Welcome to our 62nd best-of-year showcase. Winners run the gamut from traditional to new media; from inspirational assignments to bread and butter projects; from large creative agencies and departments to boutique design studios and freelancers and student work from leading schools; from established stars to rising newcomers; and from red states to blue. So much talent from so many places for so many clients, but one shared truth: design that solves problems and makes real intelligence visible still matters. The showcase appears here as well as in our 250-page GDUSA print magazine and digital magazine.
Shown above: The Year of the Snake illustration for social media by 80east Design, Poughkeepsie NY.
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| THE SPONSOR |
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