Judges
Lisa Gorham
Strategic & Creative. Branding & Design.
Lisa Gorham is the Principal and Creative Director of Lisa Gorham Creative, a multi-disciplinary branding and graphic design studio based in historic downtown Frederick, Maryland. Throughout her career Lisa has worked for large and small design studios in both Toronto and Maryland, with a multitude of clients in varying industries, including: corporate, finance, food and beverage, health and beauty, arts and entertainment, government, institutional, and non-profit organizations. Along the way, her work has been recognized by Communication Arts, American Advertising Awards, MUSE Creative Awards, American Illustration, The Dieline, Logo Lounge, GD USA, and Packaging of the World.
Brandi Sea Heft-Kniffin
Design Strategist & Creative Coach
Brandi Sea Heft-Kniffin is an award-winning designer, speaker, educator, and creative leader with nearly 20 years of experience as a Creative Director, Strategist, Art Director, and Designer. She founded her own media platform in 2012 that has grown to consist of a weekly podcast, Design Speaks, a YouTube channel, and blog. She knows the struggles that designers have to stay inspired and have creative confidence and is here to help. She builds everything on her ideas that uncommon everyday inspiration, a sensible ideating method, and a process of incorporating words, are the keys to creating standout work. Brandi has been awarded for her poster design work including Judge’s Choice at the 2016 Adobe Creative Jam. In 2017, she was also awarded three Addy awards and the prestigious “Albuquerque 30" award from the American Advertising Federation in New Mexico, which celebrates the 30 greatest ideas of the year and has also served as Adjunct Professor teaching Advanced Design Concepts at her alma matter, Southwest University of Visual Arts. Brandi loves words, process, music, arranging her books chromatically, and inspiration-collecting. She believes design thrives in constraint and that the right design process will solve any problem.
Reggie Tidwell
Founder of CURVE THEORY
Reggie Tidwell is an award-winning graphic designer and photographer. He works with clients all over the world, helping them connect with their audiences. Reggie is a steward of the design community and the founding president of AIGA Asheville, the 75th chapter of the organization. He's been professionally photographing people and their environments, since 2004 and is an insured and FAA licensed drone pilot. For him, design and photography often overlap.
Past Flux Judges
Flux winners are selected by a national panel of distinguished creatives. Our past judges have included:
Ashleigh Axios
Creative Director and Digital Strategist at the White House
Served in 2015
Creative Director and Digital Strategist at the White House
Served in 2015
Niki Blaker
Served in 2016
Served in 2016
Ron Bronson
Designer and Urban Theorist Faculty member, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Served in 2025
Designer and Urban Theorist Faculty member, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Served in 2025
Antionette Carroll
Founder and executive director of Creative Reaction Lab
Served in 2015
Founder and executive director of Creative Reaction Lab
Served in 2015
Joseph Carter-Brown
President Emeritus/Design Week Committee Chair - AIGA Baltimore
Served in 2019
President Emeritus/Design Week Committee Chair - AIGA Baltimore
Served in 2019
Jacob DeGeal
Designer. Transportation Geek. Assistant Professor, The University of Baltimore
Served in 2025
Designer. Transportation Geek. Assistant Professor, The University of Baltimore
Served in 2025
Emily Dorr
Owner | Creative Director - Postern
Served in 2019
Owner | Creative Director - Postern
Served in 2019
Jeffrey Everett
Jeffrey Everett
Served in 2017
Jeffrey Everett
Served in 2017
Scott Gericke
Assistant Professor, Department of Design, Loyola University New Orleans & Creative Director, The Collective
Served in 2025
Assistant Professor, Department of Design, Loyola University New Orleans & Creative Director, The Collective
Served in 2025
Oen Hammonds
Served in 2016
Served in 2016
Jenny Hoffman
Principal/Creative Director
Served in 2022
Principal/Creative Director
Served in 2022
Rich Hollant
Principal, lead strategist and design director at Hartford’s CO:LAB
Served in 2015
Principal, lead strategist and design director at Hartford’s CO:LAB
Served in 2015
Brockett Horne
Writer, Designer, and Educator
Served in 2024
Writer, Designer, and Educator
Served in 2024
Sue Hough
Queen Bee, Octavo Designs
Served in 2018
Queen Bee, Octavo Designs
Served in 2018
Timothy J. Hykes
Timothy J. Hykes
Served in 2017
Timothy J. Hykes
Served in 2017
Vinicius Lima
Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Foundations at Grand Valley State University
Served in 2024
Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Foundations at Grand Valley State University
Served in 2024
Natacha Poggio
Social Impact Design Educator
Served in 2021
Social Impact Design Educator
Served in 2021
Reece Quiñones
Senior Vice President, Creative Director, and Professor
Served in 2023
Senior Vice President, Creative Director, and Professor
Served in 2023
Alberto Rigau
Graphic Design Instructor, Co-Chair for AIGA’s Design Educators Community
Served in 2022
Graphic Design Instructor, Co-Chair for AIGA’s Design Educators Community
Served in 2022
Amy Robinson
Founder | Designer - Fox Creative
Served in 2019
Founder | Designer - Fox Creative
Served in 2019
Kaleena Sales
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Tennessee State University
Served in 2024
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Tennessee State University
Served in 2024
Silvia Script
Lead User Experience and Interface Designer
Served in 2021
Lead User Experience and Interface Designer
Served in 2021
Brian Singer
Served in 2016
Served in 2016
Dr. Perry Sweeper
Professor, Morehouse College | Design Technologist
Served in 2023
Professor, Morehouse College | Design Technologist
Served in 2023
Christine Taylor
Executive Creative Leader, Los Angeles, CA
Served in 2025
Executive Creative Leader, Los Angeles, CA
Served in 2025
Christine Taylor
Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO
Served in 2018
Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO
Served in 2018
Russell Toynes
Creative Director, Studio Dzo
Served in 2018
Creative Director, Studio Dzo
Served in 2018
Melanie Uribe
Creative Director and Educator
Served in 2021
Creative Director and Educator
Served in 2021
Ann Willoughby
Ann Willoughby
Served in 2017
Ann Willoughby
Served in 2017
Liese Zahabi
Assistant Professor of Design at the University of New Hampshire / Graphic Designer
Served in 2022
Assistant Professor of Design at the University of New Hampshire / Graphic Designer
Served in 2022
Jenna Zelkowski
Senior Designer, Design B&B
Served in 2023
Senior Designer, Design B&B
Served in 2023