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Qian Wenwen
China (CN)
Wenwen Qian is a lecturer at Nanjing University of the Arts and serves as Deputy Director of the International Centre for Peace Art. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Art Design from Nanjing University of the Arts, specializing in visual communication. His work integrates academic research with professional design practice, contributing to the development and international dissemination of design knowledge. His design projects have been recognized by major international competitions, including the iF Design Award (Germany, 2025), Red Dot Design Award (Germany, 2024), A’ Design Award, Bronze (Italy, 2024), and the International Design Awards, Gold (USA, 2024). At the International Centre for Peace Art, Wenwen Qian has planned and executed five editions of the Nanjing International Peace Poster Biennale (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025), promoting international cultural dialogue and multidisciplinary engagement in art and design. His combined experience in academia and internationally awarded design practice equips him with a research-informed, multidisciplinary perspective suitable for professional design evaluation and jury work.
View ProfileSang Ryu
United States of America (US)
Dr. Ryu is an Assistant Professor of Visual Communication at the University of Oklahoma. He earned his B.F.A. in Advertising from ArtCenter College of Design, his M.F.A. in Design/Visual Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University, and his Ph.D. in Design from the University of Edinburgh. He has authored, peer-reviewed, and presented papers in international journals and conferences. He has led commissioned and funded design consultations for private and public bodies, earning international recognition and awards for his work. His research interests include the development of codesign methods and approaches to address socially "wicked" problems and critical change.
View ProfileChristina Ullman
United States of America (US)
I believe design is not a beauty contest, but a process of discovery to find the best approach to deliver a message. I have mastered multiple disciplines to allow me to integrate them to develop comprehensive solutions, converging art with design; images with narrative; marketing with communication; and interactive with branding. The result: Work that is innovative, aesthetically pleasing, and practical, as well as functional and informative. The convergence of our capabilities in visual communication, brand development, illustration and interactive media is the spark that fuels my creative energy. That, and a good cup of coffee.
View ProfileVilius Dringelis
Lithuania (LT)
Vilius Dringelis is a Lithuanian designer, interested in innovative expression. His designs include various design objects, accessories, packaging, books, etc. Dringelis’s work reflects a spirit of experimentation coupled with a respect for the demands of professional practice. The designer combines innovative, contemporary digital technologies and various materials to create new, unique items.
View ProfileLisa Winstanley
Singapore (SG)
Lisa Winstanley is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Research at the School of Art, Design & Media at Nanyang Technological University. With over 15 years of commercial design experience and nearly two decades as a design educator and researcher, she has made significant contributions to visual literacy and visual communication. Her internationally recognised creative work has earned over 80 design awards, including a Red Dot Design Award, Graphis Awards, A’Design Awards, and iF Awards, and has been exhibited across 32 countries in venues such as the Oculus in New York, the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, the National Museum of Art in Bolivia, and the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in South Korea. She is the founder and PI of the Design Ethics & Visual Integrity Research Lab (DEVIL), through which her research explores the intersections of ethical design practices and pedagogies. DEVIL adopts a dyadic approach across two interconnected research pillars: transformative strategies for addressing visual plagiarism, and designerly research exploring interdisciplinary social responsibility. Lisa also serves on the advisory and editorial boards of the On the Image Research Network, is Chair of the Global Undergraduate Awards Jury for the Visual Arts category, and is a board member of the ELIA Global Connectedness Working Group.
View ProfilePrzemek Hajek
Poland (PL)
Born in Łódź in 1980. He began his studies in 2000 and in 2005 he obtained his master degree with honours in Professor Jerzy Treliński’s Visual Information Studio, a unit of the Department of Graphic Design in the Faculty of Graphics and Painting at the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts Łódź. In 2002 he participated in the Erasmus Programme in the Media & Communication School in Kouvola, Finland, and in 2005 he was granted a scholarship of the Danish government in Danmarks Designskole in Copenhagen. In 2006 he was granted the position of the assistant in Professor Treliński’s Visual Information Studio. Since 2010 he has been the assistant of Associate Professor Piotr Karczewski, In 2018 he has got the PhD (Visual information for the City Parks in Lodz). Currently working as graphic design PhD teacher at the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts Łódź (Identity Graphic Studio) and art director in publishing house 'Afterimages'.
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