Meet the 2024 PRINT Awards Jury for Environmental Design
The world’s most influential design is happening all around us – literally. Environmental design is incorporated into the built and natural environment, guiding, informing, and pleasing the eye. In the PRINT Awards Environmental Design category, we seek outstanding examples of wayfinding, interior design, architecture, and other place-based work.
Our jurors in this category bring a wealth of experience as authors, storytellers, illustrators, community builders, and brand illuminators. They know firsthand the power of environmental design to shape our experience in the world.
Terry Marks, Andy Otis and Alvin Oei are judging PRINT Awards categories Environmental Design, Posters, Self-Promotions, Outdoor/Billboards
Terry Marks, Principal of Tmarks Design, is devoted to building meaningful connections across visual, verbal, physical, and interpersonal realms. A skilled designer, author, speaker, illustrator, and community builder, Terry’s work has helped companies, from Microsoft Stores to DC Comics, and he has been celebrated with awards and recognition from across the industry. Terry is a Fellow of AIGA Seattle and served on the Executive Board of the AIGA National Board of Directors. Through his professional and community work, he continues to develop and share his abilities as a storyteller, builder, movie-maker, and believer “in the impending good.”
Andy Outis brings his creative talents to bear as the Principal and Creative Director of Shift 7 Studio, serving brands, non-profits, and individuals through branding, motion, environments, and storytelling. Andy hails from the San Francisco Bay Area but made his way to the East Coast, graduating from the MFA Designer as Entrepreneur program at the School of Visual Arts. Andy is now based in Brooklyn, NY, teaches at SVA and Pratt Institute, and has built a client list that includes AT&T, the Breakthrough Prize, Marc Jacobs Beauty, and HBO, among others. He previously served as New York Magazine’s creative director of brand marketing and events, leading a team that produced revenue-driving creative across brand marketing, events, and custom content for New York Magazine and its digital verticals including The Cut and Vulture.
Alvin Oei’s approach to design is infused with imagination. As a Senior Design Manager at Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, Alvin creates retail experiences and concepts around the world for different licensee and brand partnerships. Alvin’s career led him from interior design (at Randall Babylon Architects in Los Angeles) to studying at ArtCenter’s Environmental Design program. He was an environmental designer with BRC Imagination Arts in Burbank, contributing to award-winning visitor attractions for brands including Coca-Cola, Google, and The Singleton. Working independently as a creative director, Alvin was hired by Shanghai brands, including HEYTEA and Sporspot, to integrate storytelling into their retail and sports venues. At Disney, Alvin was brought on board to help develop retail visions for Munchlings and the D100 celebration. Outside of work, Alvin runs CMD+Y, a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on educational design projects for the local community.
Last year’s PRINT Award winner in Environmental Design was DLR for The North Kansas City Early Education Center, a wonderland of design created with the littlest learners in mind. Help us find our way to your excellent environmental design by submitting an entry to this year’s PRINT Awards.