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Winner:Graphic Design and Data Visualization

Lafayette Anticipations

Wolff Olins

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Sidney Lim, Senior Designer Chris Moody, Chief Design Officer Brian Boylan, Mentor Neil Cummings, Creative Director Calle Enstrom, Senior Designer Pierre Antoine Arlot, Programme Director Colophon Foundry, Typography Richard Coldicott, Animator Agence Zélé, Signage Design Agence Dream On, Implementation Agency Cassie Simpson, Account Manager

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Wolff Olins

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Alibaba ET Brain

Wolff Olins

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Emma Barratt, Creative Director; Sidney Lim, Senior Designer; Larissa Maris, Programme Director; Matthias Hoegg, Senior Animator; Tom Bennett, Designer; Franc Falco, 3D Modeller

Honorable Mention:Timeless Design

USA Today redesign

Wolff Olins

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Lisa Smith — Design Director; Mads Poulsen — Senior Designer; Melissa Scott — Senior Designer; Alvin Aronson — Designer; Jeanette Abbink — Designer; James Kape — Designer; Mike Abbink — Typography; Johnny Selman — Illustrator; Kate Nielsen — Account Manager; Jessica Chalifoux — Account Manager; Sam Wilson — Strategy Director

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NYC

Wolff Olins

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Jordan Crane, Design; Karl Heiselman, Design; Paige Reilly, Account Manager; Mike Abbink, Design; Brian Boylan, Mentor

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After six years and $31 million in development, Dyson is launching the Airwrap, a device that creates ringlets using a bit of aerospace-inspired physics.

Meet Krewe, the eyewear brand that New Orleans (and Beyoncé) built

The five-year-old brand’s founder is focused on giving back to his native New Orleans and putting it on the map of fashion-forward cities.

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