
Silicon Valley’s Most Prestigious User Experience Competition.
Final Deadline – September 12, 2025 🌟 NEW - 2025 Registration is Now Open! 🌟 Submit your applications today—winners will be announced on October 10, 2025!
Final Deadline – September 12, 2025 🌟 NEW - 2025 Registration is Now Open! 🌟 Submit your applications today—winners will be announced on October 10, 2025!

UX Unveiled: Celebrating the Pioneers of Design Excellence
We are excited to launch our ongoing series, UX Unveiled: Legacy, Trends, Today, & Tomorrow, where we spotlight inspirational leaders redefining the boundaries of user experience. At the Silicon Valley UX Awards, we honor these trailblazers for their dedication and innovation in crafting some of the world’s most engaging digital experiences. Their passion and creativity shape the present and pave the way for the future of UX design. Please look at this month’s spotlight on these six individuals.
From Musician to Product Development at Apple, Nest, 23andMe, and Disney: Zachery Kennedy on Shaping the Future of UX
Inside the Mind of a Design Leader: A Q&A with Daniela Jorge, Chief Design Officer at Capital One
From Art to Impact: Julie Topp on Redefining UX Design Through Creativity and Vision
A Whimsical Journey Through the Design Wonderland of Jen Byyny
From Recruitment Calls to Coinbase: A Candid Conversation with Designer Joana Ortega
From a Flickering Screen to UX Mastery: Bob Baxley on the Childhood Spark That Fueled a Life in Design

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Announcing the 2025 Judges!
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Announcing the 2025 Judges! •
Zachery Kennedy – Executive Creative Leader | Apple, Disney, Google
David Carson – Creative Director | davidcarsondesign, Raygun Magazine, MasterClass
Roberto Tagliabue – Co-Founder @ Meet ALPHA, Founder & CEO @ AWAKE, CCO @ Hale Health
Paola Mariselli – Head of Product Design @ Birdie, Previous Director, Head of Design @ Bumble, Inc.
Kalyani Tupkary - Senior Product Designer @ Roblox, Previously the Lead Designer for Discovery @ Twitch

Early Bird Alert
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2024 Judges
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2024 Judges •
Angela Guzman - Design Leader | Apple, Google, Airbnb, & Pinterest
Julie Topp - Design Leader | Twitch & Co-Founder of Revlo
Tutti Taygerly - Founder, Coach & Author | Disney, Facebook
Robert Murdock - Design Leader | Found, Stripe, Amazon, Google, & Method
Josh Richman - Design Leader | Meta, Samsung, Dolby, Visa, Varian, & Heartflow

2025 Categories:
Submissions are critiqued based on Simplicity, Engagement, Empathy, and Design Aesthetic.