Young Guns
Young Guns is a portfolio competition awarding creative professionals 30 years and under, including designers, illustrators, entrepreneurs, and more!
2019: In a year that could arguably be described as the most diverse class in Young Guns history, a jury of more than 60 respected creatives — half of them past Young Guns winners themselves — spent two months reviewing hundreds of submissions from a record 45 different countries.
After several rounds of judging, which narrowed down the vast pool of talent to a finalist list of 81 creatives, the jury debated, discussed and ultimately selected 28 superstars to be part of Young Guns 17. This year's class runs across a wide variety of disciplines, and with only three YG17 winners being American-born, the global nature of this accolade is becoming even greater.
Young Guns 17
Northy Chen
Designer/Artist
Northy is a designer and artist currently based in New York.
Operating across mediums, Northy designs objects, communication, and experience. Informed by a deep passion and understanding in the fields of art direction, technology, and cultural study, her work is highly conceptual and speculative. She has served a broad spectrum of clients, including Nike, Apple, littleBits, Tiffany & Co., etc.
In her art practice, Northy co-founded the collective writing platform NERVEMILK, garnering a significant following in the Chinese-speaking world. She has also established the product company Emergency Use Only, offering a collection of tools and supplies that serve to soothe the frivolous urges of adult life. She has recently published a poetry anthology called WIFI-POET, documenting poems formed by lines of WIFI network names, collectively written and edited by a group of strangers.
Northy holds an MFA degree in Industrial Design from Rhode Island School of Design.
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Northy Chen
Client:
3 Standard Stoppage
Title:
Wifi-Poet
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_109
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Northy Chen
Client:
Brownie Art Photography
Title:
Brownie Store Opening at Kerry Center
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_110
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Northy Chen
Client:
Nervemilk
Title:
Nervemilk
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_112
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Northy Chen
Client:
Picnic Art Festival
Title:
Emergency Use Only
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_113
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Northy Chen
Client:
Wieden+Kennedy
Title:
Typeself
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_114