Judges
This year's judges are all connected to DC—local designers based in the area and our own AU GDES alums.
The judges scored over 50 submissions, with each submission score added up to determine this year's selected pieces. The highest scoring works of each category are featured as Best in Show, works scoring second-highest awarded Runner Up.
The judges scored over 50 submissions, with each submission score added up to determine this year's selected pieces. The highest scoring works of each category are featured as Best in Show, works scoring second-highest awarded Runner Up.
Alice Packard
Product Design Prototyper
Portfolio ↗Alice works at FiscalNote↗ as a prototyper on their UX research team. She's passionate about file hygiene, all things Figma, and the sparkle emoji ✨ She's been keeping busy in quarantine by designing beer labels↗ for Red Bear Brewing and playing lots of Stardew Valley.
Brigitta Blair
Lead UX/UI Designer
Portfolio ↗@brigittablair↗Lead UX/UI Designer by trade and storyteller by heart, Brigitta is spearheading the design system and accessibility initiative at FINRA↗ Formerly an agency devotee, she has worked with companies such as McDonald's, Toyota, and Red Cross. When she's not working, you can find her designing characters for a virtual reality game or bringing to life her first children's book
Eric Smallwood
UX Lead, Somo Global US
Portfolio ↗As the UX Lead for Somo Global’s↗ US contingent, Eric’s experience as a designer, arts researcher, educator, and entrepreneur includes clients such as Audi, Volkswagen Credit, NASA, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the National Science Foundation. He is a TEDCO Innovation Initiative and CMS Honor award recipient and in his spare time enjoys playing guitar, woodturning, and smoking delectable meats.
Nathan Keeys
Freelance Creative Technologist
Website ↗@nate_keeys↗Nathan Keeys↗ is a Freelance Creative Technologist, Designer, and Assistant Instructor at GWU's full-stack Bootcamp. Nathan has worked in the creative industry for 8+ years designing and developing creative web solutions for clients such as Giant, MGM National Harbor, Accenture and National Children's Hospital.
William Colgrove
Chief Creative Officer, Threespot
@threespot ↗In addition to co-founding and running Threespot↗ William has designed the flagship sites for the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and the National Park Service.
