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
Caitlin McCarthy
Director
Caitlin is an illustrator animator and designer with an off-kilter style, bright use of colour and occasionally gross sense of humour. Her ability to see the weird in the everyday permeates her work. Bright and cute worlds are given grounded and sometimes crude twists, subverting expectations making her work vibrant, surprising and engaging. Caitlin has created shorts for Red Bull Music Academy, award winning content for New York Public Library and captured iconic moments for Nike.
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Caitlin McCarthy
Client:
New York Public Library
Title:
New York Public Library ‘A Christmas Carol’
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_025
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Caitlin McCarthy
Client:
Nike
Title:
Nike ‘Brandi Chastain and The Bra’
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_026
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Caitlin McCarthy
Client:
Red Bull Music Academy
Title:
Red Bull Music Academy ‘Playing the Body Like a Sax’
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_027
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Caitlin McCarthy
Client:
School of Life
Title:
School of Life ‘On Soothing’
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_028
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Caitlin McCarthy
Client:
N/A
Title:
Coldsore
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_029
Award:
2019 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Caitlin McCarthy
Client:
N/A
Title:
Paraphilia
Category:
YG17
Annual ID:
YG17_030