current Residence:

TBWA Singapore

Gary Steele went straight from school into the industry; and hasn’t skipped a day since. -------------- His career has seen him practise his craft on three different continents over a span of 17 years. And in that time, his keen eye for classy art direction has spotted some of the world’s most celebrated logos in the bottom right hand corner of his layouts.


But the bottom right hand corner is about the only ‘rule’ Gary follows. ---------------- Because what sets him apart from his peers is his burning desire to create advertising that doesn’t resemble advertising.

Film & Branded Content

Name:

Tan Giap How

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Associate Creative Director

Current Residence:

BBDO Singapore

Tan Giap How began his career as a Visualizer and Designer. ---------------- After meticulously cutting many mounting boards, crafting endless visuals, and crafting them some more, he rose through the ranks while serving in various local agencies.


His achievements include D&AD, Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, One Show, Spikes Asia, Adfest, and more. He has also played a large part in raising the profile of the agencies he finds himself in, --------------------------- like helping Grey Singapore to be the best within the region. He serves as Associate Creative Director at BBDO Singapore, playing a vital role in securing new businesses, various local and international awards.

Film & Branded Content

Name:

Lindsay Jehan

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Partner, Creative Director & Composer

Current Residence:

Song Zu Singapore

An extremely accomplished bass player and highly-awarded producer and composer, ----------------- Lindsay has worked across the world, including a decade in London and the US for top music houses Human, Amber Music and Baron and Baron.


His body of work has been featured on Cannes AICP and One Show, and includes a Ridley Scott-directed Barclays Bank TVC, Baileys, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, --------------- Mastercard, Adidas, Audi, Mercedes, Lexus, Miller, Nike and Pepsi, to name a few.

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Design

Name:

Felix NG

Title:

A.K.A. The Head of Jury

Profession:

Creative Director

Current Residence:

Anonymous

Felix Ng is a designer, curator, creative director and the co-founder of creative studio Anonymous --------- – the creators of A Design Film Festival, Bracket and FoodCine.ma ---------


As a recipient of the prestigious Young Guns 9 Award in 2011 from the Art Directors Club New York, and the 40 under 40 Award in 2012 from Perspective Hong Kong, --------- he has served on the jury of the British D&AD Awards, Kyoorius Awards, Singapore Creative Circle Awards --------- and Noise Singapore.

Design

Name:

Abdul Basit Khan

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Design Company Founder, Designer & Artist

Current Residence:

Eight Inc.

Basit is a Singapore-based Designer and Artist via Pakistan, Chicago and Netherlands, --------- working across branding, digital and experience design.


As Principal at Eight Inc., ------------------------ Basit leads creative teams and is sought out for his creative direction and ability to invent delightful and holistic human experiences.


Basit worked as Partner and Creative Director at design consultancy Terrain, Design Incubation Centre at National University of Singapore, and the Netherlands. Basit also taught at the Lasalle College of the Arts and Glasgow School of Art, UK – Singapore Institute of Technology.

Design

Name:

Alvin Ho

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Independent Research Lab Co-Founder

Current Residence:

Atelier HOKO

Alvin Ho is co-founder of Atelier HOKO (2002), an independent research lab that focuses on the study of the growing disengagement between people, things and space. --------- The atelier hopes to cultivate in people an openness and ability to un-know, ----------------- bringing about a heightened curiosity towards all phenomena by taking a fresh look at reality.

Design

Name:

Justin Zhuang

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Author/Writing Studio Partner

Current Residence:

In Plain Words

Justin Zhuang is a writer and researcher with an interest in design, cities, culture, history and media. --------- He has written several books about design and urban life in Singapore, including Independence: The history of graphic design in Singapore since the 1960s and Eating Together: The Design of Sharing Food in a Connected World. --------- Justin is also a partner at the writing studio In Plain Words.

Design

Name:

Lee Weicong

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Art Director/Designer

Current Residence:

Unknown

Lee Weicong is an art director and designer based in Singapore. Having worked under the tutelage of President’s Design Award 2014 – Designer of the Year recipient Larry Peh, --------- Weicong’s work has received numerous accolades, including Silver, Bronze and Wood Pencils from D&AD, One Show Design, SPH iink Awards, The Gong Show and Tokyo TDC Annual Awards.


More recently, ------------------ he was a key member of the team that was conferred Design of the Year (Bynd Artisan) from the President’s Design Award 2016, Singapore’s most prestigious design accolade.

Design

Name:

Sean Kelvin Khoo

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Lecturer

Current Residence:

Temasek Polytechnic, School of Design

Prior to joining Temasek Polytechnic School of Design (Communication Design) as a lecturer, ------------------------- Sean was co-founder of Pupilpeople Design Pte Ltd (Pp.), where he also operated a risograph press and developed a workshop and publishing platform.


His interests in typography and design education has led his work to be featured in Tokyo Type Directors’ Club Annuals, ----------------------------- Typojanchi—International Typography Biennale, and Taking a Line for a Walk—Assignments in design education, amongst others.


He believes that his current role as a lecturer is a tangible way to contribute to, and shape, the future of the design industry.

Design

Name:

Winnie Wu

Title:

A.K.A. The Jury

Profession:

Founder/Principal of Graphic Design Studio

Current Residence:

studioKALEIDO

Winnie Wu is the founder and principal of studioKALEIDO, a graphic-led practice that has been cited in blogs, magazines, --------- print annuals and award shows as a rising star and game-changer in the design industry.


The studio’s experimental and bold approach to publication design, alternative branding and typography has won international praise and over 20 accolades such as the Red Dot Design Award, -------------- German iF Award, Hong Kong Global Design Award, Graphis Design Annual, Japan Typography Award, and Golden Pin Design Award. She has been routinely invited to guest lecture and showcase her work in various territories.

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