We pulled together an all-star group of jurors to help us select our next CUP Fellow for Change in Design! This year we are joined by Nicole Killian and Juan Carlos Pagan.

Nicole Killian’s work investigates how the structures of the internet, mobile messaging, and shared online platforms affect contemporary interaction and shape cultural identity from a queer perspective. She is interested in the repetition, looping, and dissemination of content. Her practice, as well as her publishing initiative Nico Fontana, is concerned with a queering of language, objects, bodies and spaces. She is currently co-director of the Design, Visual Communications MFA and Assistant Professor in the Department of Graphic Design at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Juan Carlos Pagan is a New York based Designer and Typographer. He received his BFA from Parsons School of Design, and completed his postgraduate studies in typeface design at The Cooper Union. Juan has been honored for his work by The Type Directors Club, Communication Arts, The ADC, One Show, Graphis, Cannes Lions, Clios, Fastco, and Print Magazine among others. In 2013 Juan received The prestigious Art Directors Club Young Gun Award, That same year he was named the top of Adweek‘s Talent 100, and was subsequently nominated for Print Magazines New Visual Artist 20 Under 30. He is currently the founding partner and Creative Director of Sunday Afternoon.

To learn more about the Fellowship and how to apply, click here!