Young Guns
Young Guns is a portfolio competition awarding creative professionals 30 years and under, including designers, illustrators, entrepreneurs, and more!
Category
YG21
Annual ID
YG21_Au_0

Justin Au
Designer / Animator / Art Director
Hometown: Hong KongCurrent City: Brooklyn
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Justin is a Hong Kong born multidisciplinary designer, animator, and art director. He is currently an Associate Creative Director at Gretel NY. Justin first started working with images drawing manga in his bedroom, before attending Washington University in St. Louis’s Communication Design program, and working at Droga5, Ogilvy, and SpecialGuest.
Justin has partnered with brands across a range of industries, including cultural institutions (MoMA, Crystal Bridges), apparel (Mountain Hardwear, Ghost Outdoors), tech (Apple, IBM, Paypal, Masterclass, Mode), journalism (The Athletic, The New Yorker), broadcast (Showtime), and non-profit organizations (Amnesty International, NYC Pride, Neighborhood Now). Regardless of scale or category, his practice pairs cultural research with experimentation and emotional world building to create memorable visual identities or interactive / tangible experiences. His work has been recognized by Cannes Lions, the One Show, the ADC, D&AD, and The Webby Awards.
Alongside chefs Eric Sze and Lucas Sin, Justin is one third of SHY*BOYZCLUB, a joint pop up where they make introverted Asian cuisine and goods.
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Title
Mountain Hardwear Brand Identity
Agency
Justin Au
Client
YG21 | Justin Au
Annual ID
YG21_Au_10
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
ECD: Ryan Moore
Creative Director: Andrea Trabucco-Campos
Associate Motion Director: Cyrus Cumming
Strategy: Kasia Galla
Designer: Zoe Lin, Suyoung Yang
Project Management: Lynsey Petrovich, Kerry Griner
Copywriter: William Rauscher
Typeface Design: Andrea Trabucco-Campos, Fabiola Mejía












Title
MoMA Reveal
Agency
Justin Au
Client
YG21 | Justin Au
Annual ID
YG21_Au_20
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
ECD: Ryan Moore
Creative Director: Simon Chong
Design Director: Dylan Mulvaney
Motion Director: Andrew Stubbs Johnson
Designer: Johannes Geier
Strategy: Daniel Edmundson, Galla Barrett
Project Management: Kerry Griner
Copywriter: Marisa Aveling












Title
SHY*BOYZCLUB
Agency
Justin Au
Client
YG21 | Justin Au
Annual ID
YG21_Au_30
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
Chefs: Lucas Sin, Eric Sze
Photography: Alex Lau














Title
Mode Brand Identity
Agency
Justin Au
Client
YG21 | Justin Au
Annual ID
YG21_Au_40
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
ECD: Ryan Moore
Creative Director: Simon Chong
Associate Motion Director: Cyrus Cumming
Designer: Suyoung Yang
Jr. Designer: Yeni Kim, Nick Dean Smith
Strategy: Galla Barrett
Project Management: Lynsey Petrovich, Pedro Corzo
Copywriter: Corey Lewis










Title
Ghost Outdoors Brand Identity
Agency
Justin Au
Client
YG21 | Justin Au
Annual ID
YG21_Au_50
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
Designers: Szeki Yang, So A Ryu
Web Development: Ellen Lo
Photography: Ainslie Hutchence 3D: Cyrus Cumming










Title
Winter Wonderland
Agency
Justin Au
Client
YG21 | Justin Au
Annual ID
YG21_Au_60
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
Bed-Stuy Bid Executive Director: Dale Charles
ECD: Ryan Moore
Creative Director: Andrea Trabucco-Campos
Designer: Suyoung Yang
Motion Designer: Alaijah Hampton
Jr. Designer: Yixuan Cao
Campaign
Project #1
http://justin5au.com/mountain-ha...
Project #2
https://justin5au.com/MoMA-Reveal
Project #3
https://justin5au.com/SHYBOYZCLUB
Project #4
http://justin5au.com/mode
Project #5
https://justin5au.com/Ghost-Outd...
Project #6
http://justin5au.com/winter-wond...
2023 Awards
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