Supporting What Comes Next: RGD Trailblazer Award

Written By Kelly Small

We’re so proud to sponsor the RGD Trailblazer Award this year.

The award recognizes emerging designers who are not just making strong work, but reshaping what design can be. Think: new voices, new perspectives, new ways of thinking about impact, responsibility, and craft.

That really matters.

We can all agree that the future of design will not be defined by aesthetics alone. It’ll be shaped by who is included, whose voices are heard, and how thoughtfully we navigate the responsibility that comes with creative influence.

At I&P we don’t see ethical creative as niche. It’s the direction the industry is moving in. We see it year over year that the designers pushing that forward are often early in their careers, asking better questions, challenging assumptions, and expanding what’s possible.

Supporting the Trailblazer Award is one way to invest in the future we want to see.

We’re looking forward to seeing the work, the thinking, and the people shaping what comes next.

Kelly Small

Kelly Small (they/them) is an award-winning creative director, author, and founder of Intents & Purposes, specializing in purpose-driven creative leadership. With two decades of experience across global brands, nonprofits, and public institutions, Kelly’s work bridges brand, social impact, equity, and ethics. They are the bestselling author of The Conscious Creative.

https://www.intentspurposes.co
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