Young Guns

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

2004: Young Guns 4 represented a major shift in the growing program. Beginning this year, the nomination process was replaced by an entry system; entries were encouraged from across the globe, instead of just from New York; and the age limit was reduced to 30 and under. Winners from the three previous years of Young Guns were added to a jury, a tradition that continues to this day.

Entries were submitted from 21 different countries, and in the end, a more stringent judging process resulted in 41 new Young Guns, who were celebrated in a hardcover book, as well an exhibition that began on September 9, 2004.

Young Guns 4

Stefanie Augustine

Stefanie Augustine

Stefan G. Bucher

344 Design, LLC
Los Angeles

Jose Caballer

Jose Caballer

Deanne Cheuk

Deanne Cheuk

Luke Choi

Luke Choi

LeCHOI

Richard Christiansen

Richard Christiansen

Reto Ehrbar

Raffinerie AG

Geoff Green

Photographer
Geoff Green Photography
New York

David Heasty

Triboro

Julia Hoffmann

MoMA

Rei Inamoto

Founding Partner
I&CO
New York

Natasha Jen

Graphic Designer, Partner
Pentagram
New York

Joseph Kosinski

Joseph Kosinski

Film Director
Los Angeles

Mark Laughlin

Mark Laughlin

Group Creative Director
Apple
San Francisco

Tony Law

Redux Pictures

Jonathan Milott

Jonathan Milott

Film Director
Brooklyn

Cary Murnion

Director / Executive Creative Producer
Honor Society
Los Angeles

Anne Paas

Anne Paas

Director, Producer, Showrunner
Brooklyn

Ryan Pescatore Frisk

Ryan Pescatore Frisk

Strange Attractors Design

Anh Tuan Pham

Creative Director
For Office Use Only
New York

Brian Sensebe

Brian Sensebe

Creative
Other Work NY
Brooklyn

Emily Shur

Emily Shur

Photographer
Emily Shur Photography
Los Angeles

Brad Trost

Brad Trost

Catelijne van Middelkoop

Catelijne van Middelkoop

Designer/Researcher/Educator/Advisor
Strange Attractors
The Randstad, Netherlands

Clay Weiner

Clay Weiner

Gary Williams

Gary Williams

Roberts Williams

Roberts Williams

Masaru Yokoi

Creative Director, Art Director
TV Asahi
Tokyo, Japan