Panel finalised to judge design Benchmarks

Clive Grinyer of France Telecom and creative director at Central Office of Communications Fanny Sigler, will judge Design Week’s Benchmarks awards for the second year running.

They will be joined, on the client side, by Sunita Yeomans of Argos, Beverley Churchill from BhS, creative director for graphic design at Apple Europe Harriet Devoy, Circus founder Dilys Maltby and Mike Crump, formerly with British Airways, among others. Consultancy judges include Identica chairman Michael Peters, Gillian Thomas of The Partners and Dorothy Mackenzie of Dragon. DW editor Lynda Relph-Knight will chair.

The Benchmarks honour branding works across three or more communications platforms and entries are judged in the context of the market sector for which they were created.

The closing date for entries is 4 May. For full details visit www.benchmarkawards.co.uk.