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Meet Your Judges

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CEO of Designity
Shahrouz Varshabi
An innovative Iranian-American entrepreneur with a mission to disrupt traditional advertising and staffing agencies, leading Designity with the same bold spirit that Airbnb and Uber brought to hotels and transportation.
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CEO of JUST Creative
Jacob Cass
Jacob Cass is a brand designer, strategist, educator, podcaster, business coach, community builder, flamingo enthusiast and the founder of JUST Creative, an award-winning branding & design consultancy that doubles as an industry-leading blog.
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Who Should Be Nominated?

  • Roles: Graphic Designers, Creative Directors, Lead Designers, Senior Designers, Visual Designers... you get the idea!

  • Your nominee has good taste: they have experience creating tasteful world-class designs in their design discipline

  • Your nominee is acreative mastermind: they constantly push the limits of creativity and have their work be truly out-of-the-box

  • Your nominee is a forward-thinker: they use emerging technology like AI to make their work more efficient, more scalable, and more impactful

  • Your nominee has a strong personal brand: they have created a tight-knit community around their work

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2026 Nominees

See the list of all the current nominees to The Designity Awards

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2026 Judges

Learn more about our judges and more information about how to become a judge

FAQ

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What are the Designity Awards?

Memorable design is created by rebels. Talented people who reject convention and embrace risk, innovation, and new ideas. The Designity Awards are Designity's bet on this talent. They are an ode to designers who are changing the industry through bold ideas, innovative execution, and a fiery passion for design.

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Why do the Designity Awards matter?

The design industry is only as strong as the people driving it forward. Our nomination-based approach ensures that talent is recognized regardless of role, title, or seniority. The Designity Awards are proudly built by the community, for the community.

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Who can be nominated?

Graphic designers and creative professionals, including Graphic Designers, Creative Directors, Lead Designers, Senior Designers, and Visual Designers, who are 18 years of age or older and whose work is primarily in English are eligible for nomination. The qualities we look for when determining winners include strong creative judgment, originality, innovative thinking, and the effective use of emerging techniques and tools.

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How are the award-winning designers selected?

A number of criteria are considered during the judging process and weighted as follows: 40% portfolio and creative taste, 30% creativity and originality, 20% execution and use of AI or emerging technologies, and 10% personal brand.

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When will the winners be revealed?

The winners will be revealed in July, with the exact date to be announced. Both the announcement date and the winners will be shared on Designity's website and social media channels.

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How will winners be notified?

Winners will be notified approximately one week before the public announcement via email and LinkedIn direct message.

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What do winning designers receive?

In addition to industry recognition, winners of the Designity Awards will receive exposure across Designity's website and social media channels, a digital award certificate for LinkedIn, a physical trophy, and opportunities to collaborate with Designity through content creation, professional partnerships, appearances in future entertainment projects, and more.