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25 YEARS OF RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION™

Judging Information

Criteria

  01. UX/Design

Evaluate the quality of the overall design and user experience. Look for a clear, intuitive and cohesive experience that effectively serves its intended audience.


20%

  02. Creativity

Evaluate the originality and creativity of the solution. Consider how effectively the project introduces new ideas, approaches or creative execution


20%

  03. Technical

Evaluate how well the project uses technology to deliver its intended experience. Consider functionality, performance, technical quality and the effective use of the available technology.


20%

  04. Message

Evaluate how effectively the content and experience communicate with the intended audience. Consider clarity, relevance and how well the project delivers its intended message.


20%

  05. Effectiveness

Evaluate how effectively the project achieves its intended goals. Consider whether the overall solution delivers a successful experience and accomplishes what it was designed to do.


20%

The Judging Panel

Judging is conducted each year by a volunteer panel whose size and composition may vary from season to season. Judges are selected from across the interactive media industry and related fields, bringing professional experience in areas such as design, user experience, development, marketing, advertising and digital media.

Horizon also welcomes end users and non-designers to participate as judges. Their perspectives provide an important complement to industry expertise and help evaluate digital experiences from the perspective of the people who ultimately use them.

Current and past judges are listed below.

Want to Become a Judge?

We accept applications for our judging panel at any time. Please send your background information to us at: judging@horizoninteractiveawards.com

 

Anna Nazarevska (Toronto, Canada)

Senior Product Designer, Volta Health

Zarina Majidova (California, USA)

Product Designer, Fiserv

Helin Tu (New York, USA)

Founder & President, Moon Studio Inc.

Anna Aptikieieva (California, USA)

Senior UX Designer, Happyverse

Anietie Udoh (Nigeria, Africa)

Divisional Director Marketing, Marketing Edge Publications Ltd

Meriem Benhabiles (London, UK)

UX/UI Designer, The Covalent Bond

Tatiana Andronova (Serbia, EU)

IC Product Designer, Tabby

Jacob Cass (Sydney, Australia)

Founder & Creative Director, JUST Creative

Jessica Guo (New York, USA)

Lead Product Designer, CAKE

Maryia Zhaunova (New York, USA)

Art Director | Creative Strategist, Pearmill

Philip Spradley (Atlanta, USA)

Design Director, Goods & Services

Dmitry Tsozik (California, USA)

Design director/co-founder, Clay

EmilyKate Lorenz (Saginaw, MI)

Director of Online Service, Hierographx

Svetlana (Lana) Stotskaya (Paris - FRANCE)

Marketing & Brand Executive, Mentor

Tianzhen(Evleen) Huang (New York, NY)

Visual Design Lead | MBooth

Harsh Singh (Florida, USA)

Executive Vice President - Consult PR, Inc

Saharsh Vedi (California, USA)

Founding Engineer, MagicX

Lidong Liu (USA)

Senior Product Designer, Spotify

Cosmin Truta (Montreal, Canada)

Founder / Creative Director, Grafika Designs

Christine Ely (London, UK)

Marketing Committee Board Member - IAA UK

Dylan Gerard (Toronto, Canada)

Creative Director, Appnovation

Taylan Koru (Istanbul, Turkey)

Head of Digital, Mindshare

Laura Busche ( California - USA)

Brand Strategist at Creative Market

Ali Atay (Izmir, Turkey)

President, egegen

Jijo Reed (California, USA)

Owner / Creative Director, Sugar Studios LA

Erica Mazzucato (New York, USA)

Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Corra

Derek Sussner (Minnesota, USA)

Founder Sussner Design Company

Geri Coady (Nottingham, UK)

Author, Freelance Designer

Chris Nation (Kentucky, USA)

Vice President of Digital, RunSwitch PR

Flavio Masson (New York, USA)

Founder/Principal Creative Director, 10012.com

Justin Crews (Georgia, USA)

Interaction Designer / GE

Kim Pickett (Vancouver, CANADA)

Principal, Creative Director at KIMBO Design Inc.

Shefik (New York, USA)

Executive Producer and Host, “Shefik presents Invocation”

Allen Hsu (Georgia, USA)

UX Design Lead at Modo Modo Agency

Richard George (Dublin, Ireland)

Director of Digital, eir Group

Stan Rapp (California, USA)

Digital Product Designer, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Amit Jambusaria (Massachusetts, USA)

Sr. Engineering Manager - Wayfair

Yaroslav Zubko (California, USA)

Product Design Director, Shyft & Riiid Labs

Miro Kirov (Texas, USA)

Lead UX Designer, SoftServe

Vinay Gaba (San Francisco, USA)

Senior Software Engineer/Airbnb

Mark Gerardot (California, USA)

Creative Leader | Brand Consultant | Entrepreneur

Wesley Smith (Indiana, USA)

UX Manager, Healthcare Industry

Luc Malcorps (Brussels, Belgium)

Director of Media Relations, Emakina

Anastasia Maslakova (Boston, MA - USA)

Senior UX Researcher, Smartsheet

Esha Shukla (California, USA)

Sr Product Manager - WhatsApp

Dmytro Lynnyk (Lviv, Ukraine / Texas, USA)

Creative Director, Linnikov Agency

Pratik Joshi (New York, USA)

Senior Software Engineer, MarketAxess

Shubham Patel (Washington, USA)

Senior Software Engineer, Apple

Anthony Lamont (California, USA)

Founder, Yonder Innovations

Harun R Asaf Ali (New York, NY - USA)

Vice President, User Experience Design, Goldman Sachs