Brian Collins, chief creative officer and co-founder of the Collins brand consultancy, has been named as the Design and Package Design Jury President for the 2015 London International Awards (LIA). He joins an esteemed panel, which will consist of a host of the world’s finest creative minds, including: Rick Barrack, Tim Greenhalgh, Pum Lefebure, Rebeca Méndez, Christian Mommertz, Joanina Pastoll and Ronnie Wu.
Brian Collins has been named as the Design and Package Design Jury President for the 2015 London International Awards
Within the Design & Package Design medium will lie the “Verbal Identity” category, one of two categories making their début this year. The introduction of this category is a reaction from LIA to the “What About Naming?” campaign launched by New York-based brand agency CBX, which asked all major advertising awards programs to begin honouring creative agencies for their work in naming. Also, new to the 2015 Design competition is the “Product Development” category.
Collins is chief creative officer and co-founder of the company which bears his namesake, a company dedicated to designing experiences and communications that shape companies and people for the better. His creative work has been featured in The New York Times, Creativity, Fortune, Graphis, NBC News, ABC News and Fast Company, which named him one of five American Masters of Design. Business Week named his work on the Hershey Chocolate Factory in Times Square as a design “Wonder of the World.”
Collins is chief creative officer and co-founder of the company which bares his namesake
He often speaks globally on design and innovation, and was the first graphic designer invited to participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He is also a member of the Forum’s Global Agenda Council and, in 2011, was selected by the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) to represent the United States at Beijing Design Week. Collins serves as Vice President of The Art Directors Club and is a director of Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter. He has also been a professor in the Graduate Program of the School of Visual Arts in New York since 2001.
The man himself said of his appointment: “I'm beyond happy to join such a distinguished list of judges this year - and across so many established, new and emerging disciplines. I'm also beyond happy that the thoughtful people at the London International Awards had a few more high balls before it came time to select this year's Design Chair. How nice for me!”
The LIA is now accepting entries through August for the 2015 event, with judging to take place between the 1st and the 10th of October
It should be noted that the LIA is now accepting entries through August for the 2015 event, with judging to take place between the 1st and the 10th of October. The shortlists will be announced as each judging session concludes, with winners being announced on the 10th November.
The Complete 2015 Design & Package Design Jury:
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Brian Collins (Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder, Collins, New York) – Jury President
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Rick Barrack (Chief Creative Officer, CBX, New York)
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Tim Greenhalgh (Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, FITCH, London)
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Pum Lefebure (Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Design Army, Washington D.C.)
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Rebeca Méndez (Artist & Designer, Rebeca Méndez Studio, Los Angeles)
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Christian Mommertz (Chief Creative Officer, Geometry Global, Berlin)
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Joanina Pastoll (Executive Creative Director, Lowe Cross Colours, Johannesburg)
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Ronnie Wu (Group Creative Director, Y&R Beijing, Beijing)
