Hero Imagery for The 30th Annual Communicator Awards


Producer: Emma Whitfield (The Webby Awards)
Lead Designer: Shizheng Ni (The Webby Awards)
Senior Designer: Amy Chen (The Webby Awards)
Illustrator & Designer: Kato Trofimova (Hey Kato Studio)

2024

Every year, The Communicator Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in communication across industries and formats. Part of the ever-expanding universe of The Webby Awards, this international program is reviewed by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts, with jurors from Amazon, Disney, Spotify, Wired, Time, and beyond. For the 31st Annual Communicator Awards, I visualized the theme "Communication Is Connection" through a dynamic ribbon-like structure—part serpentine, part signal, part strand of DNA. The modular graphic element reflects the rhythm, energy, and interconnectedness of communication today: bright and expressive on its own, but stronger as part of a system. This is my second collaboration with the Communicator Awards team, following our visual design work for the 2023 campaign. It was an honor (and a joy) to return for another year and help shape the visual voice of such a respected program. Projects like this remind us why I love what I do: bold ideas, thoughtful teams, and visuals that connect.


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