Judges
Joseph Carter-Brown
President Emeritus/Design Week Committee Chair - AIGA Baltimore
Joseph refers to himself as a “devsigner†because he blends his technical and design skills to create brand, web, and user experiences. He's the web strategist for Charles Street Research a financial services firm located in Baltimore, MD.; as well as a passionate advocate for his profession, and his leadership within the Baltimore chapter of AIGA has created impact within the local, and national creative community. Named one of Graphic Design USA's people to watch for 2019, Joe believes design strategy is as equal a part of the creative process as design in visual application.
You can find Joe on Instagram @abrowncreates, where he shares his life experiences through daily color palettes in his photo series #365daysofcolor
Emily Dorr
Owner | Creative Director - Postern
Emily has cultivated her expertise as a brand innovator and marketing strategist with 20-plus years of experience providing unparalleled strategy, concept, and design services and hands-on brand management. Although highly invested at every phase of service, Emily has assembled an exceptionally talented team of creatives and strategists at Postern to ensure her clients receive deliverables wonderfully refined by a diversity of thought, skill, and vision. With major branding successes already to their name, Emily continues to lead Postern and their clients to new heights of excellence with proven results.
Amy Robinson
Founder | Designer - Fox Creative
Amy Robinson is an in-house Graphic Designer with the Arizona Cardinals and CEO/ Boss Fox of Tiny Fox Creative, a boutique design firm specializing in aiding small businesses and nonprofits. She has served on the AIGA Arizona board as well as the Girls in Tech Phoenix chapter. Amy is also a mom boss, dog mom and nap enthusiast.
Past Flux Judges
Flux winners are selected by a national panel of distinguished creatives. Our past judges have included:
Creative Director and Digital Strategist at the White House
Served in 2015
Served in 2016
Designer and Urban Theorist Faculty member, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Served in 2025
Founder and executive director of Creative Reaction Lab
Served in 2015
Designer. Transportation Geek. Assistant Professor, The University of Baltimore
Served in 2025
Jeffrey Everett
Served in 2017
Assistant Professor, Department of Design, Loyola University New Orleans & Creative Director, The Collective
Served in 2025
Strategic & Creative. Branding & Design.
Served in 2020
Product Design at The 19th
Served in 2026
Served in 2016
Principal/Creative Director
Served in 2022
Principal, lead strategist and design director at Hartford’s CO:LAB
Served in 2015
Writer, Designer, and Educator
Served in 2024
Queen Bee, Octavo Designs
Served in 2018
Timothy J. Hykes
Served in 2017
Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Foundations at Grand Valley State University
Served in 2024
Social Impact Design Educator
Served in 2021
Senior Vice President, Creative Director, and Professor
Served in 2023
Graphic Design Instructor, Co-Chair for AIGA’s Design Educators Community
Served in 2022
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Tennessee State University
Served in 2024
Lead User Experience and Interface Designer
Served in 2021
Design Strategist & Creative Coach
Served in 2020
Served in 2016
Senior Graphic Designer, Bozzuto | Programming Director, AIGA DC
Served in 2026
Professor, Morehouse College | Design Technologist
Served in 2023
Executive Creative Leader, Los Angeles, CA
Served in 2025
Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO
Served in 2018
Founder of CURVE THEORY
Served in 2020
Creative Director, Studio Dzo
Served in 2018
Associate Professor of Art and Design at Southern Connecticut State University
Served 2 years (2021-2026)
Bob "PXG" Parsons Professor of Digital Communication, Commerce, and Culture at the University of Baltimore
Served in 2026
Ann Willoughby
Served in 2017
Assistant Professor of Design at the University of New Hampshire / Graphic Designer
Served in 2022
Senior Designer, Design B&B
Served in 2023