Sappi Fine Paper North America, a leading North American producer of coated fine paper used in premium magazines, catalogues, books and high-end print advertising, has announced the judges for the annual Ideas that Matter. The grant program supports and transforms the creative ideas of designers into social good.
Each year, some of the most highly-respected designers and philanthropists in the U.S. review Ideas that Matter entries and choose which projects should receive funding. Project concepts and design entries to the program are evaluated on creativity, potential effectiveness and practicality of the implementation plan.
This year, Sappi has chosen Gaby Brink of Tomorrow Partners, San Francisco; Tim Bruce of Lowercase, Chicago; Bill Grant of Grant Design Collaborative, Atlanta; Scott Santoro of Worksight, New York City; and Anne Willoughby of Willoughby Design, Kansas City, Mo., as judges. Each of the judges is widely recognized as a design leader and has worked hard to create design solutions for a variety of non-profit organizations.
The program is open to individual designers, design firms, agencies, design instructors, in-house corporate design departments, individual design students and design student groups who are working pro bono for a non-profit organization. Grant awards range from $5,000 to $50,000 per project.
Since 1999, Sappi's Ideas that Matter program has awarded $9 million worldwide in grants to support causes that range from youth centres and health care awareness to wildlife protection and sustainability.
Applications for this year's Ideas that Matter must be postmarked by July 17, 2009. Winners will be announced in fall 2009. For more information, visit www.sappi.com/ideasthatmatterNA.
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