In this 61st year of polling the creative community, we find both a profound respect for print and deep thought about how print fits in the digital era. Two things are clear: print and paper remains crucial to how graphic designers earn a living and they create a connection because of their classic strengths.
GDUSA presents our favorite institutions or programs that prepare students to work in professional graphic design. The mix is unique: it includes venerable institutions dedicated to art and design; several notable university departments, programs and majors; and select innovative and flexible online programs.
GDUSA’s 61st print design benchmark survey.
Each year, GDUSA highlights creative and thought leaders who use design principles, talents and skills to help make the world a better and more sustainable place as they see it. DOMTAR is the exclusive sponsor.
Shane Lukas founded A Great Idea as a vessel to share and grow creative skills and provide design support for organizations
Christina Baute’s past 15 years have been in the marketing and communications department at the Environmental Defense Fund
Victor Ng is a designer, educator, and community organizer based in Brooklyn, New York
Gail savors the passion inside organizations who advocate for improving lives and seeing change in communities
Joshua Vaughan is a graphic designer/creative at Blue Barn Design Co., with 16 years of design experience
Outside of running an agency, Sarah’s other passion is running in the woods.
Ted designs and builds great brands as Head of Design at B/H.
Terrence Moline has always been a curious kid from New Orleans looking to connect with more creatives like himself
Krystal Pratt is an award-winning designer and creative director with over 16-years of experience in editorial design
Andrei Dominiq’s creative practice, James Junk, has fused his design powers with brands that lead with openness and social impact
Terresa Moses is a proud Black queer woman dedicated to the liberation of Black and brown people through art and design
Susan Kelley has been professionally involved in advertising, marketing, and communications for over four decades
Eason Yang is a designer, creative director, and educator who founded Not Entirely Dead, a social enterprise championing cancer survivors
Gregg Deterding is a graphic designer for the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) in Fountain Valley, California
Annabel Mangold (she/her) is an award-winning designer and strategist who partners with mission-driven clients and causes
Rachel Martin is an award-winning designer, founder and entrepreneur passionate about sustainability
Smith & Connors is a brand and digital agency that accelerates growth and transformation for organizations on a mission
Anne Marino is a seasoned freelance art director and strategic storyteller whose award-winning work spans the profit and nonprofit sectors
Ollie Ennis is the Senior Creative at SMAKK, a branding and marketing agency focused on wellbeing
Sam Barbagiovanni is the Design Director at brand design studio ThoughtMatter
Monique Maloney is the director of graphic design at Prison Fellowship, a nonprofit organization that helps people in prison and their families
The Republik is a team of free thinkers willing to push one another to meaningfully impact lives and help underdogs everywhere defy the odds
Yogi Berra said ‘you can observe a lot by watching.’ For six decades, we have been ‘on watch’ – tracking, noting, celebrating the vital and evolving role of print and paper in service of graphic communications. Sponsor of our 60th annual reader survey is BILLERUD.
GDUSA presents our 60 favorite institutions or programs that prepare students to work in professional graphic design.
The 2023 Print Design Survey, a tradition that began in 1963. Results will be featured in June in print and online.
GDUSA highlights creative and thought leaders who use design principles, talents and skills to make the world a better place as they see it.
Frank William Miller, Jr. has more than 15 years of design and art direction experience in both corporate and entertainment sectors.
Jenny Rudziensky is an artist and designer from Detroit, Michigan.
Kurt Niedermeier is an award-winning graphic designer who partners with clients around the world to help them deliver on mission, achieve greater impact, and simply put, make things better.
Greg Gibson and Nate Spees are brand strategists at San Diego-based design agency Grizzly, a people-first independent creative agency dedicated to partnering with adventurous brands.
Elmarie Jara (she/her/hers) is an award-winning Filipina American graphic designer specializing in brand development, editorial design, and visual marketing communications.
Rapunzel Creative is a full-service marketing agency with branding and strategy at its core.
Stitzlein Studio is a Bay Area brand and typeface design practice, led by husband and wife team Leslie and Joe Stitzlein.
Ben is an award-winning creative director whose sleeves are rarely seen rolled down.
Talia Cotton is a designer, coder, and educator specializing in the intersection of branding and technology.
Caspar Lam and YuJune Park are the founders of Synoptic Office, a New York City and Hong Kong-based design consultancy.
