Art Directors Club announces 50 global winners under 30 including six from the Asia Pacific

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Screen shot 2010-09-16 at 7.51.25 AM.pngThe Art Directors Club, based in New York, has announced the 50 young creatives from 14 countries to claim the prestigious ADC Young Guns 8 title. Selected from entries received from 37 countries, these ADC Young Guns 8 winners represent an impressive global roster of young talent in the fields of graphic design, illustration, advertising and art direction, environmental design, film, animation & video, interactive design, product design and typography.

Asia Pacific winners:

•    Kellie Campbell, Parallax Design, Adelaide, Australia

•    Kris Sowersby, self-employed, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

•    Genki Ito, Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo, Japan

•    Kenichi Matsumoto, E. Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

•    Daihei Shibata, Wow Inc., Tokyo, Japan

•    Jeseok Yi, self-employed, Daegu, Republic of Korea

A selection of work from ADC Young Gun 8 class, comprised of both professional and personal projects, will be exhibited at the ADC Gallery at 106 W. 29th St in New York from October 7-22, 2010 (Monday-Friday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm). The exhibition opening party will be held at the gallery on October 7, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm (free to ADC members, $20 for non-members).

47e1d9de4a231.jpgKellie Campbell (left), a senior designer from Parallax Design, was the only Australian to win a place among the world’s top 50 Young Guns and will collect her award in a ceremony in New York in October.

Kellie, who has a number of local and national design awards to her name, said she is excited about having her work recognised internationally: “It’s a fabulous honour for Parallax and our clients – and of course for me personally – to see our work recognised on this global stage,” Kellie said.

“I’m looking forward to attending the exhibition in New York, there will be some really exciting and innovative work on show. It’s also a great way to meet other creatives from a variety of disciplines from all over the world and to be recognised as one of them.”

Kellie will receive the iconic ADC Young Guns cube and her work will appear in the limited edition Young Guns 8 Annual, a publication that highlights 2010’s outstanding entries. The exhibition at New York’s ADC Gallery will be on display for a month before commencing a tour of the United States.

Some of her work which will be displayed includes a branding project for CW Robinson’s accident repair centre, wine labels for boutique wine brands Tilly Devine and Henry’s Drive as well as an innovative invitation for Parallax Design’s own studio warming event.

Parallax Design General Manager, Leanne Vine, said Kellie has produced many outstanding designs over the years and the Young Guns win is a credit to her hard work: “For the seven years-plus that Kellie has been with Parallax, she has produced or contributed to some of our best work. Being nominated as one of the world’s best Young Guns is a fantastic personal and professional achievement. The entire team is thrilled with the news; we’re all extremely proud of her,” she said.

The win tops off a great year for the firm, who were recently one of only three Australians named ‘In- Book’ at the prestigious Designers and Art Director’s awards (D&AD) in London. They also won two awards at the Adelaide Advertising and Design Club (AADC) in March, for Bleasdale’s Double Take wine label.