Young Guns
Young Guns is a portfolio competition awarding creative professionals 30 years and under, including designers, illustrators, entrepreneurs, and more!
2017: Now under the umbrella of The One Club for Creativity, Young Guns 15 returned the competition to an open entry process, encouraging young creatives from a broad range of disciplines to apply. By seeking out talent from beyond the design and advertising worlds, Young Guns 15 received a record number of entries from more than 40 countries.
The YG15 Jury was made up of nearly 50 acclaimed creatives, equally balanced between men and women, and with just over half of them past Young Guns winners themselves. After nearly two months of careful deliberation, the jury selected 84 entrants for a finalist list — the first time in Young Guns history that the finalists were publicly revealed. The final round of judging resulted in 32 new Young Guns, who were awarded a colorful translucent Cube designed by YG9 winner Roanne Adams and RoAndCo.
Young Guns 15
Ben Grandgenett
Graphic Designer
Based In: Brooklyn, NY
Originally from: Wahoo, NE
bengrandgenett.com
Ben Grandgenett is a Brooklyn-based graphic designer and art director, born and raised in Nebraska. He graduated from The School of Visual Arts in 2013. He is currently the Deputy Art Director at The New York Times Magazine. His work has been recognized by organizations such as The Art Directors Club, Graphis, The Society of Publication Designers, and The Type Directors Club.
Award:
2017 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Ben Grandgenett
Client:
One World Publishing
Title:
Ta-Nehisi Coates - We Were Eight Years in Power
Category:
YG15 / YG15
Annual ID:
YG15025
Award:
2017 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Ben Grandgenett
Client:
The New York Times Magazine
Title:
The Great American Eclipse of 2017
Category:
YG15 / YG15
Annual ID:
YG15026
Award:
2017 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Ben Grandgenett
Client:
The New York Times Magazine
Title:
Feast in NYC
Category:
YG15 / YG15
Annual ID:
YG15027
Award:
2017 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Ben Grandgenett
Client:
The New York Times Magazine
Title:
Russell Westbrook Feature
Category:
YG15 / YG15
Annual ID:
YG15028
Award:
2017 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Ben Grandgenett
Client:
The New York Times Magazine
Title:
The Olympics Issue
Category:
YG15 / YG15
Annual ID:
YG15029
Award:
2017 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Ben Grandgenett
Client:
The New York Times Magazine
Title:
The Voyages Issue
Category:
YG15 / YG15
Annual ID:
YG15030