FOR SIX DECADES, THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE YEAR HAS RECOGNIZED ‘PEOPLE TO WATCH’ …
… WHO EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY.
Individuals we know and respect for a combination of talent, success, newsworthiness, influence, thought-leadership and community service. To kick off our 62nd anniversary year, we hear from our group about the past, present and — most important — the future of graphic design.
In a field so deep in talent and broad in numbers, this is clearly a subjective process and we acknowledge our limitations. We hope you enjoy reading about our 2025 ‘People’ and find value in their take on where the past, present and future of the creative community.
The Editors thoughts on our 2025 cohort, should you be interested, appear here.
OUR GDUSA 2025 PEOPLE TO WATCH
- Sam Wilkes
- Kazuo Kubo
- Gabriela Namie
- Nicole LaFave
- Matt Sia
- Michael Wilson
- Pablo Pedro
- Caitlin Kennedy Bradley
- Paty Suiu
- Sunny Manning
- Shannon Beer
- Lizzie Kelner
- Ben Sherwood
- Elissa Von Letkemann
- Jose Toral
- McKenna Sanderson
- Wade Devers
- Sophia Scheibeler + Michael “Spike” Foley
- Scotto Kim
- Tyra Maney
- Leanna Waldron
- Jena Marble
- Rebecca Armstrong
- Kristina Fick
- Joe Treacy
- Makayla Wright
- Stan Fine
- Michael Shirey
- Piper Ferrari
62 YEARS OF PEOPLE WATCHING
For our 2025 annual feature … we have compiled our roster of GDUSA PEOPLE TO WATCH. This is a veritable Hall of Fame; you will find undisputed historical giants – legends – legends in the making – as well as a few one-hit-wonders.
