Celebrating Design

From bold, colorful illustrations that center around social justice to sleek and polished product design, this list features outstanding creatives who are shaping the future of the industry. Their collective work spans a range of styles, techniques, subject matter, and career paths. We created this list because design is powerful, representation matters, and championing the next generation of creative talent is critical.

This project is presented by Noun Project and supported by our partners at Canva and Dribbble.

About Noun Project
Noun Project is building a visual language that unites the world - a language that allows quick and easy communication no matter who you are or where you are. Since launching in 2011, our community of creators from 130+ countries has built the most comprehensive and diverse collection of over 5M icons and mission-driven photos, used by 10+ million people. We believe that visual language has the power to shape, reinforce, and change perceptions. As a leader in visual communication, we’ve challenged outdated stereotypes and paved the way for more inclusive representation by spearheading meaningful initiatives like the Redefining Women icon collection and the Diversity in Tech photo collection.

About Canva
Launched in 2013, Canva is an online design and publishing tool with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design anything and publish anywhere. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful. Canva is available on desktop, web, iOS, and Android.

About Dribbble
Dribbble is the world’s leading destination for designers and creatives to share, grow, and get hired. Founded in July 2009, Dribbble has grown into a global community where tens of millions of people get inspired and connect with designers around the world. As a designer-first, fully remote company, Dribbble focuses on creating features and tools that propel designers and their work to the next level. Dribbble is proud to have worked with some of the best design-forward companies like Apple, Google, and Slack to help designers advance their careers and find work they love.