The prestigious packaging design contest pentawards has 30 of the biggest names in design as its Jury for the 2020 edition, double the number of people involved in previous years.
By increasing Jury members, Pentawards continues to drive a truly diverse mix of experts, ensuring that different nationalities, ages, genders, educations, skills, experiences and knowledge are represented. This year's panel is made up of 18 countries, from three continents, including first-time representatives from India, Denmark, Armenia, Switzerland and Brazil.
Additionally, the number of female jurors has nearly doubled to nine and the contest is committed to increasing this number to a 50/50 split in the coming years. Among them: Helle Søegaard Rasmussen from Lego, Ashwinda Deshpande from Elephant Design, Masa Cui from Marie Dalga, Angelina Pischikova from Pearlfisher and Jayne Struk from Depot Branding Agency.
This group of 'judges' spans a broader mix of industries, cultures and specialties, making the tangible feedback provided by the Pentawards Excellence Score, which is returning for the second year, even more valuable.
Adam Ryan, Head of Pentawards, concludes: “Our jury panel for 2020 is like a who's who of global brands and design agencies. It is absolutely mind-blowing. This is by far the best and largest lineup we have had for our Pentawards Jury and we want to thank everyone for joining us this year. It is not only a great recognition for the contest to have all these important players involved, but also those who enter the competition. It allows them to present their work and projects in front of some of the brightest design minds, knowing that each and every comment will potentially transform their future thinking. Also, for those who win, they have been selected as the best, by the best. Now I can't wait for the contest to open to participate on February 10th. "
2020 Pentaward Jury
PRESIDENT: 1. Clem Halpin - Creative Director at Bulletproof & President of the International Pentawards Jury, UK.
JURY: 2. Matthieu Aquino - Vice President of Global Beverage Design & Brand Experience at PepsiCo, USA.
3. Steve Honor - Design and Visual Identity Leader, Innovation, Europe & Africa at Diageo, UK.
4. Davide Mosconi - Creative Partner at Auge Design, Italy
5. Angelina Pischikova - Graphic Designer, Pearlfisher, Belarus.
6. Ramses Dingenouts - Senior Packaging & Identity Design Manager at Heineken, Netherlands.
7. Carolina Alzate - CEO at Open Lab, Colombia.
8. Patrick De Grande - Founder & Creative Farmer at Quatre Mains, Belgium.
9. Ryuta Ishikawa - Founder & Creative Director at Frame inc., Japan
10. Chen Lu - Design Director at Xiao Mi, China.
11. Bruno Singulani, Global Head of Brand Identity & Design, Nestle, Switzerland
12. Tatiana Ryfer-Emberger, Head of Branding & Visual Identity, Carrefour, France
13. Kevin Marshall, Creative Director of Design, Microsoft, USA.
14. Paco Addin, Creative Director, Supperstudio, Spain
15. Ippei Murata, Creative Director, Shiseido, China
16. Richard Walzer, Head of Design, EMEA, Mars Wrigley, UK
17. Daniele Monti, Director, Brand & Packaging Design | Consumables Private Brands, Amazon, USA.
18. XiongBo Deng, Creative Director, ShenZhen Lingyun Creative Packaging Design Co., Ltd., China.
19. Ashwini Deshpande, Co-Founder Director, Elephant Design, India
20. Stephan Azaryan, Art Director, Backbone Branding, Armenia
21. Sam O Donaghue, Founder & Creative Director, Established, USA.
22. Titha Kraemer, Partner & Director, Bendito Design, Brazil
23. Jayne Struk, Art Director, Depot Branding Agency, Russia
24. Jonas Andersson, Managing Director, Brand Union, Sweden
25. Dave Roberts, Creative Partner, Super Union, UK
26. Masa Cui, Founder & Chief Executive, Marie Dalgar, China
27. Sebastien Servaire, CEO & Designer, Servaire & Co, France
28. Jon Rathbone, Packaging Design Lead, Facebook, USA.
29. Aaron Egan, Creative Director, Butterflycannon, UK
30. Helle Søegaard Rasmussen, Senior Creative Manager, Lego, Denmark
