The Vertex Awards Jury Announced.

The international jury for this year’s Vertex Awards includes renowned packaging design experts from various fields – related to packaging, design, brand strategy and innovation. This year we are fortunate to have 19 individual Jury Members across 11 countries. Without their commitment, expertise, and enthusiasm for design, our program would not be possible.

The 8th Annual Vertex Awards competition is now open for entries. The Vertex Awards is the first and only global competition devoted exclusively to private band packaging design. It is open to the international community involved in the creation and marketing of private brands.

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Judges for this years competition include:

  • Charlene Codner, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Fish, Ontario, Canada
  • Chris Cheung, Co-founder, Boxed, New York, USA
  • Connie Cao, Senior Graphic Designer, ACE Global Distribution (Shanghai) Ltd. a subsidiary of ACE Hardware Corporation USA, China
  • Danielle Beal, Creative Director, The Creative Pack, California, USA
  • Dr Vickie Van Hurley, Adjunct Professor at University of Tampa and Florida Southern College, Florida, USA
  • Fred Richards, CCO & Partner, Kaleidoscope, Chicago, United States
  • Guillermo Dufranc, Private Brand Design Director, TridImage, Argentina
  • Hamish Campbell, VP Executive Creative Director, Pearlfisher, New York, USA
  • Jens Sievert, Creative Director, Daymon International, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Loe Limpens, Managing Partner, Yellow Dress Retail, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Maria Dubuc, President, MBD; Vice President, Big Red Rooster, Marketing by Design (MBD), Massachusetts, USA
  • Masanori Eto, Creative Director, AdBrain, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
  • Matt Clemens, Creative Director, Contrast, USA
  • Michael Duffy, Group Creative Director & Partner, Equator Design, Illinois, USA
  • Nick Vaus, Partner & Creative Director, Free the Birds, United Kingdom
  • Paco Adin, Creative Director, Supperstudio, Spain
  • Paula Bunny, Creative Director, Brother Design, New Zealand
  • Steven Cox, Creative Director, Daymon, Connecticut, USA
  • Tatiana Ryfer, Head of the Branding & Visual Identity, Carrefour, France
  • Todd Maute, Partner, CBX, New York, USA
  • ZHOU Wenjun, Founder, Creative Director & Architect, 524 Studio, China

Open to retail owned brands worldwide in any trade channel, the Vertex Awards encourage retailers, agencies, consultants, graphic design firms, manufacturers, and brokers to enter the competition.

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About the Author: Christopher Durham

Christopher Durham is the president of the Velocity Institute. Prior to this he founded the groundbreaking site My Private Brand. He is the co-founder of The Vertex Awards. He began his retail career building brands at Food Lion and Lowe’s Home Improvement. Durham has worked with retailers around the world, including Albertsons, Family Dollar, Petco, Staples, Office Depot, Best Buy, Metro Canada. Durham has published seven definitive books on private brands, including Fifty2: The My Private Brand Project and Vanguard: Vintage Originals.

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