And they are eager to hear yours!
The 2025 PRINT Awards jury is like a masterfully curated bouquet. Each juror a unique bloom, contributing to a vibrant tapestry of creativity and expertise. Presenting your work before this panel is like planting it in a fertile field, where ideas are nurtured and celebrated for their ingenuity and potential to flourish.
This year, we welcome jury members from across the creative spectrum in traditional PRINT Awards categories, such as handlettering and type design, to new categories, including social media content design, title sequence design, and graphic novels.
At the heart of these new categories is the power of storytelling. And, like you, our jurors are masters of that craft.
One of these storytellers is Mike Nicholls, who will be looking at work in the Advertising and Editorial categories. An award-winning creative director, brand strategist, editorial designer, and visual artist out of Oakland, Mike wields design for discovery, inspiration, and community building. Mike also founded Umber, a media and editorial platform featuring creative perspectives that matter, having been recognized by AfroTech (Blavity), San Francisco Chronicle, KQED, and Communication Arts.
What gets me most excited is storytelling through design. Design to me is not just conveying an idea, it is creating an experience to spark a conversation.
Mike Nicholls
We’re also excited to welcome Dora Drimalas, who, along with her fellow jurors Pablo Delcan and Alex Lin, will review Annual Reports, Books-Covers, Jackets, Books-Entire Package, and Brochures & Catalogs.
Drimalas is the co-founder and executive creative director of Hybrid Design and also the co-founder of Super7. Her extensive background in brand strategy and graphic design has allowed her to work intimately on projects with some of the largest brands in the world, such as Nike, Sonos, The North Face, Google, Apple, Samsung, Mohawk Fine Paper, TED Conferences, Lego, Verizon, and Starwood Hotels, to name a few. Drimalas’ creativity innovates at the intersections of design, content, and culture within multiple mediums, always looking for new answers.
I am the most excited about the evolution of design and experiences. Design solves business problems in a visual and functional way. When it’s done well, it looks like magic and creates an experience that stands out. Embracing change can be scary, but it’s also where innovation lives.
Dora Drimalas
In addition to Mike Nicholls and Dora Drimalas, we’re thrilled to welcome the leading voices in their fields. While we are still adding to our stellar list of jury members for 2025, you can see who will be considering your work here.
Great design communicates ideas, evokes emotions, and connects with audiences on a deeper level, whether through illustration, packaging design, data visualization, or social media, going beyond function to tell a story that sticks. If your work tells a story that sparks ideas and fuels innovation, the PRINT Awards jury awaits!
