Illustrator Hsiao-Ron Cheng Joins the ADC Young Guns 24 Jury: 2026 Jurors and How to Enter
Taiwanese illustrator Hsiao-Ron Cheng has been selected for the ADC Young Guns 24 jury for 2026. Based in Taipei, Hsiao joins an international jury of designers, illustrators, directors, photographers and creative leaders who will select this year’s Young Guns.
ADC Young Guns is The One Club for Creativity’s international portfolio competition for creative professionals aged 30 and under. It began in New York in 1996.
What is ADC Young Guns and why is it important?
Young Guns assesses a body of work rather than a single award entry. Entrants submit six projects and at least four must be published professional work.
Its previous winners give the award useful context. The Young Guns alumni include designer Stefan Sagmeister, illustrator Christoph Niemann, designer Jessica Walsh, illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli, filmmaker Mike Mills, typographer Alex Trochut, designer Gemma O’Brien, illustrator Eiko Ojala and Oscar-winning filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, The Daniels.
That history provides the context for Hsiao’s appointment. Hsiao-Ron Cheng now sits on the jury deciding which young creatives will join a network that includes Stefan Sagmeister, Christoph Niemann, Jessica Walsh, Olimpia Zagnoli, Eiko Ojala and The Daniels.
The guns may be young. The alumni list has had time to grow up.
Who is Hsiao-Ron Cheng?
Hsiao-Ron Cheng is a Taiwanese illustrator and digital artist working internationally across editorial illustration, publishing, advertising, fashion, music and entertainment.
Her clients include Disney, Spotify, Apple, Paramount, Nike, HBO, Shiseido, L’Oréal Paris, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Penguin Random House, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, Wired, Billboard and The Washington Post.
The ADC Young Guns appointment places Hsiao among the international practitioners responsible for assessing the next generation of creative work.
Who are the ADC Young Guns jurors in 2026?
The ADC Young Guns 24 jury for 2026 contains 99 creative professionals from around the world. Hsiao sits alongside people working at Apple, Google, Coca-Cola, LEGO, BUCK, HYBE, BBDO, Havas and other international companies and independent studios.
Here are 20 selected jurors from this year’s panel:
Hsiao-Ron Cheng — Illustrator — Hsiao-Ron Cheng — Taipei, Taiwan
Siavosh Zabeti — YG12, Creative Director — Apple — Los Angeles, United States
Paul Schlacter — YG6, Staff Designer — Google — New York, United States
Sue Murphy — Senior Global Director of Design — The Coca-Cola Company — Atlanta, United States
Blake Winfree — Global Creative Director — the LEGO Group — Boston, United States
Kenesha Sneed — Creative Director / Head of Design — BUCK — Los Angeles, United States
Boyoung Lee — YG3, Chief Creative Officer — HYBE — Seoul, Korea
Ellen Lupton — Writer & Educator — MICA — Baltimore, United States
Christopher Brand — YG13, VP & Creative Director — The Crown Publishing Group — New York, United States
Mohamed Bareche — Executive Creative Director — Havas — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nhlanhla Ngcobo — Group Executive Creative Director — VML Johannesburg — Randburg, South Africa
Roxana Nita — Executive Creative Director — BBDO — Bucharest, Romania
Sonam Gautam — Head of Creative — ULKA, A BBDO Group — Mumbai, India
Merijn Van Velsen — Lead Designer — Studio Dumbar — Rotterdam, Netherlands
Marta Cerdà Alimbau — YG6, Designer — Marta Cerdà Alimbau — Barcelona, Spain
Thomas Fuchs — YG2, Illustrator — Thomas Fuchs Illustration — Berlin, Germany
Ana Miminoshvili — YG22, Illustrator — Ana Miminoshvili — Tbilisi, Georgia
Egle Zvirblyte — YG16, Illustrator — MB Egles Zvirblytes iliustracija — London, United Kingdom
Mina Tabei — Art Director, Graphic Designer — TABEI MINA INC. — Tokyo, Japan
Felix Sng — Design Director / Lecturer — SWELL / LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore — Singapore
See all 99 ADC Young Guns 24 jurors, with their positions, companies and locations.
How do I enter ADC Young Guns 24 in 2026?
ADC Young Guns 24 is open to creative professionals born after January 1, 1995 who have at least two years of professional experience. Full-time and freelance experience both count. Teams of up to three people can enter when every member meets the eligibility requirements.
Applicants submit six projects. At least four must be professional, published projects. Up to two can be personal or passion projects.
Each entry also requires a biography, headshot, project descriptions, an explanation of the entrant’s individual role and relevant project credits. Work can be submitted through images, animation, video, audio, URLs or PDFs.
International entries are accepted. Work can remain in its original language, with English translations supplied where required.
Read the full ADC Young Guns submission requirements.
Enter ADC Young Guns 24 online.
What are the ADC Young Guns 24 deadlines?
The regular Young Guns 24 deadline is August 27, 2026 at midnight PT, with an entry fee of $150.
The final deadline is September 24, 2026 at midnight PT, with an entry fee of $200.
Finalists will be announced on November 11, 2026. The Young Guns 24 winners will be announced on January 13, 2027. The ADC Young Guns 24 celebration takes place at Sony Hall in New York on January 27, 2027.
