Judges
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Brockett Horne
Writer, Designer, and Educator
Brockett Horne (she/her) is a writer, designer, and educator. She teaches studio, history, and theory courses for graphic designers. She also serves as Co-Director of The People’s Graphic Design Archive, a crowd-sourced online platform that enables new and expanded stories about graphic design history.
brocketthorne.design
Vinicius Lima
Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Foundations at Grand Valley State University
Vinicius Lima (he/him) is a designer and educator. He is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Foundations at Grand Valley State University. He teaches courses on Typography, Logo Development, Print Layouts, User Experience, Branding Development/Identity, Data and Design, and Portfolio Preparation. He is interested in designing effective experiences that consider design as a holistic practice, incorporating the various systems that inform the designer's work. Vinicius’ creative practice often moves between two-dimensional and three-dimensional spaces. His work ranges from exhibition design and branding systems to furniture and objects. He holds an MFA and MA in Design with a minor in Photography from The University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Architecture and Urban Design from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vinicius' work was exhibited nationally and internationally in countries such as Brazil, Portugal, Turkey, China, and Slovenia. Prof. Lima received various recognitions by design organizations for his work.
Kaleena Sales
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Tennessee State University
Kaleena Sales is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Chair of the Department of Art and Design at Tennessee State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College or University) in Nashville, TN. Her research and writing are rooted in racial justice and equity, with a specific focus on the ways culture informs aesthetics. Kaleena is co-author of the book, Extra-Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Non-Binary Field Guide for Graphic Designers, alongside Ellen Lupton, Farah Kafei, Jennifer Tobias, Josh A. Halstead, Leslie Xia, and Valentina Vergara; and editor of Centered: People and Ideas Diversifying Design, published in 2023.
Past Flux Judges
Flux winners are selected by a national panel of distinguished creatives. Our past judges have included:
Ashleigh Axios
Creative Director and Digital Strategist at the White House
Served in 2015
Creative Director and Digital Strategist at the White House
Served in 2015
Niki Blaker
Served in 2016
Served in 2016
Ron Bronson
Designer and Urban Theorist Faculty member, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Served in 2025
Designer and Urban Theorist Faculty member, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Served in 2025
Antionette Carroll
Founder and executive director of Creative Reaction Lab
Served in 2015
Founder and executive director of Creative Reaction Lab
Served in 2015
Joseph Carter-Brown
President Emeritus/Design Week Committee Chair - AIGA Baltimore
Served in 2019
President Emeritus/Design Week Committee Chair - AIGA Baltimore
Served in 2019
Jacob DeGeal
Designer. Transportation Geek. Assistant Professor, The University of Baltimore
Served in 2025
Designer. Transportation Geek. Assistant Professor, The University of Baltimore
Served in 2025
Emily Dorr
Owner | Creative Director - Postern
Served in 2019
Owner | Creative Director - Postern
Served in 2019
Jeffrey Everett
Jeffrey Everett
Served in 2017
Jeffrey Everett
Served in 2017
Scott Gericke
Assistant Professor, Department of Design, Loyola University New Orleans & Creative Director, The Collective
Served in 2025
Assistant Professor, Department of Design, Loyola University New Orleans & Creative Director, The Collective
Served in 2025
Lisa Gorham
Strategic & Creative. Branding & Design.
Served in 2020
Strategic & Creative. Branding & Design.
Served in 2020
Oen Hammonds
Served in 2016
Served in 2016
Jenny Hoffman
Principal/Creative Director
Served in 2022
Principal/Creative Director
Served in 2022
Rich Hollant
Principal, lead strategist and design director at Hartford’s CO:LAB
Served in 2015
Principal, lead strategist and design director at Hartford’s CO:LAB
Served in 2015
Sue Hough
Queen Bee, Octavo Designs
Served in 2018
Queen Bee, Octavo Designs
Served in 2018
Timothy J. Hykes
Timothy J. Hykes
Served in 2017
Timothy J. Hykes
Served in 2017
Natacha Poggio
Social Impact Design Educator
Served in 2021
Social Impact Design Educator
Served in 2021
Reece Quiñones
Senior Vice President, Creative Director, and Professor
Served in 2023
Senior Vice President, Creative Director, and Professor
Served in 2023
Alberto Rigau
Graphic Design Instructor, Co-Chair for AIGA’s Design Educators Community
Served in 2022
Graphic Design Instructor, Co-Chair for AIGA’s Design Educators Community
Served in 2022
Amy Robinson
Founder | Designer - Fox Creative
Served in 2019
Founder | Designer - Fox Creative
Served in 2019
Silvia Script
Lead User Experience and Interface Designer
Served in 2021
Lead User Experience and Interface Designer
Served in 2021
Brandi Sea Heft-Kniffin
Design Strategist & Creative Coach
Served in 2020
Design Strategist & Creative Coach
Served in 2020
Brian Singer
Served in 2016
Served in 2016
Dr. Perry Sweeper
Professor, Morehouse College | Design Technologist
Served in 2023
Professor, Morehouse College | Design Technologist
Served in 2023
Christine Taylor
Executive Creative Leader, Los Angeles, CA
Served in 2025
Executive Creative Leader, Los Angeles, CA
Served in 2025
Christine Taylor
Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO
Served in 2018
Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO
Served in 2018
Reggie Tidwell
Founder of CURVE THEORY
Served in 2020
Founder of CURVE THEORY
Served in 2020
Russell Toynes
Creative Director, Studio Dzo
Served in 2018
Creative Director, Studio Dzo
Served in 2018
Melanie Uribe
Creative Director and Educator
Served in 2021
Creative Director and Educator
Served in 2021
Ann Willoughby
Ann Willoughby
Served in 2017
Ann Willoughby
Served in 2017
Liese Zahabi
Assistant Professor of Design at the University of New Hampshire / Graphic Designer
Served in 2022
Assistant Professor of Design at the University of New Hampshire / Graphic Designer
Served in 2022
Jenna Zelkowski
Senior Designer, Design B&B
Served in 2023
Senior Designer, Design B&B
Served in 2023